chronology - 1978 |
JAN 4 - 5, 1978
SAM RIVERS
LEROY JENKINS TRIO
JAN 6 - 7, 1978
JOE FARRELL
MICHAL URBANIAK - URSZULA DUDZIAK
Featuring the first American appearance of ZBIGNIEV NAMYSLOUSKI
JAN 8 - 10, 1978
BUDDY GUY AND JUNIOR WELLS
SUN SEALS BLUES BAND
JAN 11-12, 1978
CARLA BLEY BAND
COLLIN WALCOTT - DON CHERRY and NANA
JAN 16 - 18, 1978
TOM RUSH
ROBERT WUHL
JAN 20 - 21, 1978
HERBIE MANN and the NEW FAMILY OF MANN
JAN 20 - BOB SHAW
JAN 21 - INA MAY WOOL
JAN 22 - 24, 1978
CHARLES LUDLAM with BLACK EYED SUSAN and WALTER EGO in
The Ventriloquist's Wife
STORMINÕ NORMAN and SUZY
JAN 25 - 26, 1978
DR.HOOK
CHRIS RUSH
JAN 27 - 28, 1978
JOHN HAMMOND
BOB DOROUGH - featuring Bill Takas
JAN 29 - 30, 1978
BUDDY RICH BIG BAND-
featuring STEVE MARCUS
CARL WAXMAN
JAN 31, 1978
RONNIE DYSON
GERRI GRIFFIN
FEB 3 - 4, 1978
AZTEC TWO - STEP
FRANKLIN MICARE
FEB 6 - 9, 1978
BETTY CARTER
ROY HAYNES HIP ENSEMBLE
FEB 10 - 11, 1978
ANNE MURRAY
LEW LONDON
FEB 12, 1978
The Fourth Annual
DAVID BROMBERG - BOTTOM LINE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
All Seats $7.00
FEB 13 - 15, 1978
MUDDY WATERS
ROOMFUL OF BLUES
FEB 16, 1978
An Evening With
RICHIE HAVENS
All seats $6.00
FEB 17 - 18, 1978
PATTI AUSTIN
DOLLAR BRAND
FEB 19 - 20. 1978
An Evening With
BILLY COBHAM
All seats $6.00
FEB 21, 1978
HORSLIPS
BILLY CONNOLLY
* HORSLIPS show broadcast live on WNEW F.M.
FEB 22 - 23, 1978
YVONNE ELLIMAN
BILLY FALCONÕS BURNING ROSE
FEB 24 - 25, 1978
ALESSI
KARON BIHARI
FEB 27, 1978
JOHNNY PAYCHECK
SUSAN TAYLOR
FEB 28 - MARCH 1, 1978
THE LENNY WHITE GROUP
FRANKLYN AJAYE
MARCH 2 - 3, 1978
JAY FERGUSON
ROBERT WUHL
MARCH 4, 1978
MONGO SANTAMARIA
WALTER BISHOP, JR. QUINTET
MARCH 5, 1978
WARREN ZEVON
TRAVIS AND SHOOK
MARCH 6 - 7, 1978
HAWKWIND
JEFF SHERIDAN
MARCH 8 - 9, 1978
NRBQ
OVERTON AND SULLIVAN
MARCH 10 - 12, 1978
LOU REED
CAMILLE OÕGRADY
MARCH 13 - 14, 1978
KEITH CARRIDINE
GROVER, MARGARET AND ZA ZU ZAZ
MARCH 17 - 18, 1978
FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS
STORMINÕ NORMAN AND SUZY
MARCH 19 - 20, 1978
ROGER McGUINN AND GENE CLARKE - ACOUSTIC REUNION
KEN BLOOM
MARCH 21 - 22, 1978
LONG JOHN BALDRY
THE 24TH STREET BAND
MARCH 24 - 25, 1978
PHARAOH SANDERS
JIMMY OWENS PLUS...
