The Gem hosted live performances featuring artists such as Bessie Smith, Ida Cox, Cab Calloway and Billie Holliday, according to Metro Pulse. It screened movies including "Frankenstein" and "A ...

When the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show first launched in March of 1955, Dwight D. Eisenhower was President of the United States, Disneyland was just about to open its doors, and Bill Hayes' "The ...

The concert was recorded but never released. Now the live performance has been released -- Dibango 82 (WeWantSounds) -- and it is a superb, rocking celebration of his band at their peak.