This Monday April 8th in Northeast Ohio we will be seeing something that only happens on this path every 375 years or one Keith Richards. There is usually a Total…

1964Yeah, that sounds kinda familiar.  A court orders a band called The Trashmen out of Minneapolis to pay royalties to Beechwood Music. That publishing house holds the copyright for The…

Two of the best in the world of blues will be on stage together at The Kent Stage Sunday June 23rd as Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite come to Kent…

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