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Kenny Leichtling

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I'm looking for ANY photos of the night that Dylan played after-hours with Ronee Blakely. I touched base with Ronee and she doesn't have any. Does anyone have pics from that evening around 1975? Than…

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Started by Kenny Leichtling. Last reply by Sandi Bachom Jan 27.

Sandi Bachom

WHO DID YOU SEE AT THE BITTER END? 3 Replies

I saw Jackson Browne open for Randy Newman in 1974

Started by Sandi Bachom. Last reply by Bob Kratky Dec. 29, 2009.

"1960 to 2009 WE ALL PLAYED THE BITTER END......"




Click to see videos of hundreds of artists who can say, "We all played The Bitter End...."

Ace Trucking Company Woody Allen Peter Allen America Tori Amos
Harry Anderson
Eric Anderson
Maxine Anderson
Joan Armatrading
Joan Baez
Sandra Bernhardt
Stephen Bishop
Ronee Blakley
Blues Traveler
Elayne Boosler
Oscar Brand
Brewer & Shipley
David Brenner
David Bromberg
Jonatha Brooke
Albert Brooks
Jackson Browne
George Carlin
Dick Cavett
Chamber Brothers
Harry Chapin
Tracy Chapman
Chubby Checker
Cheech & Chong
Merry Clayton
Leonard Cohen
Judy Collins
Shawn Colvin
Chick Corea
Larry Coryell
Bill Cosby
James Cotton
David Crosby
The Critters
Jim Croce
Billy Crystal
Lacy J. Dalton
Charlie Daniels
Miles Davis
Jim Dawson
John Denver
Neil Diamond
Bo Diddley
Dion
Bob Dylan
Yvonne Elliman
Cass Elliott
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Joe Ely
Everly Brothers
Mimi Farina
Jose Feliciano
The First Edition
Steve Forbert
Stan Getz
Andy Gibb
Steve Goodman
Stephane Grappelli
Arlo Guthrie
Bill Haley
Hall & Oates
Tim Hardin
John Hartford
Donny Hathaway
Richie Havens
Jake Holmes
Janis Ian
Don Imus
Indigo Girls
Isley Brothers
Etta James
Tommy James
Norah Jones
Billy Joel
Dr. John
Doug Kershaw
Morgana King
Robert Klein
Leo Kottke
Kris Kristofferson
Patti La Belle
Lady Gaga (Stephani Germanotta)
Los Lonely Boys
Jay Leno
Les Paul
Gordon Lightfoot
Little Feat
Lisa Loeb
Los Lonely Boys
Taj Mahal
Melissa Manchester
Chuck Mangione
Peter Paul & Mary
Melanie
Sonny, Terry and Brownie McGee
Sarah McLachlan
Rod McKeon
Don McLean
Bette Midler
Joni Mitchell
Van Morrison
Maria Muldaur
Martin Mull
Anne Murray
Muhammad Ali
Johnny Nash
Fred Neil
Ricky Nelson
Micky Newberry
Randy Newman
Odetta
Phil Ochs
Danny O’Keefe
Pat Paulson
Tom Paxton
Peter, Paul & Mary
The Persuasions
Jean Luc Ponty
Billy Preston
Dori Previn
John Prine
Kenny Rankin
Helen Reddy
Joan Rivers
Kenny Rogers
Linda Ronstadt
Rita Rudner
Otis Rush
Tom Rush
Soupy Sales
Sam & Dave
Esther Satterfield
The Searchers
John Sebastian
Neil Sedaka
Pete Seeger
Carly Simon
Simon and Garfunkel
Patti Smith
Spanky and Our Gang
Spin Doctors
Bruce Springsteen
Staple Singers
David Steinberg
Curtis Stiggers
Jonathan Stewart
James Taylor
Livingston Taylor
Rip Taylor
George Thorogood
Lily Tomlin
The Tarriers
Mary Travers
Kenny Vance & The Planotones
Jerry Jeff Walker
Wendy Wall
Joe Walsh
Jimmy Webb
Eric Weissberg
Tony Joe White
Josh White
Paul Williams
Larry Jon Wilson
Bill Withers
Stevie Wonder
Steven Wright
Dave Van Ronks
Townes Van Zandt
Neil Young
AND MANY THOUSANDS MORE.....

 

Congratulations to Ramblin Jack Elliot from Paul Colby for winning your Grammy! A Stranger Here for Best Traditional Blues

NEIL DIAMOND talks about Paul Colby and THE BITTER END on CBS Sunday Morning after returning to The Bitter End for the first time in 41 years!

JUDY introduces Paul Colby and talks about the Bitter End 1/21/09

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  • Reneda Cross
  • Tom Zulli
  • Dee Jenne
  • Jon Ben Berger
  • Kenny Leichtling
  • Jerry Chamberlain
  • Pam Mark Hall
  • Jose Carlos Dominguez
  • Yvonne Fitzner
  • Alan West Brockman
  • Lorie Milich
  • CHRIS A. SAMLAND
  • Joe Angeline
  • Mark Bell
  • Jacqueline Klein
  • Shelly Liebowitz
  • Christine Hardy Leaf
  • Jen Thomas
  • Bob Kratky
  • Doug Yeager
  • Kijung Park
  • GOVE SCRIVENOR
  • Elizabeth Kim
  • Kevin Dixler
  • deb Mendel
  • Janet Hudson
  • jeff Meltzer

John Sebastian of The Lovin Spoonful..."The Bitter End has been one of the most important clubs to me in my musical career"

"EVERYBODY'S GOT A BITTER END STORY"........PLEASE SHARE YOURS IN THE BLOG BELOW!

Nestled on Bleecker Street in the heart of Greenwich Village, THE BITTER END has been a “sweet beginning”, to every major musical and comedic talent in the country for almost 50 years… Woody Allen, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, James Taylor, Neil Diamond, Stevie Wonder, Bette Midler, George Carllin, Jon Stewart, Bill Cosby, Billy Crystal and thousands more can say…“We all played the Bitter End”

“The best play at the best” Paul Colby, the diminutive, soft-spoken entrepreneur, who made furniture for Tony Bennett, was a song plugger for Sinatra and whose canny instincts for talent launched thousands of artists whose names have become household words.


…..Don’t you think it’s about time we thanked him?

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Kenny Leichtling

Working at the Bitter End during "the Dylan Days"

Hey Sandi - as you asked, I'm putting some of my memories up here - love to share them.

I was 20 or 21 when I started working at the club, making sandwiches in the back, pouring drinks, doing odd jobs, and having a great time. Paul was the coolest boss ever - I was quite aware of who he was in the history of folk and rock music. To me, he was just Paul though, as well. We could talk, and he treated me great. I remember all the people who were regulars there - Billy Crystal, who we all knew was… Continue

Posted by Kenny Leichtling on December 24, 2009 at 7:17pm

Sandi Bachom

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert Madison Square Garden

Last night on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert I noticed that half the artists had played the Bitter End!

Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, David Crosby, Sam and Dave, Billy Joel, Jackson Browne , James Taylor, Dion, Patti Smith, Simon and Garfunkel

Posted by Sandi Bachom on November 30, 2009 at 2:46pm

 
 

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Reneda Cross is now a member of PAUL COLBY'S THE BITTER END
February 2
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funny, Paul just faxed me an article from the New Yorker from 1975 about this night. did you see the New Yorker piece yesterday about Lady Gaga? on front page here.
January 26
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I'm looking for ANY photos of the night that Dylan played after-hours with Ronee Blakely. I touched base with Ronee and she doesn't have any. Does anyone have pics from that evening around 1975? Thanks
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