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


==Line-up==
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.
* Bo Diddley
* Los Lobos
* Nanci Griffith
* The Commodores
* Take 6
* BoDeans
* John Mayall
* C. J. Chenier
* Foster & Lloyd
* Born Divas
* Subdudes
* The Kinsey Report
* O. J. Ekemode and his Nigerian AllStars
* [[Fairfield Four]]
* Wind Machine
* [[Diptones]]
* [[Slick Lilly]]
* [[Vova Nova]]
* [[Lolly Lee]] and [[Anthony Crawford]]
* [[Topper Price and the Upsetters]]


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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.
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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.
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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.
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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==
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| valign="top" |
===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
** [[Birmingham Concert Chorale]]
| valign="top" |
===Saturday===
* popular stages
** [[New River Band]] (12:00)
** Diptones (12:20)
** [[Plaid Camels]] (12:30)
** [[Topper Price]] and the Upsetters (1:00)
** [[New Boys]] (1:30)
** Pedestrians (1:40)
** [[Proxy]] (2:00)
** [[Johnny Shines]] (2:40)
** [[Locust Fork Band|Locust Fork]] (2:50)
** Sara Hickman (2:55)
** Eddie Harris (4:00)
** [[Slick Lilly]] (4:00)
** Marcia Ball Band (4:05)
** [[City Stages Jazz Camp]] band (4:35)
** [[Vova Nova]] (5:10)
** O. J. Ekemode and his Nigerian Allstars (5:30)
** Foster & Lloyd (5:40)
** Wayne Toups (6:20)
** Subdudes (6:50)
** [[Alabama Symphony Orchestra]] (7:30)
** New Potato Caboose (7:30)
** Dr John (8:10)
** Nanci Griffith (8:55)
** BoDeans (9:15)
** Los Lobos (10:10)
* Children's Stage
** [[Norwood Elementary School]] choir (11:15)
** [[Steve Sedberry]] (12:00)
** Malcolm Dalglish (1:30)
** Jim Aycock (2:15)
** Radar Rose (3:00)
** [[Children's Dance Foundation]] (3:45)
** Malcolm Dalglish (4:30)
** Jim Aycock (5:15)
** David Amram (6:00)
* Folklife Stage
** [[Whited String Band]] with [[James Bryan (fiddler)|James Bryan]] and [[Tom Jackson]] (11:15)
** [[James McKinley Jr]] (12:30)
** [[Betty Fykes]] and [[Carlton Reese]] (1:15)
** [[Four Eagles]] and [[Gospel Harmonettes]] (2:00)
** [[Jim Brock]] (3:00)
** [[National Sacred Harp Convention]] singers (3:45)
** [[J. T. Perkins]] and [[Sharon Winters]] (4:30)
** [[Birmingham Sunlights]] and [[Fairfield Four]] (5:15)
* Folklife Talking Tent
** [[Kathryn Tucker Windham]] (12:00)
** [[L Rancho Liars Club of Arab]] (1:30)
** Khene music from Laos (2:15)
** music of the [[Civil Rights Movement]] (3:00)
** [[Gandy Dancers]] (3:45)
** story of the [[Freedom Quilting Bee]] (4:30)
** [[Faye Brown]] (5:15)
* Classical Stage
** workshop for young composers (9:00)
** university prep program students (1:00)
** Bruce Murray (2:30)
** Stratford Quartet (4:00)
** [[Birmingham Opera Theater]] (5:30)
** [[Red Mountain Chamber Orchestra]] (7:00)
** Malcolm Dalglish (8:55)
| valign="top" |
===Sunday===
* popular stages
** [[Birmingham Heritage Band]] (12:30)
** [[Follow For Now]] (12:30)
** [[Charlotte Guffin]] (12:30)
** [[Juliet Arrington]] (1:20)
** [[Anita Spratt-Smith]] (1:30)
** [[Telluride]] (1:30)
** [[Freedom Choir]] (2:00)
** Fairfield Four (2:30)
** [[Eric Essix]] (2:40)
** [[Corinth Baptist Chuch]] choir (2:55)
** [[Johnny Adams]] (3:40)
** [[Birmingham Sunlights]] (3:50)
** The Montanas (3:50)
** Wind Machine (4:40)
** 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
|}
 
{{City Stages}}


==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}}


[[Category:City Stages 1990|*]]
[[Category:City Stages]]
[[Category:1990 events|City Stages]]

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
By year: 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998
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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