Rocking in Cleveland Plus
Planning a trip to Cleveland Plus? Music fans should be. Make a musical pilgrimage to the town where an integrated audience turned out in droves in March of 1952 for the first official rock n’ roll concert—The Moondog Coronation Ball. Explore the plentiful bars, clubs and outdoor amphitheaters where local artists and national acts play live nightly. Then, shop the vintage stores and vinyl shops that dot the city immortalized by Ian Hunter’s classic “Cleveland Rocks.”
Cleveland Plus offers a slew of events, performance venues, museums, sporting events and outdoor activities, but that’s just a bonus track for travelers with a musical agenda.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
See the handwritten lyrics, stage costumes, rare recordings, childhood memorabilia and more of your rock idols. +more»
Rock History
Why is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum located in Cleveland, Ohio? Find out, plus other Cleveland rock trivia. +more»
For the size of the city, there is a large number of clubs and, for music lovers, that's a great thing. There’s live music every night. +more»
Hipster Hangouts
Here are some vintage and record shops, bars, restaurants and other hotspots that are appropriately rock and roll. +more»
From Asbury Park to the Promised LandThe Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen
(through Spring 2010 at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum)
This isn’t just the first extensive exhibit related to the New Jersey singer-guitarist we all know as The Boss. It’s also one of the most comprehensive exhibits the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum has ever put together. Taking up the top two floors of the museum, it begins with a chronological look at Springsteen’s career and includes memorabilia from early acts like the Castiles and Steel Mill.
Artifacts from Springsteen’s early days as a solo artist include the first demo tapes he ever made for Columbia Records and handwritten lyrics from his first album, 1973’s Greetings from Asbury Park, New Jersey. The exhibit also includes an extensive collection of the notebooks he used while writing the lyrics to classic albums like Born to Run and Born in the U.S.A. In fact, the exhibit is so comprehensive, it includes everything from the Oscar that Springsteen won in 1994 for Streets of Philadelphia to a carton of “Bruce Juice” that was part of a New York radio station campaign back in the ’80s. —By Jeff Niesel
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