A strange coincidence, Robbie Robertson and Jack Ruby’s Nightclub: In his 2016 memoir Testimony and various interviews, Robbie Robertson recounts performing with The Hawks (backing Ronnie Hawkins) at the Skyline Lounge in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1963. Robertson explicitly identifies the club’s owner as Jack Ruby (born Jacob Rubenstein), wh…
A strange coincidence, Robbie Robertson and Jack Ruby’s Nightclub: In his 2016 memoir Testimony and various interviews, Robbie Robertson recounts performing with The Hawks (backing Ronnie Hawkins) at the Skyline Lounge in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1963. Robertson explicitly identifies the club’s owner as Jack Ruby (born Jacob Rubenstein), who later shot Lee Harvey Oswald on November 24, 1963.
In another part of the book Robertson mentioned his uncle, a Jewish mobster in Toronto, helped set up gigs for the Hawks. Hmm.
A strange coincidence, Robbie Robertson and Jack Ruby’s Nightclub: In his 2016 memoir Testimony and various interviews, Robbie Robertson recounts performing with The Hawks (backing Ronnie Hawkins) at the Skyline Lounge in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1963. Robertson explicitly identifies the club’s owner as Jack Ruby (born Jacob Rubenstein), who later shot Lee Harvey Oswald on November 24, 1963.
In another part of the book Robertson mentioned his uncle, a Jewish mobster in Toronto, helped set up gigs for the Hawks. Hmm.