Category Archives: Boxing-Style Concert Posters

Southern Music Museums: Why No Good Concert Posters?

Posted on April 23, 2011 by postercentral

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 →

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Bob Dylan Concert Poster 1965 Cardboard Show Placard

Posted on April 3, 2011 by postercentral

A Bob Dylan concert poster from October 23, 1965 for a show at the University of Vermont’s Patrick Gym in Burlington, VT. Despite this concert placard depicting Dylan in an acoustic setting, this concert broadside / billboard / placard / … Continue reading →

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Big Band Concert Posters from World War II Era

Posted on March 22, 2011 by postercentral

Four big band concert posters from 1940, original window cards from little-known bandleaders in the Midwest while America raged at war.  These 70-year old placards may not have recognizable musicians, but they strongly evoke an era when swing music was … Continue reading →

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Jackson 5 Window Card 1970 Motown Legends Early in Career

Posted on March 19, 2011 by postercentral

A 1970 Jackson 5 concert poster from their huge debut year. Michael Jackson was not even a teenager yet for this Jacksonville, FL show, advertised by a large Day-Glo Globe concert poster that harkens back to the poster styles of … Continue reading →

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Led Zeppelin Concert Poster – Jacksonville, Florida 1969

Posted on March 8, 2011 by postercentral

An original Led Zeppelin concert poster from August 24, 1969 for a show at the Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum in Jacksonville, FL. This concert advertising placard captures the British giants touring off their first album, “Led Zeppelin,” in the summer of … Continue reading →

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