APRIL 30, 2009 ISSUE
4th Annual P.B. Scott’s Reunion May 16 at Canyons
On Saturday, May 16, head to Canyons and celebrate the High Country’s golden age of live music at the 4th annual P.B. Scott’s Reunion Party. The event is sponsored by High Country Press and will feature top-notch rock cover band Rewind.
As always, former P.B. Scott’s manager/owner Randy Kelly and former P.B. Scott’s silent partner Bart Conway will have memorabilia from the club on display for partygoers to enjoy.
One of the most recognizable structures in the High Country at the time, P.B. Scott’s unique dome-shaped building hosted some of the biggest acts to ever perform in the area including B.B. King, John Prine, Leon Russell, R.E.M., Hank Williams Jr., Bonnie Raitt, Harry Chapin, Emmylou Harris, Gregg Allman and Muddy Waters, among others.
In addition to the superstars was the stable of raging party bands that kept patrons packed in every weekend. Bands like Cruis-O-Matic, Choice, Subway, Brice Street, Super Grit, Sidewinder, Snuff and The Spongetones came back month after month on the Southern club circuit to keep the P.B. Scott’s faithful piling in. Both The Spongetones and Cruis-O-Matic are still going strong and have returned to Canyons for the reunion party in recent years.
Due to its oddball wooden dome design, crowds were afforded the opportunity to give bands and performers a thunderous addition to mere applause by stomping their feet in unison on the floor. A relatively new company at the time, Bose designed the custom, surround sound system that became synonymous with the P.B. Scott’s logo.
With its untimely demise in 1983 due to an ongoing feud with the town of Blowing Rock, P.B. Scott’s closed its doors forever after only seven years, the building supposedly being dismantled and being rebuilt elsewhere. Though national acts have made stops in various area venues, the void left by P.B. Scott’s has never been filled.
The show will start at 10:00 p.m. For more information, call Canyons at 828-295-7661 or click to www.canyonsbr.com. To hear music by Rewind, click to www.rewindwebsite.com.
Want To Go?
Date: Saturday, May 16
Time: 10:00 p.m.
Location: Canyons
Cost: $5
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