Peppermint twist : the mob, the music, and the most famous dance club of the '60s /

Traces the story of The Peppermint Lounge, the influential 1960s Manhattan nightspot and mobster hangout, detailing how the club's introduction of rock-and-roll music attracted rebel youths and celebrity patrons.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Johnson, John, 1947-
Other Authors:	Selvin, Joel, Cami, Dick
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Thomas Dunne Books, [2012]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Organized crime > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century. Discotheques > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century. Popular music > United States > History > 20th century. New York (N.Y.) > Social life and customs > 20th century.

Table of Contents:

Ground zero
October 1961
Mad dogs and Irishmen
War and a piece of the action
You do now, son
Rock and roll is here to stay
No simple bookmaker
Going legit
Why don't you call it peppermint lounge?
The twist
The twist takes over
The original world famous Peppermint Lounge in Miami Beach
Miami Beach, the second season
Say hello to the milkman
Front-page rat
The Beatles come to the Peppermint
Change is gonna come
Star of India
Top of the home
Don't you know this is the life?
Dino's nose
I gotta tell youse this story
The Matty years.