Category: Remember Tucson
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In 1985, Tucson had only 376,195 residents. By the end of the 20th Century, it grew to 486,699 people living within the Tucson city limits. This influx of new Tucsonans not only brought new businesses, but also, new entertainment venues and entertainers. As 1984 ended, so did Rockefeller– Tucson’s number one hard rock venue. Mark Newman 3 took over the old…
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1979 was an year of shifting music trends. Disco had hit its peak in popularity during the summer. The downslide nationally started with the Disco Demolition Night, a baseball promotion at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois on July 12, 1979. The Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois was a baseball half-time promotion…
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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…
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To produce a film documentary about an era that had very little film available is one of the challenges for the production team. Between the 1960s and early 1980s, video recording wasn’t available, or as accessible, to the public and few events were actually recorded. To produce “Lost & Found: The Tucson Sound,” we’ll need…