Brothers Music Hall

From Bhamwiki
Revision as of 20:34, 3 February 2011 by Dystopos (talk | contribs)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Brothers Music Hall was a live music venue located in the 1926 Hollywood Country Club building on Shades Creek Parkway in Homewood from 1977 to 1981.

Dan Nolen and Tony Ruffino created the music hall, which brought in national touring acts such as The Police, Elvis Costello, Dire Straits, Hank Williams, Jr, Elvis Costello, Bob Marley, Pat Benatar, and John Prine. Bunky Anderson of Southeastern Attractions convinced them to book reliable local bands like Hotel for regular engagements.

The venue was forced to close because of the deteriorating state of the country club building. The music hall closed on New Year's Eve 1981, with a show by Hotel. New Era Productions, which had part ownership of Brothers, opened the Five Points South Music Hall in 1994, hoping to recapture the feel of Brothers Music Hall. Five Points was able to bring in nationally touring acts as well, but closed in 2003.

References

  • Ryan, Shawn (February 25, 1994) "Exercising some muscle with the clout of New Era behind it, Five Points South Music Hall has strength that its predecessors didn't." Birmingham News
  • Geiss, Chuck (February 24, 2005) "Naked Birmingham". Black & White
Retrieved from "http://bhamwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Brothers_Music_Hall&oldid=72996"