Source: Morning Star April 23, 1950 pg.41
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Michael Verace Old hand stirs Ramada remix
Local Artist, Major Fashion Designer Virgil Abloh Dies At 41
Source: Thibault Camus/ AP File
Source: Rockford Register Star, USA Today Network, Nov. 29, 2021.
Unity Club Performance in Unity Hall of the Church of the Christian Union Rockford Morning Star May 20,1891
- Julia Wells 2. Grace Leonard 3. Etta Clark 4. Nettie Worthman 5. Mrs. G. Will Fish 6. Florence Bryant 7. Winnifred Gray 8. Ethel Comings 9. Caroline Radecke 10. Martha Kennedy
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Mrs. Willis Kimball 12. Belle Elmore 13. Lossie Comings 14. Fannie Blinn 15. May Stewart 16. Alice Brown
Photo Source: RPL Local History Photo Collection
Leontyne Price, October 20, 1985, Coronado Theatre
Sources: Color photo; Rockford Register Star, October 23, 1985
A Capitol Idea–the Capitol Theatre
Source: Pappagallo, Spring 2019
Dave Remington and his Dixieland Six
In May 1958, Dave Remington and his Dixieland Six started performing at Walt Williamson’s renowned Wagon Wheel Lodge just outside of Rockford. Members of the band, from left, were Joe Levinson, bass; Dick Oakley, trumpet (who replaced Bobby Lewis, the original trumpet player); Chuck Hedges, clarinet; Wayne “Happy” Gormley, drums; Dave Remington, trombone; Mel Grant, piano. The Dixieland Six played for many occasions in and around Rockford.
Source: Rockford Memories 977.331 R682 v.2