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Bookmark or Share- How the world's first rock concert ended in chaos - BBC NewsThe world's first ever rock concert - the Moondog Coronation Ball - was about to end in turmoil after it had barely begun. The years seem to peel away from Mr Sutphin, now a 79-year-old...
- Moondog Coronation Ball - WikipediaThe Moondog Coronation Ball was a concert held at the Cleveland Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, on March 21, 1952. It is generally accepted as the first major rock and roll concert.
- The Moondog Coronation Ball is history’s first rock concertOn March 21, 1952, Cleveland hosts an event now recognized as history’s first major rock-and-roll show: the Moondog Coronation Ball. Breathless promotion on the local radio station.
- Alan Freed and the Moondog Coronation Ball - Rock & Roll's ...The 1954 lawsuit was not Moondog Freed’s first humbling moment. That would be the seminal but scandal-plagued stumblefest he called the Moondog Coronation Ball. “Coronation” referred to an intermission event during which the most popular male and female teen would be crowned.
- Moondog Memories: How Cleveland invented the rock and roll ...First and foremost, it happened 70 years ago. Second, it didn’t last all that long. The Moondog Coronation Ball held at the Cleveland Arena on March 21, 1952, lasted just 45 minutes.
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