chronology - 1974 |
FEB 11, 1974
Pre-opening night party - La BELLE
FEB 12-17, 1974
DR. JOHN
GARY FARR
FEB 12, 1974 OPENING NIGHT
FEB 20 -22, 1974
ERIC ANDERSEN
STEVE GOODMAN
FEB 23-24, 1974
ERIC ANDERSEN
THE JOHNSTONS
FEB 25-26,1974
THE DILLARDS
JOHN HAMMOND
FEB 27 - MAR 3, 1974
La BELLE
CHICO HAMILTON
MAR 6 -11, 1974
ERIC WEISBURG
BREAKFAST SPECIAL
MAR 10, 1974 only
CHARLIE DANIELS BAND
BREAKFAST SPECIAL
Mar 12 -17, 1974
YUSEF LATEEF
SONNY STITT
MAR 19 -24, 1974
THE COMMITTEE
MAR 26 -28, 1974
THE STRAWBS
THE JOHNSTONS
MAR 29 -30,1974
RICK NELSON
THE JOHNSTONS
MAR 31 - APRIL 1, 1974
MICHAEL BLOOMFIELD and Friends
APR 2, 1974
Press party for TANYA TUCKER, who at the time was a teenager. The only time a record release party was held at the Bottom Line when the bars were kept closed.
APR 3 - 4, 1974
ALAN PRICE
APR 5 - 6, 1974
LARRY CORYELL
AL STEWART
APR 8 - 9, 1974
LEO SAYER
APR 10 - 14, 1974
BILLY COBHAM
THE CREDIBILITY GAP
APRIL 16 - 18, 1974
NRBQ
APR 19 - 20, 1974
DON McLEAN
COUNTRY GAZETTE
APR 21, 1974
SUZIE QUATRO
NEW YORK DOLLS
APR 22, 1974
Press Party - BUFFY SAINT MARIE
APR 22 - 28, 1974
BUFFY SAINT MARIE
APR 29 - MAY 4, 1974
GROVER WASHINGTON, Jr.
MAY 5 - 6, 1974
ARTIE KAPLAN
ISIS
MAY 7 - 12, 1974
BARRY MANILOW
BARNABY BYE
MAY 13, 1974
SING OUT FOLK FESTIVALä
Benefit for SING OUT Magazine with PETE SEEGER
Happy and ARTIE TRAUM, MIKE COONEY and others
MAY 15 - 16, 1974
RY COODER
LEON REDBONE
MAY 17 - 19, 1974
TOWER of POWER
JAE MASON
MAY 20 - 23, 1974
GATO BARBIERI
GEORGE MELLY
MAY 24 - 26, 1974
LIVINGSTON TAYLOR
ORPHAN
MAY 28 - 29, 1974
LES VARIATIONS
THE PERSUASIONS
MAY 30 - JUNE 2, 1974
ASHFORD AND SIMPSON
ROBIN KENYATTA
JUNE 4 - 8, 1974
LES McCANN
BETTY DAVIS
JUNE 10, 1974
Press Party for HARRIET SCHOCK
JUNE 11 - 13, 1974
ISIS
LAURIE BOGIN
JUNE 14 -16, 1974
ISIS
RALPH GRAHAM
JUNE 18 - 23, 1974
MELVIN VAN PEEBLES
GEORGE BENSON
JUNE 24 - 26, 1974
CANNED HEAT
KANSAS
JUNE 27 - 30, 1974
DOC WATSON
BRYAN BOWERS
JULY 1, 1974
Press Party for WILD MAGNOLIAS
JULY 2-3-4, 1974
Early Shows: STEELEYE SPAN
POUSETTE DART BAND
Late Shows: MERLE SAUNDERS and friends with JERRY GARCIA
JULY 5 -6, 1974
JOE FARRELL QUARTET
CHRIS CONNER
JULY 7, 1974
Press Party for MINNIE RIPPERTON
JULY 7 - 8, 1974
WEATHER REPORT
SLEEPY JOHN ESTES with Hammie Nixon
JULY 9 - 11, 1974
CHRIS JAGGER
IF
JULY 12 - 14, 1974
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
JEFFREY COMANOR
JULY 16 -17, 1974
COLD BLOOD
BALL IN JACK
JULY 18 - 19, 1974
NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND
* sitting in JULY 18 WENDY WALDMAN and LINDA RONDSTAT
opening act July 18 - KEYES AND LIPPA
opening act July 19 - RICHARD TORRANCE
JULY 20 -21, 1974
DAVE VAN RONK
RICHARD TORRANCE
JULY 24, 1974
JOBRIATH
JULY 25 -28, 1974
IAN MATTHEWS
MARTHA VELEZ
JULY 29 - AUG 1, 1974
VOICES Of EAST HARLEM
RAY BRYANT TRIO
AUG 2 - 4, 1974
WAYLON JENNINGS
LINDA HARGROVE
AUG 4, 1974
Live recording of Broadway Show Album
Good Eveningä starring PETER COOK and DUDLEY MOORE
in front of an invited audience during the afternoon
AUG 5, 1974
Showcase for Coffee House Circuit
AUG 6 - 11, 1974
JAMES COTTON BAND
opening acts 6-8-CHERLY DILCHER
9-10 -LARRY RASPBERRY
11- DIVIDED WE STAND
AUG 12, 1974
Press Party for the BARKAYS
AUG 13 - 14, 1974
BONNIE RAITT
ROOM FULL of BLUES
AUG 15 - 18, 1974
OSCAR BROWN, Jr.
