The idea for a museum came to VIP Records owner Kelvin Anderson Sr. when a boy at the store asked his father what a vinyl record was. (William Liang / For The Times) In the early 1990s, Kelvin ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- The Anderson family is mourning the loss of Cletus Anderson, the founder of the iconic music chain VIP Records, which was established in 1967. "He was, I would say a big ...

Family and friends are mourning an icon of the Long Beach music scene, Cletus Anderson, who died Sunday at the age of 82 after being diagnosed with aggressive gallbladder cancer, according to family ...

World Famous VIP Records is most known for its influence on West Coast hip-hop, but it has also supported various artists and music genres throughout the years — and is an iconic part of Long Beach.

In the early 1990s, Kelvin Anderson Sr. built a makeshift recording studio in the back of his Long Beach record store, a vinyl-filled paradise called the World Famous VIP Records on the corner of ...