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Madam's Organ Blues Bar is a restaurant andnightclub located at 2461 18th StreetNW inWashington, D.C.'sAdams Morgan neighborhood. A local landmark,[1] the bar is popular for its nightly live music, especiallyblues andbluegrass. Regular performers includeBobby Parker, Ben Andrews,Catfish Hodge, andBob Perilla & Big Hillbilly Bluegrass.[2][3] The bar offersbilliards, has a rooftop deck and servessoul food.[4] Notable regular patrons have includedEuan Blair, son ofTony Blair, and the late Soviet dissident artistAlexandr Zhdanov. Hungarian AmbassadorAndrás Simonyi was not only a regular patron but also performed with his band "Coalition of the Willing" for his Washington Diplomatic farewell party attended by a Washington A-list including European diplomats,United States Secretary of Homeland SecurityMichael Chertoff, andPrime MinisterFerenc Gyurcsány.Barbara andJenna Bush have also been spotted there.[5] Madam's Organ was described as a favored hangout byPlayboy[6] andStuff,[7] and was featured on theWild On! travel series onE!.[8]
In 1992, it opened as ablues andbluegrass bar. Madam's Organ moved to its present location in 1997, after a temporary closure.[9]
This location once housed the originalChildren's Supermart store, which was opened byCharles Lazarus in 1948 and later became theToys "R" Us retail chain.[9]
Madam's Organ features a large outdoormural, which depicts "The Madam", the bar'sburlesque mascot. The bar's owner, Bill Duggan, says he commissioned the mural as an artwork, but theDepartment of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs ruled it an advertisement because it includes the name of the establishment. In court, the owner refused to remove the wording from the breasts, claiming that to do so would only further expose 9' by 13' breasts. Since Madam's Organ did not have a permit for the mural, the bar owner was fined. The case remains in the Court of Appeals.[10]
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