Richard "Dickie" Habersham-Bey
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Title
Richard "Dickie" Habersham-Bey
Description
Richard "Dickie" Habersham-Bey was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1935 and grew up in the Fort Greene projects from when they were first built. He attended Michigan State University and came back to Brooklyn to work in a family business. He was heavily influenced by jazz in Detroit.
In 1965 Habersham-Bey purchased the Coronet in 1966 after its closing due to the prevalence of drugs in the community and opened it back as The Blue Coronet in 1966. He also later bought the old Count Basie club in Harlem and ran that (circa 1968).
He talks about the interior layout of the establishments and his most profitable acts. He owned four bars across New York City and was also involved in his community, including raising monetary donations for the Weeksville Heritage Center.
In 1965 Habersham-Bey purchased the Coronet in 1966 after its closing due to the prevalence of drugs in the community and opened it back as The Blue Coronet in 1966. He also later bought the old Count Basie club in Harlem and ran that (circa 1968).
He talks about the interior layout of the establishments and his most profitable acts. He owned four bars across New York City and was also involved in his community, including raising monetary donations for the Weeksville Heritage Center.
Contributor
Coverage
[1940s-1980s]
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Creator
Date
June 15, 2010
Identifier
2010.05.07
Language
English
Publisher
Subject
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
African American jazz musicians
Bedford-Stuyvesant (New York, N.Y.)
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005
Davis, Miles
Detroit (Mich.)
Drugs
Fort Greene (New York, N.Y.)
Jazz
Jazz musicians
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Michigan State University
Youth in action
interviewer
interviewee
Location
Interviewee's Home
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Duration
1 hour, 11 minutes