Sonny Bono Memorial Park In Washington, D.C.
The park was created in 1998, after Sonny Bono’s death, by Bono family friend Geary…
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Selland Arena In Fresno CA Hosted Elvis, Deep Purple, Grateful Dead, Country Joe
The Grateful Dead opened their 1974 tour here on July 19. Other artists to…
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Swingos In Cleveland, A Rock And Roll Hotel Like No Other
Now a Comfort Inn (boring!) it was once called Swingos and was home to…
Read MoreSonny Bono’s Last Residence In Palm Springs
This is the last residence of Sonny Bono, best remembered as one half of Sonny & Cher…
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Heavenly Ski Resort – Where Sonny Bono Died
On January 5, 1998, Sonny Bono was skiing at Heavenly Ski Resort near Lake Tahoe and was…
Read MoreBuried Here – Sonny Bono, Half Of Sonny & Cher And Frank Sinatra, Chairman Of The Board
Buried here are multiple artists including: Sonny Bono. Famous as one half of Sonny…
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Pandora’s Box, Inspiration For “For What It’s Worth” By Buffalo Springfield
This was an underage club that was a little too popular for it’s own good. In late…
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Casablanca Records – Former Location In West Hollywood, CA
After leaving Buddah Records in 1973, Neil Bogart started Casablanca Records…
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Orange County Fairgrounds – 1968 Newport Pop Festival
The Newport Pop Festival was held here the weekend of August 3-4, 1968 with many…
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CBS Television City
Since opening in November of 1952, this historic location hosted many great acts…
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ABC Television Center Also Known As The Prospect Studios
Many great and memorable television shows have been produced here including…
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Santa Clara County Fairgrounds – Northern California Folk-Rock Festivals
For many years, the Fairgrounds Grandstand Arena held huge concerts with famous …
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The Comedy Store – Previously Ciro’s Where The Byrds Became Famous
Certainly famous in its own right as one the original places where the current…
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Valley Music Center
Many rock bands played here in the 60’s and 70’s including but not limited to: The Doors…
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Gazzarri’s
The Godfather of Rock and Roll was a staple on L. A. airwaves with his commercials for years…
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Gold Star Recording Studios
This is where legendary producer Phil Spector created his famous “Wall of Sound” …
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MCA Records
MCA Records was part of the Music Corporation of America (MCA). In 2003, it was bought…
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