John R Tour

A man sitting in front of the Garfield Hotel Annex. The Garfield burned down while this was being built. For many years it contained the Garfield Lounge, the last night club in the John R area.

JAM WHILE U SURF:

Mansions of Love --by Brownstreet Manhattan
Baby What You Want Me To Do --by The Grand River Blue Cats
Bad Case of the Blues --by Mitch Weiss

Another great book, and more complete in its coverage is

Before Motown : A History of Jazz in Detroit by Lars Bjorn and Jim Gallert.

There was an interesting review of it in the Detroit News.

Hastings St. Links