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The club finally had to lay off staff members in late 1976 and file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1977. Another factor in the club's demise was that it sat on 5.62 acres (22,700 m 2) of land in what soon became a prime development area in the rapidly growing city. The Armadillo's landlord sold the property for an amount estimated between $4 ...
The Concert Hall Society was founded in 1946 by Samuel and David Josefowitz to produce classical music records, distributing them through a mail-order club. In 1951 Greystone Press inaugurated the American Recording Society, a classical music record club based on the company's book club model. [3]
Given their love of music and their expertise in chemistry and manufacturing, they pondered the idea of producing classical music records and distributing them through a mail-order record club. [5] Concert Hall Society, Inc. Concert Hall Society, Inc., was incorporated in New York in September 1956. Sale by founding principals to Crowell-Collier
PORTSMOUTH — The Music Hall announced construction is under way on a new Members Club and Box Office hub in the Kearsarge House 1866 building located on Congress Street adjacent to the historic ...
It was a pioneer in the release of low-cost classical music LP records marketed direct to the public though a record club. Classics Club's July 1957 release of a Musical Masterpiece Society recording attributed to “Classics Club Philharmonic Orchestra, Wladimir Tergorsky” but actually the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra with Walter Goehr ...
Gerdes Folk City quickly emerged as one of the central music venues of the era, helping to launch the careers of several musical acts, from Bob Dylan to Sonic Youth, and showcased numerous music styles from folk to alternative rock. It became one of the most influential American music clubs before finally losing its lease in 1987.
Cincinnati’s King Records was an important record company in early country, R&B and rock music, and also released James Brown's first soul records. King Records closed in 1971.
The Bottom Line was a music venue at 15 West 4th Street between Mercer Street and Greene Street in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. During the 1970s and 1980s the club was a major space for small-scale popular music performances. It opened on February 11, 1974.