1934 – 2023 Bonnie Jo Simons, 89 of St. George, Utah, passed away October 30, 2023 in Mt. Pleasant, UT. Born October 29, 1934 to John Laritz & Sarah Myrle Casper Jacobson in Park City, Utah. Married Orval Frances Simons December 16, 1955 in the Salt Lake Temple. Bonnie was a Kind generous person. She […]
Many of the names and dates have begun to fade from the memories of those who once performed there, and even from the memories of those who ran the shows. But they still remember how much the place meant to them, to the artists, to the families, and to the community.
That feeling is forever recorded on the hundreds of faces in the photographs, images that show people dancing their way through one of the most turbulent times in American history.
In the late 1960s, legendary musicians from B.B. King to Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces heated up the nights at Montgomery’s Laicos Club that’s “social” spelled backward while playing to Black crowds who spent their days struggling against the boot of Jim Crow. For west Montgomery, it was a place to unwind. For Black performers, it was a goal.