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PLANNER PROJECT 2016 ... & COUNTRY

JOHNNY CASH & FAMILY: 1976-2016: 6/25 After cruising last night in a Rally red-white top ‘75 Corvette convertible w/am-fm stereo ($7,885-Big ‘O’ Olds), to see Elvin Bishop with ‘Heart’ at the Allen ($5.50); tonight, the Johnny Cash Show (Johnny & June, , brother Tom & Rosey Nix) plays the Front Row ($8.50), 1976

3/18 Cruising tomorrow on Monday to the Agora, former Eagles and Poco standout Randy Meisner shares the stage with Johnny Cash’s talented daughter Rosanne ($5), 1981

6/22 Cain Park offers Johnny & June Cash, with Rosey Nix & John Carter Cash tomorrow; Livingston Taylor & Anne E. DeChant the 22nd; & the Everly Brothers Aug. 20th, 1996

10/19 While John Mellencamp sings ‘Ain’t that America’ at the Akron Civic Theatre 40 years after his first LP ($39.50-$122.50); an intimate audience hears in the Rock Hall’s Foster Theater as its Music Masters series honors her father Johnny, 2016

6/28 After cruising on Monday to buy $5.79 button fly sailor bells at Goldfish Uniform on Prospect, & a Martin D-35 guitar on sale at Dick Lurie Guitar Studio on Euclid ($390-$535); the ‘Raspberries’ rock the Agora, as the ‘Rockets’ rock The Ramp, 1971

10/21 The Rock Hall’s Music Masters Series honors Johnny Cash at the State Theatre with John Carter Cash as executive band leader (John Carter sings ‘Jackson’ with fiancée Ana Cristina - $30-$100), 2016

THE CASH CONNECTION: 8/25 The 3rd annual ‘Cashathon’ tonight at the Lime Spider on Main in Akron features Brian Lisik, Ryan Humbert, Forty Thieves, and Blonde Boy Grunt & the Groans, 2006

10/21 Tonight, the Rock Hall’s Music Masters Series honors Johnny Cash at the State Theatre with X, Paul Cauthen, Ellen Jewell, Nikki Lane, Mike Ness, Oak Ridge Boys, & executive band leader John Carter Cash singing ‘Jackson’ with fiancee Ana Cristina ($30-$100); tomorrow, the Rock Hall hosts ‘Johnny Cash Day’ with Shooter Sharp & the Shootouts (Humbert, Poston, Gomez, Moss, Bates, McDermott), at 1 p.m., 2016

THE COUNTRY CONNECTION: 1951 / 11/22 As the Arena hosts ‘Grand Ole Opry’ with Hank Williams, Hank Snow, Ernest Tubb & the Texas Troubadors, String Bean, Annie Lou, & Drifting Cowboys ($1.20); the Theatrical Grill’s $3.75 Thanksgiving dinner stars Dorothy Donegan at 9 p.m., 1951

1956 / 2/18 ’ ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ is WERE DJ Bill Randle’s disc of the week, as trumpeter Buck Clayton & his All-Stars play the Loop Lounge; June Anthony & Lois Powell play the Band Box; Teddy Charles headlines the Cotton Club; & at the Circle Theater, it’s country star Stoney Cooper with Wilma Lee & the ‘Clinch Mountain Clan,’ 1956

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2/6 After Jerri Winters plays the Chatterbox last night with George Byas, as Gloria Mann closes a 3-night stand at the Band Box; tonight, the Circle Theater’s ‘Hillbilly Jamboree’ features Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys with the Shenandoah Valley Trio, 1956

3/5 As the Circle Theater’s Hillbilly Jamboree stars Grandpa Jones & Ramona; Eddie ‘Lockjaw’ Davis & his Hammond organ combo play the Loop Lounge ‘til 2:30, 1956

3/10 As Terry Gibbs plays the Loop Lounge with Terry Pollard, & Roy Hamilton plays the Band Box; Cousin Jody & Rita Faye play the Circle Theater’s Hillbilly Jamboree, 1956

1961 / 6/21 As Euclid Beach hosts Coca-Cola Day with free admission, a skydiver plunging 13 stories into an 8’ tank; 9 free rides with tickets found in Coke cartons, & a record hop in the ballroom with , Andrea Carroll, the Visions & the Bombers, 1961

