MINNESOTA MUSIC HISTORY CENTER
Many of us in the Twin Cities and throughout the State are working on similar projects to preserve our musical history. There is a need to coordinate these efforts, establish a virtual and physical space to collect, preserve, and display artifacts and information, conduct interviews, and perhaps showcase performances and reunion shows. These are just preliminary thoughts on what it would take to make such a dream come true.
DEVELOPMENT
Organization
Establish Federal and State nonprofit status (Articles of Incorporation)
Coordinate development of Bylaws, including Mission Statement
Reach out to possible members of the Board of Directors
Call meetings
Apply for tax exempt status with companies (Office Max, Home Depot, etc.)
Establish web site: links to other sites, coming events, MM History Center status and needs
Fundraising
Apply for grants, especially Minnesota Legacy grant
Seek corporate sponsors
Fundraising events
Building
Determine space needs
Determine equipment needs: file cabinets, flat files for posters, bookshelves, meeting/work table, chairs, computers, printer, display cases, office supplies
Scout building locations
Considerations: security, fire protection, insurance, temperature/humidity control, utility costs
ACTIVITIES
Collect Artifacts
Accept donations, issue thank you letters, and execute Gift Agreements
Preserve collection (grants through MAAC)
Display artifacts
Store artifacts in appropriate conditions
Records
CDs
Magazines
Books
Posters
Costumes
Instruments, equipment
Photos
Top 40s
Videos
Other files:
Concert reviews and programs
Venue ads
Radio station info and ads
Performances
Annual Concert/Hall of Fame
Support benefits by Twin Cities Music Community Trust (see end of page)
Special performances and events
Conduct Interviews (either separately or link to minniepaulmusic.com – 1955-1975)
Bands
Disk Jockeys
Studio owners, personnel
Songwriters
Concert promoters
Record company owners, personnel
Musician Resource Center
Provide musicians in need with information and referrals to sources of housing, health care
Education
In-house presentations and demonstrations
Power point presentations to take to schools, etc.
Various presentations on different areas of state (Duluth, St. Cloud, Mankato, etc.)
Mentoring
Songwriting and musical instruction
Talks/performances/Q&As by artists, others
Souvenir Shop
Music
Art
Books
Posters
T-Shirts
Other merchandise
Listening Stations
Computers with headphones for people to choose and listen to local music, past and present
Research
Shar Kanan: “conduct and support scholarly research and publishing in the arts and humanities as it relates to the history of [Minnesota’s] musical forms”
Jeanne’s research: (1947-1974)
National shows
Local events of note
Local music TV shows
Disk Jockeys – stations and dates
Local music record and CD compilations
Locally produced periodicals
Radio Stations
Inductees into the Mid-America Music Hall of Fame
Music Venues
INTERNET RESOURCES
General Local Web sites:
http://minniepaulmusic.com/ Tom Campbell and Denny Johnson
http://www.jeanneandersen.net/musichighlights.html Jeanne Andersen
http://midwestmusic.org/index.html Scott Geyen
http://thesurfboard.net/bobandthebeachcombers/mwrr.htm – Bob Burtis.
http://www.garagehangover.com/country/us/minnesota/ 13 Minnesota bands
http://projectsoul.wordpress.com/about/ – Dale Burback [email protected]
http://www.slphistory.org/reecho/default.asp – Robb Henry’s blog
https://wp.carleton.edu/tcfolkrevival/ Twin Cities Folk Revival, 1958-1970; project of Melinda Russell, Professor of Music, Co-Chair, Music Department, Carleton College, One North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057 507 222 5642
http://secretstashrecords.com/about/ – Secret Stash Records
Radio airchecks:
http://radiotapes.com/ Tom Gavaras
http://www.twincitiesradioairchecks.com/ Rick Burnett
https://www.reelradio.com/ (Paid subscription only) – includes the Curt Lundgren collection, which you might be able to sneak into without having a subscription: http://www.reelradio.com/cl/
National Web sites
http://www.440int.com/440sat.html Disk Jockey database
Facebook Pages:
Twin Cities Music Scene 70s-80s (also expanded to 60s) – Rod Bell
Twin Cities Radio People (Past and Present) – Dave Dworkin
Museum of R&R History – Bob Burtis
Old Minneapolis – Jesse Jamison
Other states:
http://www.southdakotarockandrollmusicassociation.com/
https://www.iowarocknroll.com/about-us
Non-rock ‘n’ roll web sites:
http://twincitiesfirstset.com/Musical_Memories.html Rick Noren – 40’s big band in the Twin Cities
http://mnmusichalloffame.org/Home_Page.php Mostly polka stuff, based in New Ulm
PEOPLE
Billy Hallquist – performer, artist wrangler (see http://psychedelicbaby.blogspot.com/2012/09/thundertree-interview-with-billy.html)
Doug Spartz – Mid-America Music Hall of Fame
Mike Jann
David Hersk – Gaity Records
Tom Tourville – author
Jim Oldsberg – author
Mike Barich – photographer
Mike Chase – record collector. Mike travels across the state mainly on weekends and puts on a radio shows (mainly on the smaller radio stations) that features all Minnesota music from all eras. On the air he is know as Minnesota Mike. [email protected]
