The Stork Club was a nightclub in

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in London's West End. In the late 1950s, it was run by "nightclub king" Al Burnett, and notable guests included

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, Frank Sinatra,

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, and

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. The resident band for seven years was the

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trio, with Bill Bramwell on bass and Monty Babson on drums It was later owned by

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, eventually becoming a brothel, before closing its doors in 2001. Later that year,

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and

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attempted to revive it as a glamorous destination, but both lost money on the deal and by 2002 the project had run into legal subletting difficulties with the

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, at which point White and Adam were no longer working together on the project. The building is now the site of a club and restaurant called the Cuckoo Club.

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