Ludlow Garage
The Ludlow Garage began life as an automobile shop and later became a music venue located in the Clifton neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. The original music venue hosted concerts from September 19, 1969 through January 20, 1971. The original proprietor of the music venue was ex-City Council member and Vice Mayor Jim Tarbell. In the 1970s, the venue hosted concerts by many prominent touring acts including The Allman Brothers Band, Santana, Spirit, The James Gang, Humble Pie, Grand Funk Railroad, Taj Mahal, The Kinks, Albert King, NRBQ, Iggy Pop And The Stooges, Mountain, MC5, Lemon Pipers, B.B. King, Alice Cooper, Johnny Winter, Ry Cooder, Captain Beefheart, Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen, Mother Earth, Neil Young, as well as local acts such as Pure Prairie League, Balderdash, Bitter Blood Street Theatre and Stone Fox. Some recordings from the original Ludlow Garage have been officially released. The Allman Brothers Band's live album Live at Ludlow Garage: 1970 and NRBQ'sLive at Ludlow Garage were recorded at the club. A 2-CD/1-DVD release titled Still Truckin' contains performances recorded at the original venue; artists on the compilation include Santana, the Allman Brothers, Taj Mahal, the Incredible String Band, Cold Blood, and NRBQ. The