Derik Olson – Derik is a local record collector who has been tracking down information on mainly local country 45’s from the 50’s and 60’s. Derik says that Hep Records was also releasing local rock’n’roll 45’s in 1958 and 1959. [email protected]
David (Anthony) Wachter
Charlie Campbell – Community News
Arne Fogel
Donald Jackson – wants Jazz Museum – per David Grabitske, MHS
Charles Lord – radio show “Mr. Lucky’s Revisited.” 763-218-9198. [email protected]
JoJo Esko
David Cummings
Ron Thums
Pete Lee
Greg Carr – 78 collector, huge local Polka collection
Darrell Brand – Photographer
Marsh Edelstein – http://www.marshproductions.com/Home.html
Bill Carlson, Photographer
Jay Goetting – jazz
Dana Marver – Labor Temple
John Pratt
Larry Nelson – was working on a documentary in 2009
Fred Krohn (? Mentioned by Mike Barich)
Mike Waggoner – www.roadhouserocks.net 952.831.4104; Cell 612.865.8588
Jeff Lonto – Radio history
Richard Josie – MHS – Sibley House – per David Grabitske, MHS
Todd Mahon – Anoka Historical Society – per David Grabitske, MHS
Dan Spock – MHS Head of Exhibits – per David Grabitske, MHS
Lenny Tweetin – per David Grabitske, MHS
Derik Olson – collector friend of David Hersk
Dale Burback – collector
Gary Myers – Two books on Wisconsin music: http://www.music-gem.com/index.html
Jackie Dubbe, daughter of Ken Dubbe
Art Resnick – per Randy Resnick
Warren Lester – per Randy Resnick (via Art Resnick)
Rick Shefchik – author, writing Everybody’s Heard About the Bird
Musicians
Rick Beresford – High Spirits
Bob Coates – Zarathustra/Canoise
Tony Andreason – Trashmen
Danny Stevens
Lauren Siegel – High Spirits
David Rivkin – Chancellors, High Spirits, Stillroven
Jerry Cadwell – Marvelous Marauders
Bob Eveslage – Unbelievable Uglies
Owen Husney – High Spirits
Steve McLoone – Judd Group
Dan Holm – Chancellors
Bob Mikkelson – Sir Raleighs
Steve Nelson – Lost Childs, From Left to Right
Larry Wiegand – Rave-Ons, Crow, South 40
Ken Erwin – C.A. Quintet
Ron Butwin – Chancellors
Denny Craswell – Castaways, South 40, Crow
Lonnie Knight – Jokers Wild
Jerry Finch – Elektras
Rod Eaton
Jerry Lenz: Nickel Revolution
Denny Johnson: Joker’s Wild
Jim Johnson: Underbeats, Gypsy
Dennis Libby – www.dennislibby.com
Gregory LaLonde – The Four-Fifths, 1965-1967; Marcia and the Lynchmen, 1967-68; The Blues Cube 1968-70.
Jackie Hesse – female vocalist of early 1970s. much underrated – the best female vocalist I had chance to work with, a genuine emotive blues/rock singer, could also sing Carol King but make King tunes her own. (per Greg LaLonde)
Connie Olson – She started singing in the late 60s. today is accomplished pop/jazz vocalist.
Dave Forrey, of The Dave Mark Syndicate. he knows a lot, played the old Mpls bar circuit.
Bill Lubov. a lawyer, but played with and put together the original Dave Brady and the Stars.
Kent Saunders and I (Greg LaLonde) could sit down with you for an interview. Kent’s knowledge of local music history would be encyclopedic. A very successful and accomplished musician for nearly 50 years. (Nickel Revolution, Jumbo)
MINNESOTA MUSIC ORGANIZATIONS
Freeborn County Historical Society – Eddie Cochran
Martin County Historical Society – Interlaken Ballroom
400 Club: http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/02/04/revamped-400-bar-to-reopen-at-moa/
Minnesota Music Hall of Fame, New Ulm: http://mnmusichalloffame.org/Home_Page.php
Minnesota Blues Society: http://www.gtcbms.org/
http://www.thetwincitiesurbanmusicawards.com/ The Twin Cities Urban Music Awards (TCUMA) is a Minnesota based awards show promoting, recognizing and acknowledging the artists and their impact on the Twin Cities music scene. TCUMA is currently 100% comprised of a voting system that allows everything to be determined by an online voting system.
Minnesota Music Coalition: http://www.mnmusiccoalition.org/about_mmc/
The Twin Cities Music Community Trust was set up around 7 years ago by myself and Myles Kennedy, both long time First Ave employees who have also toured with various local/national acts. We saw a need for a bit of financial help to those in our line of work (stage/production crew) who were having troubles paying medical bills through accident or illness. As we knew a few bands and worked for a great music venue which would let us use their facilities we went to work and created some events to get some money raised.
We have been lucky enough over the past few years to financially help out various musicians and backstage workers in the area by putting on some fantastic benefit shows with the help of local bands and businesses who have given their talent and time to us as well as recently collecting donations through the First Ave website.
We do not have a Twin Cities Music Community Trust website at the moment as until recently we were very much under the radar but we are looking to change this and will have a web page soon which will be linked to the First Ave site.
James Baker, Promoter Rep/Production
First Avenue & 7th St Entry
Minneapolis MN
email: [email protected]
office: 612-338-8388
cell: 952-334-0862