The never-before-told story of The Peppermint Lounge, the famed Manhattan nightspot and mobster hangout that launched an era
The Peppermint Lounge was intended to be nothing more than a front for gambling and other rackets but the club became a sensation after Dick "Cami" Camillucci began to feature a new kind of music, rock and roll. The mobsters running the place found themselves juggling rebellious youths alongside celebrities like Greta Garbo and Shirley MacLaine. When The Beatles visited the club, Cami's uncle-in-law had to restrain a hitman who was after Ringo because his girlfriend was so infatuated with the drummer.
Working with Dick Cami himself, Johnson and Selvin unveil this engrossing story of the go-go sixties and the club that inspired the classic hits "Twisting the Night Away" and "The Peppermint Twist."

Peppermint Twist: The Mob, the Music, and the Most Famous Dance Club of the '60s

Arts & Photography

Selvin, Joel

Johnson Jr., John

Cami, Dick

Music

Thomas Dunne Books

Dick Cami is a storyteller like no other. Whether he is talking the beetles, Muhammad Ali, or Jimmy Hoffa. his words have the power not just to chronicle, but to transport readers and listeners back to any decade.
The Top Of The Home was a place where the who's who would meet.You would find famous singers such as Tony Bennett and others, movie stars, mobsters, judges, politicians, and friends of Mr. Cami's. Dick had friends all over the world. Once you meet him you realize there's something special about him. He made you feel special because he's just a goodhearted real man with great qualities.

A Look Back: My Fifty Years Hosting Entertainers, Celebrities and the Mob

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Mystic Publishers, Inc.

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