Tacoma, WA
Music connected to Tacoma
About Tacoma
- • Bing Crosby, the iconic crooner, spent his formative years in Tacoma.
- • The Grand Cinema, a beloved non-profit arthouse theater, began in Tacoma.
- • The Northern Pacific Railroad terminus cemented Tacoma's early importance and growth.
- • Tacoma's Old City Hall features a clock tower with faces that are different sizes.
- • The Ruston Smelter Plume contaminated the area with arsenic and lead for decades.
- • It was named after Mount Tacoma, later called Rainier, and founded in 1875.
- • With over 220,000 residents, it's Washington's third-largest city.
- • Sitting at 240 feet, the views of Puget Sound are common.
- • Healthcare and social assistance comprise a significant portion of Tacoma's employment.
- • A resilient city, breathing art and grit into every corner.
- • The Seattle Mariners, with their iconic trident logo, are the closest MLB team.
- • Tacoma's Cheney Stadium hosted the longest professional baseball game ever played, 33 innings.
- • Glacial till and outwash deposits from the Vashon Glaciation define the area's surface geology.
- • Mount Rainier, a stratovolcano, dramatically shapes the horizon south of the city.
- • The Puyallup River flows into Commencement Bay, an important waterway for the city.
- • Salmon species, including Chinook and Coho, migrate through the Puyallup River.
- • Douglas fir and Western red cedar are common tree species in the surrounding forests.
- • The Puyallup Tribe of Indians has inhabited the area for thousands of years.
- • In 1887, Tacoma was chosen as the western terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad.
- • Union Station, completed in 1911, features a distinctive Beaux-Arts style.
- • The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed on November 7, 1940, due to aeroelastic flutter.
Artists From Tacoma
Alda
Bill Westfall
Bing Crosby
Blaine Larsen
Blair Underwood
Blakk Soul
Botch
Brian Cole
Brian Cook
Cindy McTee
Corky Corcoran
Danielle de Picciotto
David Friesen
David Wright
Daze of the Week
Diane Schuur
Dirty Thieves
Don Wilson
Donald Glaude
Dudley Hill
Durango 95
Eliot Lipp
Elisabeth Waldo
Excrescence
Frank Herbert
Gary Larson
Gene Argel
Ghosts and Liars
Girl Trouble
Harkonen
Harry Stewart
He Is We
Helen Grayco
Jack King
Janis Paige
Jerry Cantrell
Jim Valley
Josh Keyes
Junkyard Jane
Kowari
Little Bill & the Bluenotes
Lozen
Luke Norvell
Marissa Meyer
Marvin Bailey
Mono in VCF
Motopony
NME
Negative Press
Neil Andersson
Neuropsychosis
Pamela Burrell
Paul Yoder
Pearl Django
Pistol for a Paycheck
Portrait of Poverty
R. Rogues
Rich Dangel
Roald Reitan
Ronny Munroe
Rusty Graeff
Scrooge
Seaweed
Some By Sea
Sophia Al Maria
Stealing Axion
Tears of Joy
The Boss Martians
The Choir of the West
The Elephants
The Singing Mechanic
The Sonics
The Ventures
The Volk Brothers
Tim Timmermans
Tim Urban
Vanilla
Vaulderie
Vicci Martinez
Vivian Williams
Yogi Yorgesson
Yuri Ruley
Songs About Tacoma
Nearby Places
Alda
Bill Westfall
Bing Crosby
Blaine Larsen
Blair Underwood
Blakk Soul
Botch
Brian Cole
Brian Cook
Cindy McTee
Corky Corcoran
Danielle de Picciotto
David Friesen
David Wright
Daze of the Week
Diane Schuur
Dirty Thieves
Don Wilson
Donald Glaude
Dudley Hill
Durango 95
Eliot Lipp
Elisabeth Waldo
Excrescence
Frank Herbert
Gary Larson
Gene Argel
Ghosts and Liars
Girl Trouble
Harkonen
Harry Stewart
He Is We
Helen Grayco
Jack King
Janis Paige
Jerry Cantrell
Jim Valley
Josh Keyes
Junkyard Jane
Kowari
Little Bill & the Bluenotes
Lozen
Luke Norvell
Marissa Meyer
Marvin Bailey
Mono in VCF
Motopony
NME
Negative Press
Neil Andersson
Neuropsychosis
Pamela Burrell
Paul Yoder
Pearl Django
Pistol for a Paycheck
Portrait of Poverty
R. Rogues
Rich Dangel
Roald Reitan
Ronny Munroe
Rusty Graeff
Scrooge
Seaweed
Some By Sea
Sophia Al Maria
Stealing Axion
Tears of Joy
The Boss Martians
The Choir of the West
The Elephants
The Singing Mechanic
The Sonics
The Ventures
The Volk Brothers
Tim Timmermans
Tim Urban
Vanilla
Vaulderie
Vicci Martinez
Vivian Williams
Yogi Yorgesson
Yuri Ruley
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