The Baltimore Entertainment Archive (BEARC) is a searchable database of the vibrant music culture of Baltimore, Maryland in the post-World War II era, approximately 1950-2000. It is an active archive, as we continue to seek out and document the story of Baltimore’s rich heritage of music and entertainment. 

BEARC is a legacy project for the people of Baltimore, and a resource for lovers and researchers of Baltimore’s special style of American Music around the world.

IF you support this work, please support it with a donation. All donations go directly toward continued research and documentation, and ensuring its continuation into the future. 

IMPORTANT: IF you have information to contribute to the archive – photos, stories/recollections, ads, posters, band cards, recordings, a new band to add – please email it to us through the archive's contact page.