The 300-seat club off Federal Highway booked historic musicians throughout the '70s. This Fort Lauderdale bar was one of a string of clubs owned by the Hall of Fame quarterback and ladies man (hence the name) Joe Namath. It was one of the only spots where Fort Lauderdale African Americans could see the biggest national acts. King in the bad old days when Florida was segregated. Opened in 1956, it played host to James Brown, Little Richard, and B.B. Downbeat Clubĭemolished in 2012 by a church that bought the land, this Fort Lauderdale club saw its fair share of musical dynamos. Punk rock forefathers the New York Dolls played a cross-dressing gig here in 1974 that was bootlegged and released. Legendary local bassist Jaco Pastorius cut his teeth here with gigs at the Flying Machine in 19, when he was still a teenager. The most notable aspect of this Fort Lauderdale club was that its entryway was made from an old sea plane. From small clubs to gaudy arenas, here are the ten most legendary closed down Broward music venues. This got us thinking about some of the other great Broward music venues that are no longer with us. Former customers, employees, and bands will all gather at Revolution Live to celebrate and reminisce about the former Hallandale club that brought to Broward all your favorite rock bands starting in the '70s and ending in the '90s. He has been a host and organizer of The Button South Class Reunion events since 2011.This Friday and Saturday night, the Button South will hold its fifth-annual class reunion. * Michael Mark is better known to the Button South community as "Madman Mike" from the 97GTR FM Rock 'N' Roll Animals, also a DJ and light man at The Button South and the one time manager of the band Race. #thebuttonsouth #buttonsouth #buttonsouthreunion Most importantly, THANK YOU to everyone who came out to show their support for the memories and music of the ol' Button South! and big love to my co-host and guest vocalist for the night, Bill Murphy, and to Steve Stansell for joining us to introduce some of the old-school crew in the house! Additionally, huge gracias goes out to the great folks at Markee Music for their help in providing the backline and rehearsal space, and to Greg Holbrook for lightin' up the sound!Ĭontinued THANKS to the management and staff at Galuppi's for hosting the event and keeping things running smoothly, and to our friends and photographers Michael Key and Rob Concierge for capturing the evening's events and their help in promoting it! To Jimi Robinette (Heartless), Pedro Riera (Gypsy Queen), Randy LaPierre (Farrcry), Bryan Veith, Rick Fasano, Howard Goldberg, Randy Ridenour, Scott Opiela and the entire Gypsy Queen band for entertaining us in an awesome all-star jam to wrap up the night. Dirk Gilbert, Larry Schlossberg, Sean White and Frank Hill of MOTOR for kickin' off the evening in grand fashion. Mark Allen, Howi Hughes and Brad Izor of Race, along with Russ Hasty and Kenny Hasty of Canaveral, who came together for an awesome set of ' CRASH'. Paula Mattioli, Scotty Migone, Kenny Wendland and Joe A. Love ya man! And, of course, much love to original event creator and Button South hostess with the mostest, Darlene Delano.Īn incredibly big THANK YOU to all the musicians who took part in the Encore event, including but not limited to. The utmost of THANKS goes out to my partner in crime, John Loftus, for pretty much putting this entire event together!! This, and past reunions, would certainly not have gone as "smoothly" as they have without your dedication to keeping the spirit of The Button South alive. (A post from event coordinator Michael Mark)* It will certainly be a night to remain in the memory bank for years to come! What a truly memorable evening at this year's Button South Class Reunion!! Always great to come together with old friends we don't get to see often enough.
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