Sun 11/25 @1-4PM
Guitarist Glenn Schwartz was a local treasure to many in the Cleveland music scene and an enigma (or even an annoyance) to many others. His story has been oft-told: how he formed the James Gang before leaving his slot to Joe Walsh and heading for the west coast to co-found Pacific Gas & Electric which had a big hit with “Are You Ready?” in 1970; how he had some sort of breakdown involving his conversion to Christianity; how he returned to Cleveland to join the Reverend Larry Hill’s Geneva-based cult and play with his All Saved Freak Band before falling off the radar for a while and resurfacing living in his van in the North Collinwood neighborhood.
When the 78-year-old Schwartz passed away on November 2 at the age of 78, he had been playing out around town again since the 1990s in the Schwartz Brothers Band with his bass-playing brother Gene, playing blues and preaching between tunes at Hoopples in the Flats and the Beachland. Read more about Glenn and his life and career in our tribute article here.
The Beachland Ballroom will host a tribute to Glenn. It’s free and open to all.
Cleveland, OH 44110