Charles Phillip Tilghman
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Charles Phillip Tilghman was the founder of the Sphinx Club, a major Baltimore jazz
venue one of the first African American
-owned nightclub
s in the country. Tilghman ran the Sphinx Club until he died in 1988, and the Club shut down in 1992.
Baltimore jazz
Baltimore jazz is a major part of the music of Baltimore, Maryland, and is a field that has produced several well-known artists, including Billie Holliday,...
venue one of the first African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
-owned nightclub
Nightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...
s in the country. Tilghman ran the Sphinx Club until he died in 1988, and the Club shut down in 1992.