King, The Ink Spots, Dinah Washington, and other major jazz and blues groups.
[1] Both the nightclub's centrality and Jenkins' charismatic personality earned him the nickname the "Mayor" of West Oakland.
[5] After World War I, Jenkins moved to Oakland, California and worked as waiter.
Oakland became an epicenter of Black Culture as African-Americans migrated from the South to the West Coast.
Slim Jenkins Supper Club included multiple parts: the nightclub, restaurant, banquet space, and market.