Music -- Nevada -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Mary Works Covington Records of the Red Dog Saloon Film
Collection
Identifier: 2017-73
Abstract
The Red Dog Saloon opened in 1965 by Chandler A. Laughlin III in Virginia City, Nevada’s historic downtown and quickly became a hot spot for “proto-hippies” and their music, with many celebrated bands playing there over the years. In 1991, Mary Works Covington began work on a documentary film released in 1996 under the title Life and Times of the Red Dog Saloon. Collection contains materials relating to the Red Dog Saloon Reunion, which took place in 1991,...
Dates:
1965-2014; Majority of material found within 1990-1996