Exhibits and Displays 2014 1100 Rock and Roll Boulevard Cleveland, 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 The Beatles 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 Albums, 2009 Kick out the Jams 10 40 minutes Located in the Beatles Exhibit Michael Jackson 11 The Rolling Stones: 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 Gibson Roll Hall of Fame Inductees - Peter J-200 guitar used to compose Gabriel, Daryl Hall and John Oates, development and perpetuation of rock and roll by inducting them into Tommy, including the classic KISS, Nirvana, Linda Ronstadt, Cat the Hall of Fame. “Pinball Wizard.” Stevens, the E Street Band, Brian Officials from Cleveland and On October 13, 1994, Yoko Ono Epstein and Andrew Loog Oldham. 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 Brian Epstein’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 Shea Stadium, related to Andrew Loog Oldham’s New York, Philadelphia, 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 Chicago, also made offers. The in Hamburg. board members visited each city and In September of 1995 and after 12 the E Street Band, a Peter Gabriel 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 Peter Criss 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 album Back In the U.S.A., the guitar to potential sites by Foundation Ahmet M. Ertegun Exhibition Cat Stevens 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 guitars 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 rock music. 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, Katy Perry, 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 One Hit 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 Andy Warhol 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 dance 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 John Lennon 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 Los Angeles improved way-finding and hundreds of new Ringo Starr and with beyond his years. He Civic Center, and he debuted his signature artifacts, including the most comprehensive George Harrison’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.