Did the Italian Mob sponsor the Big Bands?!
Question: Did the Italian Mob sponsor the Big Bands!?
I mean as the Big Bands of music of the 30's,40's, 50's; like the movie Cotton Club!.!.!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
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During Prohibition, gangsters had speakeasies (like the Cotton Club) where they sold liquor!. They paid off the politicians and police so that they could operate illegally without interference!. Different mobs had different locations and to attract people to their "joint", they hired big bands!. So, yes, you could say they were the "sponsors"!. Whenever the different mobs had a feud and didn't get along together, they would gun down the opposition!.Www@Enter-QA@Com