Archives Photos of the Day: Concerts
byIt was June 27, 1957 that radio DJ Red Robinson hosted Vancouver’s first rock and roll concert at the Kerrisdale Arena. 6,000 screaming fans welcomed Bill Haley and the Comets to town and according to the Vancouver Sun article the next day, the show was “the ultimate in musical depravity.”1
In honor of this musical milestone and many others, today’s roundup of photos from the Vancouver Archives and Vancouver Public Library showcases concerts.
1940s – Nabob’s Harmony House concert series. Archives item# CVA 1184-2104.
1944 – Jack Benny on stage playing the violin. Archives item# CVA 1184-522.
Photographer: Jack Lindsay.
1949 – Vancouver Symphony Orchestra at the Georgia Auditorium. VPL Accession Number: 81094.
Photographer/Studio: Artray.
1951 – Dal Richards conducting a concert at Malkin Bowl. VPL Accession Number: 81632.
Photographer: Art Jones.
1954 – Louis Armstrong at a radio event in Vancouver. Archives item# VPL Accession Number: 82431.
Photographer/Studio: Artray.
1957 – Officers holding back crowds at the Elvis concert. VPL Accession Number: 61267.
Photographer: Province Newspaper.
1963 – Concert crowd at Malkin Bowl. Archives item# CVA 1184-1963.
Photographer: Jack Lindsay.
1972 – Rolling Stones concert crowd at the Pacific Coliseum. VPL Accession Number: 86279.
Photographer: Fred Rosenberg.
1972 – Street performers the Sunshyne Band. VPL Accession Number: 86257H.
Photographer: Fred Rosenberg.
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I wish the Malkin Bowl looked that good these days.
I love the old photos.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bevdavies/7455530712/in/photostream Today June 27, New Order at the Commodore Ballroom. I do wish I had seen Joy Division in England but I did not.