re: #133 Barefoot Grin

My brother went to College of Wooster shortly after (around ‘74, I think). He and his friends went up to shows in Cleveland/Akron nearly every weekend. What a great scene (and fed into the Detroit scene, too, I guess).

Hey! I have relatives that lived in Wooster. Went to my first big concert at College of Wooster in 1970 to see Chicago. Great show for a first timer. Also saw Emerson, Lake and Palmer (with the Doctor Hook Medicine Show) and Sly and the Family Stone (with Jo Jo Gunn) there.

I lived about 45 minutes due west in Mansfield. My friends and I covered concerts from Clevelan/Akron to Wooster and Mansfield to Columbus.

That school has a great drama department. Pretty campus too.

Yeah, there is a reason Cleveland was picked for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame…much to the chagrin to many in music. The Agora in Cleveland (and Columbus and Toledo) are famous for great shows and loved by a lot of artists due to crowds ready to rock with anyone that can play well…familiar or not.

I am going through a book right now I just got from the Columbus library: Rock ‘n’ Roll - The Cleveland Connection. It is almost like an encyclopedia of everything to do with the history of the Cleveland music scene. It talks about all the local bands, the venues, the local rock writers, outside opinions of Cleveland music from artists, etc. It’s great, but so much to go through.

And yes, there is a strong connection to the Detroit sound in Cleveland bands.