The never-before-told story of The Peppermint Lounge, the famed Manhattan nightspot and mobster hangout that launched an eraThe Peppermint Lounge was intended to be nothing more than a front for gambling and other rackets but the club became a sensation after Dick "Cami" Camillucci began to feature a new kind of music, rock and roll. The mobsters running the place found themselves juggling rebellious youths alongside celebrities like Greta Garbo and Shirley MacLaine. When The Beatles visited the club, Cami's uncle-in-law had to restrain a hitman who was after Ringo because his girlfriend was so infatuated with the drummer.Working with Dick Cami himself, Johnson and Selvin unveil this engrossing story of the go-go sixties and the club that inspired the classic hits "Twisting the Night Away" and "The Peppermint Twist."
Copyright:
2012
Book Details
Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
304 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781250013538
Related ISBNs:
9780312581787
Publisher:
ST. MARTIN'S PUBLISHING GROUP
Date of Addition:
05/01/24
Copyrighted By:
John Johnson, Jr., and Joel Selvin with Dick Cami.
