Childe Harold

1610 20th St., NW

(1967-1971-1977-) No music at first. Local performers primarily until 1975. Remodeled in summer 1975. Music policy ended on January 4, 1981 and upstairs became an elegant restaurant. Owner Bill Heard, Jr. (-1984), Hossein A. Shirvani.

Capacity: 85.

Artists

Max Collie (1974)
Roland Hanna (1975)
Mose Allison (1975)
Larry Coryell (1975)
Ron Carter (1976)
Art Blakey (1976)
Phil Woods (1976)
Anthony Braxton (1976)
Richie Cole (1976)
Anthony Braxton (1977)
Catfish Hodge (1977)
Danny Gatton (1977)

Bibliography

Bennett, Bill. “Woods Blows Hot with a Jazz Event.” Washington Star, June 24, 1976.

Bernstein, Adam. “Bill Heard, Jr. Dies: Launched Childe Harold Nightspot in D.C.” Washington Post, June 19, 2002.

Dresden, Donald. “Lord Byron Would Approve Naming Such a Distinguished Restaurant The Childe Harold.” Washington Post, February 28, 1971, sec. Potomac.

Gilstrap, Peter. “Childe of the Harold.” Washington Post, April 18, 1993.

Kathman, Christopher. “Tony Williams: Power and Spirit.” Unicorn Times, February 1976.

Kirchner, Bill. “The Enduring Silver Standard.” Radio Free Jazz, October 1976.

Lancaster, Bruce. “Caught in the Act: Tim Eyermann and East Coast Offering at the Childe Harold.” Unicorn Times, August 1976.

McLellan, Joseph. “And All That Jazz.” Washington Post, November 15, 1975.

Piantadosi, Roger. “Childe Harold: Byron Would Fit Right In.” Washington Post, October 5, 1984.

Rohter, Larry. “Stepping Closer to the Jazz Limelight.” Washington Post, August 1, 1975.

Rohter, Larry. “Mose Allison: That Rare Blend of Jazz and the Blues.” Washington Post, September 26, 1975.

Rohter, Larry. “Shades of Coltrane.” Washington Post, December 19, 1975.

Rohter, Larry. “One-Man Rhythm Quartet.” Washington Post, January 1, 1976.

Unicorn Times. “The Childe Harold Pulls Plug on Music,” January 1981.

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