Kim BrattainFounder/ CEO, Kim Brattain Media · Award-winning Corporate and Documentary Film Producer

Live From The Double Door Inn - The documentary

14 Jul 2016 · 2 min

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The excerpt from the documentary "Live From The Double Door" showcases a series of testimonies and narration that celebrate the Double Door, Charlotte’s second‑oldest blues venue, which opened on December 22, 1973. Speakers describe the venue’s vibrant schedule (All‑Stars nights, jazz, rock), its unique culture that blends 1970s freedom, fun, and a lasting party vibe, and its role as a community hub where people of all ages feel equal. Notable historic touches, such as Eric Clapton’s signature on the green‑room wall, underscore its musical legacy. The narrative also announces the venue’s impending closure on January 2 after 43 years, expressing sorrow over the loss of a cultural landmark and urging viewers to support a Kickstarter campaign to preserve the Double Door’s legend for future generations.

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Great place. Monday night's the All-Stars, Tuesday night's jazz, then you got rock and roll.
It is actually the 2nd oldest blues music venue in the United States. It opened December 22nd, 1973, and it is beyond an institution. It is part of the fabric. of Charlotte history and music history.
You know, it's the love of the place, 'cause no matter who you are or what you do, when your foot hits the floor, when you come in, everybody here is the same.
When you, when you have in your mind a music club in the world, this is the one, and it just happens to be this great place.
This has a culture, a music, an energy, a vibe that captured something in the '70s, a bit of freedom, a little bit of fun, a whole lot of partying, and carried it for 40 years.
You got people from all age groups, and you don't see that very often.
The Double Door, Charlotte's home of the blues since 1973. Yeah, that's Eric Clapton's signature on the green room wall. After 43 years of music history, the Double Door is closing January 2nd.
It's easy to say that Charlotte doesn't maintain its past and its history, and they tear down the old buildings and everything has to be new. And I can understand the need for progress. This is a legacy, and you kind of hate to see those kind of places go by the wayside.
Double Door has real character.
They're tearing it down. There will be an awful hole.
Live from the Double Door, the documentary. With a Kickstarter donation, you can join us and the thousands of musicians who shared their souls here to keep the legend alive.
For anybody who asks, I will say, yeah, The Double Door was a cool place. I wish you'd been there. Woo!