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…
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Sonny 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…
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Buried 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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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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Gazzarri’s
The Godfather of Rock and Roll was a staple on L. A. airwaves with his commercials for years…
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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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Gold Star Recording Studios
This is where legendary producer Phil Spector created his famous “Wall of Sound” …
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