Research Guides
1968 - Seattle Symphony Orchestra hires first African American musician, bassist Bruce Lawrence.
1968 – Jimi Hendrix first Seattle headlining gig at Seattle Center Arena.
1970 – Jimi Hendrix plays his last Seattle show, at south-end baseball park Sick’s Stadium.
1970 - Jimi Hendrix is mourned at his Seattle funeral and wake and buried in Renton on October 1, 1970.
1971 – Bumbershoot Arts Festival debuts.
1975 – Tacoma’s Diane Schuur debuts at the Monterey Jazz Festival.
1975–76 – Sax ace Kenny G cuts debut 45s with Seattle funk group Cold, Bold & Together.