James William Guercio The first true radio hit recorded at Caribou was Joe Walsh's "Rocky Mountain Way". In addition to Chicago (starting with "Chicago VI"), the studio has been used by numerous other artists: Elton John (for his "Caribou" album as well as "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" and "Rock of the Westies"), Dan Fogelberg, Billy Joel, Rod Stewart, Carole King, Stephen Stills, Waylon Jennings, Amy Grant, Supertramp, Badfinger and The Beach Boys. Unfortunately, the studio complex was shut down and never used again after a March 1985 fire destroyed the control room and caused about $3 million in damage. In
Center Stage (Atlanta) autobiographical album with lyricist Bernie Taupin, picking up where 1976’s "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" left off. From 2004-2006, "Laffapalooza", starring Jamie Foxx, was filmed at Center Stage for broadcast on Comedy Central. Center Stage (Atlanta) Center Stage is a mid-sized concert complex comprising three separate venues located in Atlanta, Georgia. Originally known as Theatre Atlanta, the concert hall was built in memorial to a young theater enthusiast. Upon its opening in the fall of 1966, the building functioned as a performing arts theater, but has since become primarily music-focused. The building, dating from 1966, has played host