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The Museum and Hall of Fame building is located in Cleveland, Ohio, on the shores of Lake Erie, and was designed by architect Yu Ming Pei. Several cities claimed to become the birthplace of the museum; in addition to Cleveland, these were New York, Philadelphia, New Orleans, San Francisco, Memphis and Chicago. Members of the organizing committee visited each of these cities, where they were greeted with honors and concerts. Although New York was initially the main contender, Cleveland based its claim on the fact that WMMS, one of the most influential American rock radio stations, began its work here, and also on the fact that it was in this city that DJ Alan Freed, who is credited with invention of the term "rock and roll" in the early 1950s.

The idea to create such a museum appeared in 1983. The idea of ​​creating an organization in order to “pay tribute to the people who created the most popular music of our time" belonged music producer and founder record company Atlantic Records to Ahmet Ertegun. He was joined by the magazine's publisher Rolling Stone Jann Wenner, manager Jon Landau, sound engineers Seymour Stein and Bob Krasnow, and lawyers Allen Grubman and Susan Evans. In 1986, before the future location of the museum was decided, the first induction ceremony for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame took place at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The top ten members included Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, the Everly Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard, and the late Buddy Holly, Sam Cooke and Elvis Presley. They were accompanied by DJ Alan Freed and producer Sam Phillips, who discovered Elvis to the world, as well as bluesman Robert Johnson, country singer Jimmie Rodgers, and jazz musician Jimmy Yancey.

In 1987, the famous Chinese architect Yu Ming Pei was asked to design the Museum building. Pei had a lot to learn along the way. “I didn’t know anything about rock and roll,” he admitted. With an eminent master, who has created many famous buildings, including, for example, glass pyramid Louvre, the authors of the idea held a “musical educational program” and took him to concerts. "We've heard a lot different music, and I finally caught the essence: rock and roll is, first of all, energy,” Pei came to this conclusion.

In 1993, the foundation of the museum was laid. In addition to the architect, the ceremony was attended by the museum's founders, including its chairman Ahmet Ertegun (the museum's main exhibition hall will be named after him), Susan Evans and Jann Wenner, as well as Pete Townshend, Chuck Berry and other musicians. On this day, Townshend donated his Gibson J-200 guitar, which The Who guitarist used during the recording of the legendary album Tommy (1969), to the museum.
A year later, when the building was completed, Jerry Lee Lewis, one of the first inductees into the Hall of Fame, performed with local Cleveland musicians in front of a crowd of spectators and the museum's founders.

The Rock and Roll Museum and Hall of Fame opened on September 1, 1995. On this day, a cheerful parade passed through the streets of Cleveland, which ended with a ceremonial cutting of the ribbon at the entrance to the museum. The Museum and Hall of Fame opened to visitors on September 2. The day started with a presentation Exhibition hall named after Ahmet Ertegun, the founder of the museum, and it ended big concert at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. The musical performance was attended by Chuck Berry, Bob Dylan, Jerry Lee Lewis, Aretha Franklin, Johnny Cash, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Bruce Springsteen and other world-famous stars.

How to get into the Hall of Fame

Performers are inducted into the Hall of Fame at an annual ceremony during which they typically perform a concert. For a long time The induction ceremony was held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, where the first nominees were selected, but in 2009 they decided to change tradition and move the ceremony directly to Cleveland. Musicians can only get into the Hall of Fame 25 years after the release of their first single (for example, John Lennon's first single was released in 1969, and he was nominated exactly 25 years later, in 1994). A selection committee made up of music historians selects nominees for 4 categories: performers (singers, bands and instrumentalists); non-performers (songwriters, composers, producers, DJs, music journalists, etc.); classics (forerunners of rock and roll); session musicians. Then a vote takes place, in which approximately 1000 experts take part. These are people of various professions, one way or another connected with music and the music industry. To be nominated you must receive a minimum of 50% of the votes. Each year, approximately 5-7 new members are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Fun fact: the same person can be inducted into the Hall of Fame more than once, both as a member of a band and in recognition of that person. solo creativity. Among the performers included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice are such names as John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Paul Simon and others, but only Eric Clapton achieved this achievement three times: in 1992 He was nominated as a member of the Yardbirds in 1993, as a member of Cream in 1993, and as a solo artist in 2000.

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"If you don't like rock, you just don't know rock." Tell us about it the most popular genre music and making you fall in love with him is a mission the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has successfully accomplished for over 20 years. One of the most popular "musical" attractions in the States is a 6-story multimedia museum complex where is everything up the smallest details dedicated to “pure and holy” rock. Trace the history of this musical direction from the beautiful compositions of the early 20th century. to the exuberant modern times, see Elvis's guitar and Ringo's drum, relive the exciting moments of legendary shows and hear rare recordings of rock luminaries... “I know it's just rock and roll, but I like it!”

