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Why did Duke Ellington perform a the Cotton Club?

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It all began late in May of 1927 when Andy Preer who had been leading the house band at the Cotton Club died. ... The Cotton Club was owned by a consortium of mobsters led by bootlegger Owney Madden. The club's decor was modeled after the old South of plantations and slavery, hence the name The Cotton Club.

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Answer:He hired the most impressive black performing artists in New York City for his shows and signed Broadway's top white songwriters to compose the scores for his dazzling revues. He positioned The Cotton Club to present first-class, authentic black entertainment to a wealthy, whites-only audience.

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