"Rock n Roll Show" Premium Unisex T-Shirt
Regular price $34.99Erie County Fair. August 18–19. Nightly in Front of the Grandstand.
Somewhere in the mid-1950s, a promoter printed up a stack of handbills and stapled them to telephone poles across western New York. The bill read like a dispatch from the future: Pat Boone, Gene Vincent, Lillian Briggs — three artists at the exact moment rock and roll was figuring out what it was.
Gene Vincent had just recorded "Be Bop a Lula" for Capitol Records — a record so raw that Capitol worried it might be mistaken for Elvis. Lillian Briggs was one of the first women to front a rock and roll band, belting "I Want You to Be My Baby" with a ferocity that nobody was ready for. Pat Boone was the clean-cut counterpoint — the version of rock and roll that parents could tolerate, which made him the biggest star on the bill.
They played in front of a grandstand at a county fair. The crowd had no idea they were watching history.
This tee reproduces the original concert poster in full — yellow, red, and black, exactly as it looked stapled to that telephone pole.
Premium Quality
- Bella + Canvas 3001 — Premium unisex tee, true to size
- Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton — Exceptionally soft from the first wear
- Classic unisex fit — Relaxed, versatile, works for everyone
- Available in Turquoise — Sizes XS–4XL
- Tear-away label — Clean comfort, all day
Made to Order
For environmental and quality reasons, this tee is made specifically for you after you order. Please allow approximately one week for production. Tracking information will be sent as soon as it ships.