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Iggy Pop Rocked Here – The Stooges Original Home

Iggy Pop and his band the Stooges got started in this home. It was a hot spot in the local Ann Arbor music scene.

Rock

Iggy Pop Rocked Here – The Stooges Original Home

1324 Forest Court Ann Arbor, Michigan

Blue Bird Inn Was The Hippest Modern Jazz Nightspot in Detroit In The 50’s

The Blue Bird Inn was “The hippest modern jazz nightspot” in Detroit during the city’s bebop era.

Jazz

Blue Bird Inn Was The Hippest Modern Jazz Nightspot in Detroit In The 50’s

5021 Tireman St. Detroit, Michigan

Joni Mitchell Lived In This Apartment Building on Ferry St. Early In Her Career

Joni Mitchell lived in Detroit in this building on the fifth floor between 1965 and early 1967.

Folk

Joni Mitchell Lived In This Apartment Building on Ferry St. Early In Her Career

92 W. Ferry St. Detroit, Michigan

Levi Stubbs was the lead vocalist of the legendary musical Motown group The Four Tops. The Detroit-based quartet also included Renaldo “Obie” Benson, Lawrence Payton and Abdul “Duke” Fakir.

R&B

Soul

Levi Stubbs’ of the Four Tops Home

18512 Santa Barbara, Detroit, Michigan

The Chess Mate Was A Legendary Folk and Blues Club that Ushered in Disco in Detroit

The Chess Mate was one of Detroit’s most famous and legendary Blues clubs and’60s folk clubs,

Blues

Disco

Folk

The Chess Mate Was A Legendary Folk and Blues Club that Ushered in Disco in Detroit

17126 Livernois Ave. Detroit, Michigan

Visit Aretha Franklin’s home during the Motown Era.

R&B

Soul

Aretha Franklin’s Home During The Motown Era

19346 Sorrento St. Detroit, Michigan

GarWood Mansion – A 60’s Counterculture Hub and Musical Refuge

Detroit’s historical and utopian Garwood Mansion was a homebase and creative haven during the mid 70’s.

Folk

Rock

GarWood Mansion – A 60’s Counterculture Hub and Musical Refuge

Grayhaven Island, The end of Keelson Dr. Detroit, Michigan

Grayhaven island, Detroit, Michigan

The Graystone Ballroom: Detroit’s Biggest Contribution To Live Jazz

Graystone Ballroom is legendary in big band jazz and swing. It opened in1922 billed as “Detroit’s Million Dollar Ballroom”.

Jazz

The Graystone Ballroom: Detroit’s Biggest Contribution To Live Jazz

Detroit's Million Dollar Ballroom

Record Time’s Influence on Detroit Techno and House music

Record Time is a shop that was a centerpiece of Detroit’s music scene.

Detroit Techno

EDM

GSGEDM Film

Record Time’s Influence on Detroit Techno and House music

27361 Gratiot Ave, Roseville, MI

Death: The Pioneering Punk Band from Detroit Recorded in United Sound Studios

Learn about the pioneering punk-rock band Death a Detroit-based band that was formed in 1971, years before the first acts associated with the genre emerged or the genre reached popularity in the US.

Reggae

Rock

Death: The Pioneering Punk Band from Detroit Recorded in United Sound Studios

Visit United Sound Systems the location where Death recorded in Detroit

5840 2nd Ave, Detroit, MI 48202

Spectacles: A Detroit Fashion and Music Enclave for over 30 years

Spectacles Clothing Store and the Founder Zana are tastemakers in Detroit. Spectacles is a Detroit store selling eyewear, clothing, articles and books.

Detroit Techno

GSGEDM Film

Hip-Hop

Spectacles: A Detroit Fashion and Music Enclave for over 30 years

Spectacles Clothing Store and the Founder Zana are tastemakers in Detroit

231 East Grand River Avenue, Detroit, MI, 48226

J Dilla’s Basement is where Slum Village, Pete Rock, D’Angelo, Jazzy Jeff and Erykah Badu Crafted Their Styles

J Dilla aka Jay Dee crafted his style from about 1992 to 1997 in a basement in Detroit. His studio gave birth to a revolutionary approach to hip-hop production.

Detroit Techno

Funk

Hip-Hop