It all started at a music store in downtown Cleveland (very near Prospect and Ontario). I was a little boy who was moderately interested in playing a musical instrument, say a trombone, for example. My parents and the sales clerk both agreed that a trombone would not suit me because I ...
But do you like music that is mainly used in stores People call it “background music”. Recorded background music first found its way in factories, shops and restaurants in the US, but it soon spread to other parts of the world. Now many stores like to play this kind of music.Why ...
The Rock Hall has several options for you, including mugs touting the museum, the city of Cleveland, live music and more. There are exclusive Bon Jovi anniversary mugs, pint glasses with Fender guitar picks stuck in them, guitar-topped wine stopp...
to NE Ohio to continue writing for ClevelandClassical.com. Her writing has appeared in The Montreal Gazette, CBC Montreal, Early Music America, and more. When not writing, you can find her either working on her latest cross-stitch project, watching Formula 1, or exploring local bookstor...
Cleveland makes the list since it’s the place where, in 1951, a local disc jockey named Alan Freed coined the genre’s name. Chicago’s claim precedes Cleveland’s by several years; in 1948, McKinley Morganfield, aka Muddy Waters, took the tiny stage of a neighborhood tavern called Club...
was the first woman to speak in the United States Senate; gave a concert for Congress; spoke before a joint session of Congress; and recited original poems for several presidents, including John Quincy Adams, James K. Polk and Grover Cleveland, whom she had met while teaching at the NYIB,...
Also worked with Deadwood (1981-83), Jimmy Martin (1983-92), Bill Napier (1984), Lynn Morris (1988), Chris Warner (1989), Red Allen (1991-93), Harley Allen (1996-97), Rhonda Vincent (2000-04), Michael Cleveland (2006-08). Solo album Trains Are the Only Way to Fly (2001). JO...
Another good source is South-American “trade” panpipes, which are often sold in import stores. The cane in these instruments is thin-walled, and the pipes are usually finished enough to play well. A good friend and neighbor, Chris (who has helped me with my work and research for this ...
1953 in Chicago by the Grant Park Symphony with Anderson as conductor and Eugene List as soloist. Anderson conducted another performance of the concerto in Cleveland in 1954. After mixed reviews he withdrew the composition with intentions to revise it. He later remarked that he thought the composi...
Rick Vitek (drums), a Cleveland native, has been playing in Chicago since 1981, doing club shows in a plethora of styles, as well as recording jingles. He taught percussion at Columbia in the 1990s and appeared twice on Star Search in 1984. Highlights of his career include touring England...