I just heard from Jake Austen (of Roctober and Chic-a-Go-Go fame) that Fletcher Weatherspoon, the subject of his 2012 Reader story "Spoon's last dance," died this morning. Born in 1932, Weatherspoon was a beloved keystone of Chicago's thriving African-American social-club scene for six decades; in 1973 he founded entertainment and promotions company Dove Productions.…
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