Tag Archives: 1977 in Cleveland

Of all rings that burst away from Cleveland within the mid- to later-’70s punk explosion, perhaps one of the most unjustly ignored was the Pagans. Despite splitting up in 1979 (they, nevertheless, reunited many times since), these grimy bohunks performed fast’n’loud piss-and-vinegar garage area rock that respected alienation and, sometimes, …

Peter Laughner was a significant, but still overlooked, amount in the delivery of American punk and new influx. As a vocalist, songwriter, and performer in various Cleveland rings, he was most likely the one biggest catalyst within the delivery of Cleveland’s choice rock and roll scene within the middle-’70s. Approximately …

The Cleveland-based Dazz Music group was one of the most popular funk sets of the first ’80s. Bobby Harris produced the group in the past due ’70s, merging two Cleveland funk rings, Bell Telefunk and Mom Braintree. After myriad lineup adjustments, the outcome was an eight-piece music group featuring Harris, …