Cleveland Rock And Roll

Around Christmas time I had the pleasure to sit down and interview John Gorman, one of the architects that made WMMS one of the most powerful radio forces in the USA during the 70’s and 80’s. John is also one of the most knowledgeable people I know when it comes to music in general and for five hours we sat down and talked about a lot of subjects like Cleveland’s place in music history, payola in radio, bands and music in general, WMMS of course (great behind the scene stories never told before), and the recent fall of 107.3 were just a few of the subjects covered. I can tell you John doesn't pull punches.

This is the start of a new series of interviews here at clevelandrockandroll.com with the people that helped to influence, shape and build Cleveland into the “Rock And Roll Capital Of The World.”

In Part 1, John talks about Cleveland's place in music as well as the start of WMMS's rise to power.

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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced today that the Blue Caps, the Comets, the Crickets, the Famous Flames, the Midnighters and the Miracles will be inducted at the 27TH Annual Inductions Ceremony on April 14 in Cleveland. These artists will be included along with the previously announced inductees Beastie Boys, Donovan, Guns N’ Roses, Laura Nyro, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Small Faces/The Faces, Freddie King, Don Kirshner, Cosimo Matassa, Tom Dowd and Glyn Johns.

 The induction of these six groups is the result of a special Rock and Roll Hall of Fame committee review conducted to identify situations in which groups should be recognized along with the original lead singer inductee.

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(Picture - The original members of The Comets)