1990 City Stages: Difference between revisions

From Bhamwiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
No edit summary
 
(2 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
[[File:1990 City Stages poster.png|right|thumb|275px]]
[[File:1990 City Stages poster.png|right|thumb|275px]]
The '''1990 City Stages''' was the 2nd annual edition of "Birmingham's World-Class Music Festival", held [[June 15]]-[[June 17|17]], [[1990]]. 115 acts performed on 7 stages. The ticket price remained the same, $3 per day or $5 for the weekend, and the estimated attendance was 75,000. A crew from MTV filmed a segment at the festival.
The '''1990 City Stages''' was the 2nd annual edition of "Birmingham's World-Class Music Festival", held [[June 15]]-[[June 17|17]], [[1990]] at [[Linn Park]]. A total of 115 acts performed on 7 stages, with additional arts and crafts exhibits on view. The estimated attendance was 75,000, in line with the expected 60,000 to 80,000.


In addition to the music, City Stages 1990 featured a "Sun Strut" street parade, the [[Alabama Folklife Festival]] with numerous workshops and demonstrations, a children's festival with learning activities and special museum tours, an "Art-on-Site" visual arts exhibition, six architect-designed festival gateways, [[City Stages Jazz Camp]] for school students and a songwriter's workshop and showcase.
The ticket price remained the same, $3 per day or $5 for an advance weekend pass, available at [[Food-World]] and [[AmSouth]] locations. Children's one-day tickets were sold for $1, which children under 6 admitted free. The service charge for telephone orders through Fastix was $1.25.
 
Corporate sponsorships increased greatly, with Jell-O and Oscar Mayer joining Coca-Cola, [[Food-World]] and [[AmSouth Bank]]. The [[City of Birmingham]] contributed $25,000, as well as in-kind services. [[Jefferson County]] allocated $35,000, giving the festival a budget of about $565,000 in cash, with another $145,000 in donated services.
 
In addition to the music, City Stages 1990 featured a "Sun Strut" street parade and an "Art-on-Site" visual arts exhibition. The [[Alabama Folklife Festival]] added craft demonstrations, with area artisans making gourd martin houses, various types of baskets, fish nets and traps, quilts, pottery, woodwork and saddles.
 
City Stages 1990 also showcased six architect-designed festival gateways. The [[City Stages Jazz Camp]] and a songwriter's workshop offered instruction for school students. A crew from MTV filmed a segment at the festival.
 
The [[Birmingham Museum of Art]], [[Discovery Place]], [[Red Mountain Museum]] and [[Birmingham Public Library]] contributed to the array of children's activities, including a "book walk" and a whale-themed ecology exhibit.


==Line up==
==Line up==
{|-
| valign="top" |
===Friday===
===Friday===
* Zachary Richard
* popular stages:
* John Hiatt
** [[Born Divas]] (7:00)
* Bo Diddley
** Zachary Richard (7:30)
* Born Divas
** NRBQ (8:00)
* John Faddis
** John Faddis (8:15)
* [[Sun Ra]]
** John Hiatt (9:00)
* NRBQ
** [[Sun Ra]] (9:45)
* Dash Rip Rock
** Dash Rip Rock (9:55)
* [[Birmingham Concert Chorale]]
** Bo Diddly (10:30)
* Tedesco Trio
* Classical Stage
* Avalon Trio
** workshops (1:00)
 
