Exhibits and Displays Rock and Roll Boulevard Cleveland, Ohio 44114

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1 Exhibits and Displays Rock and Roll Boulevard Cleveland, Ohio 44114

2 Table of Contents About the Rock Hall Roots of Rock and Roll Two-Tone Spotlight The Beatles Common Ground: The Music Festival Experience Cities and Sounds Cleveland Rocks Kick out the Jams Michael Jackson Experience the Rock Hall Right Here, Right Now 2014 Inductee Exhibit Films at the Rock Hall Films at the Rock Hall 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 in store for you: Mystery Train, minutes Located near Main Exhibit Hall entrance A New Side of Elvis Exhibit Film, minute Located in the Main Exhibit The Beatles Albums, minutes Located in the Beatles Exhibit The Rolling Stones: LIVE!, minutes Located in the Rolling Stones Exhibit Dick Clark s American Bandstand: The Longest-Running Music Program in Television History 19 Minutes Located in the Forest City Charitable / RMS Foundations Legends of Rock Theater Hall of Fame Film, minutes HALL OF FAME THEATER 2 15

3 About the Rock 2014 Inductee Exhibit Highlights the 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees - Peter Gabriel, Daryl Hall and John Oates, KISS, Nirvana, Linda Ronstadt, Cat Stevens, the E Street Band, Brian Epstein and Andrew Loog Oldham. Artifacts include Beatles manager Brian Epstein s diaries, contracts and other documents related to Andrew Loog Oldham s management of the Rolling Stones, clothing and instruments from the E Street Band, a Peter Gabriel costume prop worn at the 1993 Grammy Awards, a makeup case from Peter Criss of KISS, clothing and promotional items from Nirvana, a jacket worn by Linda Ronstadt on the cover of her 1978 album Back In the U.S.A., the guitar Cat Stevens played during his performance at the 2014 Induction Ceremony and guitars from Daryl Hall and John Oates. More than 25 years ago, leaders in the music industry joined together to establish the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation in New York City to celebrate the music and musicians that changed the world. With that, one of the Foundation s many functions is to recognize the contributions of those who have had a significant impact on the evolution, development and perpetuation of rock and roll by inducting them into the Hall of Fame. Officials from Cleveland and the state of Ohio approached the Foundation in 1985 and suggested the construction of a major museum. As the Foundation considered the offer, several other cities, including New York, Philadelphia, New Orleans, San Francisco, Memphis and Chicago, also made offers. The board members visited each city and were greeted with police escorts, public rallies and marching bands. Meanwhile, Cleveland ranked first in a public poll conducted by USA Today asking where the Hall of Fame should be located. After much competition and many visits to potential sites by Foundation members, Cleveland is chosen as the permanent home for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in May of On June 7, 1993, ground was broken for the Museum in Cleveland. On hand were I.M. Pei and various board members, including AhmetErtegun, Suzan Evans and Jann Wenner. Inductees and other artists present at the ceremony included Pete Townshend, Chuck Berry, Billy Joel, Sam Phillips, Ruth Brown, Sam Moore of Sam and Dave, Carl Gardner of the Coasters and Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum. Townshend made one of the museum s significant donations on this occasion the Gibson J-200 guitar used to compose Tommy, including the classic Pinball Wizard. On October 13, 1994, Yoko Ono presented a major collection of John Lennon artifacts to the Museum. The collection included lyrics, Lennon s guitar from the 1965 Beatles concert at Shea Stadium, a pair of eyeglasses and the leather jacket Lennon wore while in Hamburg. In September of 1995 and after 12 years in the making, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum opened with a full schedule of events. The Museum officially opened to the public on Saturday, September 2, which kicked off with a ceremony presenting the Ahmet M. Ertegun Exhibition Hall, the Museum s main exhibit space named in recognition of the founder of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Since the Museum s opening, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum has welcomed nearly eight million visitors. 14 3

4 The Roots of Rock and Roll This exhibit is divided into individual cases, each devoted to one of rock and roll s roots: Gospel, Blues, Country/Folk/ Bluegrass and R&B. Each section includes a variety of artifacts and brief bios of the key artists. Country and Bluegrass This section focuses on the origins of rural acoustic music forms that influenced the development of rock music. Featured artists include Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Lead Belly, Josh White, Hank Williams, Bob Wills and Bill Monroe. Blues This section emphasizes the history of the blues, both country and urban, toward the development of rock and the continuation of the blues tradition today in mainstream rock. Featured artists include Howlin Wolf, Elmore James, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, Robert Johnson and T-Bone Walker. Gospel This exhibit draws attention to the gospel tradition and its influence on early R&B, soul and rock and roll. 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. Right Here, Right Now Right Here, Right Now! showcases artifacts from up-and-coming musicians who are creating a buzz in the contemporary music scene. Some of the exhibit s special artifacts include everything from guitars and clothing to artwork and lyrics. The exhibit changes often, featuring artists like Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Fitz and the Tantrums, Michael Angelo Batio, Paramore, Weezer, Kid Cudi and more. Right Here, Right Now! is located on the lobby level of the Rock Hall. This dress worn by Katy Perry during her California Dreams tour in It can be seen on display in the Right Here, Right Now exhibit. 4 13

