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Moondog Coronation Ball Celebrations
- 2-5-71: “The First Rock Festival” by Fred McGunagle (Charle Gillett – “The Sound of the City; The Rise of Rock and Rollâ€)
- 1980’s: “Moon Dogger” by Jane Scott (Lloyd “Tiny†Grimes, 3700 Euclid Ave, Highlanders, ‘Rock the House’)
- 1986: “Tonight’s the Night to Howl” by Jane Scott (34th anniversary)
redate: March 21, 1986 - 3-20-86: “Rock Party Rollickin’ Birthday Celebration,” The News-Herald by Jim Sweeney (34th anniversary, lure Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame Museum, Gov. Richard F. Celeste)
- 3-20-86: “Why Freed Cried at ‘Moon Dog Ball’,” The Plain Dealer by Jane Scott (The Call And Post, May 17-1952, Moondog Maytime Ball, Moondog Caravan of Stars)
- 3-20-86: “Rock Anniversary Ballooning on Public Square,” The Plain Dealer by Alfred Lubrano: (34th anniversary, Gov. Richard Celeste, The Growth Association Plaque)
- 3-22-86: “City’s Rockers Howl,” The Plain Dealer (34 years ago, Moondog Coronation Ball II, Tower City Center, Gov. Richard F. Celeste, Norm N. Nite)
- 4-4-86: “Mintz and Moondog ‘made’ Rock ‘n Roll,” Jewish News by Norman Wain: (“Theatre of Mindâ€, Erin Brew)
- 1990: “King Of Moondogs” (Henry Niedzwiecki, “Blues For A Red Boyâ€, Todd Rhodes, May 1, 1954-“Moondog Affair†Newark NJ)
- 3-19-92: “Moondog Coronation Ball: The Birth of Rock and Roll,” Scene by Joyce Halasa (Louis Harden-‘Moondog’, Todd Rhodes-‘Blues For The Red Boy’, Call & Post-3-29-1952, Brooker Brooks, intended to crown himself “king of the moondogersâ€, Charlie Gillett, ‘The Sound Of The City’-1971, Fred McGunagle, Showtime Magazine-2-8-1971)
- 1995: “Alan ‘Freed’ us to rock and roll,” The Chronicle Telegram by Henry Niedzwiecki: (Erin Brew, Rock-A-Beating-Boogie, Bill Haley, 3 shows-Maytime Ball-May 1952, Final Moondog House Show on WJW on September 4, 1954, Times Square-“It ain’t square-man it rocksâ€, November 26, 1959 subpoenaed, 1962-2 counts commercial bribery, $300 fine, March 1964-$37,000 evading income taxes)
- 2-22-96: “If Alan Freed Were Here Today,” The Plain Dealer by Joe Dirck (U.S.District Judge Donald C. Nugent ordered concert promotion firm not to use the name “Moondog Coronation Ball†until legal rights established, David Freed)
- 3-23-96: The Alan Freed Birthday Ball 1996 Program – Scrapbook (C.S.U. Convocation Center, Cleveland Ohio, Canerbury Productions, Henry Farag, BMI)
- 3-23-96: The Alan Freed Birthday Ball 1996 Ticket & Stage Pass (comp ticket and guest stage pass)
- 3-25-96: “Moondog Ball Redux Classy & Fast-Paced,” The Plain Dealer by Jane Scott (David Freed, March 15, 2996, U.S. District Court prohibit the use of the term Moondog Ball)
- 3-15-00: “Recalling the Moondog Ball,” The Plain Dealer (Great Lakes Brewing Company, 2516 Market Ave., Moondog Ale, Chuck Piotrowski, Western Reserve Historical Society)