What's Inside
Michigan's online Hall of Fame. Congratulations to the 2010 MRRL Inductees: The Kingtones, Hank Ballard & The Midnighters, The Funk Brothers, The Rationals, SRC, and Holland-Dozier-Holland. A total of 48 great artists have been inducted into MRRL during the past six years. Read their biographies along with recommended recordings, books, the best Internet sites, and watch youtube videos for each inductee. Click here for the Inductees Page
Watch videos of the 50 outstanding recordings voted Legendary Michigan Songs. No other state can even come close to matching this list of great Rock and Roll tunes! Click here for the Legendary Michigan Songs
Dr. J's Page (Rock and Roll History, News & Views) Check out these stories: Parasomnia DVD Acknowledges Michigan Garage Bands, 2010 MRRL Voting Results, Chuck Daugherty's Adventures On The Airwaves, Tommy James "Michigan Favorite Son", " I Wanna Be Your Dog"?, Doug Fieger's Stones Connection, New Bob Seger Book, Owosso's Connection with Motown and The Beatles, Michigan Garage Compilations, Madonna, "96 Tears", and much more. Click here for Dr. J's Page and use the index to find the article.
The 2010 vote is closed. The 2011 vote opens March 1, 2011. Over 300 eligible Michigan artists and 200 nominated songs! Click here for the 2011 Eligible Artists and Songs
Contact Dr. J at michrrleg@charter.net
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Saginaw Valley State University offers great new Rock and Roll classes for 2010. Click here for Rock & Roll Classes
The Bay City Motor Company. Visit the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends display and check out all the cool cars at 1124 N. Water St., Bay City, MI Click here for the Bay City Motor Co. Page
Other Cool Stuff
Grande Ballroom Movie. Watch a preview clip for Tony D'Annunzio's upcoming documentary film, "Louder than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story".
While the West Coast was groovin' to the sounds of the "Summer of Love" in 1967, Detroit was pumping out a hard-driving, gritty, raw sound that was "Louder Than Love." The Grande Ballroom stood as the epicenter of the Detroit rock music scene in the late ‘60s. Serving as the starting point for bands such as MC5, Iggy & The Stooges, Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes, The Grande not only influenced local Detroit musicians but inspired bands from all over the U.S. and Great Britain. Legendary acts like Led Zeppelin, Cream, B.B. King, Janis Joplin, Pink Floyd and The Who graced The Grande main stage on a regular basis. This is the story of the hallowed halls that started it all, told by the artists who helped create The Grande’s legend.
The film should be ready for release during the fall of 2010. Click below to watch the trailer.
http://www.vimeo.com/7712066
Michigan Rock Interviews & Clips Check out this collection of interviews with Michigan Rock and Roll Legends including Bob Seger, Dick Wagner, and Saginaw-area radio personality Dick Fabian. The video includes performances clips of Terry Knight & The Pack, MC5, ? And The Mysterians, and others. Bob Seger shares his memories of The Beatles! Watch it by going to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK7wCgQBGKM&feature=related
Scott Baker, local musician, recording artist, and Rock and Roll writer, sent along a couple of great videos featuring the Rolling Stones and Ray Charles that show us what music would be like without the blues. Enjoy! http://www.igetblues.com/without.php
Bay City's Historic State Theatre at 913 Washington Avenue has a bunch of great films and concerts scheduled in the coming months. Visit the website at www.statetheatrebaycity.com for all the details.
Vinyl Video. Watch photographer Jeronimo Nisa's cool video, "Spin Guys", that includes a story in the Bay City Times on Dr. J's vinyl record collection. It can be viewed by clicking on http://blog.mlive.com/baycitytimes_extra/2008/08/video_spin_guys_for_some_music.html