Cafe Wha? is a music club at the corner of MacDougal Street and Minetta Lane in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The club is important in the history of rock and folk music, having presented numerous musicians and comedians early on in their careers, including Dave Van Ronk; Bob Dylan; Jimi Hendrix; Bruce Springsteen; the Velvet Underground; Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys; Kool & the Gang; Peter, Paul and Mary; Woody Allen; Lenny Bruce; Joan Rivers; Bill Cosby; and Richard Pryor.
The club's motto is "Greenwich Village's Swingingest Coffee House".
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