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Ella Fitzgerald Chick Webb Concert Poster 1930s Big Band Jazz

Posted on November 7, 2012 by postercentral

Ella Fitzgerald, who would eventually become the world’s “First Lady of Song,” was only 21 years old when this 1938 window card was printed to advertise a concert by her then-boss, big band leader Chick Webb. Ella’s youth and inexperience … Continue reading →

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Bob Dylan Concert Flyer 1960s Tufts University Leaflet

Posted on November 1, 2012 by postercentral

One of the best-looking concert advertising pieces of Bob Dylan’s 1960s heyday, this 8×10” paper handbill hails from Tufts University in Medford, MA. Its classy blue & white layout is adorned with four sharp photographs of Mr. Dylan, plus all … Continue reading →

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BG-1 FD-1 Concert Posters 1966 First in Their Series (Jefferson Airplane)

Posted on October 28, 2012 by postercentral

These are the two posters that launched the Bill Graham Fillmore and Family Dog Avalon series of concert posters that defined an era in late-60s San Francisco. FD-1, the first Family Dog concert poster, features the Jefferson Airplane with Big … Continue reading →

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Stevie Wonder, Temptations Window Card 1960s Chuck Jackson

Posted on October 24, 2012 by postercentral

Two of Motown’s five biggest acts ever, Stevie Wonder and The Temptations, emblazon this beautiful, large 1964 concert poster from Richmond, VA. And both acts were “rookies,” as evidenced by their first big hits being listed on the poster by … Continue reading →

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Miami Pop Festival Posters – Jimi Hendrix, Grateful Dead 1960s

Posted on October 20, 2012 by postercentral

There were two different Miami Pop Festival concerts in 1968, separated by seven months. Here we take a look at an original advertising poster from each event. The May festival’s poster prominently features The Jimi Hendrix Experience, and in fact … Continue reading →

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