The bright lights shone over a 9th Ward nightclub in the late 1940s and 1950s. Finely dressed people came to hear great music, see great entertainers and dine on great food.
Everyone agreed that Club Desire was the place to be.
“Club Desire … made people want to come back to New Orleans,” musician Bobby Love said in the 2020 documentary, “The Untold Story of Club Desire, A Musical Treasure.” “It was New Orleans’ premiere club for many years when segregation tried to stop some things from happening.”…