1994 City Stages
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The 1994 City Stages was the 6th annual edition of "Birmingham's World-Class Music Festival", held June 17-19, 1994 in downtown Birmingham, centered on Linn Park. 195 acts played 11 stages. The daily ticket was $10, or $14 for a weekend pass. The estimated attendance was 250,000.
Betse Henle chaired the Chubb Classical Music Oasis stage.
Poster
The 1994 City Stages poster was designed by Dan Browning
Line up
Coca Cola Classic Stage
- Friday
- 6:45: Beau Jocque & the Zydeco High Rollers
- 8:10: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- 9:45: The Band
- Saturday
- 11:30: Soul Practitioners
- 12:35: Topper Price and the Upsetters
- 1:40: Jous
- 2:45: Kelly Garrett
- 3:55: "King" Sunny Adé
- 5:35: Dallas County Line
- 7:00: A. J. Croce
- 8:25: Roomful of Blues
- 10:15: The Pointer Sisters
- Sunday
- 12:30: Scott Boyer & the Decoys
- 1:35: The Bluedads
- 2:40: Legal Tender
- 3:45: Basin Brothers
- 5:15: Tabu Ley Rochereau et Orchestre Afrisa L'International
- 6:55: Jimmy Thackery & the Drivers
- 8:40: UnityGlow
- 9:00: B. B. King
HealthSouth Stage
- Friday
- 7:00: Junior Wells
- 8:25: Michelle Shocked & the Casualties of Wah
- 10:10: George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars
- Saturday
- 11:45: Stained Mecca
- 12:50: Proxy
- 1:55: Locust Fork Band
- 3:00: Carolyn Wonderland & the Imperial Monkeys
- 4:10: Ashley Cleveland
- 5:35: Gravy
- 6:45: Keri Leigh & the Blue Devils
- 8:10: Maceo Parker & Roots Revisited
- 9:40: The Neville Brothers
- Sunday
- 12:45: The Ticks
- 1:50: Alice Bargeron
- 2:55: TBA
- 4:20: Shaver (Billy Joe Shaver & Eddy Shaver)
- 5:45: Turner Nichols
- 7:25: The Mavericks
- 9:10: Tracy Lawrence
Miller Genuine Draft Stage
- Friday
- 7:00: Jupiter Coyote
- 8:40: Robben Ford & The Blue Line
- 10:20: The Indigo Girls
- Saturday
- 12:00: Sea of Rains
- 1:05: Hungerfield
- 2:10: Space Camp
- 3:20: Vallejo
- 4:30: Shallow
- 5:40: Hank Flamingo
- 7:05: Donna the Buffalo
- 8:30: Freddy Jones Band
- 9:55: 311
- Sunday
- 12:45: Skycow
- 1:50: The Sleepys
- 2:55: Hootie & the Blowfish
- 4:15: Chuck Prophet & the Creatures of Habit
- 5:40: The Fleshtones
- 7:05: The Continental Drifters
- 8:45: Widespread Panic
Chubb Classical Music Oasis
- Friday
- 6:30: Ecumenical Service of Thanksgiving
- 8:00: Birmingham Heritage Band
- Saturday
- 1:00: Young adult musicians
- 2:00: Collage Woodwind Quintet
- 3:00: PanHarmonium
- 4:00: Alla Zingara
- 5:00: Birmingham Music Club scholarship winners
- 6:00: Kristi Tingle
- 7:00: The Whitney Trio
- 8:00: Jean Redpath
- Sunday
- 2:00: Vestavia Chancel Ringers
- 3:00: Frances Renzi
- 4:00: Birmingham Brass
- 5:00: Lisa Davis & Anthony Pattin
- 6:00: Anthony Glise
- 7:00: Magic City Boys Choir
Birmingham News/Krystal Stage
- Friday
- 7:10: Cleve Eaton & Company
- 8:20: Straight Ahead
- 9:45: Frank Morgan Quartet
- Saturday
- 11:45: Joe Giattina Orchestra
- 12:50: Joyful Sounds
- 1:55: Soul Rebels Brass Band
- 3:00: Mark Kimbrell Trio
- 4:05: City Stages Jazz Camp students & artists
- 5:30: Earl Turbinton
- 6:45: Nnenna Freelon
- 8:10: City Stages Jazz Camp All-Stars
- 9:35: George Howard
- Sunday
- 12:45: TBA
- 1:50: Pamela Cannon
- 2:55: Rock Killough & the Dixie Flyers
- 4:00: Robert Moore & the Wildcats
- 5:15: City Stages architectural competition
- 5:25: Dorothy Love Coates
- 6:50: Ronny Jordan
- 8:30: Pharaoh Sanders
Nabisco/Magic 96 Children's Stage
- Saturday
- 12:00: Auntie Litter & Pollution Patrol
- 12:45: "Shining Time Station" Live
- 1:30: Birmingham Area Youth Theater
