Bermuda Entertainment History
The 40 Thieves Club
1962 - 1988
The Legendary, History making, Soul shaking, Calypso rockin', College Week Boppin' - 40 Thieves Club !
The 40 Thieves Club opened on March 1st 1962 in Bermuda as an upscale nightclub that brought in many of the big named stars (some of whom were just starting out) such as Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick, Cilla Black, Tom Jones, The Drifters, and Ben E. King. Located on the second floor of the building between what is now Docksiders and the Courts, it consisted of a very large room filled with cocktail tables and seating, bar, dance floor and stage. Its perimeter walls were painted in beautiful Ali Baba-like murals that were exquisite. During the late 1960s and ’70s, the Bermuda Strollers entertained the crowd and were often the principal group during College Weeks.
Terry Brannon opened The 40 Thieves Club and his son Tony Brannon operated the club together with Jon Feldman from 1977 and built The New 40 in 1982. In total the club operated for 26 years.
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THE FABULOUS
NIGHTS AT THE FORTY THIEVES CLUB!
INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS
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Abbey Albert Orchestra, Adam Wade, Alan Drake, Andy Newmark & Friends, Anita Bryant, Area Code, Aretha Franklin, Arthur Prysock, Avalanche, B.B. King, Ben E. King, Billy Eckstine, Billy Preston, Blackwater, Brook Benton, Calamity Jayne, Carl Anderson (Jesus Christ Superstar), Cavern, Chuck Jackson, Cilla Black, Clara Ward Gospel Singers featuring Vermettya Royster, Clyde McPhatter, Cody Marshall & Circle of Friends, Crazy Legs, Dakota, Damita Jo, Dave Adams / Glassmoon, Des O’Connor, Desperado, Dionne Warwick, Don Cornell, Duke Ellington, Eartha Kitt, FATE, Ford & Reynolds (regular comics on Ed Sullivan), Freddie & The Dreamers, Gary U.S. Bonds, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Ike & Tina Turner, Inez & Charlie Foxx, Jackie Wilson, Jeff Golub, Jerry Butler, Jill Corey, Jimmy Edwards, Jimmy Smith, Jimmy Tarbuck, Jock Casasus, John McCurry, John Sebastian, Johnny Nash, Johnny Tillotson, King Coleman, King Curtis & The Kingpins, Kirby Stone Four, Lady, Little Anthony & The Imperials, Lonnie Donegan, Louis Armstrong, Lovelace Watkins, Major Lance, Margaret Whiting, Martin St. James, Marvin Gaye, Matt Monro, Maxine Brown, Mel Carter, Mello-Larks with Mannie Greenfield, Mel Torme (Opening Act March 1962), Melba Moore, Mongo Santamaria (Cuba), Nancy Wilson, Natural Scientist, Neil Diamond, Neil Sedaka, Nils Lofgren, Nipsey Russell, O.C.Smith, Orleans, Paul Carrack, Peaches (Linda Greene) and Herb, Peter Gordeno & The Peter Gordeno Dancers, Phil Flowers, Ramsey Lewis, Ray Gomez, Red Foxx, Richard “Groove” Holmes, Pigmeat Markham, Rolf Harris, Roy Castle, Ruby & The Romantics, Screaming Joe Savage, Shalimar (belly dancer), Shani Wallis, Solomon Burke, Sonny Turner, Stanley Turrentine, Subway, The American Beetles, The Blossoms with Darlene Love, The Bouys, The Burning, The Chordettes, The Crystals, The Drifters, The Five Stairsteps, The Four Lads, The Glass Bottle, The June Taylor Dancers, The Lines, The Maori Volcanics, The Merrymen (Barbados), The Mighty Sparrow, The Persuasions, The Platters, The Rockin’ Berries, The Sandpebbles (Barbados), The Shirelles, The Temptations (THE ORIGINAL LINEUP), The Toys, The Vibrations, Tom Jones, Tommy Hunt, Tommy James & The Shondells, Vernon Best - El Verno del Congo - Limbo, Vision, Vixen, Wilson Pickett, Zippy the Chimpanzee
