There will be appearances by Ron Campbell, director of the legendary Saturday morning cartoon series "The Beatles," which aired on ABC from 1965 through '69, and veteran concert-poster designer Scotty C.
While this is the exhibit's first time in Atlantic City, it has been around since 1992, when Segelbaum, then a promotions director for a Los Angeles rock-radio station, conceived the idea.
"I happened to be a big fan of John Lennon's artwork, and this was when Jerry Garcia and Ron Wood had just put out artwork," recalled Segelbaum, adding that creating a display seemed a natural idea for a rock outlet. "Ringo even had his first piece on exhibit there," he recalled.
But the former Beatle wasn't the only one to show his visual side with the help of the Classic Rock Art Show. Segelbaum takes credit for introducing the art of such icons as Mickey Dolenz, of the Monkees, and the late John Entwhistle, of the Who.
As they always are, the pieces on display - including two limited-edition Michael Jackson gold records (for "Billie Jean" and "Beat It") - are also for sale. According to Segelbaum, the cheapest items are copies of various concert handbills designed by artist Bob Masse. The priciest is a hand-signed Lennon lithograph that goes for $9,500.
Because Segelbaum goes exclusively through publishers, distributors and the artists themselves, "There's never a problem with authenticity."
Although he certainly hopes that browsers will become buyers, Segelbaum cautioned that you should "buy it because you love it, not because you want to invest." Nonetheless, he said that despite the current economy, rock 'n' roll memorabilia appears to be a solid investment.
