Available Works or Citations from Rock Hall Library and Archives
Billy Pinkney Collection on the Drifters is dated 1950s-1988 and some materials are undated. The collection contains a 78 rpm Atlantic record sleeve and three newspaper clippings. The collection gives insight into the original Drifters’ popularity. The Billy Pinkney Collection on the Drifters is arranged alphabetically. Bill Pinkney, a tenor and bass singer, was one of the last surviving original…
Famous African-American R&B singer from Cleveland, Ohio
Famous African-American R&B singer from Cleveland, Ohio
Famous African-American R&B singer from Cleveland, Ohio
Famous African-American R&B singer from Cleveland, Ohio
Famous African-American R&B singer from Cleveland, Ohio
The Collection on Tommy Edwards spans the years 1955 to 2009 and consists primarily of audiovisual recordings, newspaper clippings, photographs (some autographed to Edwards), posters, and publications related to Edwards’ career and Tommy Edwards Records. Also included is a photocopy of Edwards’ honorable discharge from the U.S. Army, promotional caricatures of Edwards, and several negatives. The materials provide insight into…
The collection consists of four black and white photographs of Jesse Farley and the Soul Stirrers and is dated 1960-1982. Jesse Farley was part of the gospel vocal group Soul Stirrers that was formed in 1935. Farley was the manager of the group and the only original member left by the time the 1960s rolled around. The Soul Stirrers took…
The Jimmy Baynes Collection (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Collection) spans the years 1953 to 1983 and includes some undated materials, with the bulk of the collection materials falling between the years 1955 and 1966. The Jimmy Baynes Collection is arranged into eight series by content: Jimmy Baynes, artists, distributors, radio stations, venues, unidentified individuals, unidentified groups,…
The Patty Duber Collection includes scans of photographs of Robert Lockwood Jr. taken in Chicago and Cleveland plus scans of Lockwood’s memorial service program, flyers of concerts given by Glenn Schwartz at Cleveland area venues, and promotional materials from Cleveland radio stations. The collection will be of interest to those researching Robert Lockwood Jr’s final years (late 1990s through early…