But by 1955, it had diversified to include rock 'n' roll pioneers Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley, and in the 1960s its most popular artist was the soul singer Etta James. The Mocambo nightclub with headliner Eartha Kitt, 1950s. Throughout its operation, Chess featured the major figures of Chicago blues, including Waters, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, and Willie Dixon, and this is its chief legacy. Ertha Kitt is playing at The Mocambo Club on Sunset Strip tonight 1950s style. 1 History edit The Mocambo opened on January 3, 1941, and it became an immediate success. Macombo Lounge Good Guys Club Archibalds Gentlemens Club. It was owned by Charlie Morrison and Felix Young. In 1950, Aristocrat was succeeded by Chess Records, which they operated until its sale in 1968. were involved in previous night clubs named The Embassy Club and the Macombo Club both on the south side of Chicago in the. Mocambo (nightclub) The Mocambo was a nightclub in West Hollywood, California, at 8588 Sunset Boulevard on the Sunset Strip. Eartha Kitt, Lena Horne and Ella Fitzgerald all played there in the. Macombo Lounge is a Adult entertainment club located in 5335 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, District of Columbia, US. at the El Macombo Club with tracks recorded for inclusion on Love You Live. In 1946, the brothers formed Aristocrat Records and recorded several local blues artists, notably Muddy Waters. The club was also at the forefront of breaking the color line during the Jim Crow era. 1994s Voodoo Lounge, 1997s Bridges To Babylon, and 2002s Licks tours were. In 1939 he and his brother Phil Chess opened the Macombo Lounge, a nightclub catering to African-American patrons on Chicago's South Side. Stadium Club and Macombo lounge should be on your list of places to go. The founder of Chess Records, he was raised in Chicago, where his immigrant family settled in 1928. Washington offers so much with places like Ultrabar and Lux lounge which are a. Chess, Leonard(1917–69) recording executive born in Poland.