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....1977.
PERFORMANCE HISTORY OF THE BOTTOM LINE
* with occasional side comments by Allan and Stanley

1977

JAN 1,1977
STUFF - featuring: Gordon Edwards, Cornell Dupree, Steve Gadd, Chris Parker, Richard Tee, Eric Gale
Also appearing GERRI GRIFFINS

JAN 3 - 4,1977
SUN RA and his OUTER SPACE WORLD'S CONTINUUM ARKESTRA

JAN 6 - 8,1977
VICKI SUE ROBINSON
MICHAEL HENDERSON

JAN 14 - 16, 1977
MARY TRAVERS
TOM CHAPIN

JAN 17 - 19, 1977
CHARLES MINGUS
SONNY FORTUNE

JAN 20, 1977
TIPICA 73
JIMMY PONDER

JAN 21 - 23, 1977
TOM RUSH
BONNIE KOLOC
*David Bromberg sits in with Tom Rush the night of Jan 22

JAN 24,1977
JAMES COTTON BAND
JAMES MONTGOMERY BAND

JAN 25 - 26, 1977
ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION
THE STANKY BROWN GROUP

JAN 27 - 30. 1977
YUSEF LATEEF
JIMMY PONDER

FEB 4 - 5, 1977
TOM PAXTON
DR. BRUCE MAHLER
* PAUL SIMON sits in with TOM PAXTON on Feb 5.

FEB 7 - 8 1977
PROCTOR AND BERGMAN in the "Buddy de Morte Production of Clark Wintergreen, Clark Wintergreen"
also appearing The EGG CREAM REVIVAL

FEB 10 - 11, 1977
HANK CRAWFORD
GRANT GREEN

FEB 12 1977
THIRD Anniversary of THE BOTTOM LINE
An evening with THE DAVID BROMBERG BAND
* Members of the NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND sit in with David to help celebrate our 3rd Anniversary.
This show was also broadcast on WNEW FM

FEB 13, 1977
GIL SCOTT HERON - BRIAN JACKSON and the MIDNIGHT BAND

FEB 14 - 16, 1977
NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND
ANDREW GOLD

FEB 17, 1977
DENICE WILLIAMS
NEW YORK MARY

FEB 18 - 19, 1977
MAYNARD FERGUSON and his ORCHESTRA
OFF THE WALL

FEB 21 - 23, 1977
MOSE ALLISON
THE SON SEALS BLUES BAND

FEB 24 - 27, 1977
ASHFORD AND SIMPSON
NEW YORK MARY

FEB 28 - MAR 1, 1977
FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS
PARKER McGHEE

MARCH 2 - 3, 1977
OREGON
DOUBLE IMAGE

MARCH 4 - 5, 1977
HENNY YOUNGMAN
SPLIT ENZ

MARCH 7 - 9, 1977
THUNDERBYRD - featuring ROGER McGUINN
TOM PETTY and the HEARTBREAKERS

MARCH 10, 1977
Showcase for DEAN FRIEDMAN

MARCH 11 - 12, 1977
RAY STEVENS
DORIS ABRAHAMS

MARCH 14 - 15, 1977
JOHN HAMMOND
TOBY BEAU

MARCH 16, 1977
An evening with SHAKTI - featuring JOHN McLAUGHLIN
All seats $6

MARCH 18 - 20 1977
LENNY WHITE
PAT MARTINO

MARCH 21 - 22, 1977
ROBIN WILLIAMSON and his MERRY BAND
CENTRAL PARK SHEIKS

MARCH 23 - 24, 1977
DAVID LA FLAMME
ESSRA MOHAWK

MARCH 26 - 27, 1977
PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE
JIM POST

MARCH 28 - 29, 1977
NITE CITY - featuring Ray Manzarek, Nigel Harrison, Paul Warren, Noah James, Jimmy Hunter,
also appearing CHRIS RUSH

MARCH 30, 1977
STEVE GOODMAN
PAUL BRADY and ANDY IRVINE

MARCH 31 - APRIL 2, 1977
BRIAN AUGER and the OBLIVION EXPRESS
STEPHEN DEES

APRIL 4 - 5, 1977
JOAN ARMATRADING
MICHAEL FRANKS

APRIL 6, 1977
JOHN MILES
REDDY TEDDY
* IAN HUNTER sits in with JOHN MILES. John Miles show broadcast on WNEW F.M.

