Tucson Music 1950s

• 1950s:  Rockin' & Cruisin' in Tucson page 15
  
• Tucson's musical memories of the '50s page 16
  
• Sons of the Pioneers: Rooted in Tucson's history -18
  
• Rex Allen: The legend of "Mr Cowboy" -20
  
• 1950s-1960s: Tucson radio's misty memories -25
  
• Shopping Tucson Downtown 1950s -26
  
• Tucson's culture in fried chicken - The Polar Bar -27
  

• 1960s: Rock Evolves & Standards Endure -29
  
• A look back on Tucson's past -30
  
• A run-in with Tucson's Movie Drive-In's -31
  
• The Tucson Rodeo Parade -33
  
• History of the Tucson Rodeo Parade -33
  
• 1960s: KTKT's Radio Battle of the Bands -34
  
• The Vibrations: rockin' into the night -35
  
• Dearly Beloved: The faces of the 60s -36
  
• Linda Ronstadt: Tucson's "Girl Singer" -42
  
• Dean Armstrong: A Tucson legend 
• Lewallen Brothers: A blast from Tucson’s Past 
• Frank Ace: An Ace up his sleeve -47
  
• Up on Bourbon Street -48
  
• Mickey Greco swings -50
  
• Carl Guy: Guitarist turns actor -51
  
• The acoustic ballad of Shep Cooke -52
  
• Jimmy Greenspoon: Leading a Three Dog Life -54
  

Tucson Music in the 1970s

• Turning on to KTKT
• Tucson country music bands in the 1970s -59
• A new season with the Tucson Toros
• KTKT-FM 96Rock hits the airwaves
• Chuck Graham: Sorry Dave, Chuck was first

• Choo Choo's Nightclub in Tucson -58
  
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• The Mountain Newsreal makes it's debut -59
  
• Chuck Wagon & the Wheels: Keepin' those wheels spinnin' -60
  
• John Hawk: The Hawk of the desert -62
  
• Cass Preston keeps on swinging -63
  
• John Denman Orchestra swings with his quartet -64
  
• Peggy Rose &: Company: A refresher course for "Swingers!" -65
  
• Where have all the Big Bands gone? Ask Cliff Juergens! -68
  
• Billy Templeton: the Elvis shtick -66
  
• Will the real Billy Templeton please stand up! -67
  
• Disco fever heats Tucson teens -69
• Tucson's teen disco dance launches new teen paper -70
  
• Disco: A fad launched in the '70s -71
  
• Teen disco at the Gazebo -71
  
• Cruising Speedway is a well-traveled tradition -74
  
• Turning on to Radio Station KTKT -77
• The crew at radio station KRQ -80
  
• Disco fever spreads around Tucson– one last time -82
• KTKT-FM: New 96 Rocks Airwaves -83
• KHYT's disco machine -86
  
• The Desert Springs Concert Event -84
  
• Raffle's Disco Club dazzles with laser -87
  
• Games Around Town: Video, pinball, pool -88
  
• Sports: A new season with the Tucson Toros -89
• 1979: Disco Fever

Tucson entertainment and music in the 1980s 

• Tucson's 1982 Punk Rock Scene (January 1982)
• Serf’s up for Green on Red (February 1983)
• LeAnne McCabe: Taking it to the Top, Sundance West opens (March 1983)
• Uptones return "home" (March 1983)
• Crosswind: Local trio kicks up dust (September 1983)
• Statesboro Blues Band: Happy with the blues (March 1984)
• The Giant Sandworms Desert Sophistication (July 1983)
• Nadine & the MoPhonics: Singing for success (April 1985)
• Armen Dirtadian: A golfer in sheik’s clothing (August 1984)
• June 1984 local Tucson musicians

• Jim Anderson: Tucson icon -91
  
• 1980: Technology becomes personal -93
  
• Disco-vision, cable, home computers -94
  
• What's on channel 375? -94
  
• Rockin' Tucson Music in the '80s -96
  
• Video Games: Buzzes, whirls and pongs -99
  
• Surge forward -100
  
• "First Wave" concert splashed out -101
  
• 1981: Evolving Music Trends -103
  
• KTKT's new sound: Music changes trend -104
  
• Cox gets nod for Tucson cable TV -105
  
• Jonny Sevin: rising success -106
  
• White Lightning strikes innocent audiences -107
  
• 1982: Revolving musicians -109
  
• Tucson Teens– some bands bite the dust -110
  
• Good news for local musicians -111
  
• Pills: Return to Transition -112
  
• Larry Miles: Spinning records for a living -114
  
• Reporter Chuck Graham on work and music -115
  
• Rick Allen: Radio as a career -116
  
• September 1982: Local musicians release new tapes -117
  
• TV at your fingertips -117
  
• Leanne McCabe: singing her heart out -118
  
• "Desert Tracks"  Tucson's best– together on one local album -119
  
• Tucson's 1982 Punk Rock Scene -120
  
• 1983: Alternative Music Scene Emerges -123
  
• Young adult club opens -125
  
• LFB: A sound looking for a name -126
  
• February 1983: Short Music Notes -127
  
• Uptones return "home" -128
  
• Serf's up for Green on Red -130
  
• Chris Burroughs: Rock and roll on a budget -133
  
• Teens in middle of Sundance West feud -134
  
• Sandworms: Desert Sophistication -135
  
• Lee Joseph: This man wants your tape! -138
  
• KXCI to fill void -139
• Radio Free America -140
  
• Confused is all right -142
  
• (Phantom) Limbs ready for 'romance' -144
  
• How to Stuff A Wild Bikini -147
  
• Youth producing TV for the first time -148
  
• Crosswind: Local trio kicks up dust -149
  
• Slit: Underground Notes -150
  
• Silent XChange: Local XChange -151
  
• Los Lasers legend and myths -152
  
• Que Onda? Where's the alternative music?? KXCI! -154
  

Tucson Music in 1984

• 1984: Rock Reigns Hardcore Fledges -156
  
• Updating Tucson Music -157
  
• January 1984: Jazz, blues, country punks -158
  
• Statesboro Blues Band: Happy with the blues -159
• Road Furniture: Born on the Highway -161
  
