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URL:https://coolcleveland.com/events/remember-the-golden-years-of-leos-cas
 ino-at-the-music-box/
SUMMARY:Remember the Golden Years Of Leo's Casino at the Music Box
DESCRIPTION:\nSun 3/29 @ 5PM (doors 3:30)\nWhile much of the focus in Cleve
 land has been on rock &amp\; roll\, Leo’s Casino played a seminal role i
 n Cleveland’s Black music scene. From 1952 through 1972\, it was THE gat
 hering place for fans of jazz\, R&amp\;B\, funk and soul music. It was fir
 st located at East 49th and Central\; after that location burned down in 
 1963\, it re-established itself at 7500 Euclid Avenue\, where it became a 
 regular stop for acts such as Marvin Gaye\, the Supremes\, Aretha Franklin
 \, Stevie Wonder\, Ray Charles\, John Coltrane and Dizzy Gillespie. And wh
 ile the music was mostly Black\, but the audience was integrated.\nThe Leo
 ’s Casino Arts &amp\; Music Collaboratory has a mission to keep the spir
 it of Leo’s Casino alive\, describing itself as “a cultural hub\, crea
 ted to be a resource platform for the creative arts\, community wealth bui
 lding strategies and social and economic development for\, by\, and with c
 ommunity partners and affiliates.”\nIts upcoming event at the Music Box 
 Supper Club is both a fundraiser for its work and a showcase for some of t
 oday’s talent. With Just C.O.S. acting as emcee\, performers include poe
 t/spoken word artist Calil Cage\; musicians Reggie and Raccine Williams\, 
 co-founders of the R&amp\;R Rhythms Band\; keyboard player Dexter Ivy\; La
 tin guitarist Edward Aquino\; vocalists Sharon Foxx\, Ron Green and Raven 
 Rae\; blues singer DiDi Franklin\; and saxophone player Zion.\nGo here for
  tickets.\nleos-casino-showcase\n[mappress mapid="2593"]
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CATEGORIES:Drinks,Culture,Eats,Performance,----WRITERS----,Music:
 Popular,Anastasia Pantsios,Preview,Music: Jazz / Blues,Benefit
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