Charles Phillip Tilghman

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Charles Phillip Tilghman (April 29, 1911 - July 11, 1988) [1] was the founder of the Sphinx Club, a major Baltimore jazz venue one of the first African American-owned nightclubs in the country. Tilghman ran the Sphinx Club until he died in 1988, and the Club shut down in 1992.

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References

  1. "Charles P Tilghman". Fold3. Retrieved April 27, 2020.