Sad final photo.
Facebook poster says the last hurrah was New Year's Eve, 1995. The place has a solid reputation for live music, and as one poster said, "some of the best years of my life was at Magruders!"
The FB memoir page is a treasure trove of live musical performance, with hair band posts I haven't seen in nearly 30 years. Looks like the page hasn't been updated in quite some time, but the youtube links show national acts like Bonham and Stratus played there.
Bar owner Butch Weaver passed in March, 2018. From his obituary:
Charley Magruder’s, the north Atlanta club he owned from the early 1980s through its demise in 1996, was the spot that attracted a motley procession of familiar faces, from Tommy Shaw of Styx to Lemmy of Motorhead to Butch Patrick (aka Eddie Munster) to members of Metallica — all of whom would swing by when in town for a concert or visit.
Under Weaver’s guidance, Magruder’s earned a reputation as a haven for rockers, and Jesse James Dupree, frontman for the Atlanta-formed Jackyl, a frequent presence on rock radio in the early ‘90s, has plenty of stories to tell.
Dupree’s earlier band, PG-13, regularly played Magruder’s, which he called “THE destination point for great music.”
“Butch was the ‘most interesting man in the world’ in real life,” said Kansas guitarist Rich Williams. “He not only had more friends than anyone I’ve ever met, (but) Butch knew more people who considered him their best friend than anyone I ever met.”
Weaver was a decorated Army veteran who served in Vietnam from 1967-70 as a Huey pilot. The Center Stage gathering is free, but donations to the Vietnam Veterans of America are encouraged.
“For years, Butch wanted to have another Magruder’s reunion,” said Kiely. “We want to do that and remember him.”
They had a concert in his honors instead of a funeral. That is badass. This little history lesson is already one of my favorites, I'm glad to learn about the man instead of a building.
Jelly Bean
- 1 1/2 oz. Souther Comfort
- 1/2 oz. grenadine
- 1/2 oz. 151-proof rum
Pour Comfort and grenadine over ice in old-fashioned glass. Stir well. Float rum on top.
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