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The '''1990 City Stages''' was the 2nd annual edition of "Birmingham's World-Class Music Festival", held [[June 15]]-[[June 17|17]], [[1990]]. 40 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.
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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)
===Saturday==
** students (4:00)
* New River Band
** Tedesco Trio (8:00)
* [[Topper Price]] and the Upsetters
** Avalon Trio (8:30)
* [[Proxy]]
* other
* Sara Hickman
** [[Birmingham Concert Chorale]]
* Marcia Ball Band
| valign="top" |
* O. J. Ekemode and his Nigerian Allstars
===Saturday===
* Subdudes
* popular stages
* Dr John
** [[New River Band]] (12:00)
* Los Lobos
** Diptones (12:20)
* [[Plaid Camels]]
** [[Plaid Camels]] (12:30)
* Pedestrians
** [[Topper Price]] and the Upsetters (1:00)
* [[Locust Fork (band)|Locust Fork]]
** [[New Boys]] (1:30)
* [[Slick Lilly]]
** Pedestrians (1:40)
* [[Vova Nova]]
** [[Proxy]] (2:00)
* Wayne Toups
** [[Johnny Shines]] (2:40)
* New Potato Caboose
** [[Locust Fork Band|Locust Fork]] (2:50)
* Bodeans
** Sara Hickman (2:55)
* Diptones
** Eddie Harris (4:00)
* [[New Boys]]
** [[Slick Lilly]] (4:00)
* Johnny Shines
** Marcia Ball Band (4:05)
* Eddie Harris
** [[City Stages Jazz Camp]] band (4:35)
* Foster and Lloyd
** [[Vova Nova]] (5:10)
* [[Alabama Symphony Orchestra]]
** O. J. Ekemode and his Nigerian Allstars (5:30)
* Nanci Griffith
** Foster & Lloyd (5:40)
* Steve Sedberry
** Wayne Toups (6:20)
* Malcolm Dalglish
** Subdudes (6:50)
* Jim Aycock
** [[Alabama Symphony Orchestra]] (7:30)
* Radar Rose
** New Potato Caboose (7:30)
* [[Children's Dance Foundation]]
** Dr John (8:10)
* David Amram
** Nanci Griffith (8:55)
* Whited String Band with James Bryan and Tom Jackson
** BoDeans (9:15)
* McKinley James, Jr
** Los Lobos (10:10)
* Betty Fykes and Carlton Reese
* Children's Stage
* The [[Four Eagles]]
** [[Norwood Elementary School]] choir (11:15)
* The [[Gospel Harmonettes]]
** [[Steve Sedberry]] (12:00)
* Jim Brock
** Malcolm Dalglish (1:30)
* J. T. Perkins
** Jim Aycock (2:15)
* [[Birmingham Sunlights]]
** Radar Rose (3:00)
* Fairfield Four
** [[Children's Dance Foundation]] (3:45)
* Bruce Murray
** Malcolm Dalglish (4:30)
* Stratford Quartet
** Jim Aycock (5:15)
* [[Birmingham Opera Theatre]]
** David Amram (6:00)
* [[Red Mountain Chamber Orchestra]]
* Folklife Stage
* [[Kathryn Tucker Windham]]
** [[Whited String Band]] with [[James Bryan (fiddler)|James Bryan]] and [[Tom Jackson]] (11:15)
* L-Rancho Liars Club of Arab
** [[James McKinley Jr]] (12:30)
* [[Gandy Dancers]]
** [[Betty Fykes]] and [[Carlton Reese]] (1:15)
 
** [[Four Eagles]] and [[Gospel Harmonettes]] (2:00)
==Sunday==
** [[Jim Brock]] (3:00)
* Charlotte Guffin
** [[National Sacred Harp Convention]] singers (3:45)
* Anita Spratt  Smith
** [[J. T. Perkins]] and [[Sharon Winters]] (4:30)
* Fairfield Four
** [[Birmingham Sunlights]] and [[Fairfield Four]] (5:15)
* Johnny Adams
* Folklife Talking Tent
* Ricky Skaggs
** [[Kathryn Tucker Windham]] (12:00)
* [[Alabama Symphony Orchestra]]
** [[L Rancho Liars Club of Arab]] (1:30)
* The [[Commodores]]
** Khene music from Laos (2:15)
* [[Follow For Now]]
** music of the [[Civil Rights Movement]] (3:00)
* [[Telluride]]
** [[Gandy Dancers]] (3:45)
* [[Eric Essix]]
** story of the [[Freedom Quilting Bee]] (4:30)
* The Montanas
** [[Faye Brown]] (5:15)
* Will and the Bushmen
* Classical Stage
* Inner Circle
** workshop for young composers (9:00)
* Kinsey Report
** university prep program students (1:00)
* [[Birmingham Heritage Band]]
** Bruce Murray (2:30)
* Juliet Arrington
** Stratford Quartet (4:00)
* Freedom Choir
** [[Birmingham Opera Theater]] (5:30)
* [[Corinth Baptist Church]] choir
** [[Red Mountain Chamber Orchestra]] (7:00)
* [[Birmingham Sunlights]]
** Malcolm Dalglish (8:55)
* Wind Machine
| valign="top" |
* Koko Taylor Band
===Sunday===
* Mac McAnally Band
* popular stages
* Take 6
** [[Birmingham Heritage Band]] (12:30)
* Rona Craig
** [[Follow For Now]] (12:30)
* [[Parker High School]] ensemble
** [[Charlotte Guffin]] (12:30)
* Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer
** [[Juliet Arrington]] (1:20)
* Deason Family Christian Harmony Singers
** [[Anita Spratt-Smith]] (1:30)
* Wiregrass Sacred Harp Singers
** [[Telluride]] (1:30)
* [[Sterling Jubilee Gospel Singers]]
** [[Freedom Choir]] (2:00)
* Luella Hatchett and the Family
** Fairfield Four (2:30)
* Albert Macon and Robert Thomas
** [[Eric Essix]] (2:40)
* Jerry McCain
** [[Corinth Baptist Chuch]] choir (2:55)
* Charlie Louvin and Band
** [[Johnny Adams]] (3:40)
* Sand Mountain Boys
** [[Birmingham Sunlights]] (3:50)
* [[First United Methodist Church]] choir
** The Montanas (3:50)
* Betty Sue Shepherd
** Wind Machine (4:40)
* [[Birmingham Piano Trio]]
** Will & The Bushmen (5:10)
** Ricky Skaggs (5:30)
** Koko Taylor Band (5:50)
** Inner Circle (6:30)
** Mac McAnally Band (7:10)
** [[Alabama Symphony Orchestra]] (7:30)
** 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
|}


{{Start box}}
{{City Stages}}
{{Succession box|before=[[1989 City Stages]]
|title=[[City Stages]]
|years=[[1990]]
|after=[[1991 City Stages]]}}
{{End box}}


==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}}


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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
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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
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