BERMUDIAN ARTISTS
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Bermuda, Big AL Harris, Big Daddy Gates, Bishop Caines, Brian Butterfield limbo show, Ernie Leader Big Band, Gene & Pinky Steede, Ghandi Burgess Orchestra, Headway, Hubert Smith & The Coral Islanders, Joe “Conchshell” Benjamin, Melvin Dickinson & Fluid, Our Cousin Dead, Point Blank, Promise with Kathy Trowell, Rudy Ford, The Arpeggios, The Bards, The Bermuda Strollers, The Coca Cola Steel Band, The Esso Steel Band, The Gents, The Lance Hayward Trio, The Savages, The Sharx, The Talbot Brothers, The Travellers, The Warren Experience
Legends who graced the stage:
Abbey Albert Orchestra
Adam Wade
Alan Drake
Anita Bryant
Aretha Franklin
Arthur Prysock
Avalanche
B.B. King
Ben E. King
Billy Eckstine
Blackwater
Brook Benton
Calamity Jayne
Carl Anderson (Jesus Christ Superstar)
Chuck Jackson
Cilla Black
Clyde McPhatter
Cody Marshall & Circle of Friends
Crazy Legs
Dakota
Damita Jo
Des O’Connor
Desperado
Dionne Warwick
Don Cornell
Duke Ellington
Eartha Kitt
FATE
Ford & Reynolds (regular comics on Ed Sullivan)
Freddie & The Dreamers
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
Gary U.S. Bonds
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Ike & Tina Turner
Jackie Wilson
Jerry Butler
Jill Corey
Jimmy Edwards
Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Tarbuck
Johnny Nash
Johnny Tillotson
King Coleman
King Curtis & The Kingpins
Kirby Stone Four
Little Anthony & The Imperials
Lonnie Donegan
Louis Armstrong
Lovelace Watkins
Margaret Whiting
Martin St. James
Marvin Gaye
Matt Monro
Maxine Brown
Mel Carter
Mel Torme
Melba Moore
Mongo Santamaria (Cuba)
Nancy Wilson
Neil Diamond
Neil Sedaka
Nipsey Russell
O.C. Smith
Peaches (Linda Greene) and Herb
Peter Gordeno & The Peter Gordeno Dancers
Phil Flowers
Pigmeat Markham
Red Foxx
Richard “Groove” Holmes
Rolf Harris
Roy Castle
Ruby & The Romantics
Screaming Joe Savage
Shalimar (belly dancer)
Shani Wallis
Sonny Turner
The American Beetles
The Blossoms with Darlene Love
The Chordettes
The Crystals
The Drifters
The Five Stairsteps
The Four Lads
The Glass Bottle
The June Taylor Dancers
The Maori Volcanics
The Merrymen (Barbados)
The Mighty Sparrow (Trinidad)
The Persuasions
The Platters
The Rockin’ Berries
The Sandpebbles (Barbados)
The Shirelles
The Temptations (THE ORIGINAL LINEUP)
The Toys
The Vibrations
Tom Jones
Tommy Hunt
Tommy James & The Shondells
Vernon Best - El Verno del Congo - Limbo
Wilson Pickett
Zippy the Chimpanzee
The New 40 Thieves Club
(March 1982 - 1986)
Ramsey Lewis
Stanley Turrentine
Billy Preston (The 5th Beatle)
John Sebastian (Lovin' Spoonful)
Nils Lofgen (Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band/ Neil Young)
Paul Carrack
Jeff Golub
Orleans
The Bouys
Vixen
Lady
Dave Adams / Glassmoon
Vision
Subway
The Lines
Area Code
Natural Scientist
Cavern
The Burning
Bermuda Bands / Artists
Ted Ming &The Bermuda Strollers
The Lance Hayward Trio
Ghandi Burgess Orchestra
Fluid
BERMUDA
The Sharx
The Savages
The Warren Experience
Hubert Smith & The Coral Islanders
Joe “Conchshell” Benjamin
The Coca Cola Steel Band
The Esso Steel Band
Gene & Pinky Steede
Promise with Kathy Trowell
The Gents
Brian Butterfield limbo show
Rudy Ford
Bishop Caines
Big Daddy Gates
The Talbot Brothers
Point Blank
Headway
Our Cousin Dead
The Bards
The Travellers
Ernie Leader Big Band
Big AL Harris
The Sharx last night at the 40 Thieves Club Bermuda (1986)