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The story of L.A. club Jewel's Catch One and its pioneering owner finds its way to Netflix

When nightclub pioneer Jewel Thais-Williams took over the building at 4067 W. Pico Blvd. in 1973, it transformed from the kind of venue where Ella Fitzgerald had to enter through the back to not offend white patrons into a spot where disco titan Sylvester could bring a full band out to play odes...

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20:40 on May 2 2018

The story of L.A. club Jewel's Catch One and its pioneering owner finds its way to Netflix

L.A. Times - Entertainment — When nightclub pioneer Jewel Thais-Williams took over the building at 4067 W. Pico Blvd. in 1973, it transformed from the kind of venue where Ella Fitzgerald had to enter... more info

Ella Fitzgerald

20:40 on May 2 2018

The story of L.A. club Jewel's Catch One and its pioneering owner finds its way to Netflix

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — When nightclub pioneer Jewel Thais-Williams took over the building at 4067 W. Pico Blvd. in 1973, it transformed from the kind of venue where Ella Fitzgerald had to enter... more info

Ella Fitzgerald