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Exhibits and Displays 2014

Exhibits and Displays 2014

Exhibits and Displays 2014

1100 Rock and Roll Boulevard , Ohio 44114 Table of Contents Films at the Rock Hall About the Rock Hall 3 Did you know that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has hours of film in our movie theaters and exhibits? Here’s a look at what’s Roots of Rock and Roll 4 in store for you: Mystery Train, 1995 Two-Tone Spotlight 5 12 minutes Located near Main Exhibit Hall entrance 6 Common Ground: The Music Festival Experience 7 A New Side of Elvis Exhibit Film, 2013 12 minute Cities and Sounds 8 Located in the Main Exhibit Cleveland Rocks 9 The Beatles , 2009 Kick out the Jams 10 40 minutes Located in the Beatles Exhibit Michael Jackson 11 : LIVE!, 2012 Experience the Rock Hall 12 14 minutes Located in the Rolling Stones Exhibit Right Here, Right Now 13 2014 Inductee Exhibit 14 Dick Clark’s American Bandstand: The Longest-Running Music Program in Television History Films at the Rock Hall 15 19 Minutes Located in the Forest City Charitable / RMS Foundations

Legends of Rock Theater Hall of Fame Film, 1986-2013 75 minutes HALL OF FAME THEATER 2 15 About the Rock More than 25 years ago, leaders in Jann Wenner. Inductees and other the music industry joined together artists present at the ceremony to establish the Rock and Roll Hall included Pete Townshend, Chuck 2014 Inductee Exhibit of Fame Foundation in New York Berry, Billy Joel, Sam Phillips, Ruth City to celebrate the music and Brown, Sam Moore of Sam and musicians that changed the world. Dave, Carl Gardner of the Coasters With that, one of the Foundation’s and Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum. many functions is to recognize the Townshend made one of the Highlights the 2014 Rock and contributions of those who have had museum’s significant donations a significant impact on the evolution, on this occasion – the Roll Hall of Fame Inductees - Peter J-200 used to compose Gabriel, and , development and perpetuation of rock and roll by inducting them into Tommy, including the classic KISS, Nirvana, , Cat the Hall of Fame. “Pinball Wizard.” Stevens, the , Brian Officials from Cleveland and On October 13, 1994, Yoko Ono Epstein and . the state of Ohio approached the presented a major collection of John Foundation in 1985 and suggested Lennon artifacts to the Museum. Artifacts include Beatles’ the construction of a major museum. The collection included lyrics, manager ’s diaries, As the Foundation considered the Lennon’s guitar from the 1965 contracts and other documents offer, several other cities, including Beatles concert at , related to Andrew Loog Oldham’s New York, , New a pair of eyeglasses and the management of the Rolling Stones, Orleans, San Francisco, Memphis leather jacket Lennon wore while clothing and instruments from and , also made offers. The in . board members visited each city and In September of 1995 and after 12 the E Street Band, a years in the making, the Rock and costume prop worn at the 1993 were greeted with police escorts, public rallies and marching bands. Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Grammy Awards, a makeup case Meanwhile, Cleveland ranked opened with a full schedule from of KISS, clothing first in a public poll conducted by of events. The Museum officially and promotional items from USA Today asking where the Hall opened to the public on Saturday, Nirvana, a jacket worn by Linda of Fame should be located. After September 2, which kicked off Ronstadt on the cover of her 1978 much competition and many visits with a ceremony presenting the Back In the U.S.A., the guitar to potential sites by Foundation Ahmet M. Ertegun Exhibition played during his members, Cleveland is chosen as the Hall, the Museum’s main exhibit performance at the 2014 Induction permanent home for the Rock and space named in recognition of the Ceremony and from Daryl Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in founder of the Rock and Roll Hall Hall and John Oates. May of 1986. of Fame. On June 7, 1993, ground was broken Since the Museum’s opening, the for the Museum in Cleveland. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and On hand were I.M. Pei and Museum has welcomed nearly eight various board members, including million visitors. AhmetErtegun, Suzan Evans and

