The Sacramento Rock and Radio Museum is a hidden little local treasure I did not know about until I met a friend of a family member. Our new friend Nick was able to arrange a private tour of the museum for us recently and we had a great day pouring over the contents of the space. Nick was a DJ and worked with concert promoters while in radio for a good chunk of his life. He has some great stories to share and I think recognized in us kindred souls when it comes to music. I really hope we get to spend more time with this man that I instantly liked and felt a kinship with. We have many more stories to swap.
Tower Records also used to be in the concert promotion game. I love this piece of plywood that was painted bright red to advertise the upcoming show. Remember "So Happy Together" by The Turtles?
So Happy Together
The walls are covered with the beautiful artwork that used to be commonplace for advertising upcoming shows.
My husband and Dennis enjoyed swapping band stories.
John was on sensory overload by the end of the day as he took it all in.
Did you notice who the Very Special Guest is in the poster below? Ten points if you can identify the song he is famous for--no Googling allowed!
Give up? Have a listen to Spirit in the Sky.
I love the artwork that filled the space. We don't get the same experience now with tiny CD cover inserts or from iTunes downloads. Elvin Bishop was among many who were Struttin' My Stuff. If you ever get a chance to see Elvin on stage , do it. He is still out there performing.
Hubby and friend Nancy were all smiles at being surrounded by walls full of memories.
The original Sunshine Superman himself, Donovan, visited Sacramento in the 60's.
Our music room now proudly displays some KZAP memorabilia, courtesy of Nick.
Time to head home. Thanks for sharing this memorable day with us!
If you are in the Sacramento area, the museum is located at
911 20th Street.
Visit them at www.sacrockmuseum.org
*all photos from my collection and from the collection of Nick Rhodes.
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You should do a sequel: "Where are they now?"
Somehow, Sacto and R & R museums is incongruous to me; but then, stranger things have happened.
They passed on an abiding love of the REAL Rock n Roll ,
God bless em, or else i would no doubt
today be a pathetic middle aged man
listening to the shit I was exposed to in the late 80's & onward..
yuck...
Oh, but to think: the real stuff is locked away in museums..
amazing to think it was 50 yrs ago the Beatles invaded...
all those wonderful experiences in yr brain neurons
of the concerts
should be put in some kinda virtual museum
before it's too late..
great post..
HOLY cow.. what a great day. Wish I had been a fly on the wall.
HUGGGGGGG
Great post and your usual wonderful links and photos. Thanks again.
I'm a big music fan so always enjoy your post, though I fear my knowledge is nowhere near as vast as yours. Thanks for sharing this.
@Jonathan W. I too Paid for a 3 day ticket to Woodstock. Never got used - hope the ex boyfriend held onto them all these years.
Great post.
Rated!
And your husband and I wear almost identical hats!