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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]].  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]].  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.
 
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.


==Line up==
==Line up==
===Friday===
* Zachary Richard
* John Hiatt
* Bo Diddley
* Bo Diddley
* Los Lobos
* Nanci Griffith
* The Commodores
* Take 6
* BoDeans
* John Mayall
* C. J. Chenier
* Foster & Lloyd
* Born Divas
* Born Divas
* John Faddis
* [[Sun Ra]]
* NRBQ
* Dash Rip Rock
* [[Birmingham Concert Chorale]]
* Tedesco Trio
* Avalon Trio
===Saturday==
* New River Band
* [[Topper Price]] and the Upsetters
* [[Proxy]]
* Sara Hickman
* Marcia Ball Band
* O. J. Ekemode and his Nigerian Allstars
* Subdudes
* Subdudes
* The Kinsey Report
* Dr John
* O. J. Ekemode and his Nigerian AllStars
* Los Lobos
* [[Fairfield Four]]
* [[Plaid Camels]]
* Wind Machine
* Pedestrians
* [[Diptones]]
* [[Locust Fork (band)|Locust Fork]]
* [[Slick Lilly]]
* [[Slick Lilly]]
* [[Vova Nova]]
* [[Vova Nova]]
* [[Lolly Lee]] and [[Anthony Crawford]]
* Wayne Toups
* [[Topper Price and the Upsetters]]
* New Potato Caboose
* Bodeans
* Diptones
* [[New Boys]]
* Johnny Shines
* Eddie Harris
* Foster and Lloyd
* [[Alabama Symphony Orchestra]]
* Nanci Griffith
* Steve Sedberry
* Malcolm Dalglish
* Jim Aycock
* Radar Rose
* [[Children's Dance Foundation]]
* David Amram
* Whited String Band with James Bryan and Tom Jackson
* McKinley James, Jr
* Betty Fykes and Carlton Reese
* The [[Four Eagles]]
* The [[Gospel Harmonettes]]
* Jim Brock
* J. T. Perkins
* [[Birmingham Sunlights]]
* Fairfield Four
* Bruce Murray
* Stratford Quartet
* [[Birmingham Opera Theatre]]
* [[Red Mountain Chamber Orchestra]]
* [[Kathryn Tucker Windham]]
* L-Rancho Liars Club of Arab
* [[Gandy Dancers]]
 
==Sunday==
* Charlotte Guffin
* Anita Spratt  Smith
* Fairfield Four
* Johnny Adams
* Ricky Skaggs
* [[Alabama Symphony Orchestra]]
* The [[Commodores]]
* [[Follow For Now]]
* [[Telluride]]
* [[Eric Essix]]
* The Montanas
* Will and the Bushmen
* Inner Circle
* Kinsey Report
* [[Birmingham Heritage Band]]
* Juliet Arrington
* Freedom Choir
* [[Corinth Baptist Church]] choir
* [[Birmingham Sunlights]]
* Wind Machine
* Koko Taylor Band
* Mac McAnally Band
* Take 6
* Rona Craig
* [[Parker High School]] ensemble
* Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer
* Deason Family Christian Harmony Singers
* Wiregrass Sacred Harp Singers
* [[Sterling Jubilee Gospel Singers]]
* Luella Hatchett and the Family
* Albert Macon and Robert Thomas
* Jerry McCain
* Charlie Louvin and Band
* Sand Mountain Boys
* [[First United Methodist Church]] choir
* Betty Sue Shepherd
* [[Birmingham Piano Trio]]


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Revision as of 12:37, 26 October 2008

The 1990 City Stages was the 2nd annual edition of "Birmingham's World-Class Music Festival", held June 15-17, 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.

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.

Line up

Friday

=Saturday

Sunday

Preceded by:
1989 City Stages 		City Stages
1990 		Succeeded by:
1991 City Stages

References

  • Carlton, Bob (June 12, 1998) "City Stages retrospective." Birmingham News.
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