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stu cook’s house (former)
from creedence clearwater revival posted in music by pete_nice
After Doug Clifford and John Fogerty met at Portola Junior High School, they began to practice in the rumpus room of Stu Cook, whose father owned a piano.
Stu Cook played piano (later switching to bass), Doug Clifford played drums, and John Fogerty played guitar. Together they formed the band The Blue Velvets. Later on, John's brother Tom Fogerty would join the band, eventually transforming into Creedence Clearwater Revival.
view full location details...duck kee market (former)
from creedence clearwater revival posted in music by pete_nice
The cover for CCR's 1969 album Willy and the Poor Boys was shot outside the Duck Kee Market by Basul Parik.
John Fogerty liked the idea of a traveling band theme for the album, and the photo features the members of CCR jamming outside the location.
view full location details...the look building
from bob dylan posted in music by tacopolis
Located at the corner of Madison Ave and 51st Street, the cake-like Look Building is named for the now-defunct magazine that the structure housed from 1937 to 1971.
The building also contained the offices of music publisher Witmark and Sons, who recorded early demos of Bob Dylan. In July 1962, Dylan recorded the first demo for the song "Blowin' in the Wind" in a 6' x 8' room at this address.
Since then, the Look building was added to the NYC landmark list in July of 2010. An album of the Witmark demos was released in 2010 called The Bootleg Series Vol. 9: The Witmark Demos: 1962–1964.
view full location details...brandeis university
from bob dylan posted in music by tacopolis
On May 10, 1963, a storm was descending on the Boston area. A young folk singer was scheduled to perform in the (now gone) Ullman Ampitheatre for the Brandeis Folk Festival. Instead, he performed in the gym, and the performance was recorded.
Bob Dylan's performance at the 1963 Brandeis Folk Festival went undiscovered for several years. The recording was found in the basement archive of Rolling Stone writer Ralph Gleason. In 2011, Columbia Records released Bob Dylan's In Concert – Brandeis University 1963.
view full location details...cicero’s basement bar
from uncle tupelo posted in music by pete_nice
Open and operating for over 25 years as a music venue, the basement of Cicero's has been instrumental in the development of alt-country music.
The band Uncle Tupelo (Jeff Tweedy, Jay Farrar, and Mike Heidorn) played many shows in the late 80s at Cicero's Basement Bar.
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