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…
Read MoreSun 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…
Read MoreB.B. King Museum In Indianola Mississippi
This museum opened in September 2008 and was built to honor the life…
Read MoreHollywood Bowl Museum & Hall of Fame – Los Angeles California
Founded in 2000, the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame “celebrates those performers…
Read MoreThe 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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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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Sigma Sound Studios
Many early “Philadelphia Soul” artists recorded here including the O Jays, The…
Read MoreB.B. King Blues Club
Located in Times Square, this club has hosted many great music acts including…
Read MoreThe Showcase
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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