If you’ve ever driven north on Vine Street into Over-the-Rhine, you’ve seen Jim Tarbell in mural form. Wearing a tuxedo and tipping his top hat, he’s painted on the side of a four-story building larger than life.
Now Jim Tarbell, known as “Mr. Cincinnati,” is the subject of two books being published this month. One called Tarbell on Broadway and another called Tarbellpalooza. He joins us on Cincinnati Edition to discuss his time as a music promoter, restaurateur, politician and preservationist. We're also joined by curator of the book Tarbellpalooza Greg Hand.