. This is Marley in his absolute prime and one of the finest live recordings/performances you'll hear from him. I suppose it doesn't get more Cleveland than Ian Hunter performing "Cleveland Rocks" in Cleveland, which you can find live in various format. Chrissie Hynde had to go to Europe to form the band that would make her famous. Copyright - OceanWP Theme by Nick Close Menu Good old Red! Buzzard Morning Zoo video featuring Mr. Leonard. EC horror comics, Fritz the Cat, Rocky and Bullwinkle, and Looney Tunes all served as inspirations for the "bird of prey with attitude" concept. Win tickets to see Brit Floyd at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica. KISS had only released its debut album when the band rolled into Cleveland in 1974. Jerry Busch.com. Warren Zevon began the WMMS session with a version of what at the time was a brand new, unheard number, entitled Excitable Boy. But both were to feature Steve Van Zandt. The contest titled the White Trash Wedding prize included everything needed to make a wedding day special limo, wedding dress, tuxedo rental, flowers, cake and the ceremony which took place at Mickeys Diamond Mens Club in the Flats. Count this as one of those shows you still can't believe came to The Agora. [141] Maxwell was known for having feuds with other radio personalities during the show's time at WMMS, including Rover of Rover's Morning Glory and fellow WTAM afternoon host Mike Trivisonno; by 2009, Maxwell had become the number one afternoon program in several key demographics. Workhouse Arts Center: Mount Vernon Nights. By the late 1980s, most of the original staff members had departed: John Gorman and Denny Sanders left in 1986 to launch upstart station WNCX, and Columbia Records hired Kid Leo in 1988. WMMS News anchor, Mike Olszewski paints a picture of the scene on that dreadful day. Stern's ratings exploded and this along with a growing urgency from management not to compete with or mention Stern on the air led to a sudden and steep ratings decline for The Buzzard Morning Zoo. [33][34], Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, WMMS had a stable of personalities that remained fundamentally unchanged,[26][27] attained a dominant market share in the local ratings[27][35][36][37] and posted market record-high figures "never duplicated by any other Cleveland radio station since. Based on considerably high record sales in the Cleveland market, Bowie (in his Ziggy Stardust persona alongside The Spiders from Mars) kicked off his first U.S. tour in "The Rock Capital" (a term coined by Bass). WMMS beat out large market radio stations like WNEW in New York, WMMR in Philadelphia and KROQ in Los Angeles. Coffee Break Concert WMMS DENNy carleton originals . [136], From the 1994 exit of Jeff Kinzbach and Ed Ferenc until the arrival of Rover's Morning Glory in 2008, WMMS gained notoriety for airing 13 distinct shows in morning drive. Over the next twenty years Matt did mostly middays and hosted the weekly "Coffee Break Concerts", likely introducing more concerts than anyone in Cleveland history. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. The White Stripes had played smaller venues in Cleveland years before. Dean DePiero, then mayor of Parma, criticized the song and its accompanying YouTube video: "It's pretty sick. Several of the songs from the album were featured at the show. [161][162] The House of Hair with Dee Snider also airs on Sunday evenings. Needless to say, for health reasons, this contest changed the way promotions were done going forward at WMMS. Thus, Springsteen made the trip to the Agora with Van Zandt and performed a few songs to the surprise of the crowd. [28][29][30] Owned by iHeartMedia, and broadcasting a mix of active rock and hot talk, WMMS is currently the flagship station for Rover's Morning Glory, the FM flagship for the Cavaliers AudioVerse and Cleveland Guardians Radio Network, the Cleveland affiliate for The House of Hair with Dee Snider and the home of radio personality Alan Cox. Following the prank announcement, station management placed Maxwell on probation for 90 days. He was best known as the voice for the station's hourly IDs, music segues, sweepers, and commercials, and was also a member of The Buzzard Morning Zoo in the mid-80s. He offered "Solid Goldbergers" and ordered us to "EN-joy". "I gotta blast this baby all the way to New Jersey," Springsteen quipped. WMMS, broadcasting on 100.7 FM, has been a Cleveland-area radio station since 1946, and has had a rock or progressive rock format since the 1960s. Described by Talkers magazine as "a bold anomaly worthy of industry attention", the show itself has successfully