Welcome to TIME LINE: A record of all Bottom Line shows.

In this section of the website we plan to publish a complete listing of every performance at the club beginning with the opening day party all the way through the new millenium. The list will be broken down year by year and appear in installments as we collate the information, confirm its accuracy, and elicit remembrances and commentary from those who were there.

Our primary sources are Allan Pepper and Stanley Snadowsky, the owners of the club, inseparable partners for twenty-six years in one of the longest running enterprises in the American music business. As you look down the schedule of our first year in operation, you start to feel like you're peering into a quarter century-old photo album....but the photos are all in your own imagination. Maybe you were at some of these shows. Maybe you still have some old vinyl in your collection by these artists, or maybe you were too young to be there, (Allan and Stanley's secretary weren't born yet!) and you can only imagine what it was like.

One of the striking things about the list is the number of artists who have made appearances in 1974 that have also appeared twenty-six years later at the club in the1999-2000 season. They include: Eric Andersen (the first month the club was open), Larry Coryell, Billy Cobham, David Johansen (with the New York Dolls), Tower of Power, Doc Watson and of course, David Bromberg. There are several more, but you get the idea. A twenty-six year career playing music is an amazing accomplishment in a business that eats its young. If browsing over these shows brings up any memories or thoughts you might like to share with our Bottom Line community, please feel free to email us, and with your permission we'll print some of your comments. The e-mail is BLTmailbox@aol.com. So without further ado....1979.
PERFORMANCE HISTORY OF THE BOTTOM LINE
* with occasional side comments by Allan and Stanley

1979

JAN 4-7, 1979
A Evening With
KRIS KRISTOFFERSON and RITA COOLIDGE
with special guest BILLY SWAN
All seats $10.00
* BARBARA CARROLL sits in with RITA on 1-7-79
* KRIS and RITA's show broadcast on WNEW F.M. on 1-5-79

JAN 8-9, 1979
STAN GETZ
ANGELA BOFILL

JAN 10, 1979
An Evening With
SPIRIT
All seats $7.00

JAN 12-13, 1979
An Evening With
ALESSI
All Seats $7.00

JAN 16, 1979
An Evening With
GEORGE THOROGOOD and THE DESTROYERS
All seats $7.00
* GEORGE'S show broadcast on WNEW F.M.

JAN 18-20, 1979
YUSEF LATEEF
ROBIN KENYATTA

JAN 23-24,1979
JOHN MAYALL
ELLIS HALL
* JOHNNY WINTER jams with John on 1-23

JAN 26-27, 1979
TRACY NELSON
GARY YUDMAN

JAN 31-FEB 1, 1979
THE LENNY WHITE GROUP
RICHARD BELZER

FEB 2-3, 1979
TOM RUSH
JULIE GOLD

FEB 6-7, 1979
JORGE SANTANA
RICH HALL

FEB 8-11,1979
JIMI AND JANIS TOGETHER AGAIN
A theatrical recreation of the legendary music of Hendrix and Joplin

FEB 12, 1979
The Fifth Annual
DAVID BROMBERG BOTTOM LINE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
All seats $7.00
* The anniversary show was broadcast on WNEW F.M.
* RALPH McTELL, JAY & LYNN UNGER and JOEL ZOSS are some of the people who sat in with BROMBERG to help celebrate the 5th anniversary of the club.

FEB 14, 1979
THE FABULOUS POODLES
RICH HALL
* FABULOUS POODLES show broadcast on WNEW F.M.

FEB 16-17, 1979
An evening with PETER HAMMILL
All seats $7.00

FEB 21, 1979
JIMMIE MACK
ALAN HARRIS BAND

FEB 23-25, 1979
McGUINN, CLARK and HILLMAN
RICK OVERTON
* McGUINN, CLARK, & HILLMAN SHOW broadcast 2-24-79 on WNEW F.M.

FEB 28-MARCH 1, 1979
An Evening With PHILIP GLASS
All Seats $7.00

MARCH 2-3, 1979
DIRE STRAITS
RICHARD BELZER

MARCH 4, 1979
DON McLEAN

MARCH 7-8, 1979
PETER TOSH
EXUMA
All Seats $7.00
* PETER TOSH SHOW on 3-8-79 broadcast on WNEW F.M.

