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The Ghosts of Discos Past
Everybody knows that before First Ave was an iconic live music venue it was a Greyhound bus station. But fewer know the history of the in-between years. Britt Aamodt turns back to the early 1970s when First Ave was Uncle Sam’s and the dance beat was disco.
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Producer: Britt Aamodt
Editorial support: Emily Krumberger
Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood
Image: A concert bill for Sam’s Danceteria (forerunner to the First Avenue concert venue), November 1, 1981. [credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections]
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