Events: 1954
…22, 1954, at the Prom, and admission was free if you wore a tunic. Toga!! The Dave Brubeck Quartet, with Paul Desmond on alto sax, performed at the Lyceum…
Continue reading →…22, 1954, at the Prom, and admission was free if you wore a tunic. Toga!! The Dave Brubeck Quartet, with Paul Desmond on alto sax, performed at the Lyceum…
Continue reading →On January 17, 1957, Alan Freed’s movie “Rock Rock Rock” appeared at the Tower Theater in St. Paul. The movie introduced Tuesday Weld, and included performances by: The Moonglows The…
Continue reading →…13 – 17, 1959 Miles Davis with John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderly Brook Benton, July 27-August 2, 1959 August shows at the Key Club: Bobby Freeman, August 10-16, 1959 Ink…
Continue reading →…it, he went just to get some pictures of girls. Well, there was a big accident on the freeway, and all the press, including the AP, take off to get…
Continue reading →…were a pre-teen, there were substitutes, courtesy of with-it toy companies. Battle of the Bands, SLP High School, Feb. 15, 1964: Chancellors vs. the Rays. Each band played for…
Continue reading →…crowd that was described as mostly college students or older teens. The show was what you might call “freewheeling:” When the Mamas felt like singing from the floor, they sat…
Continue reading →…of publicity, the crowd was small. When an artist of this caliber comes through, the house should be packed. It’s not often you can watch this type of “action” show…
Continue reading →…to get a sound system large enough to fill an arena with everyone who had the capability closed for the weekend. I called Jim Kane from the Litter and Freedom…
Continue reading →A free Music Festival took place on May 21 and 22, 1971, in Loring Park, sponsored by Metro State Jr. College. Performing were: John Koerner The Hall Brothers Lazy Bill…
Continue reading →…impressed with Flash Cadillac. The ad below is a little chewed up but you get the idea. Thanks to Alan Freed and Jay Pee on the Old Minneapolis Facebook page….
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