• Shagnatty: A Twist of the Jah -162
  
• Public Access Cable: A chat with Jan Lesher -163
  
• Tucson's sounds abound -165
  
• A Tost to the Blues -166
  
• The Resistors: What are they resisting? -167
  
• July 1984: New Music Column -169
  September 1984: hardcore, new wave & other punk -170
  
• The blues are alive and well! -171
  
• Only "Only's," they say -172
• Tucson's specialty music stores -173
  
• Hard production work pays off in vinyl -174
  
• Let's have the V-8's -177
  
• Rod rocks the TCC -175
  
• October 1984: Rock and Heavy Metal -178
  
• Roc Lochner: Roc and roll -179
  
• Roads to Moscow hits the road; Embers smolders -181
  
• Progressive Music in Tucson -182
  
• Giant Sandworms reattack! -183
  
• Metal isn't dead– yet -187
  
• UPS: Useless Pieces of Shit -189
  
• Overview for '84: Don't step on Tucson's blue suede shoes -191
  

Tucson Music in 1985

• January 1985: Sandworms become Sandwurms -195
  
• Heavy Metal Music: Clubs close, bands prepare LPs -197
  
• Los Lasers stopped waiting -198
  
• It's the Aftermath that'll get you -200
  
• February 1985: Tucson musicians rock -202
• Chances burned to the ground -202
  
• T&Z to serve drinks, Chances bites the dust, Roxy and DanceTrax rises -203
  
• Tucson bands rock the clubs -203
  
• March 1985: Local music lights up Spring Fling -207
  
• Spring sprouts local music news -208
  
• The heavy metal edge; Roc Lochner new release -210
• Etude prepares video -212
  
• New radio station on cable TV -213
  
• Rock Videos: Fad or Culture Shock? -214
  
• Breezin' down life's highway -216
  
• Tucson's Reggae History -218
  
• New Bands Heat Things Up -219
  
• Fred Espinoza: Lights, CameraÉ Stress -221
  
• April 1985: Magazine is now Entertainment Magazine -223
  
• Saddle City Band stars with Michael Landon -223
  
• April 1985: Tucson's got all the jazz! -225
  
• Loser's Club debuts -225
  
• Nadine & the MoPhonics: Singing for success -226
  
• Local scene bursts with spring -228
  
• Ticket buying: made easier -230
  
• Wah-Deh Connection: Reggae Connection -230
  
• WREX closes, but the beat goes on -231
  
• Los Hamsters?! You got it! -232
  
• Linda Ronstadt
  
• May 1985: Local Progressive Music hops -233
  
• General Delivery: Delivering since 1985 -234
  
• Tucson is jazzin' it up! -236
  
• Roadrunner: Making music country-style -237
  
• Cattle now on vinyl -238
  
• June 1985: Jack's, Rockefeller's gone, Circus on -239
• The Fanatiks: They're ironically fanatic -240
  
• Not just another Buddy System -241
  
• Other summer music -241
  
• Adam Graham: The other half of O'Leary -242
  
• Aces high on the go -244
  
• Losers Club gain a winning reputation -245
  
• Tucson has the comedy fever! -246
  
• Diverse talents mold Sidewinders -247
  
• July 1985: Tucson Musicians beat the heat -248
  
• Locals in the studios -249
  
• HMS hums -249
  
• Country rumbles: Bar hoppin' and Saddle City Stompin' -250
  
• Comedy: Fun times on stage -251
  
• Gary Hood: Local comedian keeps his lines hot and his delivery cool -252
  
• August 1985: Summer hot rocks fever -254
  
• Street Pajama: On the Road Again -255
  
• Tucson radio offers alternatives -257
  
• Chuck Graham: Sorry Dave, Chuck was first -258
  
• Black Sun shines through -260
  
• Montreal is a rare Tucson breed -260
  
• Tucson comedy still headlines -262
  
• Armen Dirtadian: A golfer in sheik's clothing -263
  
• Howard Morgan: Not just slight of the hand -266
  
• October 1985: Hot blues cool jazz -267
  
• Ronnie Mack: Pickin' in the autumn -267
  
• Bands around town -268
  
• HMS -268
  
• The Press -268
  
• Twister -268
  
• Neck Romance -268
  
• Tucson comedy scene: Take my jokes, please! -269
  
• November 1985: Comedy, clubs, variety and spice -270
  
• No lack of blues -270
  
• Keeping up with Tucson bands -271
  
• Ronnie Mack: November Country Licks -272
  
• December 1985: A Grab Bag of Comics -274
  
• Country Cub hopping with Ronnie Mack -274
  
• Tucson bands wrap up the holidays -276 281
  
• Kruiser Experience: Kruising for a bruising -283
  
• Garry Shandling: keeping Johnny's seat warm -285
  
• Publishing Title Holdings -293
• Publishers -294
  
• Robert Zucker, Entertainment Magazine -294
  
• Jon Rosen, Newsreal -294
• Contributing Writers/Artists/Photographers -295
  
• Illustrations/Credits -296
  
• Photo Captions -297

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