The Grande, Then and Now

This video shows the Grande Ballroom mostly in it's present ruinous condition, but there are also shots from it's heyday. There's a shot of the front on opening night, the people from Magic Veil Light Company, the crowds, and the bands. Oh the bands that played there! The Frost, whose song "Rock 'n' Roll Music" you hear throughout the video were as musically air-tight solid as any band that played the ballroom, local or national. There are also shots of Cream and the Who playing one of their favorite venues. It's a little known fact that Cream did most of their touring Stateside and the Grande was the venue they played the most. In fact, they recorded an album there.