In 1999, the commercial audio studio Ray Nakamoto Productions moved its studios into the building at 20th and I in Sacramento that housed the area's premier rock club: Crabshaw Corner, then the Oasis Ballroom from 1972-1985. Ray asked staff engineer Dennis Newhall to find some memorabilia from the club, frame it, and hang it on the wall. Roger Shepherd's handbills and posters became part of the decor of the studios.
Ray liked the look so much, he told Dennis to keep finding cool items and he'd fund the framing. Newhall checked his own archives, then contacted local historian, show producer and music fan Jeff Hughson to help locate posters, handbills, tickets, local records, and eventually, radio station playlists and promotional items.
By 2005, Newhall and Hughson had found thousands of pieces of the 50+ year puzzle that is Sacramento and Davis rock history. Ray Nakamoto supported the framing of hundreds of items, and the halls of the recording studio became the Sacramento Rock and Radio Museum, throwing its doors open on Second Saturdays (April-October) to hundreds of visitors.
Now, the exhibit has moved to a more spacious and appropriate home right next door at 911 20th St. The Museum exists through the generosity of our new host, Tucker Media Group (TMG) which boasts a growing list of clients for its video, audio and web production.
The Museum is affiliated with Global Purpose, a 501(c)3 non-profit, so your donations are tax deductible. (click)
Ray liked the look so much, he told Dennis to keep finding cool items and he'd fund the framing. Newhall checked his own archives, then contacted local historian, show producer and music fan Jeff Hughson to help locate posters, handbills, tickets, local records, and eventually, radio station playlists and promotional items.
By 2005, Newhall and Hughson had found thousands of pieces of the 50+ year puzzle that is Sacramento and Davis rock history. Ray Nakamoto supported the framing of hundreds of items, and the halls of the recording studio became the Sacramento Rock and Radio Museum, throwing its doors open on Second Saturdays (April-October) to hundreds of visitors.
Now, the exhibit has moved to a more spacious and appropriate home right next door at 911 20th St. The Museum exists through the generosity of our new host, Tucker Media Group (TMG) which boasts a growing list of clients for its video, audio and web production.
The Museum is affiliated with Global Purpose, a 501(c)3 non-profit, so your donations are tax deductible. (click)