14 3 The Roots of Rock and Roll Right Here, Right Now This exhibit is divided into individual cases, each devoted to one of rock and roll’s roots: Gospel, Blues, Country/Folk/ Right Here, Right Now! showcases Bluegrass and R&B. Each section includes a variety of artifacts artifacts from up-and-coming and brief bios of the key artists. musicians who are creating a buzz in the contemporary music scene. Country and Bluegrass Some of the exhibit’s special This section focuses on the origins of rural acoustic music artifacts include everything from forms that influenced the development of . Featured guitars and clothing to artwork and artists include Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Lead Belly, Josh lyrics. The exhibit changes often, White, Hank Williams, Bob Wills and Bill Monroe. featuring artists like Lady Gaga, , Fitz and the Tantrums, Blues Michael Angelo Batio, Paramore, This section emphasizes the history of the blues, both country Weezer, Kid Cudi and more. Right and urban, toward the development of rock and the continuation Here, Right Now! is located on the of the blues tradition today in mainstream rock. Featured artists lobby level of the Rock Hall. include Howlin’ Wolf, Elmore James, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, Robert Johnson and T-Bone Walker. This dress worn by Katy Perry Gospel during her California Dreams tour This exhibit draws attention to the gospel tradition in 2011. It can be seen on display in and its influence on early R&B, soul and rock and roll. the Right Here, Right Now exhibit. Featured artists include Mahalia Jackson, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Soul Stirrers, the Staple Singers and the Ward Family. R&B This exhibit highlights the influence and contributions of early R&B artists in the history of rock. Featured artists include Louis Jordan, Big Joe Turner, Little Willie John, Johnny Otis, Sam Cooke, Charles Brown and Ray Charles, as well as such R&B vocal groups as the Platters and the Coasters.

4 13 Experience the Music Two-Tone Spotlight

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Wonders unveiled a new spotlight exhibition focused For as far back as rock and roll can remember, there have on the history of influential British record been artists associated with only one song – and one song label Two-Tone and features handwritten lyrics, only. It may have been their debut recording, or it may photographs, singles, instruments, apparel have come after an entire career’s worth of show business items and more from numerous bands on the perseverance. Each of these songs was a Top 20 hit, and not legendary label. one of the artists who recorded them ever had another song in the Top 40. If, as once predicted, everyone Between 1979 and 1986, the Two-Tone label famous will only be so for 15 minutes, then the “one-hit released 28 singles, including hits by the Specials, wonders” represent rock and roll’s unique fulfillment of the Selecter, Madness, the Bodysnatchers and the that prophesy. Beat, known as the English Beat outside of the U.K. Although only the English Beat -- and to a lesser extent, Madness -- ever had much success outside of the U.K., the Two-Tone movement Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll combined infectious music and progressive Selected by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum ideals to confront the status quo. Two-Tone laid curatorial staff and a number of rock critics and historians, the groundwork for the success of such American these songs are some of rock and roll’s most popular and artists as the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Fishbone, influential recordings. Arranged by artist and song title, the Sublime, Reel Big Fish and the multi-platinum songs cover a variety of musicians and genres illustrating selling No Doubt. the evolution of rock and roll over the last century.

12 5 The Beatles Michael Jackson

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and with Yoko Ono, which Museum’s first redesign in its 15-year history enabled us to have many As a child star with celebrity transformed him into the global was completed in early 2012 and includes artifacts. the Jackson 5, Michael icon of the 1980s. On March 3, 1983, Jackson several vibrant new exhibit spaces, state-of- This time around, we Jackson displayed performed “Billie Jean” at Motown’s 25th the-art interactive technology and lighting, were able to work with showbiz savvy well anniversary celebration at the improved way-finding and hundreds of new and with beyond his years. He Civic Center, and he debuted his signature artifacts, including the most comprehensive ’s was only 11 in 1970 moonwalk dance. Later that year MTV began collection of Beatles’ items; a number of which estate, so they are well- when the Jackson 5’s playing the song’s video. It marked the first are on display to the public for the first time. represented in the “I Want You Back” hit time the cable network had put a video by an exhibit. We also worked Number One and sold African-American artist into heavy rotation. “The Rock Hall’s extensive redesign with some collectors more than two million Michael Jackson was inducted into the Rock includes the most comprehensive, artifact- who had other key copies. As a solo artist, and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the driven Beatles exhibit in the world,” said Beatles pieces, and Michael soared beyond Jackson 5 in 1997 and as a solo artist in 2001. Jim Henke, the Museum’s Vice President of before we knew it, the stardom he’d known Exhibitions. “For many years now, we have we had an absolutely with the Jacksons. The The exhibit includes Michael Jackson’s been fortunate to have a great relationship incredible collection.” music on his records signature glove, worn during the performance was sleek, polished of “Billie Jean” on his Dangerous tour, as well dance-pop. Thriller as the mask he wore for “Thriller” on the became one of the same tour and the jacket he wore in the video biggest albums in pop of the song.The exhibit includes numerous history, earning him a stage outfits worn by Jackson, including the record eight Grammys ones he wore during performances of “Billie and more than 150 gold Jean”, the video of “Bad”, and a Jackson 5 and platinum awards. outfit. Also included in the exhibit is one of Jackson’s spectacular Michael Jackson’s 1984 Grammy Awards.