MARCH 30, 1978
CHARLES EARLAND
DAVE MATTHEWS BIG BAND
MARCH 31 - APRIL 1, 1978
THE GOOD RATS
BARRY DIAMOND
APRIL 2, 1978
CARLA BLEY BAND
RYO KAWASAKI
APRIL 6 - 8. 1978
LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III
SLOW TRAIN
APRIL 11 - 12, 1978
CRYSTAL GAYLE
ROBERT WUHL
APRIL 14 -15, 1978
ANDREW GOLD
KATY MOFFATT
APRIL 16,1978
ROBIN WILLIAMSON AND HIS MERRY BAND
THE ROCHES
APRIL 17 - 18, 1978
JOHN HALL
DAN DALEY
APRIL 19, 1978
HELEN SCHNEIDER
GROVER, MARGARET AND ZA ZU ZAZ
APRIL 21 -22, 1978
RICHIE FURAY
RICHARD BELZER
APRIL 23 - 24, 1978
RUPERT HOLMES
DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER
APRIL 25 - 26, 1978
EARL KLUGH
IDRIS MUHAMMAD
APRIL 27, 1978
CRACK THE SKY
JIMMY MACK
APRIL 28 - 29, 1978
HERB ALPERT AND HUGH MASEKELA
ELAYNE BOOSLER
MAY 1, 1978
BONNIE BRAMLETT
COWBOY
MAY 2 - 3, 1978
IAN DURY AND THE BLOCKHEADS
KOKO TAYLOR AND HER BLUES MACHINE
MAY 4 - 6, 1978
CARLY SIMON WITH JAMES TAYLOR
All seats $8.00
MAY 8, 1978
RICKPILE
With NICK LOWE, DAVE EDMUNDS, TERRY WILLIAMS AND BILLY BREMMER
WILLIE ALEXANDER and the BOOM BOOM BAND
MAY 9, 1978
STANKY BROWN
ELLEN McILWAINE
MAY 10 - 14, 1978
An Evening With
TODD RUNDGREN
featuring: THE HELLO PEOPLE, MOOGY KLINGMAN,
JOHN SEIGLER, JOHN WILCOX
All Seats $7.00
MAY 15 - 16, 1978
GARLAND JEFFREYS
DIRK HAMILTON
MAY 17 - 21, 1978
An Evening With LOU REED
All Seats $7.00
MAY 22 - 24, 1978
MICHAEL MURPHY
JONATHAN EDWARDS
MAY 25 - 28, 1978
MOSE ALLISON
BUDDY GUY AND JUNIOR WELLS
MAY 29, 1978
JOHN FAHEY
EGBERTO GISMONTI with NANA
MAY 30 - 31, 1978
HENRY GROSS
KARON BIHARI
JUNE 1 - 4, 1978
YUSEF LATEEF
WOODY SHAW
JUNE 5, 1978
OBIE AWARDS
presented by The Village Voice
The presenters were: Dustin Hoffman, Colleen Dewhurst,
Estelle Parsons, Tommy Tune, Edward Albee and Marilyn Sokol
JUNE 6 - 7, 1978
MARLENA SHAW with WEBSTER LEWIS
GAP MANGIONE
JUNE 8, 1978
PROCTOR and BERGMAN
GEORGE GERDES
JUNE 9 - 10, 1978
JOHN MILES
LISA BURNS
JUNE 11, 1978
TELEVISION
LISA BURNS
JUNE 12 - 13, 1978
CHEAP TRICK
THE HEATERS
* June 13 show canceled.
