| Lennie Sogoloff | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Music club owner |
| Spouse | Barbara Anne Raby |
| Children | Leanne Desjardins, Karen Gilman, Adam Sogoloff |
Leonard Sogoloff (November 24, 1923 - July 12, 2014) was a music club owner and jazz aficionado who owned and ran Lennie's on the Turnpike, a jazz club located on Route One North in Peabody, Massachusetts, from the mid-1950s to 1972. The Peabody location was lost in a fire in 1971 and the club was briefly located at a nearby Holiday Inn, and finally Village Green in Danvers.
Sogoloff presented initially only a jukebox with jazz music on before blues and jazz musicians presented live from 1963. Jay Leno opened for the musical acts from January 1972 to September 1972. Live musical acts included Duke Ellington, Buddy Rich, Kris Kristofferson, Miles Davis, Dizzie Gillespie, and Stan Kenton.
Sogoloff bequeathed his collection of memorabilia to Salem State University, including a number of photos.
References
- "Leonard Sogoloff". Stanetsky-Hymanson Memorial Chapel. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- McCabe, Kathy. "Leno to honor his earliest booster". Boston.com. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- Monson, Ingrid (1997). Saying Something: Jazz Improvisation and Interaction. Chicago. p. 226.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Brown, Kerry. "Lennies on the Turnpike". Marblehead Magazine. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Lennies on the Turnpike Photo Archive". Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- Ramsey, Doug. "Lennie Sogoloff Still Presents". Rifftides. Retrieved 9 April 2014.