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Home / Jazz T-Shirts / Cotton Club T-Shirt

Cotton Club T-Shirt

A great, wearable tribute to that most famous of 1930’s Harlem night spots the Cotton Club. These are black, Fruit of the Loom 4.7 oz. SoftSpun crew T-shirts, available in medium, large or extra large. IMPORTANT: see the “Additional Information” tab below for available sizes and garment care instructions. To view product larger, simply click on the image at left, and a pop-up will open showing a zoomed image. Once that window is open, click on its upper lefthand corner to zoom in even larger.

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cotton-club-insetWhile some venues in the Harlem of the Prohibition era were “black and tans,” meaning they welcomed a racially mixed clientele, the Cotton Club was more typical: a club owned by white gangsters that catered to a strictly white crowd. The draw, perversely, was an elaborate floor show featuring only the best African-American dancers, singers and bands. In a room decked out in a sort of quasi-antebellum plantation motif, the house orchestra starred in a show featuring a chorus line, tap dancers, scantily-clad girls, and singers, all performing exclusive songs and arrangements. The most famous of the house bands, and the orchestra that made the Cotton Club famous, was that of Duke Ellington. Ellington’s band was succeeded by Cab Calloway’s orchestra, and then a series of lesser-known acts who ushered in an era of decline after the repeal of Prohibition in 1933. In many ways, the Cotton Club represents the worst sorts of tendencies in both society and culture. The genius that was the orchestral skill of Ellington was buried under the mundane needs of the shuck ‘n’ jive revue while he labored here, and the reality of an entirely black cast, waitstaff and kitchen crew working for white owners and a whites-only customer base eventually became unbearable. The club was already in decline when it finally integrated, and a move downtown never really worked out, but in many ways, the Cotton Club defines the era called the Harlem Renaissance.

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L, M, XL

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Image is imprinted with a vivid, full-color heat transfer, using pigment-based inks and a professional, high-temperature heat press. The imprint will not tolerate hot water or a hot dryer, and is warranted only if the garment care instructions are followed. All artwork is copyright Conceptsmart, Inc. and may not be duplicated for any purpose without prior authorization by us. Item is intended for personal, consumer use only. This item has no affiliation with any current entities using the "Cotton Club" name, and has no connection to the film of the same name.

Garment care Instructions

Wash these items in cold water ONLY, and dry on the lowest (coolest) temperature setting. DO NOT IRON. The imprints will not tolerate hot water or a hot dryer, and are warranted only if these care instructions are followed. Minimal shrinkage will occur after drying, and almost none will occur from washing. These shirts are very size-stable.

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