Auditorium Washington, D.C.: Howard Theatre Seasonal venues included the still-standing auditorium at John Brown's Farm (also known as "the Kennedy Farm") outside Sharpsburg, Maryland; Carr's and Sparrow's Beach in Anne Arundel County, Maryland; and Rosedale Beach in Millsboro, Delaware. According to Ruth Brown, an artist needed to play at four specific theaters to prove they had made it: the Regal in Chicago, the Howard in Washington D.C., the Uptown in Philadelphia, and the Apollo in New York City. This was called the "litchman chain". The song "Tuxedo Junction" was written about a stop along the Chitlin' Circuit in Birmingham. Once the performance was over, the band would leave for the next stop on the circuit. After composing the music, Erskine Hawkins explained the reason for the title to Buddy Feyne, who created lyrics to express the concept. Notable performers Notable 20th-century performers who worked on the Chitlin' Circuit included: Count Basie Peg Leg Bates Tiny Bradshaw James Brown & The Famous Flames Cab Calloway Ray Charles Louis Jordan Lucky Millinder Dorothy Dandridge Sammy Davis, Jr. Fats Domino Duke Ellington Ella Fitzgerald Little Milton Redd Foxx Aretha Franklin Billie Holiday John Lee Hooker Roy Hamilton Lena Horne Sam Cooke Jackie Wilson Teddy Wilson Etta James Albert King B.B. King Freddy King Muddy Waters Howlin' Wolf Bobby "Blue" Bland Tyrone Davis Willie Hightower Joe Tex Moms Mabley Jay McShann Rudy Ray Moore Roosevelt Sykes The Dramatics Soul Children Wilson Pickett Richard Pryor Otis Redding Little Richard Ike & Tina Turner The Miracles The Jackson 5 Gladys Knight & the Pips The Four Tops The Temptations The Isley Brothers Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell Johnnie Taylor Bobby Rush Flip Wilson Mississippi Blues Trail marker A historic marker designated by the Mississippi Blues Commission on the Mississippi Blues Trail was placed in front of the 100 Men Hall in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The 100 Men Hall is one of the rare still standing, still active blues venues on the trail. The second historic marker designated by the Mississippi Blues Commission on the Mississippi Blues Trail was placed in front of the Southern Whispers Restaurant on Nelson Street in Greenville, Mississippi, a stop on the Chitlin' Circuit in the early days of the blues. The marker commemorates the importance of this site in the history of the blues in Mississippi. In the 1940s and 1950s, this historic strip drew crowds to the flourishing club