** master classes (2:30)
** students (4:00)
** Tedesco Trio (8:00)
** Avalon Trio (8:30)
* other
** [[Birmingham Concert Chorale]]
| valign="top" |
===Saturday===
===Saturday===
* New River Band
* popular stages
* [[Topper Price]] and the Upsetters
** [[New River Band]] (12:00)
* [[Proxy]]
** Diptones (12:20)
* Sara Hickman
** [[Plaid Camels]] (12:30)
* Marcia Ball Band
** [[Topper Price]] and the Upsetters (1:00)
* O. J. Ekemode and his Nigerian Allstars
** [[New Boys]] (1:30)
* Subdudes
** Pedestrians (1:40)
* Dr John
** [[Proxy]] (2:00)
* Los Lobos
** [[Johnny Shines]] (2:40)
* [[Plaid Camels]]
** [[Locust Fork Band|Locust Fork]] (2:50)
* Pedestrians
** Sara Hickman (2:55)
* [[Locust Fork (band)|Locust Fork]]
** Eddie Harris (4:00)
* [[Slick Lilly]]
** [[Slick Lilly]] (4:00)
* [[Vova Nova]]
** Marcia Ball Band (4:05)
* Wayne Toups
** [[City Stages Jazz Camp]] band (4:35)
* New Potato Caboose
** [[Vova Nova]] (5:10)
* Bodeans
** O. J. Ekemode and his Nigerian Allstars (5:30)
* Diptones
** Foster & Lloyd (5:40)
* [[New Boys]]
** Wayne Toups (6:20)
* [[Johnny Shines]]
** Subdudes (6:50)
* Eddie Harris
** [[Alabama Symphony Orchestra]] (7:30)
* Foster and Lloyd
** New Potato Caboose (7:30)
* [[Alabama Symphony Orchestra]]
** Dr John (8:10)
* Nanci Griffith
** Nanci Griffith (8:55)
* [[Steve Sedberry]]
** BoDeans (9:15)
* Malcolm Dalglish
** Los Lobos (10:10)
* Jim Aycock
* Children's Stage
* Radar Rose
** [[Norwood Elementary School]] choir (11:15)
* [[Children's Dance Foundation]]
** [[Steve Sedberry]] (12:00)
* David Amram
** Malcolm Dalglish (1:30)
* Whited String Band with James Bryan and Tom Jackson
** Jim Aycock (2:15)
* McKinley James, Jr
** Radar Rose (3:00)
* Betty Fykes and Carlton Reese
** [[Children's Dance Foundation]] (3:45)
* The [[Four Eagles]]
** Malcolm Dalglish (4:30)
* The [[Gospel Harmonettes]]
** Jim Aycock (5:15)
* Jim Brock
** David Amram (6:00)
* J. T. Perkins
* Folklife Stage
* [[Birmingham Sunlights]]
** [[Whited String Band]] with [[James Bryan (fiddler)|James Bryan]] and [[Tom Jackson]] (11:15)
* Fairfield Four
** [[James McKinley Jr]] (12:30)
* Bruce Murray
** [[Betty Fykes]] and [[Carlton Reese]] (1:15)
* Stratford Quartet
** [[Four Eagles]] and [[Gospel Harmonettes]] (2:00)
* [[Birmingham Opera Theatre]]
** [[Jim Brock]] (3:00)
* [[Red Mountain Chamber Orchestra]]
** [[National Sacred Harp Convention]] singers (3:45)
* [[Kathryn Tucker Windham]]
** [[J. T. Perkins]] and [[Sharon Winters]] (4:30)
* L-Rancho Liars Club of Arab
** [[Birmingham Sunlights]] and [[Fairfield Four]] (5:15)
* [[Gandy Dancers]]
* Folklife Talking Tent
 
** [[Kathryn Tucker Windham]] (12:00)
==Sunday==
** [[L Rancho Liars Club of Arab]] (1:30)
* Charlotte Guffin
** Khene music from Laos (2:15)
* Anita Spratt  Smith
** music of the [[Civil Rights Movement]] (3:00)
* Fairfield Four
** [[Gandy Dancers]] (3:45)
* Johnny Adams
** story of the [[Freedom Quilting Bee]] (4:30)
* Ricky Skaggs
** [[Faye Brown]] (5:15)
* [[Alabama Symphony Orchestra]]
* Classical Stage
* The [[Commodores]]
** workshop for young composers (9:00)
* [[Follow For Now]]
** university prep program students (1:00)
* [[Telluride]]
** Bruce Murray (2:30)
* [[Eric Essix]]
** Stratford Quartet (4:00)
* The Montanas
** [[Birmingham Opera Theater]] (5:30)
* Will and the Bushmen
** [[Red Mountain Chamber Orchestra]] (7:00)
* Inner Circle
** Malcolm Dalglish (8:55)
* Kinsey Report
| valign="top" |
* [[Birmingham Heritage Band]]
===Sunday===
* Juliet Arrington
* popular stages
* Freedom Choir
** [[Birmingham Heritage Band]] (12:30)
* [[Corinth Baptist Church]] choir
** [[Follow For Now]] (12:30)
* [[Birmingham Sunlights]]
** [[Charlotte Guffin]] (12:30)
* Wind Machine
** [[Juliet Arrington]] (1:20)
* Koko Taylor Band
** [[Anita Spratt-Smith]] (1:30)
* Mac McAnally Band
** [[Telluride]] (1:30)
* Take 6
** [[Freedom Choir]] (2:00)
* Rona Craig
** Fairfield Four (2:30)
* [[Parker High School]] ensemble
** [[Eric Essix]] (2:40)
* Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer
** [[Corinth Baptist Chuch]] choir (2:55)
* Deason Family Christian Harmony Singers
** [[Johnny Adams]] (3:40)
* Wiregrass Sacred Harp Singers
** [[Birmingham Sunlights]] (3:50)
* [[Sterling Jubilee Gospel Singers]]
** The Montanas (3:50)
* Luella Hatchett and the Family
** Wind Machine (4:40)
* Albert Macon and Robert Thomas
** Will & The Bushmen (5:10)
* Jerry McCain
** Ricky Skaggs (5:30)
* Charlie Louvin and Band
** Koko Taylor Band (5:50)
* Sand Mountain Boys
** Inner Circle (6:30)
* [[First United Methodist Church]] choir
** Mac McAnally Band (7:10)
* Betty Sue Shepherd
** [[Alabama Symphony Orchestra]] (7:30)
* [[Birmingham Piano Trio]]
** Kinsey Report (7:55)
** [[The Commodores]] (9:15)
* Children's Stage
** [[Rona Craig]] (12:00)
** [[Children's Dance Foundation]] (12:45)
** Cathy Fink & Mary Marxer (1:30)
** Jim Aycock (2:15)
** Radar Rose (3:00)
** [[Parker High School]] ensemble (3:45)
** [[Children's Dance Foundation]] (4:30)
** Cathy Fink & Mary Marxer (5:15)
* Folklife Stage
** sacred music (12:30)
** [[Whited Old-Time String Band]] (2:00)
** [[Albert Macon]] and [[Robert Thomas]] (3:00)
** [[Jerry McCain]] (3:45)
** [[Charlie Louvin]] and band (4:45)
** [[Sand Mountain Boys]] (5:45)
* Folklife Talking Tent
** [[Kathryn Tucker Windham]] (1:00)
** [[Deason Family]] Christian Harmony Singers (1:45)
** Wiregrass Sacred Harp Singers (2:30)
** washboards, pie plates, handsaws & more (3:15)
** [[Nora Ezell]] narrative quilts (4:00)
** [[D. J. Cannon]] gourd martin houses (4:45)
** [[Tommie Bass]] herbal lore (5:30)
* Classical Stage
** [[First United Methodist Church]] choir (2:00)
** Betty Sue Shephard (3:00)
** [[Birmingham Music Club]] scholarship winners (4:00)
** [[Birmingham Piano Trio]] (5:00)
* other
** Take 6
** [[Sterling Jubilee Gospel Singers]]
** Luella Hatchett and the Family
|}


