Lennie Sogoloff
Lennie Sogoloff | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Sogoloff c. 1963–1967 | |
| Occupation | Music club owner |
| Spouse | Barbara Anne Raby |
| Children | 3 |
| Family | Chris Barron (nephew) |
Leonard Sogoloff (November 24, 1923 – July 12, 2014)[1] was a music club owner and jazz aficionado who owned and ran Lennie's on the Turnpike, a jazz club located on U.S. Route 1 North in Peabody, Massachusetts, from the mid-1950s to 1972. The Peabody location was lost in a fire in 1971 and the club was briefly located at a nearby Holiday Inn, and finally Village Green in Danvers.[2]
Sogoloff's club originally presented a jukebox featuring jazz music, before live musicians started performing in 1963.[3]
Live musical acts included Duke Ellington, Buddy Rich, Kris Kristofferson, Miles Davis, Dizzie Gillespie, and Stan Kenton.[4]
Comedian Jay Leno performed opening acts for musicians at the club during his early career, from January 1972 to September 1972. In 2009, Leno donated $100,000 to Salem State College for a scholarship fund in honor of Sologff and his wife.[5]
Sogoloff bequeathed his collection of memorabilia to Salem State University, including a number of photos.[6][7]
Personal life and death
[edit]Sogoloff died of pneumonia on July 12, 2014, in Marblehead, Massachusetts at the age of 90.[8]
Sogoloff’s nephew is Chris Barron, the lead singer of the Spin Doctors.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Leonard Sogoloff". Stanetsky-Hymanson Memorial Chapel. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ McCabe, Kathy. "Leno to honor his earliest booster". Boston.com. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ↑ Monson, Ingrid (1997). Saying Something: Jazz Improvisation and Interaction. Chicago. p. 226.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Brown, Kerry. "Lennies on the Turnpike". Marblehead Magazine. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ↑ "Leno says thanks with $100k check". Boston Herald. April 12, 2009. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ↑ "Lennies on the Turnpike Photo Archive". Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ↑ Ramsey, Doug. "Lennie Sogoloff Still Presents". Rifftides. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ↑ "Lennie Sogoloff, 90; ran legendary jazz club Lennie's-on-the-Turnpike". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
- ↑ "Spin Doctors front man to perform solo South Side show".
External links
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Media related to Lennie Sogoloff at Wikimedia Commons- Media related to Lennie's on the Turnpike at Wikimedia Commons