JUNE 14, 1978
PETER BROWN
DAVID SAYH
JUNE 15 - 16, 1978
TOM ROBINSON BAND
BOB SHAW
JUNE 17, 1978
FOTOMAKER
THE HEATERS
JUNE 19, 1978
MARY McCASLIN and JIM RINGER
THE ROCHES
JUNE 20 - 22, 1978
An evening with
B.B. KING
All seat $6.00
JUNE 23 - 24, 1978
DOC and MERLE WATSON
GOVE SCRIVENOR
JUNE 25, 1978
RALPH McTELL
BERT JANSCH
JUNE 26 - 27, 1978
FLO AND EDDIE
RICHARD BELZER
JUNE 28, 1978
PAUL WINTER
WARREN BERNHARDT
JUNE 30 - JULY 2, 1978
FORMERLY OF THE HARLETTES
TRACEY BERG
JULY 5, 1978
LITTLE RIVER BAND
AUGUST ROCK
JULY 6, 1978
An Evening With
CHET ATKINS AND LES PAUL
JULY 7 - 8, 1978
JOHN HAMMOND
SON SEALS BAND
JULY 9, 1978
LEE RITENOUR and FRIENDSHIP
Featuring: Ernie Watts, Abraham Laboreal,
Alex Acuna, Don Grusin, Steve Forman
Also appearing: SCARLET RIVERA
JULY 10 - 11, 1978
An Evening With
JOHN PRINE
JULY 12 - 13, 1978
LAURA NYRO
BRYAN BOWERS
JULY 14 -15, 1978
HELEN SCHNEIDER
MONTEITH and RAND
JULY 17, 1978
BONNIE TYLER
RICK PODELL
JULY 18 - 19, 1978
CARLENE CARTER and the RUMOR
PETER COEFIELD
JULY 20 - 22, 1978
An Evening With The
DAVID JOHANSEN BAND
JULY 24 -25, 1978
MINK DEVILLE
JAH MALLA
MINK DEVILLEÕs 7-24 show was broadcast live on WNEW F.M.
JULY 27 - 28, 1978
TELEVISION
TIN HUEY
All Seats $6.00
JULY 31, 1978
SYLVIA SYMS
GROVER, MARGARET AND ZA ZU ZAZ
AUG 2 - 3, 1978
GENYA RAVAN
BENNY MARDONES
AUG 4 - 5, 1978
THE DRAMATICS
MAXINE BROWN
AUG 6, 1978
An Evening With
LOU REED
All seats $7.00
AUG 7, 1978
JIMMIE MACK
THE CARS
AUG 10 - 12, 1978
JESSE WINCHESTER
RICH HALL
AUG 13 - 14, 1978
THE FLAMINÕ GROOVIES
THE SHIRTS
AUG 15-16, 1978
JOHN HARTFORD
GEORGE GERDES
AUG 18 - 19, 1978
PATTI AUSTIN
MONTY ALEXANDER
AUG 21, 1978
ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL
EDMUNDS AND CURLEY
AUG 22, 1978
JAMES COTTON
EDMONDS AND CURLEY
AUG 23 - 24, 1978
NRBQ
SNAIL
AUG 25 - 26, 1978
WENDY WALDMAN
DEAN FRIEDMAN
AUG 27 - 28, 1978
LENNY WILLIAMS
DAVID SAYH
AUG 31, 1978
An Evening With
THE GOOD RATS
All seats $6.00
SEPT 1 - 2, 1978
DEXTER WANSEL
CHRIS RUSH
SPET 4 - 5, 1978
An Eventing With
JOHNNY WINTER
All seats $6.00
SEPT 6, 1978
RONNIE MILSAP
RICH HALL
SEPT 7, 1978
An Evening With
LEON REDBONE
SEPT 8 - 9,1978
GARY BURTON QUARTET
SPYRO GYRA
SEPT 10, 1978
TRACY NELSON
CLARENCE GATEMOUTH BROWN
SEPT 11, 1978
DION
RICH HALL
SEPT 12 - 14, 1978
LONNIE LISTON SMITH
JEFF SHERIDAN
SEPT 15 - 16, 1978
YUSEF LATEEF
CHICO HAMILTON and the PLAYERS
SEPT 21, 1978
AZTEC TWO STEP
GEORGE GERDES
SEPT 22 - 23, 1978
THE DRAMATICS
THE McCRARYÕS
SEPT 24, 1978
THE GREG KIHN BAND
JOANNE MACKEL
SEPT 25, 1978
