The Tin Angel was a lesbian nightclub , live music venue , and restaurant in operation from 1953 to 1961, on the Embarcadero at 981 Embarcadero (near Pier 23) in San Francisco, California, U.S. The venue and its founder were credited as "spearheading the 'Jazz on the Waterfront' movement" in the 1950s. In 1958, the club ownership changed and it was renamed On-The-Levee , before its closure in July 1961.
6-594: Tin Angel may refer to: Tin Angel (San Francisco, California) lesbian jazz nightclub in San Francisco, California The Tin Angel , an album by Odetta & Larry "Tin Angel", a song by Bob Dylan from the album Tempest "Tin Angel", a song by Joni Mitchell from the album Clouds Tin Angel Records , a British record label Topics referred to by
12-534: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Tin Angel (San Francisco, California) It was owned and managed by self-taught painter Peggy Tolk–Watkins, who worked in partnership with bordello owner and former Sausalito mayor, Sally Stanford . Tolk–Watkins had previously opened a similar venue also named Tin Angel at 588 Bridgeway Boulevard in Sausalito, California from 1948 to July 1951. Tolk–Watkins
18-456: The Tin Angel. Other performers at Tin Angel included Bob Scobey , Turk Murphy , Kid Ory , Muggsy Spanier , George Lewis , Bob Mielke, Claire Austin , and Lizzie Miles with Wally Rose . The album cover for Turk Murphy's When The Saints Go Marching In (1954) features an image of the interior of the club. In total, a collection of San Francisco LGBT venues opened and flourished in
24-567: The early 1950s, including the Tin Angel, Paper Doll Club , The Beige Room , Tommy's Place/12 Adler Place , Miss Smith’s Tea Room , Dolan's, and Gordon's. In 1954, Tolk–Watkins opened another venue in San Francisco named, The Fallen Angel at 1144 Pine Street, the building was formerly the Sally Stanford bordello. In June 1958, Tolk–Watkins sold the Tin Angel club to Kid Ory, and it was renamed On-The-Levee. The bar closed in July 1961, and
30-415: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tin Angel . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tin_Angel&oldid=1150070703 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
36-402: Was referred to as "queen of the dykes", and Tin Angel was considered a lesbian nightclub. Folk singer Odetta got her start performing at the Tin Angel in San Francisco. A short while later Odetta joined the duo of Odetta and Larry and they performed at the Tin Angel for about 8 months. The Odetta and Larry duo released a self-titled album on Fantasy Records , recorded in 1953 and 1954 at
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