5 Experience the Music Two-Tone Spotlight One Hit Wonders For as far back as rock and roll can remember, there have been artists associated with only one song and one song only. It may have been their debut recording, or it may have come after an entire career s worth of show business perseverance. Each of these songs was a Top 20 hit, and not one of the artists who recorded them ever had another song in the Top 40. If, as Andy Warhol once predicted, everyone famous will only be so for 15 minutes, then the one-hit wonders represent rock and roll s unique fulfillment of that prophesy. Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll Selected by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum curatorial staff and a number of rock critics and historians, these songs are some of rock and roll s most popular and influential recordings. Arranged by artist and song title, the songs cover a variety of musicians and genres illustrating the evolution of rock and roll over the last century. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled a new spotlight exhibition focused on the history of influential British record label Two-Tone and features handwritten lyrics, photographs, singles, instruments, apparel items and more from numerous bands on the legendary label. Between 1979 and 1986, the Two-Tone label released 28 singles, including hits by the Specials, the Selecter, Madness, the Bodysnatchers and the 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 combined infectious dance music and progressive ideals to confront the status quo. Two-Tone laid the groundwork for the success of such American artists as the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Fishbone, Sublime, Reel Big Fish and the multi-platinum selling No Doubt. 12 5

6 The Beatles Michael Jackson The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum s first redesign in its 15-year history was completed in early 2012 and includes several vibrant new exhibit spaces, state-ofthe-art interactive technology and lighting, improved way-finding and hundreds of new artifacts, including the most comprehensive collection of Beatles items; a number of which are on display to the public for the first time. The Rock Hall s extensive redesign includes the most comprehensive, artifactdriven Beatles exhibit in the world, said Jim Henke, the Museum s Vice President of Exhibitions. For many years now, we have been fortunate to have a great relationship with Yoko Ono, which enabled us to have many John Lennon artifacts. This time around, we were able to work with Ringo Starr and with George Harrison s estate, so they are wellrepresented in the exhibit. We also worked with some collectors who had other key Beatles pieces, and before we knew it, we had an absolutely incredible collection. As a child star with the Jackson 5, Michael Jackson displayed showbiz savvy well beyond his years. He was only 11 in 1970 when the Jackson 5 s I Want You Back hit Number One and sold more than two million copies. As a solo artist, Michael soared beyond the stardom he d known with the Jacksons. The music on his records was sleek, polished dance-pop. Thriller became one of the biggest albums in pop history, earning him a record eight Grammys and more than 150 gold and platinum awards. Jackson s spectacular celebrity transformed him into the global icon of the 1980s. On March 3, 1983, Jackson performed Billie Jean at Motown s 25th anniversary celebration at the Los Angeles Civic Center, and he debuted his signature moonwalk dance. Later that year MTV began playing the song s video. It marked the first time the cable network had put a video by an African-American artist into heavy rotation. Michael Jackson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Jackson 5 in 1997 and as a solo artist in The exhibit includes Michael Jackson s signature glove, worn during the performance of Billie Jean on his Dangerous tour, as well as the mask he wore for Thriller on the same tour and the jacket he wore in the video of the song.the exhibit includes numerous stage outfits worn by Jackson, including the ones he wore during performances of Billie Jean, the video of Bad, and a Jackson 5 outfit. Also included in the exhibit is one of Michael Jackson s 1984 Grammy Awards. 6 11

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

8 Cities and Sounds Cleveland Rocks This exhibit includes two sections, one dealing with specific time periods in different cities. The other explores Rock and Roll s early years, soul and heavy metal music. The exhibits examine the impact that the music made on the evolution of rock and roll. In addition to artifacts, some of the sections contain a short video with historic clips and interviews. The films run about five or six minutes each. The following cities and genres are represented: Memphis - Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On: Detroit - Dancin in the Street: London and Liverpool - Ferry Cross the Mersey: San Fransisco - Somebody to Love: London, New York, and Los Angeles - Blank Generation: Seattle - Smells like Teen Spirit: Cleveland earned its place on the rock and roll map in the early Fifties when local deejay Alan Freed was the first to call the R&B music he was playing on his nightly radio show rock and roll. Freed also promoted what is considered to be the very first rock and roll concert, which was held at the Cleveland Arena on March 21, In the Sixties, Cleveland fostered such local talent as the Outsiders, the O Jays and the James Gang, and the nationally syndicated Upbeat Show served as a major launching pad for numerous artists. In the early Seventies, the Raspberries, Circus and Glass Harp made their mark nationally. The Dead Boys and Pere Ubu exploded out of Cleveland and became part of the birth of punk rock and post punk. Radio station WMMS also became a major force in the Seventies, helping break such artists as David Bowie, Lou Reed, Bruce Springsteen and Roxy Music. Thirty miles south of Cleveland, Akron and nearby Kent produced Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders, Rachel Sweet and the masters of de-evolution, Devo. The Nineties saw the rise of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, Macy Gray and LeVert, while rapper and television star Kid Cudi has emerged in the new millennium as a major star. As Ian Hunter said back in 1979, Cleveland Rocks! 8 9