| What is it that Led Zeppelin, Bob Marley, | | | | |
| Green Day and the Grateful Dead all have in | | | | As the years passed, some of the greats of |
| common? We could easily add in Guns 'n' | | | | music history passed, too. Janis Joplin and |
| Roses, Motley Crue and Johnny Cash to the | | | | John Bonham of Led Zeppelin both lost their |
| bunch if that'll make it easier for you! | | | | lives to alcohol; Bob Marley lost a battle |
| What about Velvet Revolver, John Lennon and | | | | with cancer; Jimi Hendrix took sleeping pills |
| the Clash? Each of these musical artists and | | | | and never awoke; therefore the show did not |
| bands is captured for an eternity on t-shirts | | | | go on. The demand for t-shirts continued to |
| for you to proudly display as one of your | | | | grow, even when the artist or band was no |
| all-time, personal favorites. | | | | longer performing. As a remembrance of their |
| | | | favorites, t-shirt sales did nothing but |
| Band t shirts began to make their mark in | | | | increase through the years as their music |
| history books at the end of the sixties when | | | | lived on for future generations to enjoy. |
| bands began to tour nationally and play the | | | | |
| larger venues. The demanding concertgoers of | | | | You can buy all sorts of band t-shirts at the |
| the day wanted more than a ticket stub to | | | | mall, department stores and specialty shops |
| remember the event, so t-shirts began being | | | | across the country, but finding the exact |
| sold at the show itself. Before you knew | | | | shirt that you're looking for in the size |
| what happened, t-shirts with band logos, | | | | that you require can be a difficult and/or |
| photos and other types of insignia started | | | | frustrating task, to say the least. The time |
| popping up in music specialty stores across | | | | spent, not to mention the fuel that you'd use |
| the country. As the demand grew, so did the | | | | driving from one store to another is hardly |
| number of stores that carried the shirts, and | | | | worth the effort, not to mention that you'll |
| the bands came out with more and more designs | | | | probably give up from pure aggravation. |
| for customers to buy. | | | | |