JESSICA HARPER
AUG 19, 1974
Press Party for THE GOOD RATS
AUG 20-24, 1974
TRACEY NELSON
LARRY JOHNSON AND THE SCATS
AUG 23 only MARK ROSS instead of Larry Johnson and the Scats
AUG 26 - 29, 1974
THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND
HUDSON FORD
AUG 30 - SEPT 1, 1974
LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III
BRYAN BOWERS
SEPT 2-3, 1974
ERIC ANDERSEN
MARTIN MULL
SEPT 4 - 7, 1974
ELECTRIC FLAG
KING BISCUIT BOY
SEPT 8 - 10, 1974
ELVIN BISHOP
AVERAGE WHITE BAND
SEPT 11 - 12, 1974
MAYNARD FERGUSON
DIVIDED WE STAND
SEPT 13 - 16, 1974
MARTHA REEVES
FRANKLYN AJAYE
SEPT 17 - 18, 1974
LITTLE FEAT
THE DEADLY NIGHTSHADE
* DAVID BROMBERG sits in with Deadly Nightshade
SEPT 19 - 22, 1974
MOSE ALLISON
SYREETA
SEPT 23 - 24, 1974
ROGER McGUINN
HAPPY and ARTIE TRAUM
SEPT 27 - 29, 1974
TOM RUSH
DIANA MARCOVITZ
SEPT 30 - OCT 2, 1974
ESTHER PHILIPS
NEW YORK CITY
OCT 3 - 6, 1974
PAT MARTINO
JOE FARRELL QUARTET
OCT 7 - 10, 1974
GEORGE BENSON
NORMAN CONNORS
OCT 12 - 13, 1974
BUDDY GUY AND JUNIOR WELLS
JAMES MONTGOMERY BAND
OCT 16 - 19, 1974
TAJ MAHAL
RON DOUGLAS
OCT 21 - 22, 1974
McKENDREE SPRING
CLAIRE HAMILL
OCT 23 - 24, 1974
KENNY RANKIN
CAROLYN HESTER
OCT 25 - 27, 1974
NEW LOST CITY RAMBLERS
MARTIN, BOGIN AND ARMSTRONG
OCT 29 - 31, 1974
THE COMMITTEE
NOV 1 - 2, 1974
JERRY REED
LINDA HARGROVE
NOV 3 - 4, 1974
MILES DAVIS
NOV 5 -7, 1974
JERRY GARCIA, MERLE SAUNDERS and friends
NOV 8 - 9, 1974
JOHN HAMMOND
ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL
NOV 12 -16, 1974
FREDDIE HUBBARD
JOHN KLEMMER
NOV 18, 1974
MILES DAVIS
NOV 19 - 21, 1974
ORLEANS
TOM WAITS
NOV 22 - 24, 1974
CASHMAN and WEST
AL KOOPER
NOV 25, 1974
FREDDIE KING
CANDI STATON
NOV 26 - 28, 1974
JOHNNY NASH
CORNELL DUPREE and friends featuring: RICHARD TEE, GORDON EDWARDS
CHARLIE BROWN and BERNARD PURDIE
NOV 29 - DEC 1, 1974
An evening with LEONARD COHEN
DEC 2 - 4, 1974
JOHNATHAN EDWARDS
THE DILLARDS
DEC 5 - 8, 1974
SONNY TERRY AND BROWNIE McGHEE
MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY
DEC 9 -11, 1974
BRIAN AUGER
STARDRIVE
DEC 12 - 15, 1974
THE RASPBERRIES
ED BEGLEY, JR.
DEC 16 - 17, 1974
ELEPHANTâS MEMORY
TRUTH
DEC 18, 1974
ANOTHER PRETTY FACE
DEC 20 - 23, 1974
BILLY COBHAM
RON DOUGLAS
DEC 27 - 31, 1974
BARRY MANILOW
RON DOUGLAS