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Watch an Adams tribute video below: “Keep rockin’, John!” the sign, which incorporated his famous drum, read. The Guardians twitter account shared a photo of the fan art during the seemingly ...
“I’m in my 50s,” he said. “The players would come and go, but John Adams was always there.” That was true for many Tribe/Guardians fans. Adams began beating his drum for the team in 197 ...
It equals Cleveland baseball to me.” Cleveland baseball fan John Adams poses in his usual centerfield bleacher seat with his ever-present bass drum before a game against the Kansas City Royals ...
It’s a really classy gesture any time you include fans. You don’t see that very often.” Travis Kelce on John Adams: “He was us in a nutshell. He’s exactly who we were.” “He was the ...
Adams Scholarship Fund. The 501c3 fund was created by John to financially support students, individuals, and organizations in the arts, including music, dance, visual and industrial art.
It should stay that way. Here are some comments about John Adams from our Subtext subscribers: “I’m a huge baseball fan and obviously John Adams is the soundtrack to my memories. But I wish ...
That day was Aug. 24, 1973. Adams had been going to games regularly at the old Cleveland Stadium. Like many fans – OK, not that many back then as the Tribe averaged 7,594 fans in 1973 – he’d ...
CLEVELAND -- John Adams, who pounded a drum while sitting in Cleveland's outfield bleachers during baseball games for five decades, has died. He was 71. The Guardians announced Adams' death Monday.
John Adams, a Cleveland baseball superfan that served as a ballpark drummer for nearly 50 years, died at 71, the Cleveland Guardians announced Monday. Adams' drum, a fixture in the outfield ...