Reference Number
ARC-0533
Level of description
collection
Title
Euclid Beach Band Collection
Date
1978
Size
0.07 (Linear feet)
Scope and Contents
The Euclid Beach Band Collection includes a draft of the 7-inch single sleeve and typewritten lyrics with handwritten notes to "There's No Surf in Cleveland, U.S.A." The title of the song is from an unreleased Eric Carmen piece, and was recorded with vocalists John Hart and Pete Hewitt as well as other local musicians. The Euclid Beach Band donated all proceeds from the song to Cleveland-area charities, which prompted considerable media exposure and resulted in the 10,000-copy pressing selling out. The success landed the band with the Cleveland International label, with Carmen as producer.
Biography / Administrative History
The Euclid Beach Band was a tongue-in-cheek Cleveland surf-pop combo founded in 1978 by Scene magazine staffers Rich Reising and Jim Girard, the former a onetime guitarist in Eric Carmen's backing band Magic.
The Euclid Beach Band was a tongue-in-cheek Cleveland surf-pop combo founded in 1978 by Scene magazine staffers Rich Reising and Jim Girard, the former a onetime guitarist in Eric Carmen's backing band Magic.
Notes
Acquisition Note: The Euclid Beach Band Collection was received by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc., as a gift from Reising on July 22, 2013.
Citation: [Identification of Item], Euclid Beach Band Collection, Library and Archives, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
Processing Information: Processed by Jennie Thomas, Head Archivist. Completed January 27, 2016. Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS and local processing manual.
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Use
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. For more information, please consult the staff of the Library and Archives.
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