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Category Archives: Blues
Johnny Otis – Little Esther Window Card 1950s Concert Poster
A beautiful 1952 southern boxing-style concert poster featuring Johnny Otis and Little Esther, both important proponents of early, post-war rhythm & blues music. This red, white & blue cardboard poster is filled with splashy graphics, photos of the musicians, fun … Continue reading
Posted in **All Posters, 1950s Rock ’N' Roll, Blues, Soul and R&B
Tagged 1950’s concert posters, 1950’s window cards, Johnny Otis concert poster, Johnny Otis window card, Little Esther concert poster, Little Esther window card, rhythm and blues concert posters, rhythm and blues window cards
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Pacific Ballroom Concert Posters 1960s San Diego Window Cards
B.B. King, Sam Cooke, Jimmy Reed and Etta James are all represented here on their own cardboard boxing-style concert posters from the Pacific Ballroom in San Diego, CA. The years span 1960-62 and all four are scarce, original telephone-pole window … Continue reading
Posted in **All Posters, Blues, Soul and R&B
Tagged B.B. King concert poster, Etta James concert poster, Jimmy Reed concert poster, Pacific Ballroom billboards, Pacific Ballroom broadsides, Pacific Ballroom concert posters, Pacific Ballroom placards, Pacific Ballroom window cards, Sam Cooke concert poster
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BB King Concert Poster ’60s Blues Boy Window Card (standard version)
The King of the Blues, B.B. King himself, is well represented on this vintage 1964 boxing-style concert poster from Kilgore, Texas. Tickets were only $1.75 for this club date, which fell within a month of King’s famous live recording heard … Continue reading
BB King Concert Poster ’60s Blues Boy Window Card (long version)
The King of the Blues, B.B. King himself, is well represented on this vintage 1964 boxing-style concert poster from Kilgore, Texas. Tickets were only $1.75 for this club date. B.B. was in tip-top form, and this poster has great orange … Continue reading
Southern Music Museums: Why No Good Concert Posters?
I recently conducted my own musical-history tour through Memphis and Nashville, TN, and Tupelo and Clarksdale, MS. I visited eight different music museums / institutions and saw some amazing stuff… B.B. King’s guitar, Hank Williams’ boots, Sam Phillips’ original studio … Continue reading
Posted in **All Posters, Blues
Tagged 1950s, 1960s, blues poster, concert posters, Muddy Waters poster, music museums, R&B posters, rock posters
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