Janis Joplin, Faces – Blossom Music Center – August 29, 1969 47 years ago today in Northeast Ohio music history, Janis Joplin performed at Blossom Music Center. Opening the show was Faces. This was Joplin’s second show in Northeast Ohio that summer. (poster courtesy of and available at rawsugarstudio.com)
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Fleetwood Mac, Bob Welch, Todd Rundgren & Utopia, The Cars, Eddie Money – Cleveland Stadium – August 26, 1978 38 years ago today in Northeast Ohio music history, Fleetwood Mac headlined the festival series, The World Series Of Rock at the old Cleveland Municipal Stadium. Also on this amazing all day bill was Bob Welch, Todd […]
Rod Stewart And Faces, Uriah Heep, Aerosmith, Blue Oyster Cult, Mahogany Rush – Cleveland Stadium – August 23, 1975 41 years ago today in Northeast Ohio music history, Rod Stewart and Faces headlined the festival series, The World Series Of Rock at the old Cleveland Municipal Stadium. Also on this amazing all day bill was […]
John Coltrane – Leo’s Casino – August 19, 1965 51 years ago today in Northeast Ohio music history, John Coltrane opened a four night stay at the legendary Leo’s Casino in Cleveland Ohio. This was in support of his classic album “A Love Supreme”. Here is a great story about that show from John Petkovic of cleveland.com about […]
The “Man in Black,” who influenced not only his fellow country musicians, but also rockers from Bob Dylan to Trent Reznor, was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1992. The weeklong celebration, October 17 to 22, 2016, will include the Annual Music Masters concert on Friday, October 21 at 7:30 p.m. […]
The Beatles, The Cyrcle, The Ronettes, The Remains – Cleveland Stadium – August 14, 1966 50 years ago today in Northeast Ohio music history, The Beatles performed at the Cleveland Municipal Stadium. This was the last tour the Beatles ever did and only the 2nd time they performed in Cleveland as they were banned by the mayor of Cleveland […]
Bruce Springsteen– Allen Theatre – August 10, 1975 41 years ago today in Northeast Ohio music history, Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band performed a sold out show at the Allen Theatre. This was the “Born To Run” tour. (poster courtesy of and available at rawsugarstudio.com)
Leon Russell, Mary McCreary – Cleveland Stadium – August 8, 1973 43 years ago today in Northeast Ohio music history, Leon Russell put on a great show at the Cleveland Stadium in support of his album “Leon Live”. Opening the show was Mary McCreary. (poster courtesy of and available at rawsugarstudio.com)
The board of directors of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio announced the election of Chris Connor, Executive Chairman of The Sherwin-Williams Company, who previously served as the board’s Vice Chairman, to the position of board Chairman. Connor takes over from Alec Wightman, Partner at Baker & Hostetler LLP, who served […]