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It's an incredible Father's Day gift to a dad who used to work in the music industry during the 60s. His son has created a virtual museum in his father's Detroit garage, as a place to hang out with his old man and for him to relive his days promoting some of the most legendary names in music.
There are autographed pictures of the Rolling Stones, tons of Motown memorabilia, and musical memories of life in a time before streaming.
"As a manager and promoter during Detroit's Motown heyday, Bob had both brief encounters and close relationships with local stars like Stevie Wonder, The Temptations and Aretha Franklin, and other big names like The Rolling Stones, Sonny and Cher, James Brown and The Jackson 5. But throughout most of his time spent in the industry, the senior Harris always brought his son with him."
The son decided to pay tribute to his father's amazing career by making something special in his enclosed carport in Detroit. And a virtual music museum is the result. His father, Bob Harris, is now 94 and he admits he had no idea what he was going to see when his kid first rolled up that garage door.
"He called and said, 'I got something for you for Father's Day.' OK, I thought a cigar or a card with $50, but I get over here and here we are: the jungle of entertainment," Bob said. "There is nobody in the state of Michigan and probably very few in the United States that have a garage like this. That I can say for sure."
You can see some of the remarkable memorabilia on display here.