Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom was a

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located in

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that existed between 1974 and 1979. The original owners were Alex Cooley and Mark Golob. It was located in the Grand Ballroom of the

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NE. It became the Agora Ballroom before closing in 1983. The structure burned down in 1987. The 1969 Atlanta International Pop Festival was organized by a promotional team that included Chris Cowing, Robin Conant and Alex Cooley. Cooley was also one of the organizers of the

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a few weeks later on Labor Day weekend, as well as the second, and last, Atlanta International Pop Festival the following summer, and the Mar Y Sol Pop Festival in Puerto Rico from April 1–3, 1972. Alex Cooley died on December 1, 2015, at the age of 75.Legendary Atlanta concert promoter Alex Cooley has died
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