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Lou’s Village began offering live music and dancing not long after it opened in 1946. On New Year’s Eve 1946,the restaurant provided a special menu, confetti, noise makers and dancing to Mike “Passy” 
Passarelli and his band. In the 1950s, Joe Tomasello and his band treated customers to three shows a night.The last great house band was made up of Don Welch on piano, Jimmy Turner on trumpet, MartyProccacio on bass and Chuck Hughes on drums. The house band played in between performances by singers, dancers, comedians, and novelty acts.
In 1946 and ’47, “Breakfast at the Village” was broadcast live on radio station KLOK, AM 1170,Mondays through Fridays from 9:00 to 9:30 AM. Customers were encouraged to “come out and join the fun”.