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Alex Cooley during the renovation of the Capri Ballroom, which opened in February 1979 with Waylon Jennings as the first performer. The Capri eventually became the Roxy, which in turn became the ...
Feb 17, 2006 · Alex Cooley, known as “the unofficial mayor of Atlanta music,” is credited as the man who brought rock and roll to Atlanta. In his lifelong career as a concert promoter, Cooley put on thousands of shows, bringing to his hometown almost every major musical act in the world for millions of music fans. He owned and operated some of the city ...
Dec 1, 2015 · Alex Cooley, whose national legacy began with the Atlanta International Pop Festival in 1969 and continues in the shows at Eddie’s Attic, died in Florida Tuesday. He was 75 years old. Cooley was ...
Dec 4, 2015 · Alex Cooley rubbed shoulders with many musical icons, including Keith Richards. (Photo courtesy alexcooley.com) Promoter Alex Cooley held many distinctions during his decades-long career on the Atlanta music scene: a co-founder of Music Midtown, half of Concerts/Southern Promotions alongside Peter Conlon and, most recently, co-owner of Eddie’s Attic.
Dec 2, 2015 · Alex Cooley was a giant in concert promotion and a real inspiration. He put Atlanta on the concert map and was guided by a love of live music while enhancing the fan experience his whole career ...
Dec 2, 2015 · Alex Cooley, the rock promotor whose legacy began with the Atlanta International Pop Festival in 1969 and includes the founding of Music Midtown, died Tuesday at the age of 74. Cooley was among the most prominent and powerful rock promotors from the ’70s, on par with San Francisco’s Bill Graham and Boston’s Don Law.
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In the mid-1970s, he established Alex Cooley’s Electric Ballroom, which hosted Fleetwood Mac, Rush, Kiss, Bruce Springsteen and many more. Later, he was the primary talent booker at the Great ...
