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Cafe Wha? is a club in Greenwich Village in Manhattan, New York City that has been home to various musicians and comedians. Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen, The Velvet Underground, Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys, Kool and the Gang, Peter, Paul & Mary, Woody Allen, Lenny Bruce, Joan Rivers, Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor and many others all began their careers at the Wha?
Although Cafe Wha? was sold by its owner, Manny Roth, in 1968, the club remains at its original location, Roth is the uncle of David Lee Roth.
The original Cafe Wha? opened in 1959 and closed in the late 1960s, when the room was taken over by Menachem Dworman, who ran the Cafe Feenjon in the location until 1987. The Feenjon featured Israeli and Middle Eastern musicSince the inception of the Cafe Wha? House Band in 1987, the Wha? has been known to have patrons waiting in line around the block every night of the week. The band plays dynamic, high-energy versions of popular songs, and encourages an utterly informal atmosphere between the stage and audience. The Cafe Wha? Band became well-known all over the world, and many of the original members still play at the club today. The Cafe Wha? Band is currently billed as "The Best Damn Band in New York City" and hosts many celebrity guest performers to this day.

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updated 07/2015 by Rainforest Brazil