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Read MoreSmash Mouth
San Jose’s sonic sensation, crafting catchy anthems, and igniting the ’90s music scene with their infectious blend of rock and pop, achieving unparalleled success and enduring acclaim.
Read MoreDecember People
Meet another local innovation in rock music. Meet Campbell, CA’s Robert Berry and December People. Holiday music will never be the same.
Read MoreLaurie Roberts, Goddess of the Airwaves.
On June 19, 2021, a group of Laurie Roberts’ friends came together at Pruneyard Cinemas in Campbell, CA to celebrate the life of a person who left San Jose and the Bay Area a better place than when she arrived.
Read MoreJohn Tristao
John Tristao has reached rarified air encountered by few others in rock ‘n’ roll. He was the frontman for Creedence Clearwater Revisited. Before being tapped by Creedence, Tristao had logged many years with San Jose hitmakers People! and West Coast…
Read MorePaul Kanter
As a founding member and integral element of Jefferson Airplane, San Francisco’s first great rock ‘n’ roll band-then as the main cog in Jefferson Starship, the aggregation spawned in the mid-’70s when the Airplane rolled into the hangar for the…
Read MoreSanta Clara County Fairgrounds
The most star-studded shows ever presented at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds must have been the pair of Northern California Folk-Rock Festivals of 1968 and 1969. The musical glories of Woodstock and the Monterey Pop Festival are indisputable!
Read MoreLarry Norman
In 2001 The Gospel Music Association recognized Norman-with over 50 albums in his career dossier-for his pioneering efforts in the field of Christian Rock and inducted him into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.
Read MoreSyndicate of Sound
If any one song summed up the swaggering teenage spirit of 1966-the year revered by rock historians as the fountain head of what is now called “garage rock”, it was “Little Girl” by the Syndicate of Sound – hitting #8…
Read MorePapa Doo Run Run
As the British Invasion reached a fever pitch in 1965, every American garage band seemed intent on emulating the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds or the Kinks. And four kids from Cupertino who would one day become Papa Doo Run Run…
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