Like all the cities in the TVD Network, Cleveland has a rich musical history. For the full Cleveland story, there are no better two books than Deanna Adam’s Rock and Roll and the Cleveland Connection or Carlo Wolff’s Cleveland Rock and Roll Memories.
Both are exhaustive and occasionally revealing reads about the bands, labels, venues, radio stations and fans that built Cleveland’s solid rock reputation. You can pick these books up here:
http://www.deannaadams.com/books.htm
http://www.grayco.com/cleveland/books/2899X/index.shtml
Want to burrow down even further? The Pagans were one of the first punk bands to come out of the city’s late 70’s punk stew. The lead singer, Mike Hudson, recounts all the gory details in:
Not old school enough for you? You can smell the Brylcreem and Beeman’s gum in the chapter on the Moondog Coronation Ball in Mark Winegardner’s magnificent opus, Crooked River Burning, a fictional account of growing up in Cleveland during the 50’s and early 60’s. Both of these books can be found at Amazon.com, but we encourage everyone to look for them in your local bookstore.
