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In 1954, Ike Turner relocated his band, the Kings of Rhythm, from Clarksdale, Mississippi to East St. Louis, Illinois. [3] There he met a man named Booker Merritt who owned a building at 1320 East Broadway. [2] Turner and his band gut renovated the building and created the Club Manhattan where they would practice and perform. [4]
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Local high school bands have made appearances in past years at the Macy's parade in New York and the Rose Parade in Pasadena. But for the 2025 holidays, one local band will be going farther afield.
ZIP Code(s) 62232. Area code: 618: FIPS code: ... second baseman for the New York Giants and Chicago Cubs, Yadier Molina, catcher for St. Louis Cardinals, resided ...
Hamilton is a city in Hancock County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,753 at the 2020 census, [ 3 ] a decline from 2,951 in 2010. [ 4 ] The city is located directly across the Mississippi River from Keokuk, Iowa .
East St. Louis, like all of Southern Illinois, is classified as humid subtropical by the Köppen classification, having hot, humid summers and cool winters. On July 14, 1954, the temperature in East St. Louis allegedly reached 117 °F (47 °C), the highest temperature ever recorded in America east of the Mississippi River. It is not considered ...
East St. Louis is planning to convert the former 7 story Broadview Hotel, built in 1927, into housing for veterans and people 55 and older. The building, vacant since 2004, was added to the ...