Peppermint Twist: The Mob, the Music, and the Most Famous Dance Club of the '60s by John Johnson Jr.My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Peppermint Twist is a great biography of a New York City Institution and the mobsters who created it. A lot of the ties to the music business that the mafia was rumored to have back in the 1960s are covered in this interesting history of the Peppermint Lounge.
If you read this book, let me recommend watching the movie Hey Let's Twist (1961), which is covered in the book and was shot (although I think it was just exterior shots) in the Peppermint Lounge.
If three of your favorite subjects are New York City history, the mob and music this book is a must. If even one of those subjects is of interest, you'll find enough of it to make reading Peppermint Twist enjoyable.
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