Grande Ballroom, The: Detroit’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Palace (Landmarks)
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (870 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1626197814 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"An excellent book Detroit classic rock" according to Georgia glass. I have been reading books on classic rock for almost 20 years now and I found this book just excellent. It has a brief, but interesting introduction to the history of the Grande before it starts discussing it's classic rock roots. The chapters are formatted into brief stories in chronological order that were well written and included quotes from people who were there and pictures interspersed. The formatting of the chapters into these mini stories made the book very easy to read and I did not even use a bookmar. This book is a must have. DK I just read this book , while sitting with my wife in the hospital. I recommend it highly. Very well written. Amazing pictures , and very in depth. This book covers the history of the city , the architects , the history of the building and buildings like it, as it flows into the era we came up in with great stories of the music, uncle Russ ,the rest of the staff and beyond. I thoroughly enjoyed this book from cover to cover. Superb job Leo .. Ronald P. Domilici said Five Stars. Excellent history of the legendary Detroit music venue . A fine piece of historical research and journalism .
Grande Ballroom lore has loomed large in Detroit through the decades (the documentary "Louder Than Love" was issued on DVD this summer), but nowhere has it been covered at a more granular level than in this 222-page book, which recounts fun rock 'n' roll tales ("The MC5 Versus Cream"), key moments (the Who's live premiere of "Tommy") and signature characters such as Russ Gibb and Tom Wright. " Detroit Free Press . "With a keen eye for detail and a sharp historical sensibility, Dearborn author Early revisits the tale of the venerable west side ballroom that became one of the country's psychedelic rock meccas in the late '60s
In 2003, Leo launched the GrandeBallroom to share his research, and the result was an unexpected groundswell of interest in the ballroom. Early has since met and corresponded with many who experienced the Grande firsthand and, in so doing, has inadvertently become a subject-matter expert on this building, a nexus of Detroit music. . Leo Early is an a
Soon the ballroom’s prestige attracted international acts like Cream, the Who and the Jeff Beck Group. The venue flourished under the ownership of infamous gambler Harry Weitzman and management of dance scion Paul Strasburg. The new psychedelic ballroom style attracted scores of suburban baby boomers and helped launch the careers of local legends like the MC5, Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper and Ted Nugent. The advent of rock ’n’ roll pushed the ballroom into hard times, but in 1966, local schoolteacher and disc jockey Russ Gibb resurrected it with the promise of live rock music. Detroit music history expert Leo Early celebrates this beloved venue.. In the 1920s, a jewel of Detroit entertainment arose on the Westsidethe Grande Ballroom