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MMuch of this section is devoted to 1970s poster art advertising live music at the Armadillo World Headquarters, the Vulcan Gas Company, and the Soap Creek Saloon. These three Austin, Texas venues presented performers that included 13th Floor Elevators, Leo Kottke, Greasy Wheels, Joy of Cooking, It's a Beautiful Day, Bill Monroe & The Blue Grass Boys, Hoyt Axton, Dr. John, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Loudon Wainwright, Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen, Asleep at the Wheel, Tracy Nelson & Mother Earth, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Kinky Friedman & The Texas Jewboys, Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band, Boz Scaggs, and Bruce Springsteen, among others. Gilbert Shelton, Jim Franklin, Michael Priest, Guy Juke, and Ken Featherston were the primary poster artists for the three venues.
Also listed in Miscellaneous is the famous Grateful Dead poster that was banned by the Radio City Music Hall, and a Bill Graham Presents 1995 poster from the BGP series (BGP-116) that features the Grateful Dead and the Dave Matthews Band. The central image is the front of a Las Vegas hotel with “Grateful Dead” spanning the top in lights.
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4/1/2008 |
The Collectors Guide to Psychedelic PostersReference Book |
Eric King |
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2/10/1967 |
City Coliseum, Austin, TX 2/10/6713th Floor Elevators |
Mark |
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2/11/1971 |
City Coliseum, Austin, TX 2/11/71John Lee Hooker |
Jim Franklin |
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6/11/1971 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 6/11-12/71Greezy Wheels |
Jim Franklin |
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7/23/1971 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 7/23-24/71Leo Kottke |
Jim Franklin |
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10/30/1971 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 10/30-31/71Halloween Pumpkin Stomp with: |
Jim Franklin |
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1/22/1972 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 1/22/72Balcones Fault |
Jim Franklin |
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5/12/1973 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 5/12/73Joy of Cooking |
Ken Featherston |
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6/29/1973 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 6/29-30/73Michael Murphy & the Cosmic Cowboy Orchestra |
Michael Priest |
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7/13/1973 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 7/13-14/73Don Sanders |
Ken Featherston |
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8/1/1973 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 8/1-4/73A Guest Band Appearing Nightly |
Ken Featherston |
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8/8/1973 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 8/8-11/73Greezy Wheels |
Ken Featherston |
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9/26/1973 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 9/26-29/73Little Feat |
Micael Priest |
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11/14/1973 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 11/14-17/73Tom T. Hall |
Jim Franklin |
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12/14/1973 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 12/14-15/73Bill Monroe & the Blue Grass Boys |
Unknown |
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1/18/1974 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 1/18-19/74Navasota |
Guy Juke |
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3/1/1974 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 3/1-2/74New Riders of the Purple Sage |
Michael Arth |
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3/15/1974 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 3/15-16/74Bruce Springsteen |
Jim Franklin |
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3/22/1974 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 3/22-23/74Michael Murphy |
Jim Franklin |
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3/29/1974 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 3/29-30/74Hoyt Axton |
Michael Arth |
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4/12/1974 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 4/12-13/74Boz Scaggs |
Michael Arth |
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4/15/1974 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 4/15/74Dr. John |
Ken Featherston |
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4/19/1974 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 4/18-21/74Buffy Sainte-Marie (4/19-20) |
Micael Priest |
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4/24/1974 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 4/24/74Jo Jo Gunne |
Ken Featherston |
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5/3/1974 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 5/3-4/74Loudon Wainwright |
Guy Juke |
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5/10/1974 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 5/10-11/74Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band |
Jim Franklin |
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5/22/1974 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 5/22-23/74Wet Willie |
Ken Featherston |
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6/15/1974 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 6/15/74Mose Allison & Alex Moore |
Micael Priest |
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6/27/1974 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 6/27-28/74Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen |
J. Downey |
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6/30/1974 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 6/30/74Marshall Tucker Band |
Ken Featherston |
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9/21/1974 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 9/21/74Loudon Wainwright |
Guy Juke |
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9/25/1974 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 9/25-26/74Marshall Tucker Band |
Ken Featherston |
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9/29/1974 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 9/29/74David Bromberg |
Guy Juke |
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12/13/1974 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 12/13-14/74Tracy Nelson & Mother Earth |
Micael Priest |
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12/31/1974 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 12/31/74 & 1/1/75Marshall Tucker Band |
Micael Priest |
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2/9/1975 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 2/4-5/75New Riders of the Purple Sage |
Guy Juke |
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2/13/1975 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 2/13-14/75Commander Cody |
Ken Featherston |
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2/19/1975 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 2/19-20/75Deodato |
Ken Featherston |
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2/28/1975 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 2/28 & 3/2/75The Flying Burrito Brothers |
Jim Franklin |
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4/25/1975 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 4/25-26/75Too Smooth |
Ken Featherston |
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6/17/1975 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 6/17-18/75Kinky Friedman & the Texas Jewboys |
Micael Priest |
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6/20/1975 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 6/20-21/75Chuck Mangione |
Ken Featherston |
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6/22/1975 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 6/22/75Balcones Fault |
Micael Priest |
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8/2/1975 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 8/2/75Commander Cody & his Lost Planet Airmen |
Guy Juke |
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8/7/1975 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 8/7/75The Charlie Daniels Band |
Jim Franklin |
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8/13/1975 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 8/13-15/75Mighty Clouds of Joy |
Ken Featherston |
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8/16/1975 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 8/16-17/75Freddie Fender |
Micael Priest |
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10/20/1975 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 10/20-21/75Shawn Phillips |
Guy Juke |
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10/22/1975 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 10/22/75Savoy Brown |
Ken Featherston |
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10/31/1975 |
Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 10/31 & 11/1/75Greezy Wheels |
Jim Franklin |
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