APRIL 7 - 9, 1977
JONATHAN EDWARDS
JENNIFER WARNES

APRIL 11 - 12, 1977
KATE AND ANNA McGARRIGLE
DEAN FRIEDMAN

APRIL 15 - 16, 1977
JOSE FELICIANO
KATHY CHAMBERLAIN'S RAG ŚN'ROLL REVUE

APRIL 17, 1977
RALPH McTELL
PAUL SIEBEL

APRIL 18,1977
THE FOUR SEASONS
OFF THE WALL

APRIL 19, 1977
An evening with DICKEY BETTS
All seats $ 6.00
Dickey Betts broadcast on WNEW F.M.

APRIL 20, 1977
ELLIOT MURPHY
OFF THE WALL

APRIL 21 - 24, 1977
GEORGE DUKE
CHRIS RUSH
* GEORGE DUKES' April 22 show broadcast on WRVR F.M.

APRIL 25 -26, 1977
ERIC ANDERSEN
LARRY DAVID

APRIL 27 - 28, 1977
RONNIE LAWS
TERUO NAKAMURA and The Rising Sun

APRIL 29 - MAY 1, 1977
STUFF featuring: Gordon Edwards, Cornell Dupree, Steve Gadd, Chris Parker, Richard Tee, Eric Gale
also appearing: RON DOUGLAS

MAY 4 - 7, 1977
JESSE WINCHESTER
ELAYNE BOOSLER
* MAY 5 - JESSE WINCHESTER show broadcast on WNEW F.M.

MAY 8, 1977
GALLAGHER AND LYLE
TIM MOORE

MAY 9 - 11, 1977
An evening with LOU REED
All seats $6.00

MAY 12 - 14, 1977
DOLLY PARTON
ALEX HARVEY
* MAY 14, early in the day - SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY broadcast via satellite to France

MAY 18 - 19, 1977
FLORA PURIM featuring AIRTO
CHARLIE ROUSE

MAY 20 - 22, 1977
An Evening With
LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III


MAY 23 - 24, 1977
JAMES COTTON BAND
THE MICHAEL STANLEY BAND

MAY 25 - 26, 1977
An Evening With
TAJ MAHAL
All Seats $6.00

MAY 27 - 29, 1977
COUNTRY JOE McDONALD
VALERIE CARTER
* JOHN SEBASTIAN sits in with VALERIE CARTER on May 27.

MAY 30 - 31, 1977
KINGFISH featuring: Dave Torbert, Barry Flast, Matthew Kelly, Dave Perper, Michael O'Neill
MAMA'S PRIDE

JUNE 1, 1977
Billboard Talent Forum featuring:
Blondie Chaplin, Johnny's Dance Band and Mink DeVille
Hosted by Edmonds and Curley

JUNE 2 - 5, 1977
YUSEF LATEEF
NOEL POINTER

JUNE 6 - 7, 1977
THE PERSUASIONS
SEAWIND

JUNE 10 - 11, 1977
BILL EVANS TRIO
TED CURSON SEXTET
* JEREMY STEIG jams with the BILL EVANS Trio on 6-10.

JUNE 13 - 14, 1977
An Evening With
SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY AND THE ASBURY JUKES
with special guest Ronnie Spector
All seats $6.00
* The show on 6-14 was broadcast live on WNEW F.M.

JUNE 15, 1977
Press party for BURTON CUMMINGS
JUNE 16, 1977
BURTON CUMMINGS
THE PEZ BAND

JUNE 17 - 18, 1977
CAROL BAYER SAGER
GOTHAM
* MARVIN HAMLISH guest with Carol Bayer Sager on 6 - 17.

JUNE 19, 1977
The Original BOOKER T AND THE MG'S
Featuring: Steve Cropper, Booker T Jones, Donald "Duck˛ Dunn, Willie Hall
also appearing FRANKIE MILLER BAND

