California Ballroom Explained

The California Ballroom, nicknamed "Cali" and "Soul City", was a 2000-capacity music venue,[1] being one of the United Kingdom's best-known soul music venues outside London.[2] Located in Whipsnade Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, the venue was open from 1960 to 1979.[3]

The opening act in 1960 was pop singer Russ Sainty.[4] Soul artists appearing included Stevie Wonder, Ike & Tina Turner,[5] Roy Ayers, Brass Construction and Grover Washington, Jr. It also hosted rock acts including The Detours (later named The Who),[6] The Rolling Stones, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, The Clash and The Damned,[3] Killing Floor, Ten Years After, Jethro Tull, Chicken Shack and The Herd.[7]

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Notes and References

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  2. Book: Watts, Derek . Country boy: a biography of Albert Lee . Eric Clapton . Eric Clapton . 46 . 2008 . . 978-0-7864-3658-3 .
  3. Book: Frame, Pete . Pete Frame's rockin' around Britain: rock'n'roll landmarks of the UK and Ireland . Pete Frame . 2 . 1999 . . 978-0-7119-6973-5 .
  4. https://www.lutontoday.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/dunstable-california-ballroom-favourite-dies-aged-85-3477177 "Dunstable California Ballroom favourite dies aged 85", Luton News Herald & Post, 30 November 2021
  5. News: Rocking at the Cali Club. Goodman. Chris. Dec 18, 2005. Sunday Express.
  6. Book: McMichael, Joe . The Who Concert File . Jack Lyons . 11 . 2004 . . 978-1-84449-009-7 .
  7. Web site: Bryan Thomas . Killing Floor | Biography & History . . 2016-02-12.

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