1959The word “spitball” results in a BBC ban on The Coasters‘ song “Charlie Brown”.   A couple weeks later there’s a change of heart and they start to play the single,…

The Hives have scheduled a North American headlining tour in support of their latest album, The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons. The tour kicks off September 16 in Toronto and wraps…

1987 Great drummer, equally great pain in the ass.   Jazz titan Buddy Rich dies after complications caused by a brain tumor. Rich was 69, and just about everybody including…

On this episode of Drop The Needle we are honored to have two of Cleveland’s preeminent rock and roll icons, Wally Bryson and Jim Bonfanti of The Raspberries joining the…

Grammy-award-winning singer songwriter, Christopher Cross returns to the Robins Theatre in downtown Warren, Ohio on Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 8 p.m.  Tickets range between $40 and $60 plus applicable…

April 1 1966 The Troggs recorded “Wild Thing” in London. The song was a hit in the US and number two UK hit in 1977, but the Jimi Hendrix version…

Happy Easter from all of us at Cleveland Rock And Roll

Every Sunday morning I get up, get that first cup of coffee and put on my playlist and just drift into the day. The Sunday Morning Playlist is made up…

March 31 1958 “Johnny B. Goode” is released on this date, but not before some tinkering.  Chuck Berry’s original lyrics reference Johnny as a “colored boy”, but it was changed…