they were expelled.” The Andrews-Newton
photographs capture the surreal backstage ambience, with Elvis looking lost, sitting alone before the show, and flirting with starry-eyed fans afterwards. They also capture the on-stage frenzy, Elvis-mania at its peak, with The King in all his glory. The collection includes photos of other legends that graced Ottawa stages in the earliest days of Rock and Roll: stars like Johnny Cash, Fats Domino and Jerry Lee Lewis. While the Elvis shows are an
obvious main focus of the “Ottawa Rocks” exhibit, it’s not at the expense of other milestones. We have Bill Haley and the Comets, the first Rock and Roll band to play Ottawa; the rise of Ottawa stars like Paul Anka and Alanis Morissette; the infamous New Animals riot at the Coliseum in 1968; Jimi Hendrix, Cream and The Who at the Capital Theatre; local bands rocking Pineland, Le Hibou and other famous nightspots. There was the night a new Irish
band called U2 played Barrymore’s on Bank Street. “Barrymore’s seated about 400 people,” Paul told me, “but 6,000 people claim to have been there.” And then there was punk and
alternative music, and the hundreds of local bands who played church basements, hole-in-the-wall clubs and outdoor festivals. Some achieved great success; most just left with a box full of memories. And it is those memories that are
the most important facet of “Ottawa Rocks”. According to Henry: “We’re asking Ottawa citizens
if they have artefacts of their own that they want to bring in to either
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