6 11 Kick Out the Jams Common Ground: The Music Festival Experience

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Rock and Roll is primarily a byproduct of the South. Nowhere, however, presents its latest featured exhibit, Common was it better expanded upon than the Midwest. The heartland region Ground: The Music Festival Experience, which will became a hotbed for an explosion of talent that started in the Sixties and open on Friday, April 25, 2014. The exhibition will continues through today. was the home of Motown Records and be an immersive and engaging look at the music was also full of teen clubs where such local performers as Bob Seger, festival as more than just an outdoor concert, but as the Amboy Dukes and the MC5 honed their skills. Chicago developed a a community experience. diverse output ranging from the jazz-influenced rock of the band Chicago Transit Authority to the theatrical and thematic progressive music of Whether it‘s forging human bonds, building a Styx. In the Eighties, Minneapolis rose to international prominence as sense of community, providing broad exposure the home base of Prince and the breeding ground for such alternative for musical artists – both old and new – or as one rockers as the Replacements and Hüsker Dü. Perhaps the rock artist of the most important economic engines of the most associated with rural America is Seymour, Indiana’s favorite son, music industry, the story of the music festival is John Mellencamp, the author of “Small Town.” inextricably linked with music’s powerful cultural impact around the globe.

10 77 Cities and Sounds Cleveland Rocks

This exhibit includes two sections, one dealing with specific time periods Cleveland earned its place on the rock major force in the Seventies, in different cities. The other explores Rock and Roll’s early years, soul and and roll map in the early Fifties when helping break such artists . The exhibits examine the impact that the music made on local deejay Alan Freed was the first to as , Lou Reed, the evolution of rock and roll. In addition to artifacts, some of the sections call the R&B music he was playing on Bruce Springsteen and Roxy contain a short video with historic clips and interviews. The films run about his nightly radio show “rock and roll.” Music. Thirty miles south of five or six minutes each. The following cities and genres are represented: Freed also promoted what is considered Cleveland, Akron and nearby to be the very first rock and roll concert, Kent produced Chrissie Memphis - Whole Lotta San Fransisco - which was held at the Cleveland Arena on Hynde of the Pretenders, Shakin’ Goin’ On: Somebody to : March 21, 1952. In the Sixties, Cleveland Rachel Sweet and the masters 1948 - 1959 1965 - 1969 fostered such local talent as the Outsiders, of de-evolution, Devo. the O’Jays and the James Gang, and the The Nineties saw the rise of Detroit - Dancin’ in the , New York, and nationally syndicated Upbeat Show served Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Nine Street: 1962 - 1971 Los Angeles - Blank as a major launching pad for numerous Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, artists. Macy Gray and LeVert, while Generation: 1975 - 1980 In the early Seventies, the Raspberries, rapper and television star Kid London and - Circus and Glass Harp made their mark Cudi has emerged in the new Ferry Cross the Mersey: - Smells like Teen nationally. The Dead Boys and Pere Ubu millennium as a major star. 1963 - 1966 Spirit: 1985 - 1995 exploded out of Cleveland and became As Ian Hunter said back in part of the birth of punk rock and post 1979, “Cleveland Rocks!” punk. Radio station WMMS also became a

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