Secret Service T-Shirt
Dublin Core
Title
Secret Service T-Shirt
Alternative Title
Secret Service Shirt
Subject
Tampa Bay (Fla.)
Rock music--United States
Music--Florida
Description
A t-shirt for the band Secret Service. Secret Service, which eventually changed its name to The Trial, was a hard rock band formed in Tampa Bay, Florida, in the 1980s. The lineup consisted of Steve Gruden on vocals and guitar, Rick Moran on guitar, Mark Busto on drums, and Tom Perry on bass. While Gruden and Moran were the predominant songwriters, they also collaborated with Todd Cerney, who was an acclaimed Nashville country music writer who wrote songs for Loverboy, Cheap Trick,, and others. The group often performed at the original Killian's Rock Cafe at 4235 West Waters Avenue in Tampa. Steve Gruden won Best Male Vocalist at the 4th Annual Tampa Bay Music Awards on July 3, 1992. The band was also nominated for Band of the Year. The group signed a management deal with Cliff Witherspoon in January 1993. The group's final performance was on Sunday, February 20, 1994. Steve Gruden passed away a month later on March 19, 1994.
Source
Original color digital images: Private Collection of Mick Dolan.
Date Created
ca. 1990-1994
Contributor
Dolan, Mick
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original color digital images.
Is Part Of
Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
112 KB
254 KB
Medium
2 color digital images
Language
eng
Type
Physical Object
Coverage
Tampa Bay, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Humanities Teacher
Music Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Secret Service and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cravero, Geoffrey
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Mick Dolan
External Reference
Harrison, Thomas. Music of the 1990s (American History Through Music). Santa Barbara, Calif: Greenwood, 2011.
Wilson, M. “The Trial.” Music and Business Forum Vol. 1, Issue 7 (July 1993). http://www.wpr1.com/Steve/A_Srapbook.html (Accessed October 15, 2015).
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
2 color digital images
Collection
Citation
“Secret Service T-Shirt,” RICHES, accessed April 19, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6213.