{{City Stages}}
{{City Stages}}


==References==
==References==
* Carlton, Bob (June 12, 1998) "City Stages retrospective." ''Birmingham News''.
* Troup, Randy (June 9, 1990) "City Stages— 36 hours of fun for $5." ''Anniston Star'', p. 7-8
* Carlton, Bob (June 12, 1998) "City Stages retrospective." {{BN}}


[[Category:City Stages]]
[[Category:City Stages]]
[[Category:1990 events|City Stages]]
[[Category:1990 events|City Stages]]

Latest revision as of 22:10, 21 October 2020

1990 City Stages poster.png

The 1990 City Stages was the 2nd annual edition of "Birmingham's World-Class Music Festival", held June 15-17, 1990 at Linn Park. A total of 115 acts performed on 7 stages, with additional arts and crafts exhibits on view. The estimated attendance was 75,000, in line with the expected 60,000 to 80,000.

The ticket price remained the same, $3 per day or $5 for an advance weekend pass, available at Food-World and AmSouth locations. Children's one-day tickets were sold for $1, which children under 6 admitted free. The service charge for telephone orders through Fastix was $1.25.

Corporate sponsorships increased greatly, with Jell-O and Oscar Mayer joining Coca-Cola, Food-World and AmSouth Bank. The City of Birmingham contributed $25,000, as well as in-kind services. Jefferson County allocated $35,000, giving the festival a budget of about $565,000 in cash, with another $145,000 in donated services.

In addition to the music, City Stages 1990 featured a "Sun Strut" street parade and an "Art-on-Site" visual arts exhibition. The Alabama Folklife Festival added craft demonstrations, with area artisans making gourd martin houses, various types of baskets, fish nets and traps, quilts, pottery, woodwork and saddles.

City Stages 1990 also showcased six architect-designed festival gateways. The City Stages Jazz Camp and a songwriter's workshop offered instruction for school students. A crew from MTV filmed a segment at the festival.

The Birmingham Museum of Art, Discovery Place, Red Mountain Museum and Birmingham Public Library contributed to the array of children's activities, including a "book walk" and a whale-themed ecology exhibit.

Line up

Friday

  • popular stages:
    • Born Divas (7:00)
    • Zachary Richard (7:30)
    • NRBQ (8:00)
    • John Faddis (8:15)
    • John Hiatt (9:00)
    • Sun Ra (9:45)
    • Dash Rip Rock (9:55)
    • Bo Diddly (10:30)
  • Classical Stage
    • workshops (1:00)
    • master classes (2:30)
    • students (4:00)
    • Tedesco Trio (8:00)
    • Avalon Trio (8:30)
  • other

Saturday

Sunday

City Stages
Site: Linn Park and Downtown Birmingham
By year: 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998
1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009
Miscellaneous: Gallery of City Stages posters

References

  • Troup, Randy (June 9, 1990) "City Stages— 36 hours of fun for $5." Anniston Star, p. 7-8
  • Carlton, Bob (June 12, 1998) "City Stages retrospective." The Birmingham News
Retrieved from "http://bhamwiki.com/w/index.php?title=1990_City_Stages&oldid=171288"