Reference Number
ARC-0657
Level of description
collection
Title
Darlene Clark Handbill for Bon Jovi
Date
1982 May 6
Size
0.07 (Linear feet)
Format
Graphic materials (analog)
Container: Folder: 281
NEO Sound
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Scope and Contents
The Darlene Clark Handbill for Bon Jovi is a photocopied handbill advertising a concert by John Bongiovi and the Wild Ones at the Galaxy in Somerdale, New Jersey, on May 6, 1982. The handbill features a large photograph of Jon Bon Jovi, and implores audiences from southern New Jersey to "find out what New York and North Jersey already know", billing Bon Jovi as a talented singer-songwriter who had opened for bands like Squeeze and Hall & Oates. This handbill illustrates how an artist who would achieve significant future fame was advertised to local audiences near the beginning of his professional music career.
Biography / Administrative History
Jon Bon Jovi is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is best known as the founder of Bon Jovi, which formed in 1983. Bon Jovi wan inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.
Notes
Citation: Darlene Clark Handbill for Bon Jovi, Library and Archives, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Language Note: Handbill is written in English.
Acquisition Note: The Darlene Clark Handbill for Bon Jovi was received by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a gift from Darlene Clark on January 8, 2016.
Processing Information: Processed by Lily Korte, Volunteer. Completed May 16, 2019. Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS and local processing manual. Collection processed through an Access to Historical Records grant from the NHPRC.
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Use
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Location
Library and Archives/2/Archives Storage/Rotary File Cabinet 3
