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He met Prater at Miami’s King of Hearts nightclub in the early ’60s when Prater performed at an amateur night that Moore was hosting.

But the spotlight stays pretty tight on Fitzgerald’s music and career, her rise from an amateur night at Harlem’s storied Apollo Theater to grueling club tours to stalwart status at venues including the Hollywood Bowl, the Newport Jazz Festival and the Mocambo, the ritzy Hollywood nightclub where she was befriended by Marilyn Monroe, who pushed management to make Fitzgerald a regular attraction.

The melodiously rowdy punk rock ‘n’ rollers have made a habit of these pre-turkey day shows, moving their third-annual “amateur night” party to the Sunset this year and teaming with OG crossover kings The Accused A.D.

With the aid of a borrowed ID, he got to witness them dance during an amateur night at the now-shuttered strip club Jezebel’s.

Some of the more popular regular shows include Amateur Night, a decades-old competition for emerging talent that helped to launch the careers of such artists as Lauryn Hill and D’Angelo.