AADL Talks To: Jim King, Musician & Owner of King's Keyboard House
Jim King is the owner of King's Keyboard House, which was established in 1961 by his father, Richard. Jim grew up surrounded by music, which led to him performing at iconic venues including Bimbo's On The Hill and The Second Chance with his bands. He shares stories of maintaining a longstanding local business and the legendary performers they've supplied.
The act you've known for all these years will be a local club


AADL Talks To: Hiawatha Bailey, Founder of the Punk Band Cult Heroes, Former Community Activist, and Member of the White Panther Party

Hiawatha Bailey lived in one of the legendary Hill Street houses at 1510 and 1520 Hill Street where he was a member of the Trans-Love Commune, the White Panther Party, and later the Rainbow People’s Party. In this episode, Hiawatha traces his political awakening and community activism in Ann Arbor’s countercultural heyday during the late 1960s and shares stories of living and working in the commune, including the day he hung up on Yoko Ono and got a follow-up call from John Lennon. He also takes us through his musical journey as a roadie for the local rock band The Up and Detroit's Destroy All Monsters to founding his own punk band, Cult Heroes.

Ann Arbor Record Show At The Elks Lodge, January 1996 Photographer: Paul Warner

Year:
1996
Ann Arbor News, January 14, 1996
Caption:
Pieces of rock history, such as a Dec. 8, 1980, New York Post announcing John Lennon's death, could be found among crates of records at Saturday's record show.
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Piano Dealers Didn't Go Jurassic When Keyboards Went Electronic


AADL Talks To: Andrea Fulton, 1970s Rock Concert Promoter, Photographer, and Psychedelic Ranger

Andrea (aka Andye) Fulton-Higgins, is the daughter of Douglas James Fulton, outdoor editor for the Ann Arbor News from 1955 to 1987, and Anna Louise Summers Fulton, an Ann Arbor Public School teacher for 40 years. Andrea shares her memories of coming of age in Ann Arbor during the heady days of counter-cultural Ann Arbor in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She talks about her involvement in the Ann Arbor music scene and discusses the influence of her parents, in particular, her father's work and legacy as a photographer, music lover, editor, conservationist, and friend. Hundreds of Andrea's photographs are also available in the Andrea Fulton Concert Collection.


AADL Talks To: Peter Andrews, Music Promoter, Organizer of the John Sinclair Freedom Rally and Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival

In this wide-ranging interview from 2010, Peter Andrews recalls his varied career producing and managing local and regional music talent — from managing the Scot Richard Case (SRC) band and bringing bands like The Who, Jimi Hendrix, and the Yardbirds to Ann Arbor’s Fifth Dimension club, to booking national acts for University of Michigan student groups. He also discusses his role in Ann Arbor’s legendary Blues and Jazz Festivals, producing the John Sinclair Freedom Rally at Crisler Arena in 1971, and bringing John Lennon and Yoko Ono to town.

John Lennon and Yoko Ono at the John Sinclair Freedom Rally, December 10, 1971 Photographer: Andrea Fulton

Year:
1971
John Lennon and Yoko Ono at the John Sinclair Freedom Rally, December 10, 1971 Photographer: Andrea Fulton

Year:
1971