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“Everything is transitory, but music is eternal.” Peoples pass through time, leaving imprints of their cultures on the face of the planet. Through the thickness of time, not only monumental architectural masterpieces, covered with hoary antiquity, reach us. Unforgettable musical works, brilliant writers and virtuoso performers are also forever imprinted in the memory of humanity, carefully preserving their melodic heritage, as airy as the ether.

Over time, architectural preferences changed, as did musical tastes. Sometimes these concepts were combined, highlighting the most striking expressions of their era. As happened in the state of Ohio on the American continent, where the Museum and Hall of Fame of Rock and Roll was opened - a new musical trend that swept the entire planet in a swirling whirlwind in the middle of the 20th century. The famous DJ Alan Freed, who worked on WMMS radio in Cleveland, coined the term rock and roll for new musical compositions in the early 1950s, which gave the right to a small American town to consider itself the birthplace of this musical direction.

The newly created organization recognized and honored outstanding composers and performers, producers and promoters, DJs and songwriters, agents, music journalists and other influential figures who have dedicated their lives to the rock and roll music industry and achieved significant success in this field. At its first meeting in 1986, the organizing committee named the first 10 legendary names to “open the doors” to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Since then, new names of the Elite Ten have been announced every year at solemn ceremony, until 2009, held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, and now held in Cleveland.

Before being “introduced” into the Hall, its new members, according to established tradition, certainly give a concert. The musical stage plays not only rock and rock and roll, but also rhythm and blues, pop music and rap, as well as melodies and rhythms of other styles and trends, the performers of which were recognized as worthy of the Hall of Fame. Among the many people wishing to be included in the lists of world fame, candidates are selected who released their first single 25 years ago and who influenced the formation and development of musical culture in the world community. 700 experts evaluate candidates for the Hall of Fame, who are divided into four categories: “Performers”, “Non-Performers”, “Classics”, “Orchestra”.

In 1995, for such a significant musical organization, like the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, on the shores of Lake Erie, had its own futuristic-looking building designed by architect Yeo Ming Pei. The architectural composition, in which, in addition to the Hall of Fame, there is also a museum, dedicated to history rock and roll, and concert hall, cinemas and restaurants, consists of a 50-meter tower, a double glass pyramid and a huge “popsicle on a stick” with an unfolding wrapper.

The explosive energy of the musical style was fully reflected in the extraordinary design of the museum exhibition spaces and in the striking exhibits, priceless in their uniqueness. Decorated cars of pop stars right under the sharp-angled roof of a transparent pyramid, stage costumes of public favorites, their famous musical instruments and personal items, posters and magazines with images of idols, sculptures and installations of musical heroes and much more are presented within the walls of the one of a kind music museum. About 500,000 people a year visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland, which has become a true monument to rock and roll - a style loved by millions of music lovers around the world and has not lost its popularity for more than half a century.

- a museum and organization dedicated to influential people era of rock music. 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, a charity concert was organized, in which the most bright stars 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 inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. American rhythm and blues and soul singer Aretha Franklin became the first woman to be 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 , in 2011 - Tom Waits and Alice Cooper, in 2012 - Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, as well as singer Donovan and The team 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, English singer Cat Stevens, 1970s country rock star Linda Ronstadt, the duo 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

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"If you don't like rock, you just don't know rock." Telling the story of this most popular genre of music and making you fall in love with it is the mission of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which it has successfully accomplished for more than 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 movement from the beautiful compositions of the early 20th century. to the exuberant modern times, see Elvis' guitar and Ringo's drum, relive exciting moments 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 and several music industry professionals created an association called the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Initially, it was what is called a virtual project: every year the members of the founding committee of the association general meeting they 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 that 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.

At the Rock Theater every half hour a film is shown representing the most striking episodes from last ceremony inclusion in the Hall of Fame. 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 are displayed in showcases 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 are an 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 record company RCA.

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 of 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 in 1977, in which the musician played at the MTV Unplugged concert before John Lennon's electric guitar in 1965. The Architects of Rock hall will introduce those without whom it is impossible to imagine the sound of rock and roll - the inventors of 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 relive the highlights of the 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.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a museum and organization in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, dedicated to the most famous and influential figures of the rock and roll era: performers, producers and other individuals. having a significant impact on the music industry. Cleveland based its claim to be the birthplace of rock 'n' roll on the discovery of WMMS radio and the work there of DJ Alan Freed, who coined the term rock 'n' roll in the early 1950s. There is also the San Francisco Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

At the first meeting of the organizing committee in 1986, the first ten members were named - Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, the Everly Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and the late Sam Cooke, Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley. New members of the hall are announced annually; At the ceremony of “entry into the hall” they usually give a concert. These are not necessarily rockers: among the members of the hall there are many recognized masters of rhythm and blues (Stevie Wonder, Al Green, Marvin Gaye and others), as well as individual rappers (Grandmaster Flash and Run DMC). Performers are nominated 25 years after the release of their first single. For example, John Lennon was nominated exactly 25 years after the release of his first single (Give Peace a Chance, 1969) in 1994. A selection committee composed of music historians selects artists as candidates for four main categories (singers, bands and instrumentalists; composers and producers; rock and roll forerunners; session musicians). Subsequently, the selection is made through a vote of approximately 1,000 experts: university professors, journalists, producers and others with experience in the music industry. To be elected, you must receive at least 50% of the votes. Five to seven artists are selected each year. In 1993, The Doors, Van Morrison, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Cream, Ruth Brown, Etta James, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, Sly & the Family Stone were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 1994, John Lennon, The Animals, The Band, Eddie Duane, The Grateful Dead, Elton John, Bob Marley, and Rod Stewart were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 1995, The Allman Brothers Band, Al Green, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, Martha and the Vandellas, Neil Young, and Frank Zappa were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 1996, David Bowie, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Jefferson Airplane, Little Willie John, Pink Floyd, The Shirelles, The Velvet Underground were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 1997, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted inducted: Bee Gees, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, The Jackson Five, Joni Mitchell, Parliament/Funkadelic, The Rascals In 1998, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted the Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, The Mamas & The Papas, Lloyd Price, Carlos Santana, Gene Vincent. In 1999, Billy Joel, Curtis Mayfield, Paul McCartney, Del Shannon, Dusty Springfield, Bruce... were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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 creators 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 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 merits in the field of heavy music in the early stages of creativity and the complete toothlessness of the group 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 103rd position.

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 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 at 22;
• David Bowie is 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.

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

The authors put it in 14th place Sex Pistols, without really explaining his choice. According to Vulture, the Sex Pistols' work remains tough and uncompromising. 13th place in the ranking went to Led Zeppelin whose appearance the compilers called a 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.

Topping Vulture's list of the best bands in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - 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 popular music XX century.