When Smokey Robinson & the Miracles had a hit with "Going to a Go-Go" in 1966, much of America had exactly one nightclub come to mind, even if they'd never ventured that far west themselves: the ...

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When Clara Reed felt like a gig at the Continental Club needed some energizing, she would halt bartending, hop over to the stage, climb up, and start dancing. Bands began to not merely expect her, but ...