The Crescendo (music venue)
| Address | 8572 Sunset Blvd |
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| Location | West Hollywood, California 90069 |
| Owner | Gene Norman |
| Type | Nightclub |
| Opened | 1954 |
| Closed | 1964 |
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The Crescendo was a West Hollywood music venue located at 8572 Sunset Boulevard. It opened in 1954, along with the Interlude upstairs, and ran until 1964. The club's performers included Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Johnny Mathis, and Duke Ellington, Nat King Cole, Peggy Lee, and comedians Lenny Bruce and Mort Sahl. The venue was frequented by celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe, Eddie Fisher, Sammy Davis Jr., Jacques Sernas, and crime boss Mickey Cohen.