Music

The World Series of Rock was a summer concert series held at the old Cleveland Municipal Stadium from 1974-1980. Co-sponsored by Belkin Productions and WMMS, each concert featured multiple acts throughout the day. The Rolling Stones played it twice ('75 and '78) as did...

Turtles Records & Tapes was a chain of music stores based in Atlanta. Founded in 1977, it had over 125 stores throughout the South at its peak, mostly in Georgia and Florida. In the early '90s the chain was acquired by Blockbuster Music, which...

Each week, starting in the late '60s and going through the '70s, listeners to Detroit's CKLW, many as far away as Cleveland, anxiously awaited to see where their favorite songs ranked on the station's Big 30 countdown.

The characters Lenny and Squiggy, from the hit 70's-era sit-com "Laverne & Shirley," formed a band during the course of that TV series. In 1979, the actors who portrayed them, Michael McKean and David Lander, released an album as the duo. McKean would go...

KYAC was Seattle's soul station from 1965, when it first signed on, until 1981 when it became KKFX.

Organized by legendary dis jockey Alan Freed and local record store owner Leo Mintz, the Moondog Coronation Ball was a concert held at the old Cleveland Arena on March 21, 1952. It is generally considered to be the first major rock & roll concert.

KCKN began broadcasting in 1925 (as WLBF) and was one of the oldest commercial radio stations in the United States. Heard on 1340 AM an FM signal at 94.1 was added in 1963. After several ownership changes, it is today known as KDTD.

A phonograph, or vinyl, recordsare for those who like to listen to the music in what they consider to be a warmer and richer format. *This tee is unique and incredibly soft with a worn-in, vintage look and made of 100% garment-dyed ring spun...

KRIZ, now known as KOY, is the oldest radio station in Arizona. From 1950 through the 1970s, it was the biggest top-40 station in the state along with rival KRUX.

The Black Cat Bar, also known as the Black Cat Cafe, was a popular counter-culture hangout in the 1950s and early 1960s in San Francisco. It first opened in 1903, closing in 1921. It re-opened in 1933 and operated until 1963.

In the '80s and '90s, the Animal House was the place in St. Louis for young people to dance and see live music. It was originally located on Chambers Road, later moving to Lewis and Clark Boulevard, and finally to North Hanley.

One of the most storied clubs in the city's history, the Electric Banana opened in the '70s as a discotheque. In 1980, it became a punk rock club and went on to host such famous national acts as Husker Du, Black Flag, the Circle...

The US Festival was a three-day rock concert put together by Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak and noted promoter Bill Graham. Only two US Festivals were held, 1982 and 1983. It was set up in Glen Helen Regional Park east of Los Angeles. In...

A bit of an anomaly in Nashville at the time, Cloud 9 was a disco on Hayes Street that opened in the mid-1970s. It was so popular, it programmed the music for five other clubs in Nashville as well as one in Knoxville.

The Starwood Ampitheater was an outdoor music venue in Nashville. For a generation it was greater Nashville's outdoor concert hot spot. It opened June 20, 1986 with concert called??One for the Sun, featuring, among others, rock & roll legend Carl Perkins.??Blue Oyster Cult performed...

WUBE-FM has been Cincinnati's home for country music since 1969.??

Federal Records was founded in 1950 as a subsidiary of??King Records. It was home to, among others, the Dominoes and Johnny "Guitar" Watson. The most famous act on its roster, though, was the "Godfather of Soul" himself, James Brown.

Established in 1942 as W83C, this legendary Chicago radio station changed its call letters several times before becoming WLUP "The Loop 97.9" in 1977. For the next 41 years it was one of the most popular and influential radio station's in America. It is...

Opened in 1988, The Palace of Auburn Hills was a multi-purpose arena that hosted concerts and other events and was home to several sports teams including the basketball's Detroit Pistons and hockey's Detroit Vipers. The Pistons left in 2017 and though the building was...

Founded in Cincinnati in 1943, King Records was one of the most important independent record labels in music history. One of its sibling labels, Federal Records, was the original home of James Brown. King was purchased by Nashville's Gusto Records in 1974.