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Oregon Bach Festival

Categories: 1970s, Classical, Eugene, Festival

In 1970 German organist and conductor Helmuth Rilling came to the University of Oregon for a series of workshops and an informal concert. Since then, Oregon Bach Festival—through the efforts of Rilling, co-founder Royce Saltzman, and a cadre of volunteers, musicians, patrons, and donors—has blossomed into one of the foremost celebrations of Bach’s music and legacy in the United … [Read more...]

EMU Dining Room – Beer Gardens

Categories: 1970s, 1980s, Eugene, Venue

Famous Friday afternoon Beer Gardens. Music: Lloyd Cherrybird Spring Band (May 5, 1970) Tony Sardini and the Waste Banned (1980) The Kingsmen (1985) Hüsker Dü  (Feb. 22, 1985) … [Read more...]

Sun Fest (1974)

Categories: 1970s, Eugene, Festival, Rock

Location: U of O Line Up: Bob Weir & Kingfish … [Read more...]

Oregon Jam ’82 

Categories: 1980s, Eugene, Festival, Rock

July 25, 1982 at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. Line-Up: Joan Jett & the Blackhearts Loverboy Blue Oyster Cult - Opened their act by driving out on their Harleys Taxxi Foreigner - Had an inflatable jukebox and inflatable Godzilla More Details: Oregon Jam ’82 … [Read more...]

Civic Music Association

Categories: 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Eugene, Society/Association

1943-? "During this era there were two "organized" music plans, one operated by Columbia Artists (a subsidiary of CBS Broadcasting) known as Community Concerts, and the other operated by the National Broadcasting Company as a subsidiary known as the Civic Music Association. The University of Oregon operated under the civic music plan. This plan differed radically from the … [Read more...]

University Ladies’ Band

Categories: 1900s, Band, Eugene

Albert Perfect organized the first University Ladies' Band on the West coast. The 30-piece band existed until 1919. -Source: UO School of Music & Dance Timeline … [Read more...]

University Band

Categories: 1900s, Band, Eugene

Active Years: 1908 -  1908 was the first time that the University Band was mentioned in the catalog. Known as Oregon's Boola Band, it included 12-15 musically inclined students and townspeople who got together for a few practices, then played for home football games and rallies. No director was mentioned. It is quite likely that they had no director or that it was … [Read more...]

Oregon Blues Festival (1980)

Categories: 1980s, Eugene, Festival

Fifth Annual Oregon Blues Festival Location: EMU at the University of Oregon Date: Oct 3 & 4, 1980 Lineup: Big Walter Horton Floyd Dixon Band Pete Karnes Blooz Band John Nicholas J.C. Burris John Lee Hooker Blind Joe Hill Little Charlie and the Nightcats   … [Read more...]

Willamette Valley Folk Festival

Categories: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Eugene, Festival, Folk

The Willamette Valley Folk Festival ran from 1971 to 2009. In 2010 it was renamed and re-structured to become the Willamette Valley MusicFest (2010-Present). The locations also changed over the years! Indoor and Outdoor stages at UO Campus Locations to the Cuthbert Ampitheatre then back to Indoor and Outdoor stages at various UO Campus Locations. First Annual … [Read more...]

Oregon Blues Festival (1981)

Categories: 1980s, Blues, Eugene, Festival

Sixth Annual Oregon Blues Festival Location: EMU at the University of Oregon Date: 1981 Lineup: Albert Collins and the Icebreakers The Mighty Flyers with Rod Piazza The Paul DeLay Band Clearence Gatemouth Brown Pee Wee Crayton Little Charlie and the Nightcats … [Read more...]

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