1944
thru 1952: The early years: origin and foundation.
1952 thru 1959: The tavern
becomes a swingin’ nightclub.
1960 thru 1964: The golden
years.
1965: From Conway Twitty to Bob
Dylan.
1966 and 1967: British Invasion
and Flower Power.
1968 &
1969: The first big soul bands, Psychedelia and “Heavy” rock.
1970 Thru 1972: The first
rock-n-roll revival: Ricky and the Rockets.
1973 thru 1976: 18 year olds are
legal-Anything Goes!
1977 thru 1980: Disco vs. Rock.
1981 & 1982: Shotgun brings
the first “New Wave” –
The Cruisers bring down the curtain.