A little history

The idea to pay tribute to outstanding rock and roll performers came to the mind of the founder of the Atlantic Records company, Ahmet Ertegun. In 1983, he, together with several professionals music industry created an association called the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Initially, it was what is called a virtual project: every year, members of the association’s founding committee at a general meeting chose 5-7 of the most significant musicians of this genre, which was then reported in the press. The situation changed in 1986, when the organization announced that it was looking for a place for a very real hall of fame, which would combine the museum and the headquarters of the association. Cleveland won the competition, beating such powerful musical competitors as New York, San Francisco, Memphis and Chicago. Chuck Berry, Billy Joel, Pete Townshend and Sam Phillips performed at the groundbreaking ceremony for the future Hall of Fame in 1993, and two years later the red ribbon was solemnly cut by Little Richard and Yoko Ono. Since then, the museum has received more than 10 million visitors.

The Guitar Gallery features 15 unique instruments who defined the history of rock and roll.

What to see

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame occupies a futuristic 6-story building designed by an American architect Chinese origin Yuming Pei, author of the famous Pyramid of the Louvre.

The Rock Theater screens a film every half hour highlighting highlights from the most recent Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The Roots of Rock gallery will tell you about the musical styles that preceded rock and roll: blues, gospel, country, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, folk. Artifacts from stage life famous artists of these genres and is given short biography. By putting on headphones, you can listen to their most popular songs.

The museum has an extensive exhibition dedicated to Elvis Presley, showing him not only as an outstanding musician, but also as a wise interlocutor, inspired thinker and generous philanthropist. Among the exhibits army uniform and a gold tuxedo, a 1975 Super Trike motorcycle and a Lincoln Continental car, an exclusive Fender Doublebass guitar and a music kiosk filled exclusively with Elvis CDs - a gift to the musician from the RCA record company.

The Cities and Sounds exhibition introduces visitors to the “hometowns” of various musical genres. early years Memphis rock, Detroit Motown, New York punk, Seattle grunge, Liverpool and the British Invasion - styles of music are inseparable from the places where they originated.

The “Legends of Rock” exposition is a phenomenal collection of stage accessories famous rockers. Here you can see Axl Rose's bandanas and Keith Moon's bass drum, the enchanting costumes of David Bowie and the Beatles' "bonton" triplets, Michael Jackson's diamond glove and Jim Morrison's scout uniform.

The Guitar Gallery features 15 unique instruments that defined the history of rock and roll: from acoustic guitar Eric Clapton 1977, which the musician played in the MTV Unplugged concert before John Lennon's electric guitar 1965. The Architects of Rock hall will introduce those without whom it is impossible to imagine the sound of rock and roll - the inventors electric guitars, DJs and popularizers of this musical genre. In the interactive exhibition “Songs that Created Rock” you can hear top compositions different years, and also remember the groups and performers of one song. The Connor Theater on the third floor of the museum invites you to experience the most bright moments concerts from the Hall of Fame ceremony, projected on a hemispherical screen high resolution with panoramic sound.

On the fourth floor there is permanent exhibition, dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Rolling Stone magazine, and the fifth was given to the legendary radio studio of Alan Freed, the man who coined the term “rock and roll”.

Smells Like Teen Spirit, 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Practical information

Address: Cleveland, 1100 Rock and Roll Boulevard. Website in English language.

Opening hours: daily from 10:00 to 17:30, on Wednesdays - until 21:00. The museum is closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Entrance - 26 USD, children - 16 USD. Children under 5 years old have free admission. When purchased online, tickets will be cheaper: 23 USD and 14 USD, respectively. Prices on the page are as of November 2018.

Authors of the site about modern culture Vulture compiled their own ranking of performers included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The list's compilers ranked all 214 performers and musicians in "Best to Worst" order and tried to explain their own decisions. The list turned out to be very subjective.

So, the authors recently placed the last, 214th place in the Hall of Fame Bon Jovi, noting that the group has not written a single hit in its entire history, and in general is engaged in posing as a rock band. Apparently, the compilers of the rating live in a parallel universe in which the songs “Livin’ On a Prayer”, “You Give Love A Bad Name” and “It’s My Life” do not exist.