continued the format established by its predecessor The Maxwell Show all talk during afternoon drive on an FM rock station. Cox also frequently takes calls from listeners, and often interviews guests in studio and over the phone. [91] As promised, Stern held a party for his fans on the streets of Cleveland a "Funeral" for his local rivals, much like similar events held in New York, Los Angeles and Philadelphia and broadcast it nationwide. The station first turned to adult contemporary, big band, the Drake-Chenault automated Hit Parade '69 and finally Top 40,. [26] Station employees went on to take director and executive-level positions in the recording industry, namely with labels RCA, Mercury, and Columbia. WMMS Coffee Break Concert: The Early Years A special from 1978 featuring early performances when the show emanated from a tiny studio at the radio station. WMMS Coffee Break Concert Cleveland Agora 1979. [83][89] Lisa Dillon, Ric Bennett and Tom Renzy also would depart the station that same day. From the extraordinary Concert for the Rock Hall lineup, to Springsteen's iconic 1978 Agora set, to Bruno Mars' early show at the Grog Shop, relive some of the city's wildest nights for live music with these video recordings, bootlegs and audio streams of concerts. WMMS was the first radio station to employ full-time promotion and marketing directors: Dan Garfinkel and his successor, Jim Marchyshyn. Belkin Productions staged these events, attracting popular hard rock bands and as many as 88,000 fans. One day a co-worker overheard him ranting in the halls of the radio station and got the idea to feature him on the air with a salute to the weekend. The following local and national media outlets have attributed WMMS with this distinction: The following books have attributed WMMS with this distinction: harvnb error: no target: CITEREFNicks2003 (, "Rock Hall to Celebrate 40 Years of WMMS with New Exhibit", "Radio & Records 1981 on the WMMS Buzzard and Other Station Mascots", "The Media Business; Malrite's Buyout Price Disturbs Wall Street Analysts", "R.I.P. Live at the Agora Ballroom on August 10, 1983. Some 2,000 people showed up to see AC/DC, then a hard-rock act still on the rise. music community WMMS Coffee Break Concert - Cleveland, OH (5 - 30 - 1972) by Glass Harp Share / Embed supported by logibear3001 I love the layback atmosphere of Phil and the group being loose on set. Talking Heads' 1978 Agora show is so beloved by fans the original master tapes have gone up for auction. During their infamous show at the Agora, Plasmatics frontwoman Wendy O. Williams tore apart the stage with a chainsaw and covered herself in whipped cream (which is about all she wore). Regular segments include "The Shizzy", a daily news update; "Tech Tuesday", where listeners pose consumer electronics questions to an industry expert; and "The Thursday Hook-Up", a call-in dating game. By 1984, the WMMS format moved to an CHR/AOR hybrid, playing a great deal of Top 40 rock singles in hot rotation mixed with album cuts; this new blended rock/Top 40 format was soon known by those at the station as Rock Forty. (Interview) 3. The second logo, first one in print, used by WMMS was the Tongue Logo. played the Agora in 1982, opening for Steve Forbert and the Flying Squirrels. The WMMS morning show Dick Dale & Rick hosted the event. INXS - WMMS Coffee Break Concert Live At The Cleveland Agora 27 June 1984 More images Tracklist Notes Recorded Live At The Cleveland Agora (Cleveland, OH) On 06-27-1984, Where INXS Performed A Very Rare Free Afternoon Concert In A Small Club, Sponsored By Local Radio Station WMMS 100.7 FM (Show Was Broadcast Live On The Air By WMMS). Judas Priest was one of those bands that made a stop at the Agora before they became famous during the 1970s. Boom also spent time on the Buzzard Morning Zoo and filled in during other air shifts. Goldfinger, The Refreshments, Triple Fast Action and others played the second stage at the top of the hill. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at Last.fm. Drunk on the Moon 2. Music News German City Cancels Roger Waters Concert, Calls Him Antisemitic Feb 28, 2023. . 22 tracks (57:53). [44][45][46] Seven years later, members of the station's staff and management pleaded guilty to disrupting a national broadcast of The Howard Stern Show that originated via the local Stern affiliate, cross-town rival WNCX. Hometown punk heroes the Dead Boys' played the Agora in 1977 on a bill with the Dictators and a young Cheap Trick. Right up until his departure in 1988, Kid Leo played "Born to Run" as his signature sign-off song every Friday night at 5:55 to kick off the weekend for area listeners. It was the first time Stone Temple Pilots performed in Cleveland in six years. [41][42] WMMS was also a major driving force behind the successful campaign to bring the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to Cleveland.