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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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The Grande Ballroom: Detroit's Rock N Roll Palace

The Grande Ballroom: Detroit's Rock N Roll Palace

Early, Leo B.

Paperback

Series: Landmarks

Entertainment & Performing ArtsDanceRegional: Midwest

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ISBN10: 1626197814
ISBN13: 9781626197817
Publisher: History Press
Published: Oct 3 2016
Pages: 240
Weight: 1.15
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
In the 1920s, a jewel of Detroit entertainment arose on the Westside--the Grande Ballroom. The venue flourished under the ownership of infamous gambler Harry Weitzman and management of dance scion Paul Strasburg. 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. 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. Soon the ballroom's prestige attracted international acts like Cream, the Who and the Jeff Beck Group. Detroit music history expert Leo Early celebrates this beloved venue.

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