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Le Coq d'Or Tavern Commemorative Plaque, 2017  

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Resource ID

5259

Access

Open

Address

322 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M5B 1R8

Credit Line

Heritage Toronto

Date of Creation

2017

Historical Themes

Black ​Heritage
Entertainment ​and ​Leisure
Music ​History
Performing ​Arts

Program Category

Plaques

Rights

Heritage Toronto

Time Period

1900-​1953
1954-​1998

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Le Coq d'Or Tavern Commemorative Plaque, 2017

Description

The Le Coq d’Or Tavern was one of the most popular rock’n’roll venues in Toronto in the 1950s and 1960s.

Businessman George Bulucon opened the Le Coq d’Or in the late 1940s on the Yonge Street strip, a raucous entertainment district between Queen and Gerrard Streets. The tavern hosted musicians like Bo Diddley, Solomon Burke, Sam & Dave, and the Cougars, featuring Jay Douglas.

Goldie and the Gingerbreads, the first all–female rock band on a major American record label, also played at the Le Coq d’Or, and Montreal band the Beau–Marks recorded a live album there.

The tavern was known for its long association with the musician Ronnie Hawkins and his band, the Hawks. The group first played the Le Coq d’Or in 1958 and later became regular performers. After separating from Hawkins, the Hawks toured and recorded with Bob Dylan, becoming the Band in the late 1960s.

In 1965, Ronnie Hawkins partnered with the Le Coq d’Or manager Bill Bulucon to open the Hawk’s Nest, a teenage dance club above the Le Coq d’Or that featured local acts like Mandala, the Ugly Ducklings, and the Sparrows (later Steppenwolf). Pioneering soul singer, Jackie Shane, and influential English rock band, the Kinks, also played at the Hawk’s Nest.

Amid declining attendance at bars and clubs on Yonge Street, the Le Coq d’Or closed in 1976.

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Marker lat / long: 43.657156, -79.381199 (WGS84)

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