The Harlem Cultural Festival, Also Known As Black Woodstock
Now Known s Marcus Garvey Park, Mount Morris Park is a 20 acre park on the border…
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Mar y Sol Pop Festival – The Puerto Rican Woodstock & Billy Joel Breakthrough Performance
The Mar y Sol Pop Festival, also known as The First International Puerto Rico Pop Festival included rock…
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Sun Studio, Legendary Recording Studio And Cover Of “The Complete Million Dollar Quartet” Album
Opened by rock pioneer Sam Phillips on January 3, 1950, some of the most…
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John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington DC
Commonly referred to as the “Kennedy Center”, it is the busiest performing arts facility in the…
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B.B. King Museum In Indianola Mississippi
This museum opened in September 2008 and was built to honor the life…
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Hollywood Bowl Museum & Hall of Fame – Los Angeles California
Founded in 2000, the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame “celebrates those performers…
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The Coach House In San Juan Capistrano, California
As one of the only venues in San Juan Capistrano, the Coach House has hosted…
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Middle Georgia Raceway – Second Atlanta International Pop Festival
The second Atlanta International Pop Festival was a rock festival held in…
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Bad Animals Studios/Studio X – Alice in Chains, B.B. King, Neil Young, Nirvana Recorded Here
Alice in Chains, B.B. King, Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Nirvana, Pearl Jam…
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The Golden Bear In Huntington Beach California
Originally a restaurant built in the early 1920’s, the Golden Bear became…
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Dallas International Motor Speedway – Texas International Pop Festival
The Texas International Pop Festival was held here, on Labor Day weekend…
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New Regal Theater In Chicago – “Live At The Regal by B.B. King”
On 21 November 1964 one of the greatest blues albums of all time, “Live At The Regal by B.B. King,” …
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Sigma Sound Studios
Many early “Philadelphia Soul” artists recorded here including the O Jays, The…
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Paul’s Mall – First Live Bob Marley Concert In The U.S.
Paul’s Mall had a relatively short life, but in their approximately 15 years of…
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B.B. King Blues Club
Located in Times Square, this club has hosted many great music acts including…
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One of the Bay Area’s better known nightclubs for black acts in the 60’s and 70’s…
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Valley Music Center
Many rock bands played here in the 60’s and 70’s including but not limited to: The Doors…
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Village Music
This was one of the last of the great record stores… remember vinyl? Whenever musicians…
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MCA Records
MCA Records was part of the Music Corporation of America (MCA). In 2003, it was bought…
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