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Positively Fourth and Mercer

The Inside Story of New York’s Iconic Music Club, The Bottom Line

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Pub Date 11 Dec 2025 | Archive Date 11 Dec 2025


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Description

When young music promoters Allan Pepper and Stanley Snadowsky opened their night club the Bottom Line in an industrial area of Greenwich Village, no one could have foreseen its long-term success and impact on New York City.

The story of the Bottom Line, told by co-founder Allan Pepper and award-winning music journalist Billy Altman, as well as scores of on and offstage participants whose exploits helped create its lasting legacy, Positively Fourth and Mercer: The Inside Story of New York’s Iconic Music Club, The Bottom Line will appeal to anyone interested in music, show business and the workings of a legendary club that defined its time in New York City.

When young music promoters Allan Pepper and Stanley Snadowsky opened their night club the Bottom Line in an industrial area of Greenwich Village, no one could have foreseen its long-term success and...


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This is a set of uncorrected page proofs. It is not a finished book and is not expected to look like one. Errors in spelling, page length, format and so forth will all be corrected by the time the...


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ISBN 9781493080144
PRICE US$44.95 (USD)
PAGES 280

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