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Rockefeller's
Live music venue in Houston, Texas From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rockefeller's is a live music venue located in Houston, Texas.[1]
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History
In 1979, Sanford and Susan Criner opened Rockefeller's to serve as a performance space for Houston's music scene. The Criners wanted to create a place where both local talent and already-established acts could play to Houston crowds.[2] They already owned a former bank building, designed by Joseph Finger in 1925; they turned it into a club and used proceeds to renovate the space.[3][4][5][6]
The building's architecture lent itself to a unique performance space. The old bank vault became an artists’ dressing room, while the large lobby created a distinct acoustic atmosphere. Seating was two-tiered, with some of the audience on the ground level and some in balconies that nearly extended over the stage.[7] The venue could seat about 325 guests.[2]
Rockefeller's closed as a public venue in 1997. The owners of Star Pizza purchased the building and it was a private event and wedding space from 1999 to 2014.[8] In 2016, concerts returned to Rockefeller's for the first time in nearly 20 years.[9]
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Noted performers
List of noted performers during the 80s and 90s:[10][11]
- Angela Bofill
- B.B. King
- Bo Diddley
- Bonnie Raitt
- Carl Perkins
- Cheap Trick
- Chet Atkins
- Count Basie
- Dixie Chicks
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Don McLean
- Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
- Dwight Yoakam
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Emmylou Harris
- The Fabulous Thunderbirds
- Fats Domino
- Garth Brooks
- James Brown
- Janis Ian
- Jesse Colin Young
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- Joe Ely
- John Lee Hooker
- John Hiatt
- Jorma Kaukonen
- Lyle Lovett
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External links
- Houston Folk Music Archive (Woodson Research Center, Rice University)
- Houston Folk Music Archive Guide (Woodson Research Center, Rice University)
References
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