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==Line-up== | ==Line-up== | ||
===Friday=== | ===Friday=== | ||
* [[Tim Dewitt]] | * [[Tim Dewitt]] and Bounty Hunter | ||
* Webb Wilder and the Beatnecks | |||
* Webb Wilder | |||
* John Prine | * John Prine | ||
* Georgia Satellites | * Georgia Satellites | ||
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* Alex Chilton | * Alex Chilton | ||
* John Hiatt | * John Hiatt | ||
* [[Sun Ra]] | * [[Sun Ra]] and his Intergalactic Arkestra | ||
* Beausoleil | * Beausoleil | ||
* Ellis Marsalis | * Ellis Marsalis | ||
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* The Wagoneers | * The Wagoneers | ||
* Travis Tritt | * Travis Tritt | ||
* [[ | * [[Proxy]] | ||
* [[Lolly Lee]], [[Pete Nice]] and [[Don Tinsley]] | |||
* Whited Old-Time String Band | |||
* [[Four Eagles]] | |||
* Baldwin County Polka Band | |||
* [[Johnny Shines[[ | |||
* [[Jerry McCain]] | |||
* Madison County Ramblers | |||
* [[Albert Macon]] and [[Robert Thomas]] | |||
* Bluegrass Four | |||
* [[Kathryn Tucker Windham]] | |||
* Blair Hobbs, Janet McAdams and Michael Rosen (poetry) | |||
* Arlin Moon Family | |||
* Hipp and Hicks | |||
* [[Cousin Cliff]] Holman | |||
* [[Birmingham Suzuki Violins]] | |||
* Radical Network | |||
===Sunday=== | ===Sunday=== | ||
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* [[Corinth Baptist Church]] Choir | * [[Corinth Baptist Church]] Choir | ||
* [[Mt Canaan]] Full Gospel Choir | * [[Mt Canaan]] Full Gospel Choir | ||
* [[Three on a String]] | |||
* Travis Tritt | |||
* Charlie Louvin | |||
* [[Gospel Harmonettes]] | |||
* [[Birmingham Sunlights]] | |||
* Greene County Bluesmen | |||
* [[Sterling Jubilees]] | |||
* James Bryan | |||
* Bessie Woodward | |||
* Steve Sedberry | |||
* Johnny Adams | * Johnny Adams | ||
* [[Eric Essix]] | * [[Eric Essix]] | ||
* Bebe and Cece Winans | * Bebe and Cece Winans | ||
* [[SuperJazz Big Band|UAB SuperJazz]] | * [[SuperJazz Big Band|UAB SuperJazz]] | ||
* The [[Temptations]] with the [[Alabama Symphony Orchestra]] | * The [[Temptations]] with the [[Alabama Symphony Orchestra]] | ||
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Revision as of 12:45, 26 October 2008
The 1989 City Stages was the inaugural edition of "Birmingham's World-Class Music Festival". The entire festival took place on five stages within Linn Park on June 16-18 with about 70 acts. Tickets cost $3.00 per day or $5.00 for the weekend and beer was served in re-usable yellow plastic mugs. The estimated attendance for the weekend was 38,000.
Line-up
Friday
- Tim Dewitt and Bounty Hunter
- Webb Wilder and the Beatnecks
- John Prine
- Georgia Satellites
Saturday
- The Nighthawks
- Chuck Berry
- Alex Chilton
- John Hiatt
- Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Arkestra
- Beausoleil
- Ellis Marsalis
- Birmingham Heritage Jazz Band featuring Erskine Hawkins
- The Cast
- The Snakes
- Locust Fork Band
- Steve Forbert
- The Wagoneers
- Travis Tritt
- Proxy
- Lolly Lee, Pete Nice and Don Tinsley
- Whited Old-Time String Band
- Four Eagles
- Baldwin County Polka Band
- [[Johnny Shines[[
- Jerry McCain
- Madison County Ramblers
- Albert Macon and Robert Thomas
- Bluegrass Four
- Kathryn Tucker Windham
- Blair Hobbs, Janet McAdams and Michael Rosen (poetry)
- Arlin Moon Family
- Hipp and Hicks
- Cousin Cliff Holman
- Birmingham Suzuki Violins
- Radical Network
Sunday
- Nicolette Larson
- Corinth Baptist Church Choir
- Mt Canaan Full Gospel Choir
- Three on a String
- Travis Tritt
- Charlie Louvin
- Gospel Harmonettes
- Birmingham Sunlights
- Greene County Bluesmen
- Sterling Jubilees
- James Bryan
- Bessie Woodward
- Steve Sedberry
- Johnny Adams
- Eric Essix
- Bebe and Cece Winans
- UAB SuperJazz
- The Temptations with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra
| Preceded by: none |
City Stages 1989 |
Succeeded by: 1990 City Stages |
References
- Carlton, Bob (June 12, 1998) "City Stages retrospective." Birmingham News.