Athens Music History Tour
Walkin g Tour of Athens Music History Photo: Van Burns Athens Welcome Center / Classic City Tours 280 East Dougherty Street • Athens GA 30601 www.athenswelcomecenter.com 706-353-1820 / 706-208-8687 / 866-455-1820 his Walking Tour of Athens Music 1 300 N. Thomas Street : In the early History (keyed to the map on the 1980’s, in the present day location of The back cover) was initiated in 1998 by Classic Center, was Sparky’s , a seafood T Athens Welcome Center Director, establishment featuring local musical acts Laura Straehla with assistance from intern, and the Athens Folk Music and Dance Michelle Williams. With permission, Flagpole Society’s “Hoot” . In the Classic Center’s Magazine redeveloped the walking tour for loading dock area on Hancock Avenue, was a inclusion in their 1999-2000 Flagpole Guide popular dance-oriented college club called the to Athens. For this, Flagpole music editor Madhatter . It had a large back room, draw - Ballard Lesemann did additional research and ing sizeable crowds for national touring acts, interviews with those knowledgeable about the such as the Blasters, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Athens Music Scene ‘back in the day,’ includ - R.E.M., as they gained fame and required ing: John Seawright, Kurt Wood, William larger concert halls. Across Hancock Avenue, Orten Carlton, Greg Reece, Michael Lachowski, the Rockfish Palace was originally estab - Jared Bailey, Jeff Walls, Barrie Buck, Tony lished in 1987 by local musician Brian Cook Eubanks, and Curtis Crowe, among many oth - (of Time Toy) as a small dive for rock, blues, ers. The tour was revised in 2001, 2008, and and punk bands.
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