The Martha Radosevich Posters span the years 1980 to 1984. The collection consists of 32 concert posters for various performers, bands, and venues in the Southern California area. The majority of the posters were printed by the Colby Poster Printing Company in Los Angeles, California. Artists and bands documented in the collection include James Brown, Ray Charles, Jimmy Cliff, The Cramps, Echo and the Bunnymen, John Lee Hooker, Jerry Garcia Band, B.B. King, Wilson Pickett, The Police, R.E.M., Romeo Void, Sex Pistols, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Warren Zevon. Venues include the Beverly Theatre, Forum, Greek Theatre, Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood Park, and Roxy Theatre. The collection provides a sampling of concert posters that would have been posted in the Southern California area in the early- to mid-1980s. Seen in a broader context, the collection provides insights to how performers and venues promoted their shows from in the early 1980s and the performers from that era. The Martha Radosevich Posters are arranged chronologically.
Notes
Processing Information: Processed by James A. Kohler, Project Archivist. Completed March 3, 2011. Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS and local processing manual.
Acquisition Note: The Martha Radosevich Posters were received by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum as a gift from Radosevich on September 25, 2009.
Citation: [Identification of item], Martha Radosevich Posters, Library and Archives, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
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