Continental Club with Lone Ranger, Big Mama Thornton, Curtis [sic] Blow

Oakland: Olufunmi Presents, [1982]. 11 x 17 in. Offset. Near fine. Item #5380

Poster for the grand reopening of Continental Club ("The Roots Hall") in Oakland in December 1982, printed by Olufunmi Presents, the group responsible for booking and promoting many early reggae shows on the West Coast.

Poster promoting the the Continental Club’s December, 1982 calendar: Lone Ranger & Tristen Palmer on December 18 and 19, Errol Scorcher and Maxie Edward on December 25, and Big Mama Thornton [misspelled here as Big Mama Thorton], Percy Mayfield, Lowell Folsom, Charles Brown, Sugar Pie DeSanto, and Lee Sensation on New Year’s Eve. The poster also promises Kurtis Blow [misspelled here as Curtis] and Twinkle Brothers in January 1983.

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