THE KNICKERBOCKER MUSIC CENTER
The Knickerbocker Music Center
35 Railroad Avenue, Westerly, RI 02891 (Misquamicut) | (401) 315-5070
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The Knickerbocker Café, a storied music club in Westerly, Rhode Island, was built in 1933, shortly after the end of Prohibition. The Café itself is named after a train that passed through Westerly station at the time of the Café’s founding.
The club thrived as one of the leading entertainment centers in southern New England, hosting regional and national bands with an emphasis on the blues. Some of the greats that played on the Knickerbocker stage included, Big Joe Turner, Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, Johnny Nicholas, Leon Russell, Eric Burdon and Stevie Ray Vaughan. In 1967, Roomful of Blues was born in Westerly, when guitarist Duke Robillard and pianist Al Copley started a band that played tough, no-holds barred Chicago blues. Making the Knickerbocker Café their home club, it did not take long before they started exploring swinging, jumping blues and added a horn section. Roomful would pack the house every Sunday and still plays their great brand of blues today.
Fast forward and the Café has become the Knickerbocker Music Center, a non-profit organization formed in partnership with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School. The mission of the Knickerbocker Music Center is to preserve, cultivate and grow the “Knick’s” unique brand of blues, as well as expanding access to music of all genres, by transforming the Knick into both an exciting performance venue and an exceptional center for music education.
07
December
Speziale and Friends Rock and Roll Christmas
6pm
Sunday, December 7, 2014 at 6:00pm
The Knickerbocker Music Center. 35 Railroad Avenue, Westerly, RI 02891
Live Music, Fundraiser
NESI Presents the Second Annual Speziale and Friends Rock and Roll Christmas Show to Benefit Stand Up For Animals
Featuring:
Speziale and Friends, an all-star, seven-piece band, including members of Wheelhouse, High Times, The Hoolios, Sunday Gravy, Green Tea, MEN WITH GUITARS, and Styff Kitty.
Special Guest: Singer/Guitarist James Harris
Dancing! Prizes! Merch for sale! Dancing Santa!
Donation: $10.00 at the door.
(snow date December 14)