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Eli's Mile High Club Review
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Eli's Mile High Club
Music Clubs (Blues), Oakland
Fodor's Review:
Reputedly the birthplace of West Coast blues, this small, basic club harks back to the years just after World War II, when Oakland gave birth to its version of that gritty, hurts-so-bad-I-think-I'm-gonna-die music. In a saga worthy of a blues tune, owner Eli was gunned down behind the bar by an ex-girlfriend in 1979. The club has changed hands a number of times since then but continues to bring in blues bands, with cover charges of about $8 or less (and sometimes nothing). The pool table, patio, and soul food are additional draws, and the photos and concert posters lining the red walls make this humble venue a veritable blues museum.
INFO
- Address: 3629 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland, CA
- Phone: 510/654-4549
- Web site
- Open: Mon. and Wed. (karaoke)-Sat. 6 PM-2 AM
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