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Okay. All right. Okay. All right. Now, first off, give me your name when folks call you. Bob Haynes and spell your last name for any. Yes, just one. Through that. Give me a like a Mary had a little lamb so I could run this down. Mary had a little lamb. Its fleet is white as snow. That's very kind. All right. One more thing. What's the address of this place here? 4723 one Oak Avenue Way site close to Liberty Heights. And you call this the Sportsman's Lounge? It used to be many, many boys Club 24, because that was his number. And when you take it over in 72, I came in 68 for the Baltimore Colts because Lenny was still playing ball, all sports broadcasting. And I came here, they sent me here. And then in 72, we bought it because Lenny wanted to go into juvenile services. So who sent you here? The Baltimore Colts. Ed Rosenbloom. I know. I knew him. He was the nephew of Karl Rosenbloom, the owner of the Colts. And I knew it. And Ed sent me here. He sent you here? What? To give Valenti a hand in your hand Running the play? Yes. And you want to buying it? Yes. You've had some. Not that not to mention the entertainers. You had some pretty famous people in here. Yes, we have. We had Sugar Ray Leonard. In fact, for his first fight was in the Baltimore Arena. He came up here to promote it. We've had Joe Louis here. We've had Al Ali and Lou Rawls, Ella Fitzgerald. You know, when Painters Mills was out there and doing well and had shows, the entertainers used to come here. So you had Lou Rawls here? Yes, we have.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136896/file/253908#t=31.29,169.19"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136896/file/253908/transcript/71647/annotation/2","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"But they call this I mean, you've had so many sports personalities, you stop by. Yes. Well, that was the name. At first we started off as a sports club. But now we have involved in Noticed Sportsman's Jazz Lounge. And the reason you call it a jazz lounge? Yes, because we have the best jazz in town. And there's no admission. You do have some fantastic music in this place. Yes, we do. Let me ask you a question and you can answer it any way you want. There's no right or wrong way. It seems to me that a lot of white folks in the white community are missing out on some very, very good music. Yes. Why is that? I think integration hurt and hurt us. We used to have a tremendous white clientele, maybe 20 to 25% of our clientele. But as integration came, it was other places to go. And the black entertainers that used to entertain here went to the white places so they could see them at the white places. But we have ample parking and everything else. You wouldn't call this the greatest neighborhood in Baltimore, but. But the police know you're all here and they keep an eye on. Yes, we have a very secure place because the police, when they're patrolling, they will drive past and everything and they will keep the people moving. So if anybody wants to come see this and hear this great music, they should. That's right. I think in the last 3 or 4 years, there's only been one incident and the churches have more incidents than we have. So you have music here, What nights? Monday night, Friday night and Saturday night. We have live music here. And on Thursday, we have karaoke. Monday night, though, that's you.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136896/file/253908#t=170.96,295.22"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136896/file/253908/transcript/71647/annotation/3","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"That is the famous thing. That is what? That is the best night. Monday night we have a jazz sit in. We have four very good musicians doing it. Sure. If people don't come here and sit in. Now, Gary Thomas, Calm Waters and Cyrus Chestnut, some of the young people who have gotten their start here when they were under age, they came here with their parents or they came here. Gary Thomas, when he was discharged from the Navy and got their start here, playing here, setting in. And Mickey Fields used to be the master. He would tell them what they did right and what they did wrong, but in private. So in other words, young musicians. Yes. Stop by to learn. Yes. Sitting. See if they can keep up with the. Yes. And you'd be surprised that amount of white musicians that come back on Monday to get their soul. So this is the place for everybody? Yes, it is. I mean, you don't have the old you don't have to be old. You don't have to be young because you don't have to be white or anything. You can come here and enjoy yourself. It's a safe, secure person. In fact, outdoor person is a woman, Eleanor, who is also an entertainer. Tell me about Eleanor. Eleanor is our music coordinator since I've had two stroke. She arranges most of the musicians that come here and. She's a fun person. She enjoys herself. She relays joy to the customers and the time Eleanor performs. She put a little act together for the camera. Yes, she did. How was that? That was spectacular. The people were really Enjoy, Eleanor. And she seems like she has pretty good time. Yes, she does. She enjoys herself and she does her job.