Birmingham, Michigan is an affluent city approximately seven miles north of Detroit. It is connected to Detroit by Woodward Avenue.
Birmingham Music
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Despite its country club connotations (Oakland Hills, the US Open golf course is just outside of Birmingham to the west), Birmingham does have a history of connecting to the region's cultural history. This is especially true of music. The city has two high schools both with long-running music programs, there is a regular jazz fest that happens downtown, and there has been, from time to time, venues for live music. In addition, a number of musical practitioners have either grown up in the city, made their business here, or left their mark in some way or another.
- Punch Andrews, longtime Bob Seger manager, has had an office in Birmingham for many years. http://DetroitNews.com/article/20061213/ENT01/612010463
- Dave Buick went to high school in Birmingham and put out the first White Stripes single on Italy Records. http://ScienceOrFact.com
- Creem - Creem magazine was not founded in Birmingham but arguably had its greatest years next to the Birmingham Theatre in the 1970s and 1980s. http://Wikipedia.org/wiki/Creem
- Dan Miller went to high school in Birmingham and went on to form Goober and the Peas, Two-Star Tabernacle, and Blanche. see http://MetroTimes.com/news/story.asp?id=5705
- Paul Stookey went to high school in Birmingham and became a member of the folk-pop group Peter, Paul, and Mary. http://Wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stookey
- Susan Whitall went to high school in Birmingham and eventually became an editor at Creem. She now writes about music for the Detroit News. http://SusanWhitall.com
