Damn Yankees/Rock ‘N Roll Expo

Description

This is a poster for the Pittsburgh Rock ‘N Roll Expo (likely from 1992). It features Damn Yankees. The poster measures approximately 16.5 x 21 inches and was printed on heavy stock poster paper. It is from the P.J. McArdel Productions Collection (McArdel produced the event and dozens more in the Pittsburgh area).
Damn Yankees was an American rock supergroup formed in 1989 consisting of Tommy Shaw of Styx, Jack Blades of Night Ranger, Ted Nugent of The Amboy Dukes, and Michael Cartellone (then an unknown drummer who would later join Lynyrd Skynyrd).
They are remembered for the songs "High Enough" and "Where You Goin' Now," both Top 40 hits in the early 1990s.
Produced by rock producer Ron Nevison, the new band's self-titled debut album went double-platinum in 1990. Jack Blades' leading single "Coming of Age" hit No. 60 on the U.S. Hot 100, and No. 1 on the AOR charts, while Tommy Shaw's "Come Again" received extensive AOR airplay.
The power ballad "High Enough" rose to No. 3 on U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and No. 2 on AOR charts. "High Enough" was Ted Nugent's first mainstream top 10 single. The band's songs appeared on several Hollywood film soundtracks, such as Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Nothing But Trouble and The Taking of Beverly Hills.
After the release of their debut, Damn Yankees went on an 18-month world tour with the likes of a revamped Bad Company, Poison and Jackyl. Their U.S. tour coincided with the Persian Gulf War, in which the band unfurled American flags and made patriotic statements.
In 1992, Damn Yankees went gold with their follow-up album Don't Tread. The title song, sung by Blades, was included on the album Barcelona Gold, released in coordination with the Barcelona Olympic Games. Nugent also appeared on Rock the Vote, voicing support for the GOP against Bill Clinton. Although the second release was not as successful as the first album, it contained a few hits, such as "Mister Please," "Where You Goin' Now" and "The Silence Is Broken," a power ballad featured in the 1993 Jean-Claude Van Damme film Nowhere to Run.