Hail! Rock and Roll! It was the same theater that turned him away as a child because he was Black. See An Exploration of Smithsonian Collections Featuring African American Music from Smithsonian Music ...

“We’re the birthplace of blues, country and rock and roll music,” says Penny ... other parts of the South adopted the instrument and evolved blues music from spirituals and field hollers.

Rock music first grew out of the rock’n’roll movement of the 1940s and 50s ... Electric guitars were also becoming a lead instrument, with musicians such as Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix ...

1950s-style blues and rock and roll, rockabilly, traditional country music, bluegrass, tango and many types of folk music. History The double bass is generally regarded as a modern descendant of the ...

The Saturday Night Live 50th anniversary celebration is moving from Rockefeller Center to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. On May 23, the new immersive exhibit “SNL: Ladies & Gentleman… 50 Years of Music ...