The rare poster above for a gig staged one month after Woodstock was silkscreened by then-VCU art student Chuck Wrenn in 1969. Eventually, the kid pictured on guitar, who was the principle performer in the band — its name was changed soon after this poster was made — went on to become a Rock ‘n’ Roll hall-of-famer. Name him.
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February 8, 2011
1973 tape of Springsteen on WGOE
This music and interview recording was made in 1973 at Alpha Audio. It was created to play on WGOE's AM airwaves ...
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December 28, 2010
Time-Warping
Mar. 1, 1980: Larry Rohr rides up the aisle to celebrate, as “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” broke the record of ...
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December 6, 2010
It Paid to Advertise
When the doorway into show business suddenly opened for me I entered gladly. At the time I had a job selling janito ...
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May 7, 2010
VHS class: Richmond’s Old West End
The following information was provided by Jennifer M. Guild with the Virginia Historical Society: Richmond's Old West ...
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May 4, 2010
Living in the moment: May 1970
May 9, 1970 The blistering heat added to the growing sense in the air that anything could happen. Before the progra ...
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February 11, 2010
Biograph Times: The Devils & the Details
This piece has been slightly rewritten (again). Go here for the most recent version. ...
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January 18, 2010
Eric E: Jukebox of Americana
Eric E. Stanley, known as "Eric E" to his fans and "Rick" to some of his friends, died in 2003. The year before Rick ...
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January 12, 2010
Texas-Wisconsin Border Cafe videos (1999)
The Texas-Wisconsin Border Café was a popular Fan District watering hole, a quirky saloon that served Tequila, Pabst Bl ...
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November 29, 2009
City’s anti-show biz history
Richmond's decades-long campaign to stifle show biz was documented in this article, which was printed in the Richmond Ne ...
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November 20, 2009
April 27, 1974: Riot at City Stadium
On Saturday afternoon William & Mary and Richmond will play what will likely be the last college football game at UR ...
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