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Wynonie Harris · 07-05-2004, 11:55

The Jazz Club(or Accrington Stanley Sportsmens' Club to give it its proper name)! What a great place that was! A great atmosphere and some great acts. I remember seeing a fantastic performance from an authentic American blues pianist (who for some strange reason lived in Halifax) called Champion Jack Dupree. And then of course there were the inimitable Riverside Jazz Men. Once seen never forgotten! After the club closed down in the early '70's it was used as a storage hut for the groundsman who looked after the playing field. Sadly, it's now been pulled down like so much else in Accy. Nothing ever replaced it.

07-05-2004, 11:55	#18
Wynonie Harris Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: On another planet. Posts: 11,865 Liked: 1217 times Rep Power: 144710	Re: I left, your right Accy,s gone The Jazz Club(or Accrington Stanley Sportsmens' Club to give it its proper name)! What a great place that was! A great atmosphere and some great acts. I remember seeing a fantastic performance from an authentic American blues pianist (who for some strange reason lived in Halifax) called Champion Jack Dupree. And then of course there were the inimitable Riverside Jazz Men. Once seen never forgotten! After the club closed down in the early '70's it was used as a storage hut for the groundsman who looked after the playing field. Sadly, it's now been pulled down like so much else in Accy. Nothing ever replaced it.