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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