The Grande Ballroom: Detroit's Rock 'n' Roll Palace

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.

Author: Leo Early
Publisher: History Press
Published: 10/03/2016
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781626197817
ISBN10: 1626197814
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | Midwest(IA,IL,IN,KS,MI,MN,MO
- Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts
- Performing Arts | Dance | General