I wanted to make everyone aware of a new CD which spotlights the rich musical heritage of Alabama. Tony Lumpkin, who most will remember played with the Bleus, put me on to this. It consists of mostly original material by Alabama songwriters like Eddie Hinton, Wayne Perkins, Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham. All of the musicians, […]
Our next meeting is April 19th. We gather at 2 pm for refreshments and music conversation. The business meeting is at 3 p.m. Visitors are welcome to drop by and meet us! We’re at the Homewood Library, located at 1721 Oxmoor Road, near Homewood Park. We meet in Room 110 in the lower level. Please remember […]
Our next meeting is March 22nd. We gather at 2 pm for refreshments and music conversation. The business meeting is at 3 p.m. Visitors are welcome to drop by and meet us! We’re at the Homewood Library, located at 1721 Oxmoor Road, near Homewood Park. We meet in Room 110 in the lower level.
Thanks for a great show this past weekend! Biggest crowd in years. Many, many young people showed up to search for vinyl gems. Our show is not just for the older Rock and Roll generation, but for all ages and musical tasters. Multiple international buyers came from England, Germany, Sweden and even Japan. People have emailed us […]
Our CD and Record Show will be held at the Bessemer Civic Center on March 6 & 7, 2015. On Friday, the Early Bird session starts at 1 pm with an admission charge of $10. The $3 general admission hours on Friday are 4-9 pm and 9 am – 5 pm on Saturday. All dealer space […]
Did you know that ARCA is 35 this month? That’s right, 35! Back, way back, in 1980, Fred Dahlke made a decision to start an organization for music lovers and collectors. There was no such organization in the state of Alabama. The seeds were actually sewn as much as five years earlier. Fred had talked […]
Our next meeting is February 15th. We gather at 2 pm for refreshments and music conversation. The business meeting is at 3 p.m. Visitors are welcome to drop by and meet us! We’re at the Homewood Library, located at 1721 Oxmoor Road, near Homewood Park. We meet in Room 110 in the lower level.
We don’t have an official meeting in January. Instead members are invited to our annual gathering at Bob & Debbie’s house on Saturday the 17th at noon. Don’t be late or you’ll miss lunch! Remember to bring your request for music to be played at the gathering. BTW we will be preparing the Record Show mailings.
There is no business meeting in December. Instead we’ll be gathering for food, fun and fellowship at our annual Christmas party on December 13th. Specific details are in your ARCA newsletter. We hope to see everyone there!
