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Amos Milburn Window Card 1949 – The Chicken Shack Boogie Man!

Posted on July 21, 2013 by postercentral

An old, authentic post-war Amos Milburn concert poster for his appearance at The Sunset in Indianapolis, IN on December 11, 1949. This Amos Milburn placard immediately jumps out at you with a lovely purple-pink color, giving it very special eye … Continue reading →

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A Tribute to Sparkle Plenty – Family Dog Concert Flyer 1965

Posted on July 18, 2013 by postercentral

An original A Tribute to Sparkle Plenty concert flyer, advertising the 2nd San Francisco dance-concert thrown by the nascent Family Dog organization in late 1965. This Family Dog Lovin’ Spoonful herald has a pretty cluttered appearance, but in fact it … Continue reading →

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The Ventures Concert Poster 1960s Corte Madera, CA (Marin County, Bay Area)

Posted on July 12, 2013 by postercentral

A vintage, authentic Ventures window card from Corte Madera, CA (up in the northern Bay Area) from Dec. 14, 1962. This Ventures tour poster is called a “tour blank” in collector’s circles.  The bottom few inches of the poster (everything … Continue reading →

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Family Dog King Kong Memorial Dance Concert Poster – Original Paste-Up Artwork!

Posted on July 9, 2013 by postercentral

A highly unusual look at the unique, original paste-up artwork for FD2, the Family Dog’s popular “King Kong Memorial Dance” concert poster from the Fillmore Auditorium in Feb. 1966. Surprisingly, this original artwork piece is much smaller than the posters … Continue reading →

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Big Joe Turner Window Card – 1950’s Boxing-Style Beauty

Posted on June 29, 2013 by postercentral

Today I show you a ’50s vintage Big Joe Turner concert poster used to get the word out about his concert on April 25, 1958 in Sheffield, Alabama. The legendary blues shouter had a career which spanned the 1920s up … Continue reading →

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