Jacksonville 4 Corners

[jadedsue]

Does anyone remember a place in Jacksonville where they used to have small concert shows? I remember I went to see Muddy Waters in the 70's. I believe the building was torn down in later 70's or early 80s. Was a nice venue in the day.

[truebaltimoran]

Wow! Havent thought of that place in a couple of decades. I saw Robert Palmer their in like 76 or 77.

[jadedsue]

ohh - i would have loved to see robert palmer...

[jusaduffr]

Right across the street from Carroll's Market!! And next to Starting Gate!! It was some kind of dinner theater place.

[A-KOMA]

I saw Ruth Copeland there approx. 1977

[SWK]

I saw Jean Luc-Ponty there.

[Baynesville Slim]

Little Feat (minus Lowell George) was Robert Palmer's band. They played there a few nights.

[jadedsue]

that was such a cool place back then

[hank49]

Oh, boy, do I remember Four Corners.

I saw Willie Dixon there. When he bellied up to the bar, he could barely reach a drink on the bar. Serious girth.

And then there was Abbey. She worked at a sort of lunch counter that might have been part of the venue or, if not, was adjacent.

I lived at a rented farmhouse not too far from there for a summer.

My experience with Abbey was the inspiration for the original tune "Cafe Girl". Tunes at www.hank49.com

[jcb320i]

Does anyone remember a place in Jacksonville where they used to have small concert shows? I remember I went to see Muddy Waters in the 70's. I believe the building was torn down in later 70's or early 80s. Was a nice venue in the day.

Great memories,

Saw Muddy Waters there. Sat on the floor right in front of the stage under the end on one of the long tables they used to have lined-up.

Also saw Vassar Clements (Sp?) the bluegrass fiddle legend. He played his version of White Bird which was fantastic. I want to think that Emylou Harris sat in with his band that night, and sang White Bird with them?

Vassar was cool! Talked with everybody at the bar during a break in the show. Seemed like real people.

I don't remember Robert Palmer, but Little Feat would play there (mostly sans Lowell George). I guess if you look at the history of the Feat in retrospect - Lowell was likely of doing a bunch of Weed, Whites & Wine when he didn't show?

Great memories...

[tominct]

Yep, I remember being there but that's about it.
It must have had a name, but I just remember calling it "4-Corners."

Yep, it was named "4 Corners Inn". At the time, Jacksonville was:
2 banks
a pharmacy
strip plaza (where Roma's is)
hardware store
Watty's/Twin Kiss
3 gas stations
the Starting Gate
Four Corners Inn
and cornfield

[hst2]

I saw Tony Williams Lifetime, Barclay James Harvest and, I believe, Steel Pulse there.

[hays2012]

I used to work there in 1975-76. Restaurant upstairs on one side..and a smokey bar on the other. Downstairs there was a nite club which featured some awesome bands booked by Jeff Sharp. Bands I saw while working there were: Crack the Sky; Robert Palmer; Muddy Waters; Firefall; Asleep at the Wheel. Also Quicksilver Messenger Service and a funky band called The Fabulous Dogtones. Local favorites Climba-Donkey and River would play there too. And I think Joanne Dodds band. Jack Harger and a big guy named Steve were doormen. I started off working in the restaurant and then got the beer back job downstairs. Most fun I ever had working a crap job. Mark McClearnan aka Radar also worked there as did half of Hereford High School at some point. LOL. Place was owned by Richard Evans of The Crease fame in Towson. Ron Causey; Bob Cook; Chuck McClearnan; Larry Parks; ; Steve and Doug Thompson; David Langus and others all worked there. And a waitress downstairs named Samantha that I had the biggest crush on ever. What a famous little place in the middle of nowhere for a short time. Prior to this fun...Four Corners was home to a stage play called "The Drunkard" whose claim to fame was that it was
the longest continuously run play in theater history...or some such thing like that. Look it up I guess but that's what I had heard at one time.

Richard Hays
Jacksonville Maryland