MARCH 9-10, 1979
DOC & MERLE WATSON
ARTIE TRAUM and PAT ALGER

MARCH 11, 1979
SAM AND DAVE
CHRIS RUSH

MARCH 12, 1979
An Evening With TOMMY MAKEM and LIAM CLANCY
All seats $7.00

MARCH 13-15, 1979
An Evening With
HERBIE HANCOCK
All Seats $8.50

MARCH 16-17, 1979
NICOLETTE LARSON
STEVE FORBERT

MARCH 18, 1979
An Evening With STEVE REICH and musicians
All Seats $7.00

MARCH 19, 1979
HAMMER
FRANKLYN AJAYE

MARCH 20-21, 1979
OREGON
MARGARET BEALS

MARCH 22, 1979
SPYRO GYRA
DOUBLE IMAGE

MARCH 23-24, 1979
THE BABYS
THE ROCKETS

MARCH 26, 1979
SAD CAFE
CAROLYN MAS

MARCH 27, 1979
An Evening With MICHAEL FRANKS and Friends
All Seats $7.00

MARCH 28, 1979
DESMOND CHILD & ROUGE
JUDY CARTER
* DESMOND CHILD & ROUGE'S show was broadcast on WNEW F.M.

MARCH 29, 1979
LYNN ANDERSON
JUDY CARTER
* One Show Only at 9:00 P.M.

MARCH 30-31, 1979
POCO
GOVE SCRIVENOR

APRIL 1, 1979
ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE ATTRACTIONS
THE RUBINOS
All Seats $7.50
One Show Only at 9:30

APRIL 2, 1979
THE BIG LAFF OFF
The First Annual New York Open Stand Up Comedy Competition
Hosted by TOM SMOTHERS
plus a panel of celebrity judges
All Seats $5.50
* The comedians who competed that evening were:
MARK WEINER, BOB NELSON, JERRY SEINFELD, KELLY RODGERS and GEORGE WALLACE. An the winner was --GEORGE WALLACE

APRIL 3-4, 1979
THE POLICE
* The show on April 4 was broadcast on WNEW F.M.

APRIL 6-7, 1979
HORSLIPS
CHRIS RUSH
* The Horslips show was broadcast on WNEW F.M.

APRIL 10,1989
Press party for MICHEL COLOMBIER

APRIL 13-14, 1979
THE DAVID GRISMAN QUINTET with TONY RICE
PIERRE BENSUSAN

APRIL 16-17.1979
THE JOHN ABERCROMBIE QUINTET
WARREN BERNHARDT - MIKE MAINIERI DUO

APRIL 18-19, 1979
THE NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE
PETER ROWAN and TEX LOGAN

APRIL 20-21, 1979
JOE JACKSON
BREWERY PUPPET TROUPE
* JOE JACKSON's show on April 21 was broadcast on WNEW F.M.

APRIL 22, 1979
An Evening With
THE SOFT WHITE UNDERBELLY
All Seats $7.50
* TED NUGENT jams with SWU
SOFT WHITE UNDERBELLY was the name used by BLUE OYSTER CULT when they played clubs.

APRIL 24, 1979
BOYS OF THE LOUGH
RED CLAY RAMBLERS

APRIL 25, 1979
An Evening With
STEVE GOODMAN
All Seats $7.00

APRIL 27-28, 1979
TONY WILLIAMS
JACK WILKINS

APRIL 30, 1979
NOEL PAUL STOOKEY
JULIE GOLD

MAY 3, 1979
An Evening With
JUDY COLLINS
All Seats $10.00

MAY 4-5, 1979
LENNY AND SQUIGGY
THE BREWERY PUPPET TROUPE

MAY 6-7, 1979
JAN AND DEAN and PAPA DOO RUN RUN

MAY 8, 1979
THE SAN FRANCISCO ALL STARS
Featuring: Buddy Cage, John Cippolina, Mario Cippolina,
Joey Covington and Steve Love
THE 24TH STREET BAND

MAY 9-10, 1979
MONGO SANTAMARIA
WILBERT LONGMIRE
* BOB JAMES sits in with WILBERT on May 9, 1979

MAY 11-12, 1979
THE BILL EVANS TRIO
ELAYNE BOOSLER

MAY 13-14, 1979
BUFFY SAINTE MARIE
* MAY 13 - RICH HALL
* MAY 14 - ELAYNE BOOSLER

MAY 15-16, 1979
THE ROCHES
GEORGE GERDES

MAY 18-19, 1979
THE L.A. FOUR
Featuring: Laurindo Almelda, Ray Brown, Jeff Hamilton and Bud Shank

MAY 20,1979
CODONA - Featuring: Collin Walcott, Don Cherry and Nana Vasconcelos
VASANT RAI

