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The original Orange Peel was a popular venue for young African Americans during the 1970s. [1] It had a house band called Bight, Chew & Spit, [2] and hosted artists including The Commodores and The Bar-Kays, and played recorded disco and funk featured by DJs from one of the few Black-owned radio stations in the country, WBMU-FM.
Moving Targets is an American punk/alternative rock band formed in North Shore, Massachusetts, United States, in 1982. Formed as a hardcore punk power-trio showcasing the songwriting, guitar work and emotive vocals of Kenny Chambers, the band were an important part of the Boston underground rock scene of the 1980s, although they never achieved a significant degree of commercial success.
Harrah's Cherokee Center – Asheville; Former names: Asheville Civic Center Complex (1974–2011) U.S. Cellular Center Asheville (2011–2019) Address: 87 Haywood Street Asheville, North Carolina 28801-2852: Owner: City of Asheville: Capacity: 7,674 (ExploreAsheville.com Arena) 2,431 (Thomas Wolfe Auditorium) 500 (Banquet Hall) Construction ...
Attendance. 350,000+ [ 1] Website. [1] (archived) Bele Chere was an annual music and arts street festival held in downtown Asheville, North Carolina. The festival was previously held annually on the last weekend in July [ 1][ 2] since 1979. [ 3] It was the largest free festival in the Southeastern United States, [ 4][ 5] attracting over 350,000 ...
June 25, 2024 at 5:05 AM. ASHEVILLE - Downtown After 5 partnered with the MLK Foundation to celebrate Juneteenth — which takes place every year on June 19 — at the monthly Friday concert ...
April 11, 1981. Legs. 1. No. of shows. 10. R.E.M. traveled extensively, mostly around the Deep South, during their first few years of being a unit. Their first real, albeit relatively local, tour took place in 1981. Mistakenly nicknamed "Rapid.Eye.Movement.Tour.1981" by the band's manager at the time, Jefferson Holt, the tour was arranged by ...
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 ...
Target was a Southern rock band from Memphis, Tennessee, that formed in the early 1970s. The band consisted of singer Jimi Jamison, guitarists Buddy Davis and Paul Cannon, Tommy Cathey on bass, and drummer David Spain. The group released a pair of albums for A&M Records with 3 singles. [ 1] A third album (released by Scape Music in 2017) was ...