Peppermint Twist - The Mob, the Music, and the Most Famous Dance Club of the '60s (Hardcover, New)

The never-before-told story of The Peppermint Lounge, the famed Manhattan nightspot and mobster hangout that launched an era
The Peppermint Lounge was intended to be nothing more than a front for gambling and other rackets but the club became a sensation after Dick "Cami" Camillucci began to feature a new kind of music, rock and roll. The mobsters running the place found themselves juggling rebellious youths alongside celebrities like Greta Garbo and Shirley MacLaine. When The Beatles visited the club, Cami's uncle-in-law had to restrain a hitman who was after Ringo because his girlfriend was so infatuated with the drummer.
Working with Dick Cami himself, Johnson and Selvin unveil this engrossing story of the go-go sixties and the club that inspired the classic hits "Twisting the Night Away" and "The Peppermint Twist."

General

Imprint:	Thomas Dunne Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2012
First published:	November 2012
Authors:	John Johnson • Joel Selvin • Dick Cami
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	304
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-312-58178-7
Categories:	Books > Fiction > True stories > Crime
LSN:	0-312-58178-5
Barcode:	9780312581787

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