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Anti-Violence Flyer: "Let's Keep Tuxedo Junction Ours!"
Anti-violence flyer for Tuxedo Junction, Birmingham / Ensley, Alabama, punk venue. "Peace is Possible! Be Your Own Security." Courtesy Chris Hendrix
Erskine Hawkins
Erskine Hawkins (1914 – 1993), publicity photo, c. 1939. The Erskine Hawkins Orchestra, begun at Alabama State Teachers’ College as the ‘Bama State Collegians, developed into one of Black America’s leading dance bands. Nearly all the band’s members…
Erskine Hawkins and the Birmingham Heritage Band, Function at the Junction, 1988 (4 Photos)
Erskine Hawkins performs with the Birmingham Heritage Band at the annual Function at the Junction in Ensley, Alabama, July 23, 1988. Amos Gordon conducts in the band. Henry Blankenship sings.
Begun in 1985 in Ensley's Tuxedo Junction Park, the…
Begun in 1985 in Ensley's Tuxedo Junction Park, the…
Flyer: 23 More Minutes, The Screw, & GNP at Tuxedo Junction, Ensley
Flyer for 23 More Minutes, The Screw, and GNP at Tuxedo Junction, Ensley, Alabama, undated. Art by Chris Hendrix. Courtesy Chris Hendrix.
Flyer: G. N. P., Random Conflict, Monster Dog, and Necrosis at Tuxedo Junction, Ensley
Flyer for G. N. P., Random Conflict, Monster Dog, and Necrosis at Tuxedo Junction, Ensley, Alabama. "LABOR DAY WEEKEND BASH!!!"
Courtesy Frank Heath.
Courtesy Frank Heath.
Flyer: G.N.P., Random Conflict, Necrosis, and Pavlov's Dogs at Tuxedo Junction, Ensley
Flyer for G.N.P., Random Conflict, Necrosis, and Pavlov's Dogs at Tuxedo Junction, Ensley, Alabama, unknown year.
$5.00, 5 bands. No alcohol.
Courtesy David Baird.
$5.00, 5 bands. No alcohol.
Courtesy David Baird.
Flyer: GNP, Random Conflict, Monster Dog, Pavlov's Dog, and Necrosis at Tuxedo Junction Ballroom, Ensley
Flyer for GNP, Random Conflict, Monster Dog, Pavlov's Dog, and Necrosis at Tuxedo Junction Ballroom, Ensley, Alabama. Undated.
From the collection of Andre Millard.
From the collection of Andre Millard.
Flyer: GNP, Stunt Pig, & Entropy at Tuxedo Junction, Ensley
Flyer for GNP, Stunt Pig, and Entropy at Tuxedo Junction, Ensley, Alabama, February 6, 1987. Courtesy Chris Hendrix.
Flyer: Headless Marine, GNP, & Stunt Pig at Tuxedo Junction, Ensley
Flyer for Headless Marines, GNP, and Stunt Pigs at Tuxedo Junction, Ensley, Alabama, March 6, 1987. Courtesy Chris Hendrix.
Flyer: Holy Rollers with GNP, Tuxedo Junction, Ensley
Flyer (original art and reproduction) for Holy Rollers with GNP, Tuxedo Junction, Ensley, Alabama, undated. Courtesy Chris Hendrix.
Flyer: Molecules with GNP at Tuxedo Junction, Ensley
Flyer for Molecules with GNP at Tuxedo Junction, Ensley, Alabama, undated. Courtesy Chris Hendrix.
Flyer: Monster Dog, Random Conflict, and G.N.P. at Tuxedo Junction, Ensley
Flyer for Monster Dog, Random Conflict, and G.N.P. at Tuxedo Junction, Ensley, Alabama, undated.
$5, 5 BANDS
NO ALCOHOL!
SECURITY GUARDS ON DUTY
Courtesy David Baird.
$5, 5 BANDS
NO ALCOHOL!
SECURITY GUARDS ON DUTY
Courtesy David Baird.
Flyer: O. C. B., G. N. P., Random Conflict, and Act of Faith at Tuxedo Junction, Ensley
Flyer for O. C. B., G. N. P., Random Conflict, and Act of Faith at Tuxedo Junction, Ensley, Alabama.
Courtesy Frank Heath.
Courtesy Frank Heath.
Flyer: Scott Savage Memorial Benefit at Tuxedo Junction, Ensley
Flyer for the Scott Savage Memorial Benefit at Tuxedo Junction, Ensley, Alabama. With GNP, Mass Confessions, Srehto, PMS, Stunt Pig, The Freds, and more. "$5 donation -- all proceeds fo to help pay for grave marker." Savage drowned at the age of…
Frank Adams on Music Education in Birmingham's Black Schools (1)
In this excerpt, Adams reflects on his early training in music, including his first informal lessons from his older brother Oscar and his experience in the elementary and high school bands of William Wise Handy and John T. “Fess” Whatley.…
Laura Washington at Grundy's Music Room
Birmingham-born Laura Washington joined the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra as a teenager in 1946, scoring a hit that year for the band with her performance of Joe Liggins’ “I’ve Got a Right to Cry.” (The Hawkins/Washington cover reached #2 on the…
Wilbur "Dud" Bascomb
Wilbur “Dud” Bascomb (1916-1972), trumpeter with the ‘Bama State Collegians / Erskine Hawkins Orchestra. Bascomb's solo on the 1939 Erskine Hawkins hit "Tuxedo Junction" was closely studied and faithfully reproduced by a generation of up-and-coming…