Northwest Dance & Music Venues

Photo By and Courtesy of David Higginbotham
Crystal Ballroom
1342 West Burnside
Portland, Oregon

Some of the bands that performed at The Crystal Ballroom during those great years of NW music were:

 

The Amazing Charlatans Big Brother & The Holding Co. Blue Cheer Bobby "Blue" Bland James Brown Alan Ginsburg Buddy Guy Buffalo Springfield Country Joe Eric Burdon The Coasters The Deacons The Drifters Electric Prunes Family Tree The Fish The Fugs Gazebo Holy Modal Rounders  Little Eva Lowell Fulsom

Marvin Gaye The Grateful DeadChris Hillman John Lee HookerThe Impressions Kaleidoscope Etta James B.B. King Le Sabres Charles Llyod Quartet Steve Miller Blues Band Garnett Mimms and the Enchanters Moby Grape The Montells The Moguls Mr. Lucky and the Gamblers Neighb'rhood Childr'n Little Junior Parker Wilson Pickett Portland Zoo Quicksilver Messenger Service The Quints The Redcoats Jimmy Reed

Little Richard Ronnie Spector and Ronnettes Sopwith Camel Sound Transfusion (Mar 67) Spinners Strawberry Alarm Clock The Temptations Them Thundering Heard Ike & Tina Turner The Tweedy Brothers The Untouchables U.S. Cadenza Laura and the Vipers The Wailers Jr. Walker and The All Stars The Warlocks The Weeds Mary Wells Jackie Wilson The Youngbloods Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention

Others ?

McMenamin's Crystal Ballroom Website

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The Crystal Ballroom was completely refurbished several years ago by the McMenamin Brothers. They restored to every single detail including the ball bearing floating dance floor, along with a lot of the band posters from the 60's. They have concerts throughout the year.  We provide a lot of their Backline Equipment...   Showcase Music

John Chassaing, The TIkis & The Fabulons, January 2006

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I helped on a couple of the light shows with Gary Ewing at the Crystal in the 60s, and attended several other concerts there during that time.

Bob Zybach, November 2010

The Redcaots at the Crystal Ballroom - Abt '67 - '68 (Courtesy of Doug Morrison)