long may the Cotton Club continue to remember that it came down from Harlem". Entrance was expensive for customers, and it included a two-dollar minimum cover fee on weekdays for food and drink, so the performers were well compensated.

The Harlem years

Shows at the Cotton Club were musical revues, and several were called "Cotton Club Parade" followed by the year. Musical revues were created twice a year in hopes of becoming successful Broadway shows. The revues featured dancers, singers,

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