Northwest Dance & Music Venues

Elegant Parlor
Located in the Basement of the Embassy Ballroom
1024 Davie Street
Vancouver, British Columbia

Some of the bands that rocked this place during those great years of NW music were:
 

Al Foreman Band
Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers
Brahman
The Good Shepherds
Little Daddy & The Bachelors
Motherhood
Soul Reflections
Soul Society
Viscounts
 

Others ?

In the late 1960's this club was run by Pops Chong (Tommy Chong's father).  It was an after hours club with no liquor license (brown bags only).  They had a house band Monday thru Saturday and invited jam sessions with visiting professionals.  The group I managed, the Soul Reflections, played Sunday nights

The Viscounts at The Elegant parlor

Two of the most famous bands that were the house bands of the Elegant Parlor were The Good Shepherds with Al Johnson, which then morphed into Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers.

Chuck Gorling, June 2015

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Last Update:  3 June 2015
Credits: Terry Coan R.I.P), Doug Dodd, Jim Middleton, Keith Koelling, Chuck Gorling