Product Overview
Rockin' At Hatfield's Hollyhock Ballroom - First Edition is the first book of its type focusing on the incredible rock and roll history of Hatfield, Minnesota's Hollyhock Ballroom. The new First Edition covers over 1000 groups/artists that played over with over 950 shows at the famed Hollyhock between 1959-1981. There are over 35o images, graphics and autographs, many never seen before. This is all packed into 108 pages of rock and roll legend. The introduction for the book were written by Midwest rock and roll legend, Myron lee Of Myron lee & The Caddies. Leading music journals and newspapers have had this to say about Tourville, Tourville is a research wizard. He is a premier musicologist , and Tourville knows his stuff and has a real passion for music research . Tom is a well respected music columnist, that has been writing for national and Midwest based publications for over 35 years. His life long love and interest in the Midwest rock and roll ballroom scene has driven him to create and publish this new book as a companion to his best selling book, Remembering Okoboji's Roof Garden Ballroom that is in its Third Edition Meet The Author- Tom Tourville Tom Tourville is a native of Minnesota and now resides in Iowa. Having always had a deep interest in the music of the '60s, and especially Midwest & Minnesota he has turned this fascination into researching and writing over twenty eight books on record collecting, music collectibles, and rock history. His lifelong love and interest in the Midwest and ballroom music scene of the early '60s, has driven him to create and publish the book you are holding in your hands. Tom is a co-founder of the Iowa Rock N' Roll Music Association. .