[26][43]. The phallic like logo depicted a large mushroom with a little elf hanging out smoking a joint. Other artists that shared the main stage were No Doubt, Patti Rothberg, The Tragically Hip, 311, and the Holy Barbarians. He would go on and on about what is wrong with the world, horrible co-workers and bosses and the daily grind of the work day. Bruce held on to the innocence and the romance. The live album gives a good idea of how fun his performances are. [51] Seeing a small but significant groundswell of support for the medium in the market, WHK-FM adopted a new progressive rock format on August 15, 1968. Part two is missing Over the next twenty years Matt did mostly middays and hosted the weekly Coffee Break Concerts, likely introducing more concerts than anyone in Cleveland history. Matt remains one of the most popular air personalities from WMMS fifty year history. He joined the station in early 1972 before its sale to Malrite, and stayed in different capacities until 2004. [56], MetroMedia found major success with progressive rock at KMET Los Angeles, KSAN San Francisco, WMMR Philadelphia and WNEW-FM New York, but a lack of commitment from MetroMedia led the company to drop the format at WMMS by May 1969. Murray Saul joined the WMMS staff as a salesman. WMMS sponsored the concerts. "[32] "De-emphasized" in the fall of 2007, the scavenger was revived the following spring to coincide with the station's 40th anniversary and with the arrival of morning personality Rover. It's most famous for heavily plugging the MC5, The Velvets and The Dolls on one hand and science-art groups like Soft Machine and King Crimson on the other. A federal offense, the act nearly cost WMMS its broadcasting license. Bands that played the CBC. ', Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 19781984, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WMMS&oldid=1137903859, The Cleveland Plaza/Statler Office Tower (now, This page was last edited on 7 February 2023, at 00:47. [112] WMMS scheduled a second Green Day performance just two months later this time at Blossom Music Center and at a near-record-low cost of $5 per ticket, the station gave fans a "second chance" to see the band live. Jeff and Flash ruled the airwaves for 18 years on 100.7 WMMS. In 1973 WMMS unveiled a new logo The Mushroom. Listeners signed up to participate in the contest What would you do for $5,000 which took place at Dicks Last Resort on the Flats East Bank. The flick which takes place in the 70s tells the story of a teenage boy who writes for Rolling Stone with the main focus being the rock band Stillwater. The live recordings would make up his most popular album, "StagePass.". BLF also praised musicians and was a great fan of the Texas Tornadoes and Blue Cheer. What puts the show over the top is David Bowie backing Iggy on keyboard. [78] Concertgoers occasionally fell or jumped off the steep stadium upper deck onto the concrete seating area far below, causing serious injury. [144] Rover's contract with CBS was set to expire, but it was an affiliate contract inherited from the Free FM stintCBS transferred him back to WKRK-FM after WCKG cancelled itand not a talent contract, thus he was not subject to a non-compete clause. WHK-FM became one of a handful of commercial stations in the country to try that format, many of which were owned by MetroMedia. With content being supplied by journalists and WMMS personnel, it was the perfect companion to what WMMS was doing on air at the time with a focus on the new bands and artists of the alternative music era. Quiet Riot played 11 songs. Springsteen Concert Poster - Agora - August 9th, 1978, Springsteen - Agora - Scene Magazine - August, 1978. For the next three hours, spread across two sets, Springsteen did just that, telling stories and playing the best of his catalog, including a lengthy version of "Growin' Up," in which he told the tale of being sent to have a conversation with God about what he should do with his life, encountering Kid Leo along the way, who was "prayin' for more watts" for WMMS. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. The top 40 deejays were retained, but it was soon obvious that they were inadequate hosts for a progressive rock format. Later the program moved to the Agora Ballroom and was done with an audience. [115][116], The next of these multi-act shows, simply titled BuzzardFest, was held in May 1996 at Blossom Music Center and featured performances from 311 and No Doubt, along with Candlebox, The Nixons, Goldfinger, Gods Child, Dash Rip Rock, Holy Barbarians, and Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. Morgan Wallen. A few of the live recordings during the band's "Stained Class Tour" gig worked their way onto single releases. In 1966, in an effort to make the medium more commercially viable, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) mandated that FM stations could no longer duplicate the programming of their AM sister stations. The live shows tell quite the story. Bryan Adams Agora photo credit: Janet Macoska, Sammy Hagar Odeon photo credit: Daune Raz. Len "Boom" Goldberg's unmistakable voice was heard for three decades on 100.7 WMMS. The short-lived music magazine featured a diverse mix of interviews, opinion pieces, album reviews, Buzzard playlists, concert listings and photos from station events. Cleveland's Rock Station, home of Rover's Morning Glory, The Alan Cox Show, and FM Home of Cleveland Guardians Baseball. U2's arrival at the Agora came smack dab in the middle of the band releasing its first two albums -- "Boy" and "October." Rosenhaus hosts the network pregame show; and Hamilton hosts the network postgame show. It was in use in 1971 but was discontinued after the band the Rolling Stones issued a cease and desist order against MetroMedia for it resemblance to their logo. During the 20th anniversary broadcast, Mike Olszewski, along with Jeff & Flash, spoke with Wally Bryson of the Raspberries and one of the National Guardsmen. We use cookies to improve your experience using this site. No Doubt performed Buzzard Fest on May 18, 1996. BuzzardFest 2000 took Place on June 30, 2000 at Nautica on the Flats West Bank. In 1984, Mellencamp delivered one of the greatest concerts in the WMMS Coffee Break series, opting to go acoustic at the height of his popularity for a set highlighted by stunning covers of. His music comes from his experiences around the North Coast.Albums include Sweetwater Pete and Live at Kent State. Springsteen's music had become an important cornerstone of the Buzzard playlist and his profile had risen nationally, thanks to the release of the Born to Run album, with the title track quickly becoming an 'MMS staple that would endure for decades. Springsteen played the Agora in the spring of 1974 as part of "The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle Tour." Radio Daze: Stories from the Front in Clevelands FM Air Wars by Mike Olszewski (Kent State University Press), Cleveland Radio Tales by Mike & Janice Olszewski (Gray & Co., Publishers). 11-09-22 AN coffee break concert 5-26-82 ENCORE 99 Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Detroit, St. Louis they ran another stations birthday party. The people who put it together aren't even smart enough to know where our city boundaries are." Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Denny Sanders came to WMMS in 1971 from Boston where hed been working as a DJ from the time he was just 16 years old. Nevertheless, another great "Coffee Break Concert" from WMMS, Cleveland. [145] WMMS itself also airs The Rover Rewind, a weekly recap show on Saturday mornings. . Benatar had just released her soon-to-be massive success of a debut, In the Heat of the Night." "[61], Under the leadership of station manager Billy Bass and program director Denny Sanders, WMMS helped break many new rock artists nationally, most notably David Bowie. In 1958, both WHK and WHK-FM were sold to Metropolitan Broadcasting, itself renamed MetroMedia two years later. [47] Owned by Malrite Communications from 1972 to 1993, subsequent consolidation in the radio industry saw WMMS change ownership five times in seven years, and has been in iHeartMedia's portfolio (originally under the Clear Channel name) since 1999. Gorman credits his decision to leave to changes in management, and the station's overall shift to a more "corporate" mentality. The Buzzard in Cleveland is one of the country s most well-known commercial FM radio stations. [41] WMMS also lured popular morning personalities Brian Fowler and Joe Cronauer away from rival WENZthen also an alternative rock stationas the successors to Jeff and Flash (Jeff Kinzbach, Ed Ferenc) on The Buzzard Morning Zoo. The WMMS Mushroom Logo can be seen a few times throughout the movie - During a backstage scene at the Music Hall right before Stillwater takes the stage and when groupie Penny Lane played by Kate Hudson is dancing alone in the empty venue - you can see a banner with the Mushroom Logo and the slogan Where The Music Means Something. 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