Open since 1926 Bohemian Caverns is a jazz venue that is A key historic landmark in the “U Street Corridor” in DC. It is considered one of the nations oldest, jazz clubs in the world.
2001 Eleventh Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001
John Lee Hooker played his first gig at Apex bar back in 1943.
7649 Oakland St. Detroit, Michigan
Rudy Van Gelder’s Studio is a location where practically every major jazz musician of the 1950s and 1960s was recorded. Rudy Van Gelder was considered the greatest recording engineer of all time.
445 Sylvan Ave, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
The Watts Club Mozambique was established in 1969 by Detroiter Cornelius Watts to showcase local talent.
8406 Fenkell St Detroit, Michigan 48238
July 12, 1979 when radio personality Steve Dahl staged a Disco Demolition Night at the Old Comiskey Park in Chicago
324 West 35th Street Chicago, Illinois
The MC5 pad in Ann Arbor was a hub for local rock bands and activists that were in Ann Arbor.
1510 Hill St. Ann Arbor, Michigan
Iggy Pop and his band the Stooges got started in this home. It was a hot spot in the local Ann Arbor music scene.
1324 Forest Court Ann Arbor, Michigan
The Blue Bird Inn was “The hippest modern jazz nightspot” in Detroit during the city’s bebop era.
5021 Tireman St. Detroit, Michigan
Joni Mitchell lived in Detroit in this building on the fifth floor between 1965 and early 1967.
92 W. Ferry St. Detroit, Michigan
State of The Union bar was a lounge and live performance venue in North West DC, on the historic “U Street Corridor”.
1357 U Street NW Washington DC, DC 20009
When it opened in 1910 the Howard Theatre it was known as “the largest colored theatre in the world.” After falling to disarray it was restored and reopened in 2012.
620 T Street Washington, DC 20001
Levi Stubbs was the lead vocalist of the legendary musical Motown group The Four Tops. The Detroit-based quartet also included Renaldo “Obie” Benson, Lawrence Payton and Abdul “Duke” Fakir.
18512 Santa Barbara, Detroit, Michigan
