Fact #57261
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Fess Williams and his Royal Flush Orchestra, The Charleston Bearcats fronted by Leon Abbey and Fletcher Henderson's Roseland Orchestra play on the opening night of a new ballroom, The Savoy, on Lenox Avenue, New York City, USA. Reputed to be a front for gangster Al Capone, it will become one of the world's best-known music venues, and the Lindy Hop dance craze will begin on its dance floor.
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