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October 1
LONNIE MACK
Last time Lonnie was here he
treated the crowd to a rare
acoustic set as well as some of
the finest blues this side of
Chicago. Don't miss one of
the biggest guitar influences of
ythe sixties.
October 2
BOBBY "BLUE" BLAND
The blues roll on all week long
as America's preeminent Blues
vocalist Bobby "Blue" Bland
takes the stage. Bobby's been
making hits since the 50's, with
a career that spans three
decades. No one knows the
j blues better than the Bland.
October 4-5
ALBERT KING
The King is back for two big
nights of the hottest blues that
money can buy. So don't be
left in a phone booth baby or
stuck in a laundromat 'cause
that ain't no excuse to miss the
blues.
1October 6
BILL MONROE
with the
SMITH SISTERS
What can we say? The father
of bluegrass returns to
Rockefeller's for a night of the
g greatest bluegrass in the
k world. He is truly a genius
with the mandolin. Come
* hear the man who invented
bluegrass. Opening for Bill
are two of the finest voices on
the folk scene, The Smith
Sisters. Two shows, at 6 pm
a and 9pm.
October 10
DWIGHT YOAKUM
You may have seen Dwight
open for the Blasters last time
they were in town. He's be-
ing hailed as the next Merle
Haggard and George Jones all
in one in L.A. and New York.
This show promises to be one
of the biggest surprises of the
* year.OCTOBER D
October 11
POCO
The original POCO reunites
with their trademark country
rock and Beatles-inspired
harmony.
October 12
BUDDY GUY
and JR. WELLS
The last time they were in town
Jorma Kaukonen showed up
to sit in. The last time theywere at Rockefeller's, Stephen
Stills showed up to sit in. It's
always a party when Buddy
and Jr. come to town. Find
out what makes Buddy so
crazy. Be there!!
October 13
MILT LARKIN 'S
75th BIRTHDAY BASH
SumArts and the jazz com-
munity come together to paytribute to Mr. Trombone
himself on his 75th birthday.
A great evening of jazz by
some of Houston's finest jazz
talent. Look for special
guests.
October 16
DESIGN FOR LIVING
A brand new band starring
Ezra Charles. Look out for
the new horn section!October 18
DELBERT McCLINTON
Hot from Farm-Aid where he
played for thousands,
Delbert's back to blow the
doors off with that southern
boogie that can't be beat.
Two shows at 8 pm and 11 pm.
October 19
NEVILLE BROTHERS
Everyone at Rockefeller'sknew that when Huey Lewis &
the News announced that the
Neville Brothers would be
opening act for their national
tour that they were asking for
trouble because the Neville
Brothers would blow them
away. And when the reviews
came in across the country, we
were right. Come welcome
the Nevilles home.SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
29 BLUES 1 23 4 5
ROY BUSTE LONNIF B OBBY L ALBERT KING
ORBISON WEEK v MA CK, EN
BLAND 4.NY LOU LAZIER BLUES BAND
6 BILL 7 8 9 10 11 12
MONROE TONI DWIGHT BUDDY GUY
the Bluegrass Boys JOLENE YOAKUM POCO JR. WELLS
SMITH SISTERS THE COLD CUTS
13MILT 14 15 16 17 18 19
LARKIN'S DESIGN PRIVATE DELBERT NEVILLE
75th LIVING PARTY McCLINTON BROTHERS
BIRTHDAY BASH EZRA CHARLES PARNELL
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
VERN presents PRIVATE GEORGE KENNY ALBERT CHICK
GOSDIN RANDY PARTY HOWARD RANKIN COLLINS COREA
ROGER McGUINN HEBERT
27 28 29 30 31 1 2
RANDY THE PRIVATE PRIVATE HALLOWEEN MEL ASLEEP
'MAHATANSWITH TILLIS AT THE
NEWMAN MANHATTANS PARTY PARTY VINCE VANCE
& The Valiants WHEEL3620 WASHINGTON AVENUE, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77007
861-9365
October 20
VERN GOSDIN
The man who has often been
heralded as the heir apparent
to the country throne is riding
high on his latest country hit,
"Dim Lights, Thick Smoke".
He is known as "The Voice"
for his ability to hurt you,
haunt you and heal you.
October 23
GEORGE HOWARD
The saxophone extraordinaire
is number one on the Bill-
board jazz charts. Check out
the techno-pop jazz wizard in
his first Houston appearance.
October 24
KENNY RANKIN
Kenny's jazz/folk blend of
music is highlighted by what is
generally conceded to be one
of the finest voices in contem-
porary music. A veteran
recording artist an~d concert
performer, Rankin is a
straight-forward type of guy
who plays music his way.
October 26
CHICK CORE
About the only constant in the
career of keyboard ist/com-
poser Chick Corea is change.
The man with the fastest
fingers on keyboard arrives
with his new elektric trio
featuring John Patitucci on
bass and Dave Weckl on
drums.
October 27
RANDY NEWMAN
Beware short people... .one of
the most eccentric and talented
performer/composers in
history brings his sardonic
sense of humor to Rocke-
feller's. In this intimate club,
this evening should prove itself
facinating.
October 28
THE MANHATTANS
20th Anniversary of one of the
world's great vocal groups!
Mix in love songs, both old
and new, add a powerful stage
presence plus sophisticated
and elegant four-part har-
monizing and you've got the
magic that is the Manhattans.l
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