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A look back at the iconic blues, R&B, funk and soul bar and its 30-plus year history.

According to Cameron, the exterior of the property, a former residence built in 1944, will remain largely the same (save for being cleaned up and possibly getting a new coat of paint) while the interior will keep “a few key elements” and from its previous stint as an R&B spot, including its signature parquet dance floor. “We’re morphing it into something different that we hope both the neighborhood and community will enjoy. It will still feel like Chars from the outside, but when you wa...

View Comments When David Cameron and his business partner bought Chars Has the Blues, the Melrose district nightclub that went on the market in June after 35 years of hosting a variety of R&B, blues, soul and funk acts seven days a week, he was hoping to preserve a bit of that tradition. But he also hopes to add some new traditions to the mix.  "We purchased the property next door, a little yellow, nondescript house that has a weird-looking neon sign in front," he says. "So we are expandin...

Long-running R&B joint Char’s Has the Blues has new owners, and they’re hoping to relaunch the bar under its current name and identity — so long as issues with the property can be fixed for a reasonable price. In mid-November, Valley businessman David Cameron and San Diego-based real estate broker Peter Valleau purchased the 2,245-square-foot bar and music venue, which is located on Seventh Avenue south of Camelback Road, from the previous owner, Peter Chedid, for an estimated $460,000. ...