Dance with Billy Roy at the Crystal Ball Room on Bass Lake
This Poster states that the Crystal Ball Room is under new management and invites people to dance and stay young with Billy Roy and his Cimeron Orchestra, the band without a home. Music sublime awaits...
View ArticleTicket to Maurie Sherman Night at the Crystal Ball Room on Bass Lake
For 75 cents in advance or a dollar at the door, people at Bass Lake could listen to Maurie Sherman and His Radio Orchestra. During the 1920s and 30s, Maurie Sherman was a well-known leader of a...
View ArticleTicket to the Bass Lake Firemen's Ball at the Blue Dog
This poster is advertising the Bass Lake Firemen's Ball at the Blue Dog. Tickets are fifty cents. The Blue Dog dance pavilion was attached to the Taggart Hotel on Bass Lake's west side.
View ArticleSpend the Night with Glen Stone at Bass Lake
This poster is an advertisement to come and listen to Glenn Stone and his famous Kilties at the new Crystal Ball Room. This particular night ladies could dance all night for only fifteen cents and men...
View ArticleDance with Bobbie Grice and her Brick Tops on Bass Lake
This ticket would have been a pretty expensive ticket in the 1920s selling for seventy-five cents advanced purchase of a dollar at the door. But Bobbie Grice and her Brick Tops could have brought that...
View ArticleRed-headed Girls get in free at the Crystal Ball Room
Bobbie Grice's "Fourteen Bricktops" (including Audry Hall Petroff) were a big draw in the early 20's. It was very odd to have a female bandleader back in the late 1800s and and early 1900s. This poster...
View ArticleListen to Ginger and his Ginger Snaps at Bass Lake
The Crytal Ball Room, built c.1925 at the south end of Bass Lake, was a popular place through the 1960's. It featured big bands and dancing, roller skating and other events, such as prize fights. This...
View ArticleSixth Annual Bass Lake Firemen's Ball at the Crystal Gardens
This poster advertises Ginger and His Ginger Snaps at the Crystal Gardens . At the time you could buy tickets at the Crystal Gardens and at the Blue Dog Kennels. The Blue Dog Kennels was a dance...
View Article12 Creoles from Chicago's Savoy Ball Room play at Bass Lake
This poster is advertising the 12 Creoles, a big band popular in the 1920s that played often at the Savoy in Chicago. The Crytal Ball Room, built c.1925 at the south end of Bass Lake, was a popular...
View ArticleDance at the Crystal Ball Room at Bass Lake.
The Crytal Ball Room, built c.1925 at the south end of Bass Lake, was a popular place through the 1960's. It featured big bands and dancing, roller skating and other events, such as prize fights. This...
View ArticleGood for One Dance at the Crytal Ball Room on Bass Lake
The Crytal Ball Room, built c.1925 at the south end of Bass Lake, was a popular place through the 1960's. It featured big bands and dancing, roller skating and other events, such as prize fights. Young...
View ArticleBilly Roy and His Band at Bass Lake
The Crytal Ball Room, built c.1925 at the south end of Bass Lake, was a popular place through the 1960's. It featured big bands and dancing, roller skating and other events, such as prize fights. Young...
View ArticleBlack Diamonds Play at Bass Lake
This photo is a publicity photograph, popular in the early 1900s. The Black Diamonds were a big band contracted by the Brunswick Recording Company. The Crytal Ball Room where they were contracted in...
View ArticleThe Bricktops at Bass Lake
Female band leaders were not common in the first quarter of the 1900s, but Bobbie Grice and her Brick Tops had a big following nation-wide. A big part of that was her band's musical talent and another...
View ArticleGinger and His Ginger Snaps at Bass Lake
The Crytal Ball Room, built c.1925 was famous for contracting big bands and entertainment and remained popular through the 1960's. It featured big bands and dancing, roller skating and other events,...
View ArticleDan Russo and His Band Play at Bass Lake
This poster advertising Dan Russo and his Brunswick Orchestra is just one of the many entertainers who visited Bass Lake at the Crystal Ball Room. Russo and the Orioles were contracted with Brunswick...
View ArticleGinger and His Ginger Snaps at Bass Lake
The Crytal Ball Room, built c.1925 at the south end of Bass Lake, was a popular place through the 1960's. It featured big bands and dancing, roller skating and other events, such as prize fights. Young...
View ArticleMaurie Sherman on the Road at Bass Lake
During the 1920s and 30s, Maurie Sherman was a well-known leader of a Chicago band who appeared often at the College Inn of the Hotel Sherman (no relation) . Maurie gained much popularity via his...
View ArticleDon Redman at Bass Lake
Don Redman, born in 1900, was an American jazz musician, arranger, and composer. His father was a music teacher and his mother was a singer. He began playing the trumpet at 3 and joined his first band...
View ArticleRed Hufford at Bass Lake
The 20th century saw the emergence of Ragtime and Jazz dance bands, which evolved into swing and big band ensembles through the l930s. ‘40s, and '50s. Memorable bands included the Russell Amith...
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