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 The Yale - Vancouver, B.C. Posted by:  Hikenutty
N 49° 16.556 W 123° 07.672
10U E 490699 N 5458138
Quick Description: The Yale opened in the mid 1880's as a bunkhouse for Canadian Pacific Railway workers. It continued to operate as a hotel and a nightclub through the years, developing into a famous spot for jazz musicians to play in Canada.
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 12/12/2007 10:34:39 AM
Waymark Code: WM2R6Z
Views: 108
Long Description:Over the years many famous musicians have played at the Yale. Here
is a list of some of the staff's favorites:
Top twenty all-time favourites: John Lee
Hooker, Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown, Shemekia, Jeff Healey, Jim
Byrnes, Buddy Miles, Long John Baldry, John Hammond, Pinetop
Perkins, Gatemouth Brown, Powder Blues, Canned Heat, Maria Muldour,
James Cotton, Eddy Clearwater, Koko Taylor, Charlie Musselwhite,
Honeyboy Edwards, Chambers Brothers, Downchild Blues Band
Other names of note who have played or jammed at the
Yale: John Candy, Supertramp, Jimmy Page, Tommy Chong, Colin
James, Big Brother and the Holding Company, George Thorogood, Lee
Aaron, Jim Belushi, John Savage, The Tea Party, Kenny Wayne
Shepherd, Brian Adams, Burton Cummings, Buckwheat Zydeco, Savoy
Brown
Stars who come by to hang out and listen: Otis Rush,
Amanda Marshall, Sheryl Crow, U2, Glen Fry (Eagles), Steve Winwood,
Paul Schaffer (Letterman), Patrick Swayze, Rebecca De Mornay,
Leonard Skynard Band
Following is the history of the hotel and club from the Yale's
Website:
The Yale Hotel began in the mid 1880's as a CPR
bunkhouse where workers relaxed after clearing land for the new
community of Vancouver. On June 13, 1886 an unusually strong blast
of wind set fire raging through the city. In less than 45 minutes
1,000 wooden structures were destroyed. The Yale, separated by bush
from the main area of Vancouver, was one of the few that
survived.
Soon after that dramatic event, the Yale became a popular
gathering place for the community. The building was refurbished and
by 1889 was renamed the Colonial Hotel. It served miners, loggers,
fishermen and CPR workers who trudged up an Indian trail in the
woods from False Creek. There was a stable below the street level
for the occasional carriage trade.
By night, the hotel became a haunt for the workers and their
friends. Yaletown had a reputation for wild nightlife, and the
activity at the Colonial was supposedly the wildest. The hotel was
named the Yale again in 1911.
Meanwhile, deep in the southern United States, the black
culture gave birth to the blues. Rhythm and blues is perceived in
many ways. Sometimes glamorous, sometimes heart-wrenching, the
blues wound its way through the history of America and emerged as a
Canadian tradition at the Yale.
Today, after more than two decades of this tradition, the
Yale is the focal point for rhythm and blues in Western Canada. The
icons of traditional blues, as well as new talent, come by to play
and jam. Pop stars and screen personalities frequent the Yale to
hear their R&B idols. As well, the Yale recently built its own
precision engineered recording studio. In the basement, where
stable boys used to groom the horses, the Yale today records live
performances to promote up-and-coming local blues players and to
raise funds for charities.
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