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Detroit’s Apex Bar is Where John Lee Hooker Played His First Gig In 1943

John Lee Hooker played his first gig at Apex bar back in 1943.

Blues

Detroit’s Apex Bar is Where John Lee Hooker Played His First Gig In 1943

7649 Oakland St. Detroit, Michigan

Watts Mozambique, An Important 60’s Jazz Venue in Detroit

The Watts Club Mozambique was established in 1969 by Detroiter Cornelius Watts to showcase local talent.

Funk

Jazz

R&B

Watts Mozambique, An Important 60’s Jazz Venue in Detroit

8406 Fenkell St Detroit, Michigan 48238

Old Comiskey Park and Disco Demolition Night – The Night Disco Died

July 12, 1979 when radio personality Steve Dahl staged a Disco Demolition Night at the Old Comiskey Park in Chicago

Disco

House music

Old Comiskey Park and Disco Demolition Night – The Night Disco Died

324 West 35th Street Chicago, Illinois

Creem Magazine, America’s only rock ‘n’ roll magazine, was founded in 1969 by Wayne State student Barry Kramer and Brit Tony Reray in a defeated building in Detroit’s Cass Corridor.

R&B

Rock

CREEM Magazine’s First office

3729 Cass Ave. Detroit, Michigan

The MC5’s Crash Pad in Ann Arbor Was A Creative Hub

The MC5 pad in Ann Arbor was a hub for local rock bands and activists that were in Ann Arbor.

Rock

The MC5’s Crash Pad in Ann Arbor Was A Creative Hub

1510 Hill St. Ann Arbor, Michigan

Iggy Pop Rocked Here – The Stooges Original Home

Iggy Pop and his band the Stooges got started in this home. It was a hot spot in the local Ann Arbor music scene.

Rock

Iggy Pop Rocked Here – The Stooges Original Home

1324 Forest Court Ann Arbor, Michigan

Blue Bird Inn Was The Hippest Modern Jazz Nightspot in Detroit In The 50’s

The Blue Bird Inn was “The hippest modern jazz nightspot” in Detroit during the city’s bebop era.

Jazz

Blue Bird Inn Was The Hippest Modern Jazz Nightspot in Detroit In The 50’s

5021 Tireman St. Detroit, Michigan

Joni Mitchell Lived In This Apartment Building on Ferry St. Early In Her Career

Joni Mitchell lived in Detroit in this building on the fifth floor between 1965 and early 1967.

Folk

Joni Mitchell Lived In This Apartment Building on Ferry St. Early In Her Career

92 W. Ferry St. Detroit, Michigan

J Dilla’s Basement is where Slum Village, Pete Rock, D’Angelo, Jazzy Jeff and Erykah Badu Crafted Their Styles

J Dilla aka Jay Dee crafted his style from about 1992 to 1997 in a basement in Detroit. His studio gave birth to a revolutionary approach to hip-hop production.

Detroit Techno

Funk

Hip-Hop

J Dilla’s Basement is where Slum Village, Pete Rock, D’Angelo, Jazzy Jeff and Erykah Badu Crafted Their Styles

3103 East Nevada Street, Detroit, Michigan

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.

R&B

Soul