Sam Cooke & The Civil Rights Movement – Rock & Roll Night School Lecture
This Rock & Roll Night School lecture segment analyzes Sam Cooke, his music, and his...
Stax & Motown & The Civil Rights Movement – Rock & Roll Night School Lecture
This Rock & Roll Night School lecture segment analyzes Stax Records, Motown Records, and their...
Ozzy Osbourne Playlist
Ozzy Osbourne is rock’s beloved “Prince of Darkness” and a key architect of heavy metal...
Photo of Rock Hall Exterior – 2021 Celebration Day
An aerial photo of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on 2021 Celebration Day...
Missy Elliott Queen Latifah On Stage
Queen Latifah honoring Missy Elliott for Elliott’s 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction...
Elton John & Missy Elