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Taj Mahal
Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Taj Mahal

Musician

Born 1942 in New York City

Born in NYC Wikipedia

R&B & Soul Blues

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Neighborhood

Wikipedia ties Taj Mahal to Harlem, Manhattan. A tie, not always an origin

Places

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  • Venue

    Fillmore East

    1968–1971

    Bill Graham’s rock theatre on Second Avenue, open from March 1968 to June 1971. Miles Davis’s band opened for Laura Nyro here on four nights in June 1970, recorded for Miles Davis at Fillmore, and Taj Mahal played eight shows, per Wikipedia.

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Also tied to Harlem