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NW MUSIC: ROCK 'N' ROLL
BELOW ARE LINKS to chronologically ordered essays about the history of local rock 'n' roll, rockin'-R&B, doo-wop, rockabilly, Seattle Bandstand, "Louie, Louie," the original "Northwest Sound,"...
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NW MUSIC: STUDIOS & LABELS
BELOW ARE LINKS to essays about the history of audio-recording & record companies in the Northwest. From the first field trips here by outside companies seeking to record local talents back during...
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NW MUSIC: THE GUITAR-MAKERS
BELOW ARE LINKS to essays about the history of guitar-making and guitar-instruction in the Northwest. From Seattle's Otto Anderson and Port Townsend's Chris Knutsen and their lutherie shops in the...
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NW MUSIC: JAZZ, R&B & SOUL
BELOW ARE LINKS to essays about the history of jazz, rhythm & blues, gospel, and soul music in the Northwest. From the earliest jazz gig at Washington Hall; to the founding of the "Negro Musicians'...
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NW MUSIC: COUNTRY & FOLK
BELOW ARE LINKS to essays about the history of hillbilly, country/western, and folk music in the Northwest. From early rural sounds, to Wobbly anthems, pioneering country bands, regional radio hits,...
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NW MUSIC: 1950s ROCKABILLY
BELOW ARE LINKS to essays about the history of 1950s rockabilly music in the Northwest. From the first gigs in the region by Bill Haley and his Comets in 1955, right on through subsequent ones by Gene...
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NW MUSIC: THE SAGA OF "LOUIE, LOUIE."
BELOW ARE LINKS to essays detailing the long history of the Northwest's signature rock 'n' roll song: "Louie, Louie." From 1957, when Richard Berry brought his song here from California; to Seattle's...
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MERRILL WOMACH: SPOKANE's GOSPEL GREAT
MERRILL WOMACH (February 7, 1927 – December 28, 2014) was the Spokane-born son of a salesman who began singing publicly at age six. As a high schooler he hosted his own radio show, and also sang with...
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FOX THEATRE ORCHESTRA (1929)
THE FOX THEATRE (at 7th Avenue & Olive Street) had the historic misfortune of opening on April 19, 1929
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EARLY SEATTLE SONGBOOK: 1890s
SONGS IN SHEET MUSIC FORM were being published in the Oregon Territories by at least the 1870s. Local musicians and songsmiths -- both professional and amateur -- would typically pay a local printing...
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SWEET MADNESS: SPOKANE'S LOST NEW WAVE KINGS (1978-1981)
The practice of rock ‘n’ roll archaeology continuously accelerates as the decades race by. At this late date – and given the countless rock compilation albums that have been issued since the 1980s,...
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SEATTLE'S FIRST ANNUAL MUSIC FESTIVAL: 1916
IN JULY 1916 AN AMBITIOUS MUSICAL EVENT was promoted as Seattle’s “First Annual Music Festival.” A recently discovered promotional card reveals that the main musical attraction would be a performance...
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NW MUSIC: LIVE PERFORMANCE VENUES
BELOW ARE LINKS to essays about the history of various significant venues and sites where music has been performed in the Northwest. From the area's original natives, to early settlers holding dances...
View ArticleTHE ULTIMATE SONICS
THE ULTIMATE SONICSCD Liner-notes by Peter Blecha, © Copyright 1990The Sonics were the unholy practitioners of punk rock long before anyone knew what to call it. But that's not to say that certain...
View ArticleTHE SONICS: "MAINTAINING MY COOL"
THE SONICS: MAINTAINING MY COOL CD Liner-notes by Peter Blecha, © Copyright 1990BRACE YOURSELF MY FRIEND. What you hold in your hands is no less than a digitally remastered reissue of savage ‘60s...
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