Right in front of Bon Jovi Queen, which the authors considered "the most overrated band in the history of music." Vulture claims that the group's fame in the US was fleeting, and all its modern advances and legendary status thanks to the untimely death of Freddie Mercury. The judgment is controversial, nothing less.

group KISS, which ended up in 209th place in the ranking, the authors called it a team with 2.5 songs and decades of aimless activity. Despite the opinion of Vulture, years of aimless activity do not prevent Gene Simmons from being a completely successful businessman and a collection of his own unreleased compositions in a real safe.

Bon Jovi performs during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

Top line 205 is allocated Red Hot Chili Peppers, which the authors feel disdain for the way the once-hooligan group, in their opinion, has actively changed its image and become sterile for performing at the Super Bowl.

Swedish quartet ABBA the authors placed it at line 204, noting that the inclusion of the group was necessary only to warm up the audience at the time the musical appeared "Mamma Mia" Deep Purple the compilers of the rating placed them in 202nd place, calling the group lumpen rockers from the 1970s.

Green Day, whose leader Billie Joe Armstrong recently held a charity sale of all sorts of band equipment, Vulture ranked 193rd. According to the compilers, the group’s success was visible in the post-grunge wave, but now the trio is simply boring to listen to.

178th place in the rating went to Alice Cooper, whom the authors consider a successful showman with one compelling album in the 1970s and several strong pop-rock hits. Metallica the publication placed it on line 176, noting their achievements in the field of heavy music on early stages creativity and complete toothlessness of the team now. According to Vulture, bass player Robert Trujillo has been in the band for as long as Metallica hasn't released anything worthwhile.

At number 155 on their subjective chart, Vulture placed Aerosmith. According to the authors, in the mid-1980s Desmond Child And Diane Warren wrote a lot of fake and weak rock songs for the group, which made the group truly popular. The compilers believe that the entire legacy of Aerosmith is “Dream On”, “Sweet Emotion”, association with Run-D.M.C. and the already mentioned Child songs.

Other performers in the second hundred include:

• Genesis in 173rd place;
• Guns N' Roses at number 170;
• Van Halen at 168;
• Earth, Wind & Fire at 153 positions;
• Nina Simone in 148th place;
• Black Sabbath in 144th place;
• The Bee Gees are at number 141;
• Yes at 140 position;
• Pearl Jam at 133rd;
• Eagles on line 132;
• Eric Clapton at 131;
• Dire Straits at 127;
• Leonard Cohen in 112th place;
• Lynyrd Skynyrd at 103 positions.

The first hundred included:

• The Police in 96th place;
• The Cars is ranked 95th;
• AC/DC in 94th place;
• Peter Gabriel in 93rd position;
• Tupac Shakur in 84th place;
• Madonna in 83rd place;
• The Jackson 5 on line 78;
• ZZ Top is on the 77th line of the top;
• Paul McCartney in 76th place;
• B.B. King at 68th position;
• Elton John at number 59;
• Michael Jackson in 58th place;
• U2 in 56th place;
• The Who at line 49;
• John Lennon in 43rd place;
• The Stooges are in 41st place;
• The Velvet Underground at 37th place;
• Pink Floyd in 34th place;
• Stevie Wonder at 28th position;
• The Jimi Hendrix Experience on line 22;
• David Bowie in 21st place.

The Clash the authors placed it at number 17 on the chart, calling the group intelligent and smart, with a large number of songs and a very short career. On the 15th line were placed The Rolling Stones, who, despite any experiments, always remained a strong group.

The authors put it in 14th place Sex Pistols, without really explaining his choice. According to Vulture, the Sex Pistols' work still remains tough and uncompromising. 13th place in the ranking went to Led Zeppelin, whose appearance the compilers called turning point in music. The authors of the rating believe that Led Zeppelin's lyrics are the most adequate among all hard rock bands and do not cause embarrassment.

Top the list best groups in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame according to Vulture - Chuck Berry, The Beatles And Bob Dylan. According to the compilers, Dylan was the first to build creativity around strong lyrics, which no one had done before, The Beatles simply changed everything, and Chuck Berry invented rock music and is simply one of the most important representatives of popular music of the 20th century.

What is this room really like? It immediately seems Cathedral made of white marble, golden candelabra along the carpet, bronze cannons with cannonballs around the iconostasis and coffins, coffins, coffins with rock stars everywhere!

Of course, it would be great, the best Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the world! However, in reality this is a more modest establishment - a modern stylish architectural structure on the lake in Cleveland, Ohio. It was created in 1983-1986 thanks to the joint diligence of several show business sharks, publishers and music journalists. The hall is actually not even a hall, but a seven-story one music museum With concert venue, the very ceremony of initiation and glorification of heroes takes place once a year in the coronation hall on the third floor.

