“Joe Walsh’s Measles on the Kent State Commons”: Richard Underwood, Larry Lewis, Bobby Sepulveda, Chas Madonio, Cory Walter, and Gerry Simon.
“Ray Charles and Louis Armstrong, 1967 Homecoming Extravaganza”: Images for this chapter are courtesy of the Chestnut Burr, Kent State Student Media (reprinted with permission), the Daily Kent Stater, and the Department of Special Collections and Archives, Kent State University Libraries, as well as Paul Tople and Scott White. Thanks to David Bieber and Rich Phoenix.
“Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of Kent”: Big thanks to Bruce Fulper, Michael Solomon, J. Ross Baughman, and the Department of Special Collections and Archives, Kent State University Libraries, for providing me with much of the great original content for this chapter.
“Paul Simon’s 1973 Homecoming in Kent State’s Memorial Gym”: Big thanks for all the help on this chapter, including J. Ross Baughman, Mark Greenberg, Donna Hess, Shane Hrenko, Michael Solomon, Keith Raymond, and the Department of Special Collections and Archives, Kent State University Libraries.
“DEVO’s Seminal 1975 Night on Kent State’s Front Campus”: Roger Thurman, Gary “General” Jackett, Richard Myers, Pat Myers, Adam Steele, and Michael Pilmer.
“North Water Street High and Lows: Emmylou Harris and the December 1975 Fire”: Big thanks to everyone who helped me out with this chapter, including the Daily Kent Stater, the Chestnut Burr, KSU Media, the Kent Historical Society, Stephen Downey, Mary DuShane, Gerry Simon, Bob Smith, Richard Underwood, and Dennis Rein.
“Bo Diddley Backed by the Numbers Band (15-60-75)”: Images for this chapter are courtesy of the Chestnut Burr, Kent State Student Media (reprinted with permission), the Daily Kent Stater, Mark Hughes Archive, Robert Kidney, Scott White, John Neitzel, and the Department of Special Collections and Archives, Kent State University Libraries. And a special thanks to Bent Tree Coffee Roasters, Byrun Reed, Jack Kidney, Michael Stacey, and Terry Hynde.
“The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 1984 Punk Funk Explosion at JB’s Down in Kent”: Big thanks to Ernie Smith, Mark and Mary Hughes, David Jerome Bragg, John Teagle, Michael Purkhiser, Steven McKee, and everyone else who helped me with this chapter. It is much appreciated.
“Legendary Vermont Jam Band Phish Descended upon the MAC Center”: Images for this chapter are courtesy of the Daily Kent Stater and the Department of Special Collections and Archives, Kent State University Libraries, as well as Dan Soulsby. Additional assistance from Shane Hrenko.
“Black Keys Member Patrick Carney and His Early Days in Kent’s Music Scene”: Gabe Schray, Philip Swift, Brice Forman, Ryan Brannon, Jon Ridinger, Julie Robbins, Patrick Carney, Robert Petrella, Shane Hrenko, and Jamie Stillman.
My thanks to Olaf Prufer, Trina Prufer, Adam Prufer, Kevin Prufer, Diana Prufer, Keith Prufer, Daniel Medalie, Susan Perry, Ben Medalie, Clara Medalie, Ken Burhanna, Cassandra Saltsman, Kelly Shook, Kara Robinson, Elizabeth Gould, Melissa Spohn, Joe Salem, Amanda Faehnel, Julie Spohn, Cara Gilgenbach, Diane Sperko, Hilary Kennedy, Cindy Kristof, Mark Pike, Karen Ronga, Azeez Bankole, Angela Kelly, Alicia Kay Gelfond-Holtz, Avi Gelfond, Tova Gelfond, Jordan Kay, Mark Hughes, Mary Hughes, Jim Fox, Brian Slease, Scott White, Phil Zimpfer, Dina Zimpfer, Darci Kracht, Todd Diacon, Laura Davis, Mary Mosher, Dylan Tyler, David Elswick, Dianne Centa, Tiffany Harris, Jeremy Garver-Hughes, Scott Calhoun, Stephanie Gaskins, Michael Weber, Mathias Peralta, Betsy Carney, Kyle Jacobs, Patrick Oplinger, Dorothy Peachock, Phillip Peachock, Stephen Buck, Joe Dennis, David A. King, Matthew Weiss, Jason Rulnick, Jim Greco, Bill Rubenstein, Rita Rubin-Long, Michael Pacifico, Kendra Pacifico, Carole Barbato, Alex Gildzen, Christopher Butler, Brandon Andexler, Jeremy Morrow, Chris Graves, Fred Tribuzzo, Robert Lewis, Bill Watson, Clint Alguire, Harvey Gold, Roy Skellenger, Chas Madonio, Roger Di Paolo, Sandra Halem, Henry Halem, Tom Hatch, Patrick Sweany, Bootsy, Michael Staufenger, Brett Davis, Matt Napier, Jona Burton, Kasha Legeza, Mark David, Tim McCoy, Stoney Larsen, Gerry Keefer, Michael Ennemoser, Mike Beder, Evan Bailey, Matt Manus, Mark Watt, Courtney Nething, Bobbie Watson Whitaker, Steve Panovich, Alex Lehner, Ellen Zielinski, David Giffels, Kevin Walter, Peter Heroux, Lauren Heroux, Kristen Mariola Watt, Kyle Thrasher, Robert Kidney, Jack Kidney, Terry Hynde, Kyle Thrasher, Irving Kay, Shirley Kay, Geoff Dee, Tom Dechristofaro, and everyone else who helped me or inspired me to make this book.
I gratefully acknowledge the many individuals who gave me permission to include their material in this book.
I also want to thank Christine Brooks, Will Underwood, Susan Wadsworth-Booth, and Mary Young at the Kent State University Press.