PIERCE ARROW
BILL CHINNOCK
SEPT 26, 1978
An Evening With
THE PAT METHENY GROUP
SEPT 27 - 28, 1978
LARRY CARLTON
RAUL DeSOUZA
SEPT 29, 1978
GARY BARTZ
BOBBY LYLE
SEPT 30, 1978
TERUO NAKAMURA
DAVID CHESKY BAND
OCT 2, 1978
BILL CHAMPLIN
THE SHIRTS
OCT 3, 1978
JIM RINGER AND MARY McCASLIN
ROBIN WILLIAMSON and his MERRY BAND
OCT 4, 1978
An Evening With
PETER GABRIEL
All seats $7.00
OCT 6 - 7, 1978
RAY BARRETTO
SPYRO GYRA
OCT 9 - 11, 1978
An Evening With
TIM CURRY
All Seats $7.00
OCT 13 - 14, 1978
LES McCANN BAND
EDDIE HARRIS BAND
OCT 16, 1978
An Evening With
SANTANA
OCT 17 - 18, 1978
An Evening With
DEVO
OCT 19, 1978
EDDIE HENDERSON
TED CURSON
OCT 20 - 21,1978
THE DICTATORS
DIRTY ANGELS
OCT 22 - 23, 1978
MICHAEL BLOOMFIELD
JOHNNYÕS DANCE BAND
OCT 24 - 25, 1978
ROCKPILE featuring: DAVE EDMONDS, NICK LOWE, BILLY BREMMER
and TERRY WILLIAMS
JULES and the POLAR BEARS
OCT 26, 1978
THE ROCHES
JACK TEMPCHIN
OCT 27 - 28, 1978
An Evening With ELIZABETH SWADOS
and FRIENDS
OCT 29, 1978
CARL PERKINS
THE NIGHT HAWKS
OCT 30 - 31, 1978
BRAND X
ALAN HARRIS BAND
NOV 1, 1978
An Evening With
VAN MORRISON
All seats $10.00
NOV 2 - 4, 1978
An Evening With
TOM SCOTT
NOV 6, 1978
MARK - ALMOND BAND
DAVID SANCIOUS
* MARK - ALMOND BAND was broadcast live on WNEW F.M.
NOV 7 - 8, 1978
DR JOHN
ALICIA BRIDGES
NOV 10 - 11, 1978
RORY GALLAGHER
GARY YUDMAN
All seats $7.00
NOV 12 - 13, 1978
An Evening With
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART
All seats $6.00
NOV 15 - 16, 1978
KOOL AND THE GANG
RAW SUGAR
NOV 17 - 18, 1978
WILLIE BOBO
JEAN CARN
NOV 19 - 20, 1978
MONGO SANTAMARIA
EGBERTO GISMONTI with NANA
NOV 22 - 25, 1978
HELEN SCHNEIDER
RICHARD BELZER
NOV 27 - 28, 1978
SEA LEVEL
ALBERT COLLINS
All seats $6.00
NOV 29, 1978
CRAWLER
THE MADCATS
NOV 30, 1978
JOHN FAHEY
PAUL SIEBEL
DEC 1 - 2, 1978
JOHN HAMMOND
PAUL SIEBEL
DEC 3, 1978
LARRY CORYELL - A Solo performance
JACK WILKINS
DEC 4 - 5, 1978
JERRY JEFF WALKER
GUY CLARK
JAE MASON sits in with JERRY JEFF
All seats $7.00
DEC 7 - 9, 1978
FLORA PURIM
CHICO HAMILTON
DEC 11 - 12, 1978
KIKI DEE
TONY BIRD
DEC 13, 1978
TANYA TUCKER
GEORGE MILLER
DEC 15 - 16, 1978
ELVIN JONES
JACK WILKINS
DEC 17 - 20, 1978
Be Stiff Route 78 Tour
Featuring:
Wreckless Eric, Jona Lewie, Lene Lovich,
Rachel Sweet, The Records and the Cables
DEC 22 - 23, 1978
AZTEC TWO STEP
RICHARD BELZER
DEC 27 - 29, 1978
GARY BURTON QUARTET
DAVE VALENTIN
DEC *Tic 29 - 31, 1978
REDD, HEDWIG AND CROSSLEY:
Formerly of the HARLETTES
ROBERT KRAFT AND THE IVORY COAST
Tickets on Dec 31 - New Years Eve - $15.00