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The Chitlin' Circuit was a collection of performance venues found throughout the eastern, southern, and upper Midwest areas of the United States. They provided commercial and cultural acceptance for African-American musicians, comedians, and other entertainers following the era of venues run by the "white-owned-and-operated Theatre Owners Booking Association (TOBA)...formed in 1921."
American Music Club's 1985 debut, The Restless Stranger, released on Grifter Records, [6] mixed post-punk and country elements and is widely considered as the first slowcore release, [failed verification] establishing the band as major pioneers of slowcore and an early influence on post-rock. [3]
First Avenue, an influential music club in downtown Minneapolis, was opened as "The Depot" in 1970, [29] [30] [31] and went through several name changes until it became "First Avenue & 7th Street Entry" in 1980. [32] Its history of launching renowned acts such as Prince solidifies its importance in the current local scene and in Minnesota music ...
“The Blues Society” will be available to rent/own on all digital HD internet, cable and satellite platforms worldwide, as well as on DVD, on July 9.
Heritage Organization of Romanian Americans in Minnesota; Hmong Archives; Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest; Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery; Minnesota Supreme Court Historical Society; Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center; Norwegian-American Historical Association; Polish Cultural Institute and Museum
Formed out of a union of five Swedish-American music groups [14] American Union of Swedish Singers: 1892 [14] Knights and Ladies of Kaleva "preserving Finnish identity in America" [15] Estonian Singing Society (Eestlaste Laulu Selts) 1904 [16] Estonian American Music Club: International Polka Association: 1968
In the days before the first Memphis Country Blues Society festival in July 1966, some 400 members of the KKK marched at Overton Park, even burning a cross at the parking lot. That didn’t stop ...
American music websites (4 C, 162 P) Pages in category "Music organizations based in the United States" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 278 total.