 The band stayed until the club closed in 1958, Fletcher Henderson, Count Basie, Sun Ra, Johnny Pate, Joe Williams, LaVaughn Robinson, George Kirby, Sonny Cohn, Earl Washington, Leon Washington, Albert Ammons, LaVern Baker, and Reverend Gatemouth Moore (1946–1947 and 1948–1949).The Club DeLisa closed its doors on February 16, 1958, after the deaths of two of the DeLisa brothers.The closing of the club was commemorated in the February 6, 1958 issue of Chicago-based "Jet" magazine, stating the club would close on February 16 of that year.