Charlie’s Place

Wins: 1 | Nominations: 1

Publisher: Pushkin Industries

Apple Podcast Category: History, Music, Places, Society & Culture, Travel

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Wins

2026

The Ambies

Podcast Advertiser Innovator Award

Nominations

2026

The Ambies

Best History Podcast

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How did a Black man in 1940s Jim Crow South open a club where Black and white people danced together?
Charlie’s Place was revolutionary, and that meant it was dangerous.
In this 5-part series, host Rhym Guissé explores the unbelievable true story of Charlie Fitzgerald, a mysterious Black businessman whose nightclub became an unlikely site of integration in 1940s Myrtle Beach.
Charlie broke down racial barriers through the power of music and dance, hosting some of the greatest musicians of our time: Little Richard, Count Basie, Ray Charles, Duke Ellington, and many more.
But who was Charlie? How did he ri…

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Charlie’s Place

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