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Ann Dunn

Ann Chopik Dunn I went out with Ann for a while. We partied with the smother's Brothers at the Royal York and I attended her Daughter's wedding at the club. Great Ukrainian party. She was a classy lady The Matador Club  was a  country music  venue in  Toronto  opened by Ann Dunn in 1964. The exterior of the club, complete with marquee signage, still exists today, though the building itself is currently vacant. The after-hours dance venue was a hot spot among Torontonians and tourists alike, and was said to be frequented by country notables like  Johnny Cash  and  Loretta Lynn , as well as local celebrities like  Leonard Cohen  and  Catherine O'Hara . While originally a country music venue, by the 1980s the Matador featured a wider variety of music including rock 'n' roll, blues, and rockabilly. During this time the Matador was a busy and popular venue where local and itinerant headliners would regularly drop in to jam after their gi...