Category: 1960s


  • The Acoustic Ballad of Shep Cooke

    By John ThompsonJuly 1991 – Entertainment Magazine. Page 15Reprinted from”Entertaining Tucson Across the Decades,” Volume 1, page 52. (Photo above: Walter “Shep” Cooke, he passed away November 7, 2022 at age 76). Shep Cooke has seen it all. After working for over 25 years in the music business, Cooke has seen the proverbial “big breaks” come…

  • Dean Armstrong: A Tucson legend

    By Nick NicholasJanuary 1991 – Entertainment MagazineReprinted in “Entertaining Tucson Across the Decades,” Volume 1, page 44. Photo above: Dean Armstrong (he passed away on March 6, 2011). Photo by Bill Doyle. What more can be said which has already been said many times over for so many years about a well known and loved Tucson…

  • Dearly Beloved: The Faces of the 60s

    Photo of Dearly Beloved, Newsreal Magazine, February 1985, cover. By Lee JosephFebruary 8-March 18, 1985 – Newsreal. Page 6Reprinted in “Entertaining Tucson Across the Decades,” Volume 1, page 38 In June of 1964 five young gentlemen, all with a great deal of musical ability, formed a pop group in Tucson, Arizona. Their name …. “Intruders.” They weren’t…

  • Discover The Tucson Music Scene of the ’60s ’70s & 80s

    SAVE TUCSON MUSIC! We’re producing a documentary about Tucson’s vibrant local Music scene in the late 60’s to early 80’s LOST & FOUND: THE TUCSON SOUND. Where YOU there? Any memories you’d like to share? Contact us at info@savetucsonmusic.com Want to support our work – please make a donation 😎 at https://www.gofundme.com/f/tucsons-music-history Download QR code…