Luke's Blues Club

Luke's Blues Club
Information
Type	Night Club
Notable people	Luke Spencer (former owner) Sonny Corinthos Lucy Coe (former partners)
Destroyed	c.2006, burned down, rebuilt as the Jerome Gallery in 2013

Luke's Blues Club was a popular night club in the city of Port Charles, New York. It was originally one of the local strip clubs known as The Paradise Lounge.

History

The Paradise Lounge

The Paradise Lounge (1993)

The Paradise Lounge was a strip club once owned by Sonny Corinthos. Karen Wexler, Tammy Hansen, and Crystal once worked there as strippers. The establishment was closed in 1993 after Sonny was found to have hired underage strippers, leading to its shutdown by Sean Donely, the Commissioner of the Port Charles Police Department at the time. Sonny also lived in an apartment above the club with residents including Stone Cates and Brenda Barrett.

Luke's

Front of Luke's Blues Club (1995)

Sonny's apartment above Luke's Blues Club. (1995)

A year after the Paradise Lounge closed, Sonny and Luke Spencer contemplated transforming the old club into a blues venue. Upon the arrival of Sonny's father, Mike Corbin, in town, Luke appointed him as the Maître d'. The club also boasted an office that Luke frequently used.

In February 1995, while Sonny, Brenda, Lucky Spencer, Luke, and his then-wife Laura Webber were celebrating the imminent opening of the club, it was subjected to a firebombing. As Sonny, Luke, Laura, and Lucky fled the scene, they were ambushed by gunfire outside the club. During the chaos, a frightened Foster, ran back into the building, only to be rescued later by Luke. Sonny soon realized that Frank Smith's lawyer, Phil Cusack, was infringing upon his territory. Sonny addressed the situation with the bombers in a non-violent manner, and Cusack was later discovered to be deceased.

Luke's had its grand opening in February 1995 with a performance by B.B King. The following month, during a show by Mary Mae Ward, Felicia Jones went into labor at the club. Her then-brother-in-law, Dr. Tony Jones and Dr. Simone Hardy deliver her daughter, Georgie Jones.

In July 1995, Brenda and Sonny ended their relationship, prompting Sonny and Stone to move from the apartment above the club to Harborview Towers, while Brenda relocated to Kelly's Diner. Later that year, Sonny divested his shares of the club to Lucy Coe.

In February 1996, an amnesic Jason Morgan, flipped a table in anger and left the club where he met Sonny for the first time, who offered him money for transportation. In April 1996, Lois Cerullo, booked the R&B group All 4 One for the Ward House Benefit at Luke's. After the event, Brenda was struck by a car outside. Later that year, Lily Corinthos along with her unborn child, was killed by a car bomb outside the club, orchestrated by the Rivera family, Hernando Rivera, to target Sonny.

In 1997, Nikolas Cassadine, was shot in the throat outside Luke's, a bullet meant for Jason Morgan. Jason, who had pre-med training, performed a tracheotomy, saving Nikolas' life.

In 1999, the country band SHeDAISY performed at the club.

The club was last seen in late 2003 and was reportedly closed after Luke regained ownership of the Haunted Star.

In December 2010, Sonny Corinthos and Brenda Barrett returned to their former apartment above Luke's Blues Club to reflect on old times. Sonny revealed that the club had been destroyed in a fire not long after Laura was institutionalized in 2006, hinting that Luke might have intentionally set the fire as a way to erase the remnants of his past life.

In 2018, Ava Jerome, disclosed that the Jerome Gallery was erected on its previous location of the club.

When Mike was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, Sonny organized a one-night revival of Luke's club at the Metro Court Hotel in April 2018.

On July 23, 2024 (Luke's birthday), his "widow" Tracy Quartermaine finds Sonny on the street, staring at the clubs former location. The reflect on Luke and how he always enjoyed himself. She shares that Luke made up his mind from a very young age to take advantage of any opportunity that came his way. Sonny recalls their last goodbye on the docks before he left for Amsterdam. Tracy won't deny she went to Amsterdam looking for Luke, but admits she didn't expect to run into him at that café. They both agree - he was the best.

Gallery

• The Paradise Lounge
• Luke's Blues Club

• Karen Wexler arrives at the club
• The Paradise Lounge
• Stone Cates and Sonny Corinthos meet at the club
• Brenda Barrett spies Karen at the club
• Sonny and Stone talk at the apartment above the club

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• Mary Mae Ward at Luke's (1995)
• BB King to perform (1995)
• Luke Spencer, Mike Corbin, and BB King at Luke's (1995)
• Luke and BB King greet each other (1995)
• Luke and BB King discuss performing (1995)
• Luke introduces BB King (1995)
• Luke, Mike, and Sonny Corinthos have shots at Luke's (1995)
• The bar at Luke's club (1996)
• Q brothers at Luke's club (1996)
• Luke hosting at his club (1997)
• Spencer siblings Luke and Bobbie at his club (1998)
• Recreated set (2001)
• Mike, Carly Spencer, and Sonny Corinthos at the 1-night recreation (2018)
• Sonny and Luke's "widow" Tracy Quartermaine reminisce on his birthday, outside his old club (2024)
• Remembering Luke on his birthday (2024)

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