Why Cleveland? This Long story. For Americans, Cleveland, on the one hand, is the periphery at the end of the Earth, on the other, a place that has old intimate relationships with rock and roll (in in a good way) relationship. Something like Ufa in Russia - an incomprehensible city, it is unclear where, but Zemfira and Shevchuk were born there, and this is wow by our standards.

In 1986, the museum's organizing committee (something like self-styled rock academics) held its first meeting and decided to admit the first apostles to the Hall of Fame. These were rock and roll and blues musicians led by James Brown and Chuck Berry. Since then, up to seven artists have been added to the Hall of Fame every year. Some are accepted several times if they become famous both as part of a group and as a solo artist.

The museum helped not only rock and roll, but Cleveland itself: interest in the ceremony is constantly growing, millions of people watch broadcasts from the Hall and even come in person, making a serious contribution to the industry of the local tourist cluster.

It would be nice to organize something like this in Russia, too, in Ufa or Vasyuki, but there is a fear that the lofty plan will eventually turn into another “Invasion.”

In addition to artists, songs are also inducted into the Hall of Fame. At first there were 500 of them, but over the years the honorary playlist has grown. Most singles from The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Elvis Presley, which probably won't surprise you.

Academicians noticeably gravitate towards the good old classics of the genre and are in no hurry to admit alternative musicians, electronic musicians, rappers and metalheads into the hall. Even the harmless Depeche Mode was nominated several times, but in the end did not achieve a passing score in the jury's vote. Of the deviant artists, The Velvet Underground, Ramones, The Clash, Sex Pistols, Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, Patti Smith, Metallica, Run-DMC, The Stooges, Tom Waits, Beastie Boys, Red are miraculously included in the Hall of Fame Hot Chili Peppers, Public Enemy, Nirvana, Green Day, N.W.A, Pearl Jam and Tupac Shakur.

is a museum and organization dedicated to influential people of the rock music era. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was founded in 1983 in the United States by leading figures in the music business, including Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun and Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner. They wanted to create an organization that would celebrate the people "who created the most popular music of our time."

In 1986, the first induction ceremony into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame took place at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. Then the merits of Elvis Presley, James Brown, Little Richard, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, The Everly Brothers and other artists were noted. That same year, event organizers, enlisted by a USA Today public poll, selected Cleveland, Ohio, as the permanent location of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation and Museum. It was determined that a musician becomes eligible to enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25 years after the release of his debut album. The inclusion ceremony, during which an expert jury selected five to seven artists, began to take place annually.

In September 1995, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum, built by architect Yeo Minh Pei, opened in Cleveland. On this occasion it was arranged a charity concert, which was attended by the brightest stars of rock music: Chuck Berry, James Brown, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed and other performers.

In 2006, Joel Peresman became president of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation and Museum. Under his leadership, work began on creating a library and archive of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the museum's exhibition was expanded.

Over the years of the existence of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, its list has been supplemented by such outstanding musicians as Roy Orbison, B.B. King, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Bob Marley, David Bowie, Michael Jackson, Patti Smith, Madonna , The group Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Doors, The Animals, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Velvet Underground, Aerosmith, Queen, Metallica.

The first punk band to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was the Clash in 2003. British punk band The Sex Pistols were introduced to American Hall rock 'n' roll fame in 2006. American rhythm and blues and soul singer Aretha Franklin became the first woman inducted into the Hall of Fame. The first hip-hop group to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was South Bronx outfit Grandmaster Flash. and the Furious Five. Another rap group Run-D.M.C. entered the Hall of Fame in 2009; in 2012, the cult trio joined the list of hip-hop artists in the Hall of Fame.

In 2010, The Stooges, The Hollies, Jimmy Cliff, Genesis and were inducted into the Hall of Fame, in 2011 - Tom Waits and Alice Cooper, in 2012 - Guns N'Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, as well as singer Donovan and the band The Small Faces: Canadian progressive rock group Rush, hip-hop group Public Enemy, hard rock group Heart and singer Randy Newman were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2013. "Queen of Disco" Donna Summer and bluesman Albert King were inducted into the Hall of Fame posthumously.

December 17, 2013, that the famous musical groups Nirvana, Kiss, as well as the British musician performer Peter Gabriel will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. The artist announcement ceremony will take place on April 10 in New York. Music band The famous American rock singer Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band is included in a separate prestigious nomination "For Musical Excellence". For the first time, people will also be inducted into the Hall of Fame English singer Cat Stevens, 1970s country rock star Linda Ronstadt, Hall & Oates, and manager The Beatles Brian Epstein and Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham.

Since its opening, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum has welcomed nearly eight million visitors from around the world.

The material was prepared based on information from RIA Novosti and open sources