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Broadside for the House of Blues featuring a concert by James Brown and others

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Created by
Unidentified
Owned by
James Brown, American, 1933 - 2006
Subject of
House of Blues Chicago, American, founded 1996
The Blues Brothers, American, founded 1976
Dan Aykroyd, Canadian, born 1952
James Belushi, American, born 1954
John Goodman, American, born 1952
Isaac Hayes, American, 1942 - 2008
Charlie Musslewhite, American, born 1944
Joe Walsh, American, born 1947
Lonnie Brooks, American, born 1933
Paul Shaffer, born 1949
Billy Boy Arnold, American, born 1935
Sam Moore, American, born 1935
Sly Thompson, American, born 1936
Eddie Floyd, American, born 1937
Billy Branch, American, born 1951
Magic Slim, American, 1937 - 2013
Created by
The Second City, American, founded 1959
Description
A broadside of the grand opening of House of Blues Chicago. The broadside is blue, yellow and pink with black text. Black musical clefs and stars are on both sides of the broadside. James Brown and His Orchestra are featured as headlining act to perform at the opening. The location and telephone number for the restaurant are listed at the bottom of the broadside. At the bottom of the broadside written in black text is “In Blues We Trust.”
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
1996
Object number
2008.7.13
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Type
broadsides
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 22 1/2 × 17 1/2 in. (57.2 × 44.4 cm)
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Actors
Communication
Funk (Music)
Soul (Music)
Record ID
nmaahc_2008.7.13
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52e5ebd78-28d7-4df0-a3fe-4ba2fc6c7e25
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