The
Playhouse was a club in The Bronx opened in 1974 and thrived until
1976....I was hired to spin there in November 1974 and stayed there 18
months...It was mostly Italian-Americans who loved that stereotype
gangster/Sopranos mentality....the staff at the bar had nicknames like
Patty "Irish", Ronny "Rags", Tony "Horse", etc.....Everybody knew
everybody!
The
Playhouse was owned & run by Sal Abbatiello aka "Sally Abbot", who
went on to open Disco Fever, that morphed into The Fever: the first RAP
Niteclub that featured the young rap artists setting the trends in the
early 80s. He also did many promotions that led to opening his own label
Fever Records.
But
this is not about THAT era.....this is about THE PLAYHOUSE & the
music there....The crowd there had their favorites but also loved new
sounds.....I could play 5 new jams in a row at the height of the night
(1am-3am) and they would eat em up.....all they wanted to do was dance
& party. And it did not matter what day of the week it was....it
could be just as packed on a Tuesday as on Friday.
This Saturday's DiscoFlight is dedicated to The Playhouse and the music I played there.....
Starring:
*Abaco Dream *Archie Bell & The Drells *Barrabas
*Barry White *Beginning Of The End *Ben E. King
*Blue Magic *Bohannon *Chakachas *Creative Source
*Dionne Warwicke *Dooley Silverspoon
*Eddie Kendricks *Everyday People *Executive Suite
*Faith Hope & Charity *Fantastic Johnny 'C'
*First Choice *Foster Sylvers *Frankie Valli
*Free Spirit *Hypnotics *Isley Brothers *Jackie Wilson *Jimmy Ruffin *Kool & The Gang *Little Sister
*Lonnie Liston Smith *Lyn Collins *Major Harris
*Manu Dibango *Merry
Clayton *MFSB *Modulations *O'Jays *Reflections *Robert Upchurch
*Sister Sledge *Spinners *Supremes *Temptations *Trammps *Whispers
*Willie Hutch
With Special Remixes & ReEdits by:
Tom Moulton, Lary Sanders, Aurelio Martin,
Danny Krivit, Keith Dumpson, scratchandsniff,
Peter D. Struve, Fruit Loops, Seegweed, and Myself!
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