MAY 21, 1979
Village Voice presents
The Obie Awards

MAY 22, 1979
MARY McCASLIN & JIM RINGER

MAY 25-26, 1979
PASSPORT

MAY 28-29, 1979
NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN
RYO KAWASAKI

MAY 30, 1979
ALDO CICCOLINI
A Cafe Concert - A program of ERIK SATIE
MARGARET BEALS

JUNE 3-6, 1979
An Evening With
LOU REED
All Seats $7.50

JUNE 8-9, 1979
MICHAL URBANIAK and URSZULA DUDZIAK
DRY JACK

JUNE 12-13, 1979
LEE RITENOUR and FRIENDSHIP
TERRY CALLIER

JUNE 15-16, 1979
DAN HICKS
TERRY GARTHWAITE

JUNE 18, 1979
HANK WILLIAMS, Jr. and the BAMA BAND
EDMUNDS and CURLEY

JUNE 19, 1979
TASHA THOMAS
BOBBY KELTON

JUNE 21, 1979
HENRY PAUL
EDMONDS and CURLEY
* HENRY'S show broadcast on WNEW F.M.

JUNE 22, 1979
ROOMFUL of BLUES
JAY McSHANN

JUNE 23-24, 1979
LOWELL GEORGE
CHRIS RUSH

JUNE 25, 1979
TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI - LEW TABACKIN BIG BAND

JUNE 26-27, 1979
JOHN HALL
RON DOUGLAS
* JOHN'S show on 6-27 broadcast on WNEW F.M.

JUNE 28, 1979
PHILIP D'ARROW
KELLY ROGERS

JUNE 29-30, 1979
KINGFISH
THE PACHECO BAND

JULY 2, 1979
JOHN FAHEY
GEORGE FISCHOFF

JULY 6, 1979
ART BLAKEY AND THE JAZZ MESSENGERS
ARTHUR BLYTHE

JULY 7-9, 1979
TONY WILLIAMS
SO WHAT

JULY 11-12, 1979
DAN HICKS
GEORGE FISCHOFF

JULY 13-14, 1979
BILL BRUFORD
RICH HALL

JULY 20, 1979
HENNY YOUNGMAN
GEORGE FISCHOFF

JULY 21-22, 1979
DELBERT McCLINTON
FENTON ROBINSON
* DICKIE BETTS jams with DELBERT on 7-21

JULY 24, 1979
MAZE featuring FRANKIE BEVERLY
RON DOUGLAS

JULY 26, 1979
An Evening With
TIM CURRY
All seats $7.50
* This show was broadcast on WNEW F.M.

JULY 27-28, 1979
JOHN HAMMOND
PAULA LOCKHEART

JULY 29-30, 1979
RACHEL SWEET and FINGERPRINTZ
JOHN HIATT
* RACHEL SWEET and JOHN HIATT sets on 7-30 broadcast live on WNEW F.M.

JULY 31, 1979
SQUEEZE
THE ATLANTICS

AUG 1, 1979
WET WILLIE
DOBIE GRAY
* WET WILLIE'S show broadcast on WNEW F.M.

AUG 2, 1979
HERMAN BROOD and HIS WILD ROMANCE
TRANS-LUX

AUG 3-4, 1979
MICHAEL HENDERSON
TOM BROWN

AUG 10. 1979
CAROLYNE MAS
JIMMIE MACK

AUG 11-12, 1979
An Evening With
NILS LOFGREN
All seats $7.50

AUG 17-18, 1979
TOM RUSH
PRISCELLA HERDMAN

AUG 20,1979
NIGHT
BOB DUBAC

AUG 23-25, 1979
McCOY TYNER
ELVIN JONES

AUG 26, 1979
DIXIE DREGS
THE DOWNCHILD BLUES BAND

AUG 27, 1979
LONG JOHN BALDRY - featuring Kathy McDonald and Roy Young
BUZZY LINHART and THE BUZZARDS

AUG 28, 1979
THE SHIRTS
THE A'S
* THE SHIRTS show was broadcast on WNEW F.M.

AUG 29-30, 1979
WALTER EGAN
BLACKJACK

AUG 31-SEPT 1, 1979
MICHAEL URBANIAK and URSZULA DUDZIAK
GERRY MULLIGAN

SEPT 3, 1979
DAVID AND NANCY BROMBERG'S Wedding reception

SEPT 4-6, 1979
An Evening With
RORY GALLAGHER
All Seats $7.50
* RORY's show on Sept 6 broadcast on WNEW F.M.
* DAVID BROMBERG jams with RORY on the Sept 4 show.

SEPT 7-8, 1979
THE RECORDS
MARC WEINER
*THE RECORDS show on Sept 8 was broadcast on WNEW F.M.

SEPT 10-11 1979
TRACY NELSON
JOHN COUGAR
* AKA John Cougar Mellancamp OR John Mellancamp
* *JOHN COUGAR'S Show on Sept 10 was broadcast on WNEW F.M.
*** TRACY canceled her show on the 11th due to illness. RICHARD BELZER opened the early show and MARC WEINER opened the late show. JOHN COUGAR closed both shows.

SEPT 14-15, 1979
THE DILLARDS
THE NEW YORK BLUEGRASS ALL STARS
Featuring: Matt Glaser, Russ Barenberg, Kenny Kosek, Roger Mason, Tony Trischka and Andy Statman

SEPT 17. 1979
LENNY WHITE
BOB DUBAC

SEPT 18, 1979
EBERHARD WEBER and COLOURS - Featuring:
Rainer Bruninghaus, Charlie Mariano, John Stanley Marshall
THE MIKE NOCK QUARTET

SEPT 21-22, 1979
ROOMFUL OF BLUES
THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS

SEPT 25, 1979
A FESTIVAL OF NEW YORK CITY STREET PERFORMERS
Featuring: Charlie Barnett, Victor Brady, Scanlon Gail and Donna Moryn, Jerry Goodspeed and Sylvester, Stuart Haber, Linden Woodwind Quintet, William McQueen, Jim Moore, Mozart on Fifth, Poez, Riverside Brass Quintet,
Lisa Rothstein - The Human Juke Box, Jeff Sheridan, Waldo Park Brass Players, Marc Weiner, Wretched Refuse String Band
Hosted by:
Howard Smith
All Seats $3.50

SEPT. 26-27, 1979
An Evening With
BRAND X
Fearuring: Phil Collins, John Goodsall, Percy Jones, Robin Lumely, Peter Robinson
All seats $7.50
BRAND X show on Sept 27 broadcast on WNEW F.M.

SEPT 28-29, 1979
THE SHIRTS
THE BRAINS

OCT 2, 1979
MOON MARTIN and THE RAVENS
ELLEN SHIPLEY

OCT 3, 1979
THE LAUGHING DOGS
THE ELEVATORS
THE KOJACS

OCT 4-7, 1979
MONTEITH AND RAND
STORMIN' NORMAN AND SUZY
All seats $7.00

OCT 8, 1979
CARLENE CARTER
DANNY DOUMA

OCT 9-10, 1979
An Evening With
TOWER OF POWER
All seats $7.50

OCT 11-12, 1979
IAN GOMM
YIPES!
* IAN'S show on Oct 12, broadcast on WNEW F.M. ( N.Y.)
WCOZ ( Boston)

OCT 13-14, 1979
DIZZY GILLESPIE QUINTET
THE LATIN PERCUSSION JAZZ ENSEMBLE - Featuring:
Tito Puente, Patato, Johnny Rodriguez, Eddie Martinez, Sal Cuevas, Alfredo De La Fe, Mario Rivera
* JOHN FADDIS sits in with DIZZY on Oct 13 and
RAY BARRETTO & JOHN FADDIS jam with DIZZY on Oct 14.

OCT 15, 1979
ROBIN WILLIAMSON AND HIS MERRY BAND
ROSALIE SORRELS

OCT 16-17, 1979
KARLA BONOFF
JACK TEMPCHIN
* KARLA's show on Oct 17 is broadcast on WNEW F.M.

OCT 18, 1979
CRYSTAL GAYLE
MORRIS MOSCOVITCH

OCT 19-20, 1979
THE YACHTS
OCT 19 - DIRTY LOOKS
OCT 20 -THE NECESSARIES

OCT 22, 1979
BOBBY HUTCHERSON
DAVID CHESKY BAND

OCT 23, 1979
MARSHALL CHAPMAN
GREGORY FLEEMAN

OCT 24, 1979
DAVID WERNER
MARC WEINER
* DAVID'S show was broadcast on WNEW F.M.

OCT 25, 1979
CITY BOYS
WILLIAM McQUEEN
* CITY BOYS show was broadcast on WNEW F.M.

OCT 26-27, 1979
JOHN ABERCROMBIE
DOUBLE IMAGE

OCT 30, 1979
ANGELA BOFILL
DAVE VALENTIN
* The entire show was broadcast on WRVR F.M.

OCT 31, 1979
JEFF LORBER FUSION
MICHAEL GREGORY JACKSON
* Both artists broadcast on WRVR F.M.

NOV 1, 1979
HAMMER - Featuring : Glen Burtnik, Gregg Carter,
Colin Hodgkinson and Jan Hammer

NOV 2-3, 1979
An Evening With
TIMOTHY LEARY
All seats $7.50

NOV 4-5, 1979
An Evening With
SONNY ROLLINS
All Seats $7.50

NOV 6, 1979
An Evening With
THE YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA
One Show
All seats $5.50

NOV 7, 1979
CHRIS RUSH
NATIONAL HEALTH

NOV 9-10, 1979
JOHN HARTFORD
PETER ROWAN

NOV 11-12, 1979
J.D. SOUTHER
BRIDGET ST. JOHN
All Seats $ 6.50
* J.D. SOUTHER's shows on Nov 11 and 12 broadcast on the radio - Nov 11 -WNEW F.M.(N.Y.) Nov 12 WCOZ F.M. ( Boston)

NOV 13, 1979
PAT BENATAR
RICHARD BELZER
* PAT's show was broadcast on WNEW F.M.

NOV 14, 1979
AZTEC TWO STEP
ROBIN BATTEAU and DAVID BUSKIN

NOV 15, 1979
TONY WILLIAMS
L SHANKAR

NOV 16-17, 1979
GARLAND JEFFREYS
RICHARD BELZER
* GARLAND's show was broadcast on WNEW F.M ( N.Y) and WCOZ Boston.

NOV 18-19, 1979
GOTHAM
HIGH HEELED WOMEN

NOV 20-24, 1979
An Evening With
PAT METHENY
All seats $7.50
* PAT'S show NOV 21 was broadcast on WCOZ F.M.( Boston)

NOV 25-26, 1979
HORSLIPS
LIVE WIRE
* HORSLIPS show on Nov 26 broadcast on WNEW F.M.

NOV 27, 1979
CLANNARD
JACK HARDY

NOV 28-29, 1979
JOHN FAHEY
VICTOR BRADY

NOV 30-DEC 2, 1979
McCOY TYNER

DEC 3, 1979
LARRY CORYELL
BILLY CONNOLLY
* LEE KONITZ sits in with LARRY CORYELL

DEC 4, 1979
JOHN HAMMOND
CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE
and special guests THE NIGHTHAWKS
All seats $7.50

DEC 5-6, 1979
THE UNCLE FLOYD SHOW

DEC 7-8, 1979
An Evening With
PHILIP GLASS

DEC 10,1979
GAMMA - Featuring RONNIE MONTROSE
LISA NEMZO
One Show Only
All Seats $7.00

DEC 11-12, 1979
HALL AND OATES
JERRY GOODSPEED AND SYLVESTER
All seats $8.00
HALL and OATES show on Dec 12 broadcast on WNEW F.M. ( N.Y.) WCOZ F.M. (Boston)

DEC 14-15, 1979
LONNIE LISTON SMITH
DEC 14 - DAVID SAYH
DEC 15 - KEENAN WAYANS

DEC 16, 1979
PAUL JACOBS AND AARON COPELAND
An Evening of Concert and Dialogue:
THE JAZZ INFLUENCE ON THE 20TH CENTURY CLASSICAL MUSIC
All seats - $10.00

DEC 17, 1979
Speculum Musica L'Histoire du Soldat
Lukas Foss - Narrator
Song and Dance, Rzewski, Paradigm
conducted by Lukas Foss
All seats $ 6.50

DEC 18-19, 1979
BOB JAMES
WILLIAM McQUEEN
All seats $6.50

DEC 20, 1979
CINDY BULLENS
RICK OVERTON
* CINDY BULLENS show broadcast on WNEW F.M. (N.Y.)
and WCOZ F.M. ( Boston)

DEC 21-22, 1979
LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III
MARC WEINER
* on 12-22 THE ROCHES sit in with LOUDON

DEC 23, 1979
THE BOSTON CAMERATA
Joel Cohn - Director
"Sing We Noel" - Christmas music from England and early America
All Seats $6.50

DEC 24-26, 1979
An Evening With
LOU REED
All Seats $6.50

DEC 28-29, 1979
ROY BUCHANAN
GLENN PHILLIPS
All seats $7.50

DEC 30, 1979
TOM RUSH
BUSKIN AND BATTEAU

DEC 31, 1979
GARLAND JEFFREYS
WILLIAM McQUEEN
All seats $20.00