News Release

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News Release

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Contains print news releases relating to venues, concerts, and musicians important to Charlotte's Musical History

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Miles Davis, Count Basie At Next JazzCharlotte
Article from the Charlotte Observer in 1990 announcing Miles Davis, the Count Basie Orchestra, and Ahmad Jamal would all be featured in the 1990 Jazz Charlotte Festival.

Jazz Charlotte KidsJazz
Describing the tools by which Jazz Charlotte sought to make Jazz accessible to the new generation of music listeners. Led by inspirational jazz, gospel, country, and blues artists; Jazz Charlotte offered many options to entertain and inform children.…

Jazz Charlotte News Release
Informational poster meant to inform and excite prospective attendees of Jazz Charlotte 1990

Best of Charlotte Bar Hopping
This page of Creative Loafing, a Charlotte Newspaper, lists the editors picks for the best bars of Charlotte.

Blues Flash for March
This is a blues music news release, it is a mailer from the Double Door Inn with information on local artists and upcoming shows.

Double Door Inn Packs Up and Heads For South End
Article in Creative Loafing, a Charlotte based newspaper, explaining why the Double Door Inn is moving to a new location. expresses the hopes of the owners and the pitfalls of their old location, shows an expanding Charlotte music scene.

2 New Nightclubs Set The Stage For Area and Cutting-Edge Rock
Newspaper article in the Charlotte Observer noting the opening of Tremont Music Hall and Fat City, important night clubs in Charlotte. Contains interviews with the owners as well as information pertaining to upcoming shows.

Radio Service Put WAYS, WBT On Top
This article, from the July 25, 1975, issue of The Charlotte News describes the top three radio stations in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area. WBT and WSOC were among the top stations because of their news coverage and music performances.

"Biggest Dome in the World", article from Charlotte News special edition, 1954.
Photograph from article "Biggest Dome in the World", on page 23 of Charlotte News special section promoting Charlotte in 1954. Shows the construction of the dome of Charlotte Coliseum, which was the largest unsupported steel dome in the world.

"Biggest Dome in the World" article from Charlotte News special edition, 1954 showing picture of model.
This image, from a promotional section of Charlotte News 1954, shows the architect's model of Charlotte Colliseum and Oven's Auditorium.
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