1966 / 3/31 After cruising tomorrow with ‘Good Lovin’’ on WHK to see J. B. & the Playboys open Otto’s Grotto in the Hotel Statler; on the 2nd, the Orbit Lounge hosts Jimmy Vince & the Mixed Emotions, while Flatt & Scruggs play the Garden Theater ($2.50), 1966

1971 / 7/29 Cruising in a ‘70 Mercury Cyclone 2-dr. hardtop w/429 Cobra Jet, scooped hood, spoiler ($1,988-Bob Miller); it’s time for country rockin’ with the Allman Brothers & ‘Pure Prairie League’ at Musicarnival ($4.50-$5-brought to you by ‘A Friend’), 1971

1976 / 3/12 The Front Row presents the ‘Outlaw Music Festival’ featuring Waylon Jennings backed by his 6-piece band, Jessi Colter, & Tompall Glaser with his Outlaw Band ($7.50), 1976

5/4 While it was white punks on dope with the Tubes May 2nd at Kent Memorial Gym ($5); tonight, Boz Scaggs & ‘Wet Willie’ play the Allen ($5.50); & it’s countryMay 6th at the Front Row with , Billy ‘Crash’ Craddock & Kenny Starr ($6.50), 1976

11/21 The Front Row goes country with the Statler Bros. and Dolly Parton ($6.75), 1976

1981 / 3/4 After the Sir Douglas Quintet & ‘Four out of 5 Doctors’ play there on Mon. the 2nd ($5); Box Car Willie ‘rocks’ today’s Agora Coffeebreak Concert at 11 a.m. with WMMS’ Matt ‘The Cat’ (Columbus residents can now get WMMS-FM on Warner Qube), 1981

3/6 Cruising in a charcoal gray/black leather ‘74 Corvette Roadster ($7,990), with ‘Celebration’ on the stereo 8-track, the Gary Lewis Band (Wirth, Dalton, Markle, Sparks), plays Pirate’s Cove; while cowboy boots reign at the Front Row as Mickey Gilley, Johnny Lee & the Urban Cowboy Band open a two-night stand ($8.75), 1981

6/26 After catching Waylon Jennings at Blossom on the 24th ($11), and cruising tonight to the year’s first Blossom sellout in a 6-cyl. ‘77 AMC Gremlin Coupe w/AC, power steering ($2,695-Ganley Olds), as 18,233 sing ‘I Get Around’ with the Beach Boys in their 20th year ($11); ‘Spyro Gyra’ debuts at Blossom tomorrow with Leo Kotke ($10), 1981

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7/5 Cruising to Blossom, tomorrow, it’s Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes, & David Johansen ($10); The Moody Blues changing the mood July 7th ($9); it’s Southside again July 8th; & country rockin’ with the Marshall Tucker Band July 13th ($10), 1981

10/13 After going country with & ‘The Flying Burrito Bros.’ at the Front Row on the 11th ($8.75); & rockin’ to ‘Triumph,’ the Frank Marino Band & the ‘Kings’ last night at Public Hall ($8.50); it’s ‘The Innocent Age’ at the Coliseum tonight with Dan Fogelberg and friends Joe Vitale, Russ Kunkel & Kenny Passarelli ($9.50-$11.50), 1981

1986 / 4/14 Cruising tonight to the Coliseum, it’s ‘Love of Another Kind,’ as Rich Mullins opens for top-selling contemporary Christian artist, 25-year-old Amy Grant ($12.50), 1986

5/2 Hank Williams, Jr., Merle Haggard & Ricky Skaggs rock the Coliseum ($12-$14), 1986

5/17 While future Rock Hall inductees Gladys Knight & the Pips play the Front Row with Eugene Wilde tonight ($15.75); ‘Oroboros’ rocks Peabody’s Cafe tomorrow; as the Front Row goes country with Eddie Rabbit and special guest Sylvia ($13.75), 1986

6/6 After cruising to see the ‘Fabulous Flashbacks’ at Party-in-the-Park on Public Square during the city’s weekend ‘Celebration Square to Square,’ with ‘All I Need is a Miracle’ on the am-fm stereo in a white/red leather ‘83 Nissan 280 ZX w/T-Tops ($11,000); next, Blossom goes country with ‘Alabama’ & the Bellamy Brothers (lawn $13), 1986

9/14 After rockin’ last night with golden boys Bobby Rydell, Fabian & Frankie Avalon; the soldout Front Row goes country with the Judds and Dwight Yoakum ($13.75), 1986

