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Sometime after April 1940, Joe Sullivan played at Nick's and began a residency at the Famous Door, which lasted until June 1941. Soon afterward, he returned to Cafe Society with a trio and remained there, until 1942. He also participated in Eddie Condon's 'Town Hall' broadcasts and played on several of Condon's Commodore sessions. In the spring of 1943, Sullivan was back in Los Angeles, where he led a band at the Swanee Inn. In 1945, he was featured in a duo with Meade Lux Lewis, at Chicago's Sherman Hotel. In 1951, Joe Sullivan performed on a 'Voices of America' broadcast and began touring with Louis Armstrong and His All Stars. Then, in August 1952, he played his first engagement at Club Hangover, in San Francisco, where he settled permanently.