Festival No. 0000069 · Est. 1980
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Where it happens
The details
- Venue
- Seattle Center
- Address
- 305 Harrison St. 98109
- City
- Seattle, US
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For the record
About the artists
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Amiri Baraka was born in Newark, United States, on 7 October 1934, and died on 9 January 2014, aged 79. -
Black Uhuru formed in Waterhouse, Jamaica, in 1972. Plays dub, reggae, roots reggae, soul.
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Bobby McFerrin was born in Manhattan, United States, on 11 March 1950. Plays classical, jazz, smooth jazz, vocal jazz.
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Bonnie Raitt was born in Burbank, United States, on 8 November 1949. Plays blue-eyed soul, blues rock, folk, pop rock, rock, singer-songwriter, soft rock.
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Dave Valentin was born in South Bronx, United States, on 29 April 1952, and died on 8 March 2017, aged 64. Plays jazz, latin jazz.
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Etta James was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 25 January 1938, and died on 20 January 2012, aged 73. Plays blues, blues rock, funk, jazz, soul, soul blues, southern soul.
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J.J. Cale was born in Oklahoma City, United States, on 5 December 1938, and died on 26 July 2013, aged 74. Plays blues, blues rock, classic rock, country rock, rock, roots rock, singer-songwriter.
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Nina Hagen was born in Berlin, Germany, on 11 March 1955. Plays comedy rock, neue deutsche welle, new wave, post-punk, punk, punk rock, rock.
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Stevie Ray Vaughan was born in Dallas, United States, on 3 October 1954, and died on 27 August 1990, aged 35. Plays blues, blues rock, electric blues, electric texas blues, texas blues.
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The Clark Sisters formed in Detroit, United States, in 1973.
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The Everly Brothers formed in Knoxville, United States, in 1957, and split up on 3 January 2014, after 57 years. Plays close harmony, country pop, pop, pop rock, rock and roll, rockabilly.
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Wilson Pickett was born in Prattville, United States, on 18 March 1941, and died on 19 January 2006, aged 64. Plays soul.
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X formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1977. Plays christian hardcore, pigfuck, punk, punk rock, rock.