The story
Jefferson Street R&B club. B.B. King, Ray Charles performed. Demolished for I-40.
Everything that was here
- 1940–1971
Del MoroccoR&B Club
Jefferson Street R&B club. B.B. King, Ray Charles performed. Demolished for I-40.
See the map in 1941 → - 1945–1968
Del Morocco ClubNightclub
The club where Jimi Hendrix developed his guitar wizardry was bulldozed for Interstate 40, literally paving over Nashville's Black music history.
See the map in 1946 → - 1935–1967
Club Del MoroccoNightclub
The legendary Jefferson Street jazz club where a young Jimi Hendrix had a residency and lived in a house next door.
See the map in 1936 →
Nearby history
Club Baron
2617 Jefferson Street · 406 m away
Exit/In
2208 Elliston Place · 1.9 km away
RCA Studio A
30 Music Square West · 2.3 km away
Firestone Building
West End Avenue · 2.3 km away
Springwater Supper Club & Lounge
115 27th Avenue North · 2.4 km away
New Era Club
11th Avenue & Charlotte Avenue · 2.7 km away
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