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Image of LP record album, Heart,

LP record album, Heart, "Dreamboat Annie," Mushroom Records Inc. 1976

Heart is a band led by sisters Ann Wilson (b. 1950) and Nancy Wilson (b. 1954) and influenced by several genres including folk and hard rock. The band formed in Seattle in 1967 and reached widest commercial success in the 1970s and 1980s. “Dreamboat Annie” was the band’s debut studio album.
ID Number:2013.71.28
Date:1976
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Girl Trouble, "Cleopatra and the Slaves," 45 record, Wig Out! Records, Tacoma, 1990

Girl Trouble is a punk rock band that formed in 1983 consisting of members Kurt Kendall, Bon Von Wheelie, Kahuna, and Dale Phillips. Three members are from Tacoma and one is from Spokane. Self-publishing and self-marketing their music through Wig Out Records, they helped establish the Pacific Northwest as a premier garage rock region.
ID Number:2013.71.29
Date:1990
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Compact disc, Macklemore, "The Language of My World," NWX Music © 2005

Ben Haggerty (b. 1983) is a rapper and songwriter who goes by the stage name Macklemore. Haggerty was born and raised in Seattle and earned a bachelors degree from The Evergreen State College in 2005. He recorded an EP titled “Open Your Eyes” in 2000 under the name Professor Macklemore, which he distributed himself. He dropped the "Professor" from his…
ID Number:2013.71.30
Date:2005
Image of Pair of plastic shopping bags from Easy Street Records, Seattle, WA, ca. 2013

Pair of plastic shopping bags from Easy Street Records, Seattle, WA, ca. 2013

Easy Street Records is an independent record store established in Seattle in 1988 that hosts live performances by various musicians.
ID Number:2013.71.Ref
Date:Circa 2013
Image of Hall of Fame plaque presented posthumously to Jimi Hendrix from the Northwest Area Music Association, 1988

Hall of Fame plaque presented posthumously to Jimi Hendrix from the Northwest Area Music Association, 1988

Christopher Knab and John "Buck" Ormsby founded the Northwest Area Music Association (NAMA) in 1987. Starting in 1988, NAMA held annual award ceremonies to recognize the region’s historic standout musicians with Gold Record presentations and admission to its Pacific Northwest Hall of Fame. Groundbreaking guitarist and songwriter Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970), who was born and grew up in Seattle, was an…
ID Number:2013.87.9
Date:1988
Image of Hall of Fame plaque presented to Quincy Jones from the Northwest Area Music Association (NAMA), 1992

Hall of Fame plaque presented to Quincy Jones from the Northwest Area Music Association (NAMA), 1992

Quincy Jones, Jr., Grammy Award winning American producer and musician, was raised in the Seattle area and attended Garfield High School in the late 1940s. For his lifetime achievements, he was inducted into the Pacific Northwest Hall of Fame by NAMA.
ID Number:2013.87.10
Date:1992
Image of Jet City Improv performer shirt, ca. 1996

Jet City Improv performer shirt, ca. 1996

Jet City Improv is a Seattle improv theater company founded in 1992. This logo was designed in 1994 and these bowling-style shirts in 1996. These shirts were worn by cast members for all shows done outside their home theater in the University District. This shirt has the initials “MC” written on the tag, which means this was likely worn by…
ID Number:2013.101.1
Date:Circa 1996
Image of Perry Como record album,

Perry Como record album, "Seattle," 1969, RCA Records

Perry Como recorded "Seattle" in 1969 featuring the title track he wrote about the city.
ID Number:2014.37.1
Date:1969
Image of Garbage can lid signed by the members of Queensrÿche, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, and Alice in Chains, 1992

Garbage can lid signed by the members of Queensrÿche, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, and Alice in Chains, 1992

This signed garbage can lid was presented to beloved local TV character J.P. Patches by one of his long-time fans and Patches Pal, Chris Cornell, of Seattle-based rock band Soundgarden. It was part of a promotional event held in 1992 at the Tower Records store once located at the corner of 5th and Mercer in Seattle. J.P. was at the…
ID Number:2015.74.1
Date:1992
Image of Rapper's Delight LP, The Sugar Hill Gang, 1979

Rapper's Delight LP, The Sugar Hill Gang, 1979

In 1979, local radio host Robert L. Scott became the first disk jockey to introduce Seattle to the Sugarhill Gang when he played “Rapper’s Delight” on KYAC 1250 AM.
ID Number:2015.96.1
Date:1979
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