Rock N Roll Music History

Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time, but the annex to the Cleveland based…

On October 4, 1970 at the age of 27, Janis Joplin overdosed on heroin in room 105 of…

El Patio was originally opened in 1948, the restaurant was recently purchased by Rock…

Founded in 1980, The Blues Foundation is dedicated to preserving…

On November 11, 1972, Oakley was involved in an accident just three blocks from where…

Festival Field was the former location of the Newport Folk and Jazz Festival…

Glenn Frey of The Eagles, lived in a little house on the corner of Kirkwood…

Rhino has been around since 1978 but they originally started as a record store in 1973. As a label…

Creedence Clearwater Revival played their first gig here when it was called New…

This is the club where Andy Warhol discovered The Velvet Underground…

The Newport Pop Festival was held here the weekend of August 3-4, 1968 with many…

The Sacramento Rock and Radio Museum houses rock and radio posters, artwork,…

The album cover for “Strange Days” was photographed at this old 18th…

The two towers located at 2029 and 2049 Century Park East are featured on the cover…

This Sonoma County club brought famous and soon-to-be famous…

On 13 July 1985, the American version of Live Aid was held here to raise funds…

The song was originally recorded by The Penguins as a demo at former big band bassist…

Founded in 1866 by Gen. Oliver O. Howard as Howard Theological Seminary…

The Brill Building is home to some of the most important music offices in Manhattan..

Located at the former quarters of Engine Co. 26 and Truck Co. 10, this building held concerts…

The Riverboat opened in October, 1964 and closed in June of 1978…

James was in Atlanta when he fell ill, and was admitted into the Emory…

Fan Asylum has been managing and coordinating fan club programs for many stars. Their client ..

On October 4, 1969, an estimated 40,000 people flocked to the small county of Amador in central…

This shop draws serious audiophiles from around the country…

The cover of “Skyscraper” shows Diamond Dave scaling Glacier Point in…

Eddie Cochran, Jan and Dean and The Chipmunks were on Liberty. The Chipmunks were…

The Cow Palace, located in the greater San Francisco Bay Area, hosts well over one…

Early on, this was known as a country music venue, but there were a fair share of rock and…

The Memory Motel and bar was immortalized by The Rolling Stones in the song…

Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention played here nightly nightly for 6 months in 1967. Their shows…

The hard rock club of the seventies and one of the first clubs to book L.A. punk bands…

Santa Rosa’s central location in Sonoma County made the Fairgrounds a good ‘extra date’…

This museum opened in September 2008 and was built to honor the life…

Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s album cover for “Everybody Knows This Is…

Intercontinental Absurdities is the name of Frank Zappa’s production company.

The cover of Van Morrison’s classic album “St. Dominics Preview” was shot on the…

This street became a song by George Harrison after he rented a home here in 1968, it celebrates our…

David Geffen, once manager to many of the big names of the sixties, such as Joni Mitchell…

Beverly Hills High had a large amount of musical alumni including: Shaun Cassidy…

The Muscle Shoals Sound Rhythm Section was the first rhythm section to own its own studio and, eventually…

Many great and memorable television shows have been produced here including…

The Music City Walk of Fame on Nashville’s Music Mile is a landmark tribute to those from all…

Now the location of the Hotel Commonwealth, The Rathskeller (akaThe Rat) was a Kenmore Square live…

When John Lennon and Yoko Ono first moved to New York in 1971 they…

At The Jam Brothers we try to give you a unique shopping experience. A …

On February 11, 2012 Whitney Houston was found dead here in room…

The Gramercy has a long history of catering to the famous and wealthy…

During the 1930’s, it was called “Coconut Grove”. Its name was changed in the…

This was a high school for kids in show business. Many famous actors and musicians and…

In June 1988, Depeche Mode played a famous concert here, Thomas Dolby, and…

The cover of Boz Scaggs 1976 album Silk Degrees was taken at Casino Point…

The Texas Music Museum collects and preserves artifacts, documents and…

Wallach’s Music City was a world famous record store that had listening stations where they…

The New York edition of the famous restaurant/bar chain. The Times Square cafe…

The cover for Billy Joel’s “Cold Spring Harbor ” was shot here…

The nose section of a 737 located at the airplane graveyard next to the…

Jackson Browne was photographed in the courtyard of a house built by his…