Surf Ballroom & Museum – Last Place Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, And The Big Bopper Played
In addition to having The Little River Band, Loverboy, The Righteous Brothers, The Temptations…
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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…
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Grand Olympic Auditorium – Los Angeles
Originally built for the 1932 Summer Olympic Games, this venue has seen its share of…
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Located in Times Square, this club has hosted many great music acts including…
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Fillmore East
The East Coast edition of Bill Graham’s concert venues which opened on March 8…
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Apollo Theater – James Brown’s “Live at the Apollo” Recorded Here
This is one of the most famous clubs in the country, if not the world. The Apollo was…
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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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Shrine Auditorium Home To The Grammy Awards, The MTV Music Awards & The Emmy Awards
When it was built by the Shriners back in 1906 (and rebuilt in 1920 after a fire) the…
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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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Staples Center
Incredible newer venue which opened in 1999 with concerts from Bruce Springsteen…
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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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