1993 City Stages
City Stages 1993 was the 5th annual edition of "Birmingham's World-Class Music Festival", held June 18-20, 1993. 170 acts played on 11 stages. Weekend passes cost $14. The estimated attendance was 245,000.
The first evening ended with the 3rd annual laser light show on the face of Birmingham City Hall sponsored by I-95 and Big B Drugs. Saturday afternoon was highlighted by the 5th annual "Street Strut" featuring organized teams sponsored by local businesses as well as spontaneous strutters. Four "architectural monuments" were entered into competition. WZRR-FM sponsored a karaoke booth at the corner of 5th Avenue North and 20th Street.
Other special events included a songwriters' showcase on June 17 at Louie Louie, a songwriters' workshop on June 18 at the Alabama Power Building, an ecumenical service of thanksgiving at the Cathedral Church of the Advent, the 2nd annual City Stages/Hibbett 5K run and Fox 21 Fun Run, and special performances of the J. L. Lowe / Karma Ibsen musical "Tuxedo Junction", directed by Mercedes Ellington with the UAB Department of Theatre and Dance.
Line up
Friday
- Jazz Camp All-Stars
- David Lindley
- Lickety Split
- Glenn Tolbert
- Doc Watson
- James Dean Hicks
- Hugh Prestwood
- Lisa Palas
- Robert Byrne
- Don Van Tress
- Pierce Pettis
- Chris Smither
- Birmingham Afrikan Dance Coalition
- Mor Thiam and His Drums of Fire
- Jothan Callins and the Sounds of Togetherness
- Birmingham Heritage Band
- Wayne Henderson and the Next Crusade
- Sugar La Las
- OJ Ekemode and his Nigerian Allstars
- Bobby Blue Bland
- Richard Thompson
- Jerry Jeff Walker
- Me Phi Me
- Jellyfish
- Etta James
- Waylon Jennings
Saturday
- Warblers men's chorus
- Poonanny
- Hit
- Flashback
- Whited String Band
- SculpturEssence
- Jimmy Pritchett
- Auntie Litter
- Triumph State Soul Crusaders
- Kathryn Tucker Windham
- Blues All Stars
- Countess Felder
- Space Camp
- Kokomo Blues Band
- Wiregrass Sacred Harp Singers
- Juzz Two
- Eddie Wohlford
- Children's Dance Foundation
- Ron & Ann Surace
- First Baptist Church of Woodlawn choir
- Stevie and the Stealers
- Jim Bell Trio
- Remy Zero
- Texas Radio
- The Echoes
- Tease
- Rick Carter
- Birmingham Children's Theatre
- Kuni Mikami Quartet
- New Hope Baptist Church choir
- Gandy Dancers
- Proxy
- Itchy Wigs
- Slick Lilly
- New Orleans Klezmer All Stars
- Jack Landers
- Roots Posse
- Stevie Tombstone
- Ensemble Europa
- John David
- Birmingham Boys Choir
- East Birmingham Church of God choir
- Buckdancer's choice
- Steve Reilly and the Mamou Playboys
- Jazz Camp students
- Ian Moore
- Jeff Finlan
- Robert Thomas
- Barry & Holly Tashian
- Marsha Gunter & Les Filmer
- More Than Conquerers Church choir
- Pickens County folk blues
- Evangeline
- Maria Muldaur
- Monte Warden
- Born Divas
- National Sacred Harp Singers
- Rock Killough
- Foxxy Fatts
- Alice Bargeron
- Ellis Paul
- Virginia Atwater & Gregory Thomas
- Mor Thiam and his Drums of Fire
- Pops-ical Players
- Our Lady of Fatima Church choir
- Mt Moriah Baptist Church choir
- First Baptist Church of Ensley choir
- Guiding Light Church choir
- Front Porch String Band
- Frances Renzi
- Dan Baird
- Katie Sankey
- Lost in the Mail
- Brother Cane
- Holmes Brothers
- John McCutcheon
- Kevin Welch
- Delfeayo Marsalis
- Blue Rodeo
- Stanley Turrentine
- Johnny Winter
- Ruth Brown
- The Bellamy Brothers
- Subdudes
- Hugh Masekela
- Jimmy Dale Gilmore
- Little Richard
Sunday
- Total Assets
- Electric City Blues Band
- Month of Sundays
- Jackson Trace
- Lonesone Pine Fiddlers
- Truth & Right
- Roger Day
- Birmingham Area Youth Theatre
- Ensemble Europa
- Prince Yelder and Praise & Adoration
- Kathryn Tucker Windham
- Margaret Charles Smith
- Promise
- Ona Watson
- Vallejo
- J. Willoughby
- Angelic Harmonizers
- Barefoot Ballet
- Lolly Lee
- Radar Rose
- Pan Harmonium
- Birmingham Choral Guild
- Stephen Schaeffer & Jane Watwood Gibbs
- Metro Voices of Praise
- After Class
- New Hope Baptist Church choir
- P.I.N.G. Choir
- Jerry McCain and the King Bees
- Cephas & Wiggins
- Osumare Afrikan Cultural Ensemble
- The Hurlers
- On the Other Hand
- Four Eagles
- Gospel Harmonettes
- Good Samaritans
- Sterling Jubilees
- Suzan & Jeff Sauls
- Jerry & Tammy Sullivan
- Lonnie Brooks
- Dianne Davidson
- Henri's Notions
- Lynn August and the Hot August Knights
- Jeff Black
- Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women
- Pele Ju Ju
- Eric Essix
- Three Walls Down
- Swampcats
- Paul Cebar and the Milwaukeans
- Birmingham Sunlights
- Dixie Hummingbirds
- Poncho Sanchez
- Rory Block
- Boukman Eksperyans
- Jason and the Scorchers
- Burning Spear
- Leo Kottke
- The Wallflowers
- Warren Zevon
- John Lee Hooker
- Junior Walker and the All-Stars
- Dionne Warwick
| Preceded by: 1992 City Stages |
City Stages 1993 |
Succeeded by: 1994 City Stages |
References
- Carlton, Bob (June 12, 1998) "City Stages retrospective." Birmingham News.