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==History==
==History==
The Prom Ballroom opened in 1941 with a performance by [[Glenn Miller]]. The club played a diverse array of acts, ranging from rock to polka and jazz, and included acts like [[Count Basie]] and [[Lawrence Welk]]. The house orchestra was called the Jules Herman Orchestra. It was considered one of the most prestigious clubs in the Midwest.<ref name="Lehmer2012"/>
The Prom Ballroom opened in 1941 with a performance by [[Glenn Miller]].


The club played a diverse array of acts, ranging from rock to polka and jazz, and included acts like [[Count Basie]] and [[Lawrence Welk]]. The house orchestra was called the Jules Herman Orchestra. It was considered one of the most prestigious clubs in the Midwest.<ref name="Lehmer2012"/>
The ballroom was one of the final stops (January 28, 1959) on the infamous, ill-fated "[[The Day the Music Died|Winter Dance Party]]", the [[Buddy Holly]]-led tour which ended in the plane crash that killed Holly, [[The Big Bopper]] and [[Ritchie Valens]].<ref name="Lehmer2012">{{cite book | last=Lehmer | first=Larry | title=The Day the Music Died: The Last Tour of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens | publisher=Schirmer Trade Books | year=2012 | isbn=978-0-85712-751-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LDoDAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT156 | access-date=2023-05-12}}</ref>

Performers at the venue included [[Bobby Vee]], [[The Trashmen]], [[The Beach Boys]], and the [[The Everly Brothers|Everly Brothers]]. It was also one of the most important venues for the burgeoning rock-music scene in Minnesota in the 1950s and 1960s.<ref name="Shefchik2015"/>

The ballroom was one of the final stops (January 28, 1959) on the infamous, ill-fated "[[The Day the Music Died|Winter Dance Party]]", the [[Buddy Holly]]-led tour which ended in the plane crash that killed Holly, [[The Big Bopper]] and [[Ritchie Valens]]. The performance drew an overcapacity crowd of more than 2,000 people.<ref name="Lehmer2012">{{cite book | last=Lehmer | first=Larry | title=The Day the Music Died: The Last Tour of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens | publisher=Schirmer Trade Books | year=2012 | isbn=978-0-85712-751-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LDoDAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT156 | access-date=2023-05-12}}</ref><ref name="Shefchik2015">{{cite book | last=Shefchik | first=Rick | title=Everybody's Heard about the Bird: The True Story of 1960s Rock 'n' Roll in Minnesota | publisher=University of Minnesota Press | year=2015 | isbn=978-1-4529-4974-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wTB0DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT435 | access-date=2023-05-12}}</ref>

[[Prince (musician)|Prince]] celebrated his 27th birthday at the Prom with a masquerade party and live concert; he and the Revolution had been scheduled to play songs from his then-new album ''[[Around the World in a Day]]'', but instead played a selection of as-yet-unreleased songs including "[[Sometimes It Snows in April]]."<ref name="Tudahl2021">{{cite book | last=Tudahl | first=Duane | title=Prince and the Parade and Sign O' The Times Era Studio Sessions: 1985 and 1986 | publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | series=Prince Studio Sessions | year=2021 | isbn=978-1-5381-4452-7 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zJ4qEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA162 | access-date=2023-05-12}}</ref>


It was torn down in 1987.<ref name="current2013">{{cite web |last=Swensson |first=Andrea |author2=Steve Cohen |title=Then and Now: Prom Ballroom |url=https://blog.thecurrent.org/2013/07/then-and-now-prom-ballroom/ |publisher=Minnesota Public Radio |date=2013-07-10 |accessdate=2020-01-14}}</ref>
It was torn down in 1987.<ref name="current2013">{{cite web |last=Swensson |first=Andrea |author2=Steve Cohen |title=Then and Now: Prom Ballroom |url=https://blog.thecurrent.org/2013/07/then-and-now-prom-ballroom/ |publisher=Minnesota Public Radio |date=2013-07-10 |accessdate=2020-01-14}}</ref>

Latest revision as of 20:18, 20 November 2024

Prom Ballroom
Map
Address1190 University Avenue West
LocationSaint Paul, Minnesota
Capacity2,000
Construction
Opened1941
Demolished1987

The Prom Ballroom was a dance hall in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States.

History

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The Prom Ballroom opened in 1941 with a performance by Glenn Miller.

The club played a diverse array of acts, ranging from rock to polka and jazz, and included acts like Count Basie and Lawrence Welk. The house orchestra was called the Jules Herman Orchestra. It was considered one of the most prestigious clubs in the Midwest.[1]

Performers at the venue included Bobby Vee, The Trashmen, The Beach Boys, and the Everly Brothers. It was also one of the most important venues for the burgeoning rock-music scene in Minnesota in the 1950s and 1960s.[2]

The ballroom was one of the final stops (January 28, 1959) on the infamous, ill-fated "Winter Dance Party", the Buddy Holly-led tour which ended in the plane crash that killed Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens. The performance drew an overcapacity crowd of more than 2,000 people.[1][2]

Prince celebrated his 27th birthday at the Prom with a masquerade party and live concert; he and the Revolution had been scheduled to play songs from his then-new album Around the World in a Day, but instead played a selection of as-yet-unreleased songs including "Sometimes It Snows in April."[3]

It was torn down in 1987.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lehmer, Larry (2012). The Day the Music Died: The Last Tour of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens. Schirmer Trade Books. ISBN 978-0-85712-751-8. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  2. ^ a b Shefchik, Rick (2015). Everybody's Heard about the Bird: The True Story of 1960s Rock 'n' Roll in Minnesota. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-1-4529-4974-1. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  3. ^ Tudahl, Duane (2021). Prince and the Parade and Sign O' The Times Era Studio Sessions: 1985 and 1986. Prince Studio Sessions. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-1-5381-4452-7. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  4. ^ Swensson, Andrea; Steve Cohen (2013-07-10). "Then and Now: Prom Ballroom". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
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