The sign for the legendary jazz joint was to be donated to the Wisconsin Black Historical Society/Museum before Satin Doll's ...

Longtime Milwaukee lounge owner Minnette "Satin Doll" Wilson was known for her fearlessness when it came to speaking her mind. Minnette Wilson And when police went to Satin Doll's Lounge to talk with ...

LOOK BACK AT THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MINNETTE SATIN DOLL WILSON. ♪ >> SATIN DOLL ♪ DOWN A STRETCH OF WEST FOND DU LAC, NOT TOO FAR FROM LENA’S MARKET SITS A BLACK BRICKED BUILDING. AND LOCKED INSIDE ...

Minnette Wilson was known to pack a tree limb, a .38 revolver and a large knife she called a "Cuban banana killer," at her bar Satin Doll's Lounge. But Wilson's weapon of choice was a feisty ...

Duke Ellington, the District native who became one of the 20th century's most prolific and influential composers, had a career that spanned five decades and more than 20,000 performances. Born in 1899 ...

The early 1950s were a worrying time for Duke Ellington. Musical tastes were changing and big bands were going out of business. Ellington was nervous. "I like to keep a band so I can write and hear ...

Presented by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in homage to Duke Ellington and his last pop hit recording of "Satin Doll" for Capitol Records in 1953. Performers LaLa, E-Melodi and Candi Bleu ...

THE ACCOUNT REMOVED. LEE ENERGY ADVISES CUSTOMERS THAT LOST MONEY TO FILE A FRAUD COMPLAINT WITH PAYPAL. >> A ONCE THRIVING PLUG FOR MILWAUKEE’S JAZZ SCENE WILL SOON BE GONE. ZOE HENRY HAS THE STORY ...

The legend of Duke Ellington—one of very few jazzmen worthy of the overworked accolade "genius"—continues to unfold four decades after his death. In large part this is thanks to the efforts of ...

I stand on the train platform. Cold, gray weather presses down. Dystopian headlines fill the news; angst-inducing messages shake my phone. But ignoring it all, I tap my toe and bop my head. The music ...