Owner of Legendary NY Club Passes

[vienna]

Sometimes there are people who are willing to take a chance on unknowns:


http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/03/nyregion/manny-roth-94-impresario-of-cafe-wha-is-dead.html?_r=0


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[Betonov]

Now that place was a star nursery

It was at the Cafe Wha? that young performers like Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen, Woody Allen, Lenny Bruce, Bill Cosby and Richard Pryor got early chances to hone their talents.

Interesting place

[Jimbuna]

A lot of todays big names owe so much to the guy.

RIP