100 Club

The 100 Club is a music venue situated at 100 Oxford Street, London, England. The club attained legendary status in modern British music, having played host to live music since 24 October 1942. Originally called the Feldman Swing Club, the name was changed to the 100 Club when the father of the current owner took over in 1964.

Feldman Swing Club

In 1942, the venue was a restaurant called Macks, which was hired out beginning 24 October every Sunday evening by Robert Feldman at £4 per night to host a jazz club featuring swing music. The initial line-up of the Feldman Swing Club advertised in Melody Maker included Frank Weir, Tommy Pollard, Kenny Baker and Jimmy Skidmore, with guest artists the Feldman Trio, composed of Feldman's children, including the then 8-year old child prodigy jazz drummer, Victor Feldman.

The club was popular with working people and American GI's, who introduced jitterbug to the club, banned at most other music venues. Patrons included Glenn Miller, who auditioned young Victor Feldman, and the club hosted many top American jazz acts, including Mel Powell, Ray McKinley, Art Pepper, and Benny Goodman. Bebop as well as swing was featured. British musicians such as Ronnie Scott and Johnny Dankworth were featured. It became a mecca for black musicians from the British Empire, such as Frank Holder, Coleridge Goode and Ray Ellington.

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100 Club

by: Apologies I Have None

This night was what we'd all been waiting for.
Impatient hearts beat fast, a symphony of emotion and electricity.
That congestion that you can count on that delayed our every breath was cursed with all the strength we could pull together.
Tonight I'll sing along with my favourite songs and for a moment feel saved in 6 strings and drums.
May every night kick off like this, in spite of the traffic lights and doubting minds.
Shine it out, a beacon of light, you can't deny a hundred fists in the sky.
Shine it out, a beacon of light because we are unstoppable.
When they say this is on its last legs I'm lost for words.
We would have lit up the fucking city if you could tap the energy.




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