“For over 43 years, the Double Door Inn was more than an old house on Charlottetowne Avenue. It was recognized as one of the oldest blues music venues in the United States, bringing in musicians of all genres to Charlotte, North Carolina. It was the place that you went to hang out on Friday afternoon, or Saturday night. To meet old friends, and make new ones.
Photo by Kurt Shackelford
What had once been the house built by the Wearn family, one of the prominent families in Charlotte during the early 20th century, became the home of the Charlotte music scene, and the place where owner Nick Karres oversaw countless nights of music and memories.
Photo by Kurt Shackelford
While we can’t bring it back, this show is a homecoming for the many that had the Double Door Inn pass through them, just as much as we passed through it. On the week that the venue would have celebrated its 47th anniversary, we bring together two of the most famous names in the Double Door’s history. The Lenny Federal Band and The Mannish Boys.” – Daniel Coston