Lee Gordon (promoter)
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Lee Gordon was an American entrepreneur and rock and roll promoter who worked extensively in Australia in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Gordon's jazz and rock 'n' roll tours had a major impact on th
Gordon in the early 1960s
Tropicana Club, Havana, Cuba, 1953
Gordon's 1953 Alien Certificate
Kings Cross Sydney, 1960s
Lenny Bruce
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Leonard Alfred Schneider, better known by his stage name Lenny Bruce, was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, and satirist. He was renowned for his open, free-wheeling, and critical style of
Lee Gordon (promoter)
…Pack" connections in the United States, Gordon was able to promote what proved to be an ill-fated and controversial visit by legendary American comedian Lenny Bruce, who was booked to perform a two-week engagement of standup shows at Aaron's Exchange Hotel in Gresham St in Sydney's CBD. The support act for these…
Bruce in 1961
Bruce at his arrest in 1961
Aaron's Exchange Hotel, Sydney
The poster for Bruce's last series of performances, which took place at The Fillmore in San Francisco on June 24 and 25, 1966