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136896/file/253908#t=295.37,417.44"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136896/file/253908/transcript/71647/annotation/4","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So she's almost a landmark around this town. Well, she is. Eleanor is known by everyone. The we don't care if it's the left bank giving something or a concert. Eleanor goes to all of the clubs. She supports all of the clubs. And the main thing, she supports the musicians. Tell me about Jessie. Big Jessie John. Well, Jessie is about the finest blues singer in town. And Jessie is unique, and he has a white band backing him up. And Jessie comes here about every six weeks. And on Monday mainly. And we have had his band here also. But now Jessie, tell me about his his jazz singer. Was he jazz or blues? Blues. And, well, we have a carryover jazz and blues. And Jessie is probably one of the premier blues singers in town. Old fashioned blues. So, Billy, what what is it about Muddy Waters? Muddy Waters, B.B. King. He's as good as anybody I've heard. Yes, he is. Jessie is very good. Is he one that fellows that just didn't want to hit the road? Well, Jessie has been on the road, and I think he got in the contracting business. And it was so good that he settled in between Columbia and Ellicott City. And he only performs around in the circle. Well, you can look at him and tell you he enjoys. Yes, he enjoys it. He gets the audience. Because in the film, I think you have a 80, 85, 86 year old woman dancing. Yeah. Yes. He brought her up. She comes up for our Monday shows and most of the time she belongs to a club of women. And they travel around and they support Jesse. They support jazz and the musicians in Baltimore. She just couldn't sit still.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136896/file/253908#t=419.27,546.16"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136896/file/253908/transcript/71647/annotation/5","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"No, no, no. She got up and did a little dance and it was very good. I wish I could do it when I was 85. Do you happen to know her name? No. No. I'll go now. There is another. A young woman comes that came in here that night. Greta. Greta Reeder is getting her start. I think she's. 25 or something like that. She has bookings as she works to have a raise and everything, but that is the perfect example of what I said. She is working with very good musicians and backing up and she is getting her start. She is in the learning process. I wouldn't be surprised to see her really famous one day. I wouldn't either. She's she's a very good singer as it is now, but she can only improve. And when she becomes famous, if she's in town, chances are she's back. Because when you film that segment and the audience was Kim Waters and Kim has about 5 or 6 CD's out already, you had a fella standing in or sitting there, whatever you call it. Marshall. Marshall. Marshall. Boozy. Boozy. They call it boozy baby. Now, Boosie is a man who works at a job, but he loves music. He loves the music. And he comes in and everyone knows him, even the traveling musicians. And if ever you need a guitarist, you can depend on Boobie Boosie. You can call and he will be there. Somebody told me that he was one of the Premier League guitar players in the area. Very good, very good. Boosie at times can put a group together for you If you have a cabaret, the NCO club down and what me, the officers club down there and different clubs when they run in a pinch, they call Boosie cause you got to you got a couple of regular players that you've hired to like house musicians.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136896/file/253908#t=546.61,676.53"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136896/file/253908/transcript/71647/annotation/6","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Chico George, Chico as an organist, and Bobby Ward. They are my rhythm section, really. We have them because Bobby has been on the road. Bobby can sing and Bobby is one of the best and I mean the best drummers. If you ever see him in this whole area, when I mean area, I mean the Washington, New York area, he can put on a show. Yes, he can. And not only that, but he get what he helps him see him see. And he trains as he teaches also. He has classes in everything. Chico Johnson, the man with a smile. Yes, The Chico is one of the best rhythm section players, a best organist. And if you ever hear him on a solo, you really can appreciate him. And Saeco has a marvelous repertoire. I don't care who gets up there. Chico seems to know the songs. Now, how long has the Let me ask you about that, Bob Haynes What is Bob Play? Bob plays nothing. Bob enjoys good music and I bring it in here. I think I've had everything in here but rap. Even during the days, you know, the disco days, we kept alive music in here. We believe in live music and we keep it going. Now, this is this has got to be a commitment on your part. I mean, you're paying these guys good money. The ones that come in here and play regular. Yes. If you don't have a big crowd, we we charge no admission. We depend on a good crowd. Musicians have to eat also many, many, many times we spend that subsidize music. We are lucky that we have a split operation, a packaged goods on the other side and a daily lottery because many times they have had to pay the bills for the musicians.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136896/file/253908#t=677.88,798.36"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136896/file/253908/transcript/71647/annotation/7","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Was bad weather or something. So this is on your part. This is a commitment. Yes, it is. Yes, it is. When I say a commitment, it really is a commitment. We are going to have a benefit for Mickey Fields because we know that they don't have retirement or most likely insurance. Big Daddy, we gave the first thing for Big Daddy and we've every year we give something for Big Daddy. Tell me about Shirley Fields. Shirley Fields. Shirley used to sing up here with her brother, Mickey. And then she got ill. And, of course, she couldn't sing anymore. But Shirley was a fine. Shirley saying here when she when she was there every day. Yes. She sang about her singing up here a little bit. Just look about her. Shirley was more of a crossover singer. She sang jazz for a jazz audience. Well, she would sing to the audience. She was saying top 40. And I think Shirley could do almost anything. She was a very talented musician. And, of course, she hooked up with her brother. Yes. You know, Mickey had a band then? No, I don't even know what they were then. But they had a band then, and they would play with other musicians and with their own band. But Mickey, I understand if you needed a sax man and he'd be up here in two minutes. Notice flute, clarinet, all wind instruments. And that's what most people did not realize. Mickey played all wind instruments. He was famous for sax, but he played all of. And he played them equally as well. And when he got up here playing, I guess the other musicians figured that was an opportunity, that they there was opportunity for them to learn. It was opportunity to play with someone that new music and someone who would correct them and they wouldn't be offended because he would correct them in private and he would praise them when they did well.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136896/file/253908#t=798.96,929.5"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136896/file/253908/transcript/71647/annotation/8","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And it was a, you know, someone who has reached the top giving you praise. You would appreciate it more. So what's next for the Sportsman's Lounge? Well, we continued what we're doing. We hope to get more of a crowd back here. Now look like people have gravitated to other places. I guess it's fear of the streets, but yet young people come out and there's no incidents. And if they would check in to police records, who has no incidents? And we charge no admission. And we have a fellow named David Wells. I think he was playing one every night that you were here. Mr.. Dave It is good, David. Well, we have musicians of that caliber. I have an agreement with musicians. If they have a cabaret or another club wants them to travel or something. And they can make more money. I can. I have such a array of musicians, I can replace them. But they play here to keep in practice to fine tune the act and everything. And then they go on the road, as is David Wells. And if they lead, if they play here and they want to leave. Bob Haynes, God bless, God bless him. And I believe they must move on. And they'll go out and they'll learn how to play a little bit and not wind up back here. We have Gary Thomas when Gary Thomas was in Germany. He spoke to a fellow who works the whole Eastern seaboard and told him, if you come pass Baltimore, you have to stop there on a Monday. And that was only about three weeks ago. But Gary played here a couple of weeks in the summer when he was in back here in this area. And he has CD's out and everything.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136896/file/253908#t=930.25,1059.48"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136896/file/253908/transcript/71647/annotation/9","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Well, it's safe to say that, especially Monday nights, the Sportsman's Jazz Lounge on Monday nights. That's pretty famous. Yes. Around the world. Yes, it is. It's known around the world. And this fellow from Germany had said that he has been all over the East Coast. And we're the only place that allow developing musicians to sit in New York. They allow you to sit in if you have a reputation that we develop people. So I say you keep the door locked now. If some friends of mine want to stop by and you see him knocking on the door, all they have to say is what Norm sent me. Norm said you just come in if they present themselves, right? That's all we ask. Well, if they say, Norm, you know, that's an open door, then. And that is the open door. Now, you gave me you. All right. So Monday night's packed house. Usually. Yes. Usually Fridays and Saturdays. Fridays and Saturdays had gone down. But since I made Chico and Bobby Ward and because Bobby is everything, he's a drummer, he's a teacher, he's an entertainer, he's an emcee. And I guess if there's anybody going to take over from Mickey, it will have to be Bobby or Andy. And is. It's a shame. Marvin Gabel had left and gone to Chicago and Detroit and everything. I mean, Indiana's another local town. Yes, he is. And Andy used to be the musical director of Ray Charles, his band. And that's Ethel. And this is a brother. And he played with Make It All the Time. In fact, that's how we started on Monday. And I'm sorry Bob Matthews couldn't be here because I had him one day back in the office and we were just throwing things around.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136896/file/253908#t=1060.32,1179.28"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136896/file/253908/transcript/71647/annotation/10","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And I asked, How would a jazz sit in on Mondays with no admission, no go? Bob Matthews is an entertainment editor for the Afro. And we said we're going to give it a try. We said we're going to try it about one month ago, about 15 years ago, and never stopped one month. And it has never stopped. So that's a show that's lasted for 15 years. Yes, that's a record locally. Yes, it is. And the funny thing is, we have always had a woman on the door on Mondays, you know, because I don't know, it lets people know that the place is friendly, it is safe and everything. And Eleanor certainly is famous in this area. Yes, she is. So she's love. That's the main thing. So if you if you have if you have a compulsion to hear some good music, especially now after they see this piece on. Yes. Come on down. That's right. They are they invited here? If any women come here and they do not feel safe walking back to the cars, all they have to do is tell Eleanor. 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