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This item includes three short newspaper clippings of articles written about The Red Dogs. One is a printout from the Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise Online and is signed by the band members. The second is a newspaper clipping from The Gazette in Emporia, Kansas. The third is a photocopy of a newspaper article written by Nancy Edmonds in a local paper called The Forum out of the twin cities of Fargo ND and Moorhead MN dated 6/18/68.
The Red Dogs were hired in 1965 to be the house band for the Red Dog Inn. The band played in Lawrence monthly and was on the road every weekend plus summer tours. The Red Dogs preformed a wide variety of songs and musical styles. The Red Dog Inn was a nightclub in Lawrence, Kansas. The nightclub was opened in Liberty Hall in 1965. Liberty Hall was originally constructed in 1856, but was lost to an electrical fire in 1911, the current Liberty Hall was constructed in 1912. Liberty Hall has been operated under multiple names, including the Bowerstock Opera House, the Jayhawker Theater, the Red Dog Inn Night Club, and Bugsy disco club.
Date: Between 1968 and 1969
Item Number: 531886
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 531886
Built Environment - Building name - Liberty Hall (Lawrence, Kan.)
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Musicians
Collections - Manuscript - Johnson, Evan
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Music - Concerts - Concerts and performances
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Music - Musical groups - Bands - The Red Dogs
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Music - Musical styles - Blues
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Music - Musical styles - Rock
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Music - Musicians
Date - 1960s
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Newspaper - clipping
Type of Material - Printed materials - Article
Type of Material - Printed materials - Newsletter
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