Former Location -

This was one of the last of the great record stores... remember vinyl? Whenever musicians from around the world come to the Bay Area they would stop by here to pick up rare favorites.

The store closed on September 30, 2007. Here's a quote from the owner, John Goddard :

"It is with no small amount of regret that I announce that 2007 will be Village Music's final year. We will be closing on September 30, 2007.

While the deciding factor in this decision has been the rent levels necessary to maintain a business in Mill Valley, this is only one of several reasons I've reached this decision. Basically - it's time. I've had a great time here for a great many years. The things I've learned, the people I've met, and the ways in which my musical horizons have expanded (and on some levels, solidified) have been probably the major focus of my life for 40 years. it has been, for the most part, wonderful."

Here is a selection of some of the stars that regularly frequented the shop:

B.B. King, Elvis Costello, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Billy Gibbons, Mel Torme, Cab Calloway, George Lucas, Albert Collins, Johnny Otis, Doug Sahm, Lee Allen, Jerry Garcia, Ruth Brown, Ry Cooder, Robert Ward, John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Scott, Grace Slick, Adam Arkin, Hank Ballard, Bob Weir, Matt Dillon, Carl Perkins, Winona Ryder, Carlos Santana, Houston Person, Irma Thomas, Carla Thomas, Etta James, Martha Reeves, Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Adams, Lonnie Brooks, Gatemouth Brown, Huey Lewis, Jorma Kaukonen, Phil Lesh, Marty Balin, Johnnie Johnson, Matthew Broderick, Nick Lowe, Kevin Bacon, Dave Edmunds, Debbie Harry, Pearl Harbour, Earl Scruggs, Frankie Ford, Richard Berry, Aaron Neville, Art Neville, Elvin Bishop, Al Kooper, Billy Cobham, John McLaughlin, Bill Cosby, Joan Baez, Charles Brown, Ann Peebles, Otis Clay, James Burton, Steve Cropper, Booker T, Ronnie Earl, J J Cale, Craig Chaquico, Kim Wilson, Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Wayne Shorter, Clarence Clemons, Ray Davies, Roger Collins, Commander Cody, Flaco Jiminez, Steve Douglas, Robert Cray, Peter Coyote, Dick Dale, Willy DeVille, Jack Elliott, Terry Evans, Bobby King, Jon Faddis, Skeeter Davis, Nick Gravenites, Sammy Hagar, David Grisman, John Hammond, Nicky Hopkins, Kenny Loggins, Steve Jordan, John Klemmer, Kurt Loder, David Ritz, Lonnie Mack, Van Morrison, Rick Griffen, Maria Muldaur, Charlie Musselwhite.