@mjakcougarOn April 20,1943 there was a big dance here in Natchez.. It was held at the Rhythm Night Club. The band was very famous for that time. The black citizens who could afford tickets dressed in their finest went.The owner decorated with spanish moss,xmas lights and sprayed with mosquito spray. He nailed the rear exit and windows. somehow a fire started and over 200 people died.
@mjakcougar Walter Barnes & His Royal Creolians played that gig. Most of the band members died in the fire when spanish moss decorating the dancehall, which had been sprayed with bug killer, ignited from a cigarette and spread from the gasoline like substance. The hall owner had nailed all the windows shut so people wouldn't get in without paying admission. Go to my channel ~Presevationhall01~ or look on YT for Birminham Bertha-Walter Barnes & His Royal Creolians for a vid about the fire..
I moved to Natchez in Summer of 1964 and got me a job on the radio on WNAT just to get closer to this tune. Now here it comes again. The big circle.
purkasz 5 months ago
I am the director of the Rhythm Club Fire documentary . You can find out more about the fire on the official Facebook page
RhythmClubFire 8 months ago
He makes a wolf seem tame. Sure takes me back to listening to this old record.
streetcornerjames 9 months ago
He makes a wolf seem tame.
streetcornerjames 9 months ago
Fascinating. Thank you.
mjackson
(Houston Coogs)
mjakcougar 1 year ago
As A Natchez resident who grew up listening to my elders talk about the Rhythm Night Club fire, I really appreciate this.
yaffah1952 1 year ago
@yaffah1952
Can you tell us more about it.? This is a Howlin Wolf song I don't know.
mjakcougar 1 year ago
@mjakcougarOn April 20,1943 there was a big dance here in Natchez.. It was held at the Rhythm Night Club. The band was very famous for that time. The black citizens who could afford tickets dressed in their finest went.The owner decorated with spanish moss,xmas lights and sprayed with mosquito spray. He nailed the rear exit and windows. somehow a fire started and over 200 people died.
yaffah1952 1 year ago
@mjakcougar Walter Barnes & His Royal Creolians played that gig. Most of the band members died in the fire when spanish moss decorating the dancehall, which had been sprayed with bug killer, ignited from a cigarette and spread from the gasoline like substance. The hall owner had nailed all the windows shut so people wouldn't get in without paying admission. Go to my channel ~Presevationhall01~ or look on YT for Birminham Bertha-Walter Barnes & His Royal Creolians for a vid about the fire..
preservationhall01 4 months ago
this is great
heybabyitsasecret 1 year ago
thanks for this...........
tommyau2006 1 year ago