An ambitious show billed as the “greatest night in the history of local music” was held at the Minneapolis Auditorium on June 30, 1969.  It was sponsored by members of the Minneapolis Musicians’ Association (Swanee Swanson of Northwest Organ and Franny Dear) as a benefit to help musicians pay medical bill.   The four hour show was called  Bach to Rock, emcee’ed by Charlie Boone.  Performers included:

• Minnesota Symphony Woodwind Quintet
• Doc Evans and His Dixieland Band
• Golden Strings from the Radisson Hotel
• Dick Whitbeck and his Big Band
• Clyde Olson on the pipe organ
• Kay Nygaard and the Sound Effects
• Buddy Davis Trio
• Zarathustra
• Sherwin Linton and the Cotton Kings