Dylan, the Red Dog and the Real Summer of Love
Rock historian Ed Ward reviews three recent DVDs: the deluxe edition of D.A. Pennebaker's Bob Dylan documentary Don't Look Back, a Dylan press conference released as Dylan Speaks, and Rockin' at the Red Dog, a documentary on an all-but-forgotten bar in Nevada.
It started here in 1965
The Charlatans played their first show at the Red Dog on June 21st 1965 and stayed on as the house band for the summer..
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Holding on to history
Once the starting point for west coast rock, the Red Dog Saloon continues to provide a place for music in the once sleepy town of Virginia City with live music most weekends and open mic on Wednesdays...
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And the music played on!
The Red Dog Saloon and the Charlatans celebrated there annerversarys together on June 21st 2015 exactly 50 years to the day it had all started....
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Red Dog Saloon (Virginia City, Nevada) - Wikipedia
The Red Dog Saloon is a bar and live music venue located in the isolated, old-time mining town of Virginia City, Nevada which played an important role in the history of the psychedelic music scene. In April 1963, Chandler A.
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