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WTAM 1100 began broadcasting in 1923 from Cleveland. Over the years the station would also be known as KYW, WKYC, and from 1972 to 1996, WWWE, or 3WE. It was during the 3WE years that the station broadcast the Cleveland Cavaliers Miracle at Richfield, season...

The Euclid Beach Band consisted of lead vocalists Richard Reising and Pete Hewlett. In 1978, they released "There's No Surf In Cleveland," both a tribute to and parody of the Beach Boys, which became a local hit.

The Exotic Birds was a synth-pop band formed in 1982 by Andy Kubiszewski??along with fellow Cleveland Institute of Music students Tom Freer and Tim Adams. In 1985, Trent Reznor joined the band but left a few years later to concentrate on developing Nine Inch...

The International Record Syndicate, or I.R.S. Records, was a label founded by Miles Copeland (brother of The Police's Stewart Copeland) and Jay Boberg. A division of A&M Records, its roster included some of the most important new wave acts of the '80s including R.E.M.,...

In April of 1971, real estate agents Bob McDonald and Jim Youngren erected a billboard just outside of Seattle-Tacoma International Aiport during a breif economic downturn for the area. It read, "will the last person leaving Seattle turn out the lights." Though it was...

Wacky T. Weasel is the former mascot of rock station WQMF.

From the late 1950s through the 1970s, KRUX was the biggest hit radio station in Phoenix along with rival KRIZ. Both stations saw their ratings dwindle as FM radio became more popular in the late '70s and early '80s.

Ear X-tacy, a name inspired by British band XTC, opened in 1985 and quickly became Louisville's premiere alternative record store. Major recording artists often came and played in-store including Queens of the Stone Age, My Morning Jacket, Foo Fighters, The Black Keys, Tenacious D,...

Tewligans was probably the most famous establishment to call 1047 Bardstown Road home. Until 1981 it was a biker bar called The Cherokee. After becoming Tewligans, it hosted local, regional, and national rock acts. While it didn ??t have as long a history as...

Toy Tiger was a famous night spot in Louisville that hosted rock concerts as well as wet T-shirt contests, banana eating competitions, and other such spectacles. READ MORE and checkout our sticker.

When disco died at WDAI in May of 1980, WRCK (WRoCK) was born, playing "Chicago's rock hits." Today the station is known as WLS-FM.

WYSP began broadcasting on August 23, 1971 at 94.1 FM. The station quickly became popular and went on to be one the country's premiere rock stations. Rock on Philly!

Taking to the airwaves on 1380 AM in 1925, KFVE became KWK in 1927. From 1978 to 1984 it broadcast a rock & roll format with the slogan "the rockin' best." In 1979 it started simulcasting on 106.5 FM.

Mississippi Nights was a music club and concert venue located at 914 N 1st Street. From its opening in 1979, it hosted such acts as INXS, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, The Killers, and many more.

WOXY, 97X, was one of the most important alternative rock radio stations in America from 1985 until it went off the air in 2004. Every Memorial Day Weekend, the station ran the Modern Rock 500, a countdown of the top tracks of the post-punk...

In 1976, 95.5 FM WDHF became WMET but kept its top-40 format. Two years later it changed to an Album Oriented Rock (AOR) format and remained very popular. Today the station is WEBG and plays country music. READ MORE

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Elvis played his second-to-last concert at??Riverfront Coliseum??in Cincinnati on June 25, 1977.

The King set up a residency at the International Hotel in Las Vegas and played there annually from 1969 to 1976, He sold out every show.

The King set up a residency at the International Hotel in Las Vegas and played there annually from 1969 to 1976, He sold out every show.

The King set up a residency at the International Hotel in Las Vegas and played there annually from 1969 to 1976, He sold out every show.

"Kentucky Rain" is a 1970 song written by??Eddie Rabbitt??and Dick Heard. It was recorded and released by??Elvis and went to No. 16 on the popular charts. It went to No. 3 on the Canadian Country Chart.

He's not pulling the strings, he's shredding them to save Hawkins.

This mug shot of Elvis is not, in fact, a mug shot. It was taken in Denver on November 17, 1970 for an honorary police badge that was being issued to the King. He had donated a sizeable sum of money?? to the police...

He's not pulling the strings, he's shredding them to save Hawkins.

Live Aid was a benefit concert held in London and Philadelphia on July 13, 1985. The event grew out of the Band Aid single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" released in late 1984. That song featured many of the UK's top pop stars and...

Live Aid was a benefit concert held in London and Philadelphia on July 13, 1985. The event grew out of the Band Aid single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" released in late 1984. That song featured many of the UK's top pop stars and...

The International Record Syndicate, or I.R.S. Records, was a label founded by Miles Copeland (brother of The Police's Stewart Copeland) and Jay Boberg. A division of A&M Records, its roster included some of the most important new wave acts of the '80s including R.E.M.,...

Soul Train was musical variety show that ran from 1970 to 2006. The show was hosted by Don Cornelius and first aired in Chicago before being syndicated nationally in 1971. Cornelius stepped down as host in 1993 but remained it's main creative force.??