Barney Josephson (February 1, 1902 – September 29, 1988) was the American founder of Café Society in Greenwich Village, New York's first integrated nightclub. Opening artists in 1938 included Billie …

Apr 27, 2025 · Barney Josephson, jazz club and restaurant host/owner was ahead of his time in many ways with his Cafe Society and Cookeries.

Mar 1, 2024 · Café Society opened on December 18, 1938 in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village as the first racially integrated nightclub in the United States. The founder was Barney Josephson (1902-1988), a …

Jan 25, 2016 · Featuring scores of photographs that illustrate the vibrant cast of characters in Josephson's life, this exceptional book speaks richly about Cafe Society's revolutionary innovations …

Dubbed Cafe Society—an ironic touch provided by, of all people, Clare Boothe Luce (not yet a Republican member of Congress)—and adopting the slogan “the wrong place for the Right people,” it …

Spanning half a century from the 1930s to the 1980s, Josephson's narrative depicts both the business and the artistic sides of Cafe Society while exposing the tensions between the club's own …

Oct 1, 1988 · Barney Josephson, the one-time shoe salesman and jazz aficionado credited with America’s first racially integrated nightclub, New York’s Cafe Society, died Thursday in a New York …

Mar 12, 2009 · Cafe Society brings the reader back to the grass roots of integration in the New York club scene through the words of the owner of that establishment, Barney Josephson.

Dec 30, 2015 · Opened in 1938 on Sheridan Square, the existence of Café Society was possible due to the vision of its founder and owner, Barney Josephson, a former shoe salesman, and its location in …

Apr 2, 2024 · Opening their doors on December 18th, 1938, Cafe Society in Greenwich Village, Manhattan was home to a multitude of unique musicians and comics. The mind behind the club, …