JUNE 20 - 21, 1977
JOHN FAHEY
KEN BLOOM

JUNE 23, 1977
BRYAN FERRY
TALKING HEADS

JUNE 24 - 25, 1977
TOM PAXTON
EDMONDS AND CURLEY

JUNE 26 - 27, 1977
KOOL AND THE GANG
TORNADO

JUNE 29 - 30, 1977
JOHN HAMMOND
BEN SIDRAN

JULY 1 - 2, 1977
LEROY SIBBLES AND THE HEPTONES
MINK DE VILLE

JULY 3, 1977
TOM RUSH
LARRY DAVID

JULY 6 - 7, 1977
VASSAR CLEMENTS
UNHOLY MODAL ROUNDERS

JULY 8 - 9, 1977
An Evening With
STANLEY CLARKE

JULY 10,1977
JOHN MAYALL
SCARLET RIVERA

JULY 11 - 12, 1977
BETTY WRIGHT
VERNON BURCH

JULY 13 - 14, 1977
NRBQ
CHRIS RUSH

JULY 15 - 16, 1977
ELVIN JONES
DOLLAR BRAND

JULY 18 - 19, 1977,
JERRY JEFF WALKER
MAC McANALLY
* JERRY JEFF'S show on July 18 is broadcast live on WNEW F.M.

JULY 22 - 23, 1977
MARY TRAVERS
LARRY DAVID

JULY 25, 1977
THE HARVEY MANDEL BAND
CLOVER
* SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY and a couple of the Asbury Jukes jam with CLOVER

JULY 26 - 27 ,1977
DAVID SANBORN
PAT METHENY GROUP

JULY 29 - 30, 1977
CISSY HOUSTON
GAP MANGIONE

AUG 1 - 2, 1977
NRBQ
RUSTY WEIR

AUG 5 - 6, 1977
RAMBLIN' JACK ELLIOT
ARTIE TRAUM

AUG 9 - 10 1977
BOBBI HUMPHREY
JOHN PAYNE - LOUIS LEVIN

AUG 11 - 13,1977
DOC AND MERLE WATSON
JIM RINGER AND MARY McCASLIN

AUG 14 - 15,1977
THE NEW COMMANDER CODY BAND
ROBERT GORDON WITH LINK WRAY

AUG 17 - 18, 1977
LONNY LISTON SMITH
THE TYMES

AUG 19, 1977
CHARLES EARLAND AND ODYSSEY
BARRY MILES AND SILVERLITE

AUG 20 - 21,1977
An Evening With
GIL SCOTT HERON - BRIAN JACKSON BAND

AUG 26 - 28, 1977
LARRY CORYELL - ALPHONSE MOUZON
JEREMY STEIG

AUG 31 - SEPT 1, 1977
JOHN TROPEA BAND
Featuring : Steve Gadd, Will Lee, Alan Rubin, Sam Burtis, Leon Pendarvis and Richard Tee
RICHARD BELZER

SEPT 2 - 4, 1977
MONGO SANTAMARIA
RUBY ANDREWS

SEPT 9 - 10, 1977
HENRY GROSS
PIERCE ARROW

SEPT 11 - 12, 1977
"Two Guitars - Acoustic and Electric˛
Featuring PAT MARTINO with BOB ROSE
MICHAEL URBANIAK and URSZULA DUDZIAK

SEPT 14 - 15, 1977
TOM PAXTON
MICHAEL KATAKIS

SEPT 16 - 17, 1977
JOAO GILBERTO
NOVELLA NELSON

SEPT 19 - 20, 1977
PAPA JOHN CREACH
INNER CIRCLE

SEPT 23 - 25,1977
GOTHAM
MILLSENBLUM

SEPT 26, 1977
PETER NERO
BETTY CARTER

SEPT 27, 1977
BETTY CARTER
BOB SHAW

SEPT 28 - 29,1977
BETTY CARTER
THE HEATH BROTHERS

SEPT 30 - OCT 1, 1977
MURRAY McLAUGHLIN
GOLDSTON AND THOM

OCT 2 - 3, 1977
HARVEY MANDEL BAND
DENNY MOROUSE BAND

OCT 4 - 5,1977
ANDY PRATT
KARLA BONOFF


OCT 6 , 1977
MOSE ALLISON
RICHARD BELZER

OCT 7 - 9, 1977
MOSE ALLISON
ROOM FULL OF BLUES

OCT 10 -11,1977
STEVE GOODMAN
JIM RINGER AND MARY McCASLIN
* Steve Goodman's Oct 10 show broadcast live on WNEW F.M.
* JOHN PRINE guests with STEVE GOODMAN on the Oct 11 show.
* BONNIE KOLOC and PAUL SIEBEL sit in with JIM and MARY on the Oct 11 show.

