On the banks of Lake Erie, Cleveland is home to the world renowned Cleveland Clinic and a less renowned collection of professional sports teams which go by Browns, Indians and Cavaliers. There has not been a championship brought home to the city since 1964, prompting ESPN to proclaim Cleveland as the most tortured sports town in America. But everything is more upbeat when it comes to music. By many accounts -- including a well-played one by Huey Lewis -- the heart of rock and roll is in Cleveland. Back in 1952, a Cleveland deejay named Alan Freed coined the term "rock and roll" and spent years promoting the genre including organizing the first rock concert. This heritage bolstered Cleveland's bid to be the site of the Rock and Roll of Fame...along with a $65 million promissory note from the city fathers.
At last count, there are 295 inductees in the Rock and Hall of Fame -- several of whom profess a contractual love for the taste of Dr Pepper. Hall of Fame inductees Aerosmith, ZZ Top, and The Beach Boys had riders in their performance contracts that required Dr Pepper to be available to them at the concert venue. Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley were also known to enjoy "the most original soft drink ever." Anna drinks Dr Pepper in good musical company.