Costco to Host Book Signing for Local Milwaukee Author

GRAFTON, Wis. - Sept. 29, 2014 - PRLog -- In Arcadia Publishing’s new Images of Modern America series, author Larry Widen recollects the rock and pop acts that came through the Milwaukee music scene from the 1950s to the 1990s in Milwaukee Rock and Roll. Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick wrote the foreword, followed by more than 160 vintage images.

“I’d like the book to serve as a reminder that rock and roll was created in an age when some musicians played in a segregated part of the city,” says Widen. “The music created resonated with a new generation of musicians who took it to the next level while paying homage to the sources.”

Many of the images featured have never previously been published and come from the author’s personal collection, in addition to numerous other sources. In its pages, readers are able to see the venues and festivals that hosted various rock powerhouses, from the Arena, Summerfest, Eagles Club, as well as about two dozen bars and clubs that no longer exist.

Widen shares vintage concert ads and posters, as well as offstage images of fan interactions with the likes of KISS, Deep Purple, Cheap Trick, Johnny Winter, Joan Jett, and other rock stars the author personally interviewed.

Join the Author for a Book Signing!

Where:  Costco

950 Port Washington Rd., Grafton WI 53024

When: Friday, October 10^th, 2014; 1:00 p.m.—3:00 p.m.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online (http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/9781467112505/Milwaukee-...).  Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States.  Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America’s people and places.  Discover more than 9,000 small towns and downtowns at http://www.arcadiapublishing.com.

MILWAUKEE

ROCK AND ROLL

by Larry Widen

Images of Modern America Series

96 pages/ softcover

Available: September 29, 2014