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Tuxedo Junction, located in [[Ensley]] at the crossing of the Wylam and Pratt City streetcar lines, was | '''Tuxedo Junction''', located in [[Ensley]] at the crossing of the [[Wylam streetcar line|Wylam]] and [[Pratt City streetcar line|Pratt City]] streetcar lines, and also at [[Ensley 5 Points West Avenue|Ensley Avenue]] and [[20th Street Ensley|20th Street]], was a social hub for Birmingham's black community in the 1920s and 30s. | ||
" | The area, known for its juke joints, dance halls and jam sessions, was immortalized by Alabama jazz great [[Erskine Hawkins]] in his classic song, "Tuxedo Junction," recorded by many other artists, from Glenn Miller to the Manhattan Transfer: | ||
I mean south in Alabam' | :''Way down south in Birmingham'' | ||
:''I mean south in Alabam''' | |||
:''There's a place where people go'' | |||
:''To dance the night away.'' | |||
The annual [[Function in the Junction]] festival celebrates the musical and social heritage of the legendary intersection. | |||
==References== | |||
* Rohar, Donald E. (Spring 2005) "[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4113/is_200504/ai_n13633889 Tuxedo Junction: 'Where the Town Folks Meet'.]" ''Alabama Heritage''. | |||
[[Category:20th Street Ensley|1800]] | |||
[[Category:Ensley 5 Points West Avenue|2000]] | |||
[[Category:Entertainment districts]] | |||
Revision as of 18:35, 29 January 2007
Tuxedo Junction, located in Ensley at the crossing of the Wylam and Pratt City streetcar lines, and also at Ensley Avenue and 20th Street, was a social hub for Birmingham's black community in the 1920s and 30s.
The area, known for its juke joints, dance halls and jam sessions, was immortalized by Alabama jazz great Erskine Hawkins in his classic song, "Tuxedo Junction," recorded by many other artists, from Glenn Miller to the Manhattan Transfer:
- Way down south in Birmingham
- I mean south in Alabam'
- There's a place where people go
- To dance the night away.
The annual Function in the Junction festival celebrates the musical and social heritage of the legendary intersection.
References
- Rohar, Donald E. (Spring 2005) "Tuxedo Junction: 'Where the Town Folks Meet'." Alabama Heritage.