Rock 'n' Roll and the Cleveland ConnectionIt's no wonder that Clevland is home to the internationally famous Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed coined the phrase for this new musical phenomenon nearly 50 years ago. This work takes an in-depth look at the people, venues, and artists that made Cleveland the Rock 'n' Roll Capital of the World. It shows how Cleveland witnessed the rise of such widely recognized groups as the James Gang, the Outsiders, Damnation of Adam Blessing, and the Raspberries. Casey Kasem fine-tuned his long-running broadcasting career in Cleveland. Nearby Canton gave us the O'Jays, and Akron spawned Devo and Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders. And the rock concert was pratically invented in Cleveland in 1952, when Alan Freed convened the first Moondog Coronation Ball. By the 1970s Cleveland had become a proving ground for superstars in the making. |
Contents
Its Only Rock and Roll but They Like It | 27 |
The Clubs Where It Began | 68 |
The Battle of the Sixties | 84 |
Radio Stations and Deejays Fight for Listeners | 86 |
Hail to the 60s Radio Wonders | 103 |
WMMSFM The Glory Years | 113 |
The Blues Connection | 131 |
Battle of the Bands The Early Rock Groups | 148 |
The 70s Any Ol Way You Use It | 246 |
Clevelands Rockin Deejays of the 70s | 317 |
Punk Rock A New Wave on the North Coast | 351 |
Rock in the Mainstream | 390 |
Deejays Still Rock in the 80s | 478 |
The 90s Go to Extremes | 498 |
The Prominent Deejays of the 90s | 538 |
Rock n Roll Is Here to Stay | 560 |
Its More Than a Job Its an Adventure | 176 |
Clevelands Prominent Rock Journalists and Publications | 189 |
Record and Concert Promoters | 223 |
Cleveland Rocks | 244 |
Personal Reminiscences of Musicians Fans and Friends | 587 |
ClevelandArea Clubs and Venues | 606 |
Index | 610 |
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