venue. Other performers who played Ellis include David Bowie (1972) and Bruce Springsteen (1976 and 1996). Ellis Auditorium also hosted basketball events,...
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World Music Awards Hall Of Fame. Born Alton Nehemiah Ellis in Trenchtown, Kingston, Jamaica, Ellis was raised within a musical family which included his...
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Turner, and Big Ella. The Club Handy sponsored a Ray Charles concert at Ellis Auditorium on August 20, 1961. As the Civil Rights movement made strides in the...
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He was also President of the Goodfellows of Memphis, member of the Ellis Auditorium Commission, President of the Chickasaw Council, Boy Scouts of America...
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Ellis Island is a federally owned island in New York Harbor, situated within the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York. Ellis Island was once the busiest...
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Scotty and Bill's closing number for the first time on May 15, 1956, at Ellis Auditorium in Memphis, during the Memphis Cotton Festival before an audience of...
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February 10, 1966 Memphis Ellis Auditorium February 11, 1966 Richmond Shrine Mosque February 12, 1966 Norfolk Norfolk Municipal Auditorium February 19, 1966 Ottawa...
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17 March 1974 Columbia University Auditorium 18 March 1974 Atlanta The Omni 22 March 1974 Memphis Ellis Auditorium 18 May 1974 London United Kingdom Charlton...
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regardless of their race, were allowed to sit in any seat at the Ellis Auditorium. As a result, the promoter was obliged to desegregate his wrestling...
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September 21, 1932, defeating him in a ten-round points decision at Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. Though only eighteen and still in school at the time...
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sermon each year on the first Sunday in May, Bellevue moved services to Ellis Auditorium in Memphis. In 1954, Westminster Films captured him in Technicolor...
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Tennessee, as a young boy and would attend the all night sings at The Ellis Auditorium. Presley was an avid fan of Southern Gospel music and groups such as...
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further two months. A concert on 20 October at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium was broadcast on radio, and heavily bootlegged before finally being released...
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Pittsburgh Stanley Theater 3,347 $89,261 Johnson City Freedom Hall 4,982 $114,570 Memphis Ellis Auditorium 3,722 $84,256 Rochester Auditorium 2,574 $64,341...
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faculty/administrative offices, a digital arts lab, a nearly 300-seat auditorium (Carole L. Ellis Auditorium), and expanded outdoor spaces. The contemporary adobe-style...
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secondary markets in the South. After the April 29 show in Memphis' Ellis Auditorium, Springsteen decided to catch a taxi to Graceland. Upon arrival he...
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Memphis, Presley frequently attended all-night gospel singings at the Ellis Auditorium, where groups such as the Statesmen Quartet led the music in a style...
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management, Scripps sold WMC-AM-FM-TV to Atlanta businessman Bert Ellis and his new company, Ellis Communications, on July 19, 1993, for $65 million-a handsome...
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1976 Mobile Mobile Expo Hall Dr. Feelgood March 14, 1976 Memphis Ellis Auditorium Target March 20, 1976 Lakeland Lakeland Civic Center .38 Special March...
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Social club. The Club Paradise sponsored a Ray Charles concert at Ellis Auditorium on June 5, 1966. Although the show was highly anticipated, Mitchell...
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Apr 4, 1945 Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, Tennessee, US 96 Win 69–17–9 (1) Johnny Denson KO 5 (10), 2:35 Mar 27, 1945 Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio...
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November 27, 1984 Nashville Memorial Gymnasium November 28, 1984 Memphis Ellis Auditorium December 1, 1984 Hampton Hampton Coliseum December 2, 1984 Roanoke...
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Lexington, Kentucky Feb 8, 1957 No. 3 vs. Ole Miss W 75–69 17–3 (8–1) Ellis Auditorium Memphis, Tennessee Feb 11, 1957 No. 3 at Mississippi State L 81–89 ...
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor, released on 3 September 2001 by Polydor Records. After the disbandment of the Britpop group Theaudience, for which Ellis-Bextor served...
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Fulson. Mitchell also sponsored local concerts at venues such as the Ellis Auditorium, where Ray Charles performed in 1961 and 1966. He also sponsored an...
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Britton UD 10 Dec 10, 1946 Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, Tennessee, US 227 Loss 154–63–8 (2) Pete Mead PTS 10 Dec 6, 1946 Civic Auditorium, Grand Rapids, Michigan...
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Disc 1, Tracks 1–8 and Disc 2, Tracks 1–2 recorded 12/19/1971 at the Ellis Auditorium in Memphis, TN Disc 2, Tracks 3–4 recorded 8/28/1970 at the Isle of...
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National Quartet Convention in 1957, originally a 3-day event held at Ellis Auditorium in Memphis. In 1964, the Blackwood Brothers chartered the Gospel Music...
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subsequent concerts caused the ensemble to begin performances at the Ellis Auditorium. In 1960, the ensemble received its current name, the Memphis Symphony...
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Convention featured all the major gospel groups at a three-day event at the Ellis Auditorium in Memphis. After the first couple of years, the NQC was moved to Birmingham...
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