11/15 After ‘Uzizi’ plays Peabody’s Cafe last night; cruising tonight with ‘Honky Tonk Crowd’ on the stereo, the Front Row hosts the Oak Ridge Boys and ‘Almost Bros.’ ($15), 1986

1991 / 4/4 Cruising with ‘Pocket Full of Gold’ & ‘Fancy’ on WGAR-FM; as Rockin’ Richie’s on presents ‘Calabash’ with Bob Gatewood; Richfield Coliseum presents a night of rockin’ in cowboy boots with Reba McEntire, Clint Black & ($20), 1991

8/6 Last night, 64,733 saw country stars & Waylon Jennings perform, fireworks, & the Browns lose to Tampa Bay, 23-10, in Bill Belichick’s coaching debut, 1991

1996 / 1/9 Hot LPs: Mariah Carey’s ‘Daydream;’ Alanis Morissette’s ‘Jagged Little Pill;’ Hootie & the Blowfish’s ‘Cracked Rear View;’ Garth Brook’s ‘Fresh Horses;’ TLC’s ‘Crazysexycool;’ Smashing Pumpkins’ ‘Mellon Collie & the Infinite Sadness;’ & R. Kelly’s ‘R. Kelly,’ 1996

3/22 As ‘Sons of Elvis’ (Hill, Parnin, Casa, Borland), play the Grog Shop tonight with ‘Solution A. D.’ & ‘Drag Mules’ ($7); Garth Brooks ‘rocks’ soldout Gund Arena with Lakewood native Debbie Nims & ‘Stillwater’ on the 3rd of a 4-night stand, 1996

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12/15 After Gund Arena welcomed Amy Grant and Vince Gill on Dec. 12th ($25, $38.50, $51); on Dec. 17th, Aerosmith rocks the Gund with ‘The Cult’ ($35, $45, $50), 2001

2006 / 11/4 Glen Campbell, Patty Griffin, Ricky Skaggs, Cowboy Jack Clement, Raul Malo, Mandy Barnett, Tiff Merritt, the Velvets, Billy Burnett & more pay tribute to during the Rock Hall’s American Music Masters concert at the State ($30-$50), 2006

2011 / 5/9 Cruising into Summer, Blossom offers ‘Sugarland’ May 13 ($26-$49); ‘Phish’ June 4 ($45-$60); Kenny Chesney June 23 ($39-$79) & Jimmy Buffett July 19; the Q offers Bob Seger May 24 ($39-$65) & Josh Groban June 4 ($39-$65); and Progressive Field goes country with Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton & Jerrod Nieman June 11 ($30-$125), 2011

2016 / 8/6 The Band Perry headlines WGAR’s 25th annual Country Jam in Lorain ($35), 2016

THE MILLION DOLLAR MEN:

ELVIS PRESLEY / RECORDINGS / 1/20 As 43-year-old John F. Kennedy is sworn in as President, stating, “Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country;” hot singles include: The Miracles’ ‘Shop Around;’ Neil Sedaka’s ‘Calendar Girl;’ ’s ‘Are You Lonesome Tonight;’ The Drifters’ ‘I Count the Tears’ & ‘Ruby’ by Ray Charles, 1961

3/29 Top hit singles include ‘Blue Moon’ by the Marcels; Elvis Presley’s ‘Surrender;’ the Shirelles’ ‘Dedicated To The One I Love;’ Chubby Checker’s ‘Pony Time;’ ‘Where the Boys Are’ by Connie Francis; Jergen Ingmann’s ‘Apache;’ ‘Ebony Eyes’ by the Everly Brothers; Bobby Rydell’s ‘Good Time Baby,’ & Ben E. King’s ‘Spanish Harlem,’ 1961

TELEVISION / 1/28 WJW-TV8 offers ‘Annie Oakley,’ ‘Gene Autry,’ ‘Beat the Clock’ and the TV debut of Elvis Presley on ‘Stage Show’ at 8 p.m., introduced by WERE Radio’s Bill Randle, 1956

9/9 Sunday night TV offers ‘Roy Rogers’ on TV-3; Bill Randle with Pat Kirby, Terry Gibbs & Bill Doggett at 10:30 on TV-5; & ‘Hitchcock Presents,’ ‘64,000 Challenge’ and the Ed Sullivan Show at 8 p.m. with Elvis Presley singing ‘Love Me Tender’ on TV8, 1956