OCT 12 - 13,1977
DWIGHT TWILLEY BAND
Q

OCT 14 - 15,1977
DON McLEAN
SUSAN TAYLOR

OCT 16 - 17, 1977
RAY BARRETTO AND FIRE
OCT 16 - CHRIS RUSH
OCT 17 - JOHN PAYNE - LOUIS LEVINE BAND

OCT 18 - 19,1977
ROBIN WILLIAMSON and HIS MERRY BAND
HORSE LIPS

OCT 20 - 22,1977
RICK NELSON AND THE STONE CANYON BAND
LARRY DAVID

OCT 23 -24,1977
STOMU YAMASHTA and GO
RICHARD BELZER
* ONE SHOW ONLY with STOMU YAMASHTA and GO and RICHARD BELZER
at 8:30 on Oct 24
* Late show on Oct 24 at Midnight GRAHAM PARKER AND THE RUMOUR

OCT 25 - 26, 1977
JOHN HARTFORD
DILLARDS

OCT 27,1977
TALKING HEADS
JEFF SHERIDAN

OCT 28 - 30,1977
NILS LOFGREN
EDDIE MONEY
*Oct 28 NILS LOFGRIN performance broadcast on a network of 7 radio stations:
WNEW (NY), WBCN (Boston), WYSP (Philadelphia), DC101 (Washington), WXRP (Chicago), WKLS (Atlanta) WINZ (Miami)

NOV 2 - 3,1977
An Evening With
CHUCK MANGIONE
All Seats $6.00

NOV 4 - 5,1977
CHRIS HILLMAN
DAN DALEY

NOV 6 - 7, 1977
NONA HENDRYX
CRACKIN'
* GEORGE BENSON, ASHFORD and SIMPSON and SARA DASH jam with NONA HENDRYX during the show on Oct 7.

NOV 8 - 9, 1977
An Evening With
BLOOD, SWEAT and TEARS
All seats $6.00

NOV 10 - 13, 1977
YUSEF LATEEF
TED CURSON

NOV 14 - 15, 1977
An Evening With
TOWER OF POWER
All seats $6.00

NOV 16 - 17, 1977
JACK BRUCE
CRAWLER

NOV 18, 1977
MANDRILL
CARL WAXMAN

NOV 19 - 20, 1977
TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS
THE DINGOES

NOV 21 - 23, 1977
BILL WITHERS
DAVID SAYH

NOV 25 - 26, 1977
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART
NICK JAMESON

NOV 27 - 28, 1977
MEATLOAF
RICHARD BELZER
* Nov 28 show broadcast live on WNEW F.M.

NOV 29 - 30, 1977
EDDIE HENDERSON SEXTET
Featuring Dave Leibman and Julian Priester
also appearing: MIKE MANIERI SEXTET
Featuring: Warren Bernhardt, Michael Brecker, Steve Gadd, Tony Levin and David Spinoza

DEC 2 - 3, 1977
POUSETTE - DART BAND
THE ROWANS

DEC 4 - 5, 1977
THE JOY featuring : Terry Garthwaite and Tony Brown
Also appearing JACK WILCE

DEC 5 - 6, 1977
KENNY BURRELL
DOUBLE IMAGE

DEC 7, 1977
DON WILLIAMS
RANDY GURLEY
* DON WILLIAMS show broadcast live on WHN F.M.

DEC 8, 1977
NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN
BOB SHAW

DEC 9 - 10, 1977
An Evening With
THE TEMPTATIONS
All seats $6.00

DEC 11 - 12, 1977
FELIX CAVALIERE
BABY GRAND

DEC 13 - 14, 1977
ELVIS COSTELLO
TUFF DARTS

DEC 15, 1977
ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL
THE MOONLIGHTERS

DEC 16 - 17, 1977
THE FOUR TOPS
RORY BLOCK

DEC 18,1977
WET WILLIE
FANDANGO
* WET WILLIE show broadcast live on WNEW F.M.

DEC 19, 1977
BILLY PAUL
CARL WAXMAN

DEC 20, 1977
RICK DANKO
ARTIE TRAUM

DEC 21 - 22, 1977
An Evening With
DONALD BYRD and THE BLACKBYRDS
All Seats $6.00

DEC 23 - 26, 1977
ERIC GALE
LENNY WILLIAMS

DEC 27 - 28, 1977
LARRY CORYELL in a solo performance
playing both acoustic and electric guitar
also appearing DOUBLE IMAGE

DEC 29 - 31, 1977
NONA HENDRYX
HIRAM BULLOCK and THE 24th STREET BAND
* DUSTY SPRINGFIELD and SARA DASH help NONA HENDRYX bring in the New Year on the DEC 31 show.