In the late 1970s and early '\;80s\, The Elbow Room and its sister venue\, The Other Place\, opened the gateway in Harrisonburg to quality\, nationally-recognized music acts\, primarily blues. These venues became legendary on the touring circuit known as &ldquo\;From Boston to Austin&rdquo\; and became much desired by musicians who found the management and the audience enthusiastic for their fine music.
\nArtists such as Stevie Ray Vaughn\, The Nighthawks\, The Fabulous Thunderbirds\, Catfish Hodge\, Jamie Brockett\, Albert Collins\, The Allstars\, Skip Castro\, Son Seals\, Sunnyland Slim\, Bob Margolin\, and many others played in these local venues on their way to national fame and fortune.\n\nLocal musician Bobby Driver tells the story of this magical time in Harrisonburg&rsquo\;s music history.
\n LOCATION:Zoom Webinar Register Now Rocktown History Lecture Hall 382 High Street Dayton\, VA 22821 Register: director@rocktownhistory.org UID:e.2338.11964 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260502T234412Z URL:https://chamber.hrchamber.org/events/details/the-elbow-room-harrisonburg-s-legendary-music-venue-11964 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR