Broadside for the House of Blues featuring a concert by James Brown and others: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A broadside of the grand opening of House of Blues Chicago. The broadside is blue, yellow and pink with black text. Black musical clefs and stars are on both sides of the broadside. James Brown and His Orchestra are featured as headlining act to perform at the opening. The location and telephone number for the restaurant are listed at the bottom of the broadside. At the bottom of the broadside written in black text is “In Blues We Trust.”

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1996
• Created by: Unidentified
• Owned by: James Brown, American, 1933 - 2006
• Subject of: House of Blues Chicago, American, founded 1996
• Subject of: The Blues Brothers, American, founded 1976
• Subject of: Dan Aykroyd, Canadian, born 1952
• Subject of: James Belushi, American, born 1954
• Subject of: John Goodman, American, born 1952
• Subject of: Isaac Hayes, American, 1942 - 2008
• Type: broadsides
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 22 1/2 × 17 1/2 in. (57.2 × 44.4 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Communication
• Topic: Funk (Music)
• Topic: Soul (Music)
• Object number: 2008.7.13
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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