10/28 After watching Elvis Presley sing ‘Don't Be Cruel’ on Ed Sullivan tonight; tomorrow, Higbee’s presents the first live local color TV show from a special store studio, 1956

RADIO / 1956: 5/12 As the debate over rock ‘n roll continues among local jocks, WSRS DJ Bob Forster tells the PD’s Tom O’Connell, “Elvis Presley is a big novelty. When all the fuss is over, Presley will be back yodeling up a canyon, or at barn dances singing his straight material. But I do a request show and if people want to hear it, I’ll play it,” 1956

MOVIES:

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12/14 Tickets are 75¢-90¢ as ‘Love Me Tender’ starring Elvis Presley opens at the Allen, 1956

11/17 After cruising tomorrow to the Hippodrome for the preview of ‘Blue Hawaii’ starring Elvis Presley; on the 19th, Les Elgart plays the Aragon Ballroom on W. 25th; while Higbee’s has Chubby Checker’s four ‘Twist’ LPs in mono for $2.98 each, 1961

11/8 While cruising with WIXY-1260 on the radio to see Elvis Presley, Shelly Fabares and Deborah Walley in ‘Spinout’ at the Mercury Theater; at 3 p.m., Dick ‘Wild Childe’ Kemp begins his second day broadcasting on ’s AM rock powerhouse, 1966

11/19 While Sat. A.M. TV offers ‘Popeye;’ Capt. Kangaroo; ‘Atom Ant;’ ‘Mighty Mouse;’ ‘Top Cat;’ ‘Bugs Bunny;’ ‘Underdog;’ ‘Magilla Gorilla;’ ‘Jetsons;’ ‘Casper,’ ‘Road Runner’ & ‘Upbeat’ at Noon on TV5 with Bobby Goldsboro, Brian Hyland, J. J. Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Little Anthony & the Imperials, The Magnificent Men & host Don Webster; TV8 offers the local premiere of Elvis Presley in ‘Jailhouse Rock’ at 11:25 p.m., 1966

LIVE LOCAL PERFORMANCES / 1956 / 11/23 ELVIS PRESLEY LIVE at CLEVELAND ARENA: Photo story featuring 5 event images!

1976 / 11/6 Elvis Presley (36), starts the first of two sold-out Public Hall shows with ‘That’s All Right,’ as PD rock reporter Jane Scott writes the next day, “Sixteen songs and 60 minutes later, the man who put the roll into rock, the man who has sold for more records than anyone in the history of recorded sound, is still the king.” ($5, $7.50, $10), 1971

JERRY LEE LEWIS: 3/12 After dining on Howard Johnson’s $1.98 Clam Plate special, Jerry Lee Lewis rocks the Garden Theater on W. 25th with the ‘Rising Suns’ and Lee Rand ($2.50), 1966

7/5 While a whole lot of shaking on ‘Blueberry Hill’ takes place at the Front Row with Hall of Fame piano men & Jerry Lee Lewis ($14.75); at 6 p.m., WMMS-FM airs Bruce Springsteen’s classic August 9, 1978 concert at the Cleveland Agora, 1986

3/23 WDOK-102FM & WRMR 850AM present ‘The Alan Freed Birthday Ball’ at the CSU Convocation Center with Jerry Lee Lewis, the ‘Platters,’ ‘Shirelles,’ ‘Fleetwoods,’ ‘Coasters,’ ‘Johnny Maestro & Brooklyn Bridge,’ ‘Soul Stirrers,’ ‘Stormy Weather’ & the ‘Super Group’ (Jay Siegel, David Somerville, Norman Wright, Arlene Smith), 1996

ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME: 2 ENTRIES / 1986 / 3/16 The Rock Hall of Fame’s first Induction Ceremony last night in N. Y.’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel honors Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Everly Brothers, Fats Domino, Buddy Holly, Little Richard & Elvis Presley, 1986

1996 / 9/19 “Cleveland to Host Rock Hall Inductions,” extols The Plain Dealer headline, as the Bee Gees; Buffalo Springfield; Crosby, Stills & Nash; the Jackson Five; Joni Mitchell; Parliament Funkadelic & The Young Rascals; along with Mahalia Jackson; Bill Monroe & record pioneer Syd Nathan are set for induction on May 17, 1997, 1996

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