- 2:15: Magic City Boys Choir
- 3:00: "Shining Time Station" Live
- 3:45: Metro Voices of Praise
- 4:30: Radar Rose
- 5:15: "Shining Time Station" Live
- 6:00: Nabisco activities
- Sunday
- 12:00: Children's Dance Foundation
- 12:45: Cookie Monster
- 1:30: Birmingham Children's Theatre
- 2:15: Children's Dance Foundation
- 3:00: Marvin Matthow
- 3:45: Cookie Monster
- 4:30: Alabama Youth Mass Choir
- 5:15: Nabisco activities
- 6:00: Marvin Matthow
Alabama Sampler Stage
- Friday
- 7:00: Glenn Tolbert & Company
- 8:00: Steve Kaufman
- 9:00: Lickety Split
- 10:00: Kenny Baker & Josh Graves Jr
- Saturday
- 11:30: Kathryn Tucker Windham
- 12:30: Sterling Jubilee Singers
- 1:30: Wiregrass Sacred Harp Singers
- 2:30: Norman and Nancy Blake & James Bryan
- 3:30: Carlton Reese & the Freedom Choir
- 4:30: National Sacred Harp Convention singers
- 5:20: The Sullivan Family
- 6:45: Jerry "Boogie" McCain & Microwave Dave
- 8:00: The Birmingham Sunlights
- 9:10: Santiago Jiménez Jr
- Sunday
- 12:40: The Whited Old Time String Band
- 1:30: Kathryn Tucker Windham
- 2:40: Little Jimmy Reed
- 3:35: Father's Day Gospel Program
- 6:00: Henri's Notions
- 7:00: The Hackberry Ramblers
- 8:20: Kevin Burke & Open House
Talking Tent/Dancefest
- Saturday
- 11:30: Pacific island dances
- 12:15: Tartan Heirs
- 1:00: Jumprope/Hand Jive/Playground Games
- 2:00: Nigerian traditional folk dance
- 2:45: Natyananda Indian dancers
- 3:30: Birmingham Contra Dance Society
- 4:30: The Gandy Dancers
- 5:30: Dixieland Dancers country/western show team
- Sunday
- 1:00: Hispanic Dance Olé
- 1:45: Association of Cajun Music Enthusiasts
- 2:45: "1-2-3 Red Light", folk games led by SculptureEssence
- 3:45: Greek dancers
- 4:45: Caribbean dance
Afrikan Village
- Friday
- 7:00: Truth and Right
- 8:10: Iron Lion
- 9:30: The Mystic Revealers
- Saturday:
- 12:00: Al & Pashion Lewis New Community Church choir & ensemble
- 1:10: Black Down
- 2:20: Foxxy Fatts
- 3:35: Lost in the Mail
- 5:10: The Birmingham Sunlights
- 6:25: Iron Lion
- 7:45: Boukan Ginen
- 9:30: "King" Sunny Adé
- Sunday
- 12:30: SculpturEssence
- 1:40: Jazz Two
- 2:35: Birmingham African Dance Coalition
- 3:45: Roots Posse
- 4:50: Osumare African Cultural Ensemble
- 6:00: Greatful Dread
- 7:10: Papa Jube
- 8:20: Tabu Ley Rochereau et Orchestre Afrisa L'International
BellSouth Mobility Music Café
- Friday
- 6:45: Wendy Bucklew & Skin Horse
- 7:45: Todd Snider
- 8:45: David Wilcox
- 10:05: Loudon Wainwright III
- Saturday
- 11:45: ASCAP winners
- 12:40: Eric Fiedor & the American Steel Band
- 1:35: Randy Hunter
- 2:30: Texas Rubies
- 3:25: Kevin Derryberry
- 4:20: Anthony Crawford
- 5:25: Jeff & Susan Sauls
- 6:25: Steve Young
- 7:35: Tish Hinojosa
- 8:55: Bill Morrisey
- 10:05: Norman and Nancy Blake
- Sunday
- 12:30: ASCAP winners
- 1:25: Radar Rose
- 2:20: Mark Graham
- 3:15: Rollin' in the Hay
- 4:10: Marlee McCloud & the Lonesome Choir
- 5:20: Alejandro Escovedo
- 6:35: Peter Case
- 7:50: Heartbeats Rhythm Quartet
- 9:10: Steve Forbert
GospelFest
- Saturday
- 12:00: Morningstar Baptist Church choir
- 1:00: Christ Temple Deliverance Church choir
- 2:00: Adamsville Church of God choir
- 3:00: Mt Canaan Full Gospel Mass Choir
- 4:00: New Hope Baptist Church mass choir
- Sunday
- 2:00: First Baptist Church of Kingston youth choir
- 3:00: Triumph State Soul Crusaders
- 4:00: Partners In Neighborhood Growth youth choir
External links
- 1994 City Stages program at digital.archives.alabama.gov
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References
- Carlton, Bob (June 12, 1998) "City Stages retrospective." Birmingham News