| 词条 | Palladium Ballroom |
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For the later Downtown Club, see Palladium (New York City) The Palladium Ballroom was a second-floor dance hall above a drug store at the corner of 53rd Street and Broadway in New York City. It became famous for its Latin music from 1948 until its closing on May 1, 1966. OpeningWhen the Palladium opened as a dance studio and dance hall, it had a racially restrictive policy and did not maintain the level of funding needed to operate. It had a dance floor that could hold a thousand couples but had fallen into decline by 1965.[1] Most of the Latin bands were scheduled for the matinee session. Many were used as relief bands for the big society bands. Latin bands played at nightclubs such as The Conga, The China Doll, St George Hotel, Manhattan Center, The Park Palace, Les Violins, and The Park Plaza in Spanish Harlem. The Palladium, it opened its doors to whites, Puerto Ricans, and Cubans, and people of different races and origin; everyone was accepted. Private investors joined and attorneys from big law firms participated in this joint venture for their friends, including Lou Walters and Federico Pagani. Palladium starts featuring Latin musicIn 1948, dance promoter Federico Pagani approached his longtime friend Lou Walters, owner of the Latin Quarter, and stated that he wanted to open a nightclub across the street from the Latin Quarter and bring Latin music from Havana. They asked their tailor [For Legal Reasons] Mr. Max Hyman and his wife Ann,an heiress to the Otis Elevator Company fortune, about booking Latin music and representing The "Pioneer" Of Latin Music Promoter Federico Pagani to represent him in the Palladium. Pagani was the first to start the Latin Music & Matinee in a downtown dance hall on a Sunday and Wednesday. The first booking, on that Sunday afternoon, was a huge success, quickly prompting the club to fill its schedule with Latin music. Among the top acts to appear at the ballroom were the band of Tito Rodriquez, Tito Puente Arsenio Rodríguez, whose band members included Arsenio's bassist Alfonso "El Panameño" Joseph, one of the most popular bands to perform at the Palladium; [[Machito] born [Frank Grillo] and His Afro-Cubans, an established New York act, with music arranger and sax player Mario Bauzá, Machito's brother-in-law, and Graciela, Machito's sister, on vocals; Tito Puente Santos Colon Singer. He was responsible for bringing many stars from Havana, & Puerto Rico, and also up coming New Salsa Bands From New York such From Orquesta Aragón, Desi Arnaz Miguelito Valdes Mongo Santa Maria Cal Tjader César Concepción, Celia Cruz, Xavier Cugat, José Curbelo, José Fajardo, Cachao Bassist Marcelino Guerra, La Lupe, Celia Cruz, Sonora Matancera, Joseíto Mateo, Noro Morales, Benny Moré, Tommy Olivencia, Pérez Prado, Ismael Rivera, Santo, Miguelito Valdés, and Vicentico Valdés.Joe Bataan, Eddie & Charlie Palmeri,//Hector Lavoe">Hector Lavoe Lebron Brothers, Joe Cuba, Jimmy Sabater, Cheo Jose Feliciano, Ismael Quintana, Larry Harlow, Ismael Miranda, Ray Baretto, Rolando Lasierre, Ruben Blades, Federico Pagani started the Alegre All Stars with Pancho Cristal, Record Producer He also was The Founder of the group " The Fania All Stars, He was asked by Jerry Massuci which was a young attorney and approached Federico Pagani - Since he was the "Best In the business for any kind help on how to promote & how to run the business of promoting, Mr. Federico Pagani took him under his wing and showed him how to learn the "Ropes" & business. Mr. Federico Pagani, introduced him to associates in the business, Johnny Pacheco, Clive Davis, Xavier Deodato From Arista Records Richard Nader Doo Wop Promoter, Geniuses Like Phil Ramone. Phil Spector Herb Abramson, Ahmet,Ertegun Atlantic Records, Disco Geniuse Alec Constantino, Promoter Federico Pagani was a Geniuse himself, He Was a very good friend of Miguelito Valdes, & Desi Arnaz, since he was promoting in Havana Cuba in the 1920's. Federico Pagani also introduced later on Desi Arnaz To Lucille Ball, the rest is history. He Opened The Doors for Everyone from the late 1920-1986.When he and then friend of Lou Walters Came with the Idea of The Palladium Ballroom on 53rd St & Broadway. The Movie Mambo Kings. Is About Two Brothers that come from Cuba in quest for show business fame in a Ballroom called The Palladium. Federico Pagani role was played ] As Fernando Perez )by Roscoe Lee Browne. Promoter Federico Pagani passed away before the movie was completed. Mr. Oscar Hijuelos" Pulitzer Prize Novel The Mambo Kingsin 1985 he had spoken to Federico Pagani and stated to him that the "Mambo Kings Movie" was in the works. New York Latin clubsIn the Bronx
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Big ThreeIn 1948, the Palladium Ballroom gained in stature because of the Big Three acts: Tito Puente, Tito Rodríguez, and Machito. The Big Three grew in popularity on the strength of their bookings at the Palladium. These bands were turning out mambo hit after mambo hit such as "Asia Minor" and "Babarabatiri", "Picadillo" and "Ran Kan Kan", nad "Mambo Mona". The popularity of Dámaso Pérez Prado's Mambo No. 5 (1952) was taking everyone by storm. Popular dancers and dancesThe Palladium was known not only for its music but for the its dancers, fueled by weekly dance competitions and pie contests along with a Female Best Leg Contest. Ability to dance, not class or color, was the social currency inside the club. The Palladium's top star-performers, Augie and Margo Rodríguez, took the mambo to unimaginable heights. Carlos Arroyo also known as Mr Cha Cha Taps is featured in the 1955 movie “Mambo Madness.” Another popular act featured was the group The Mambo and Cha-Cha-Aces with Andy, Mike and Tina. Mike Ramos and Freddie Rios did their side by side act. Marilyn Winters danced the entire floor in her one-woman show, as did Carmen Cruz. The Palladium became a showcase for the chachachá, merengue, and the pachanga. These became as popular with the masses as the Mambo. The year 1948 started the mambo craze that spread across the United States. It began at the Palladium Ballroom. At the height of its popularity, the Palladium attracted Hollywood and Broadway stars, especially on Wednesday nights, which included a free dance lesson. Dance instructors such as "Killer Joe" Piro — who briefly served as master of ceremonies at the Palladium when Federico Pagani was not available — Augie and Margo were featured dancers there. Cuban Pete and Millie Donay appeared all over the world. Tito Puente wrote a song for Cuban Pete. Carmen Marie Padilla would offer mass dance lessons for the huge crowds. Jazz musicians, celebrities and Latin bandsThe Palladium was next jazz clubs on West 52nd Street such as Birdland, CuBop City, and the Onyx Club. Jazz musicians and some celebrities would sit in and play with the Latin bands. Others watched and enjoyed the show. Examples of notables who went to the ballroom include Count Basie, Marlon Brando, Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Joe Morello, Sammy Davis Jr., Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday, Gene Krupa, Jerry Lewis, Peter Lawford, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Buddy Rich, George Shearing, Cal Tjader, and Pedro Vargas. Saxophonist Wayne Shorter, who lived in the New York City area during the heyday of the Palladium Ballroom, composed a piece during the 1970s called "Palladium" while a member of the seminal jazz-fusion group Weather Report. The song appears on their Heavy Weather album and features a driving Latin rhythm. Mambo losing popularityBy the early 1960s, tastes had shifted and it was clear a new sound was on the horizon. The Palladium closed its doors in the spring of 1966. Dancers' and music fans' enthusiasm for the music was not diminished. The Village Gate in Greenwich Village opened its doors to Latin Night on Mondays and Wednesdays. Federico Pagani started Latin Nights with radio host Symphony Sid Torin and Joe Gaines. Pagani started doing the same at Tony Roma's El Corso on 86th Street and Third Avenue, Barney Googles, and the Cheetah, Casa Blanca, Village Gate nightclub. These venues became the places "the scene" went to next. Pagani also was responsible for his input on the movie filming Nuestra Cosa (Our Latin Thing ) at the Cheetah and The Red Garder with Symphony Sid. Palladium in The Mambo Kings movieThe dance floor and bandstand of the club were recreated in The Mambo Kings (1992), a film starring Armand Assante and Antonio Banderas about the era of the mambo at the Palladium Ballroom and about Federico Pagani. Roscoe Lee Brown played the part of promoter Fernando Pérez, who would listen to what one had to offer in music, could make or break candidates, and was very serious and honest in telling them whether or not they had a chance to make it. Tito Puente played himself, and Desi Arnaz Jr. played Desi Arnaz Sr. The Mambo Kings Band featured Ralph Irizarry, Machito's son Mario Grillo, and others. References1. ^Cf. Rondón, p.1 2. ^{{cite news|authors=Singer, Roberta L. & Martínez, Elena|url=http://www.placematters.net/files/pdfs/mambo.pdf |title=A South Bronx Latin Music Tale|work=Centro Journal|volume= 7 xv1 |number= 1|date= Spring 2004}} 3. ^{{cite news|author=Siegal, Nina| url=http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues/vol4n37/MamboKing-en.html |title=In the Footsteps of Mambo Kings|newspaper=The New York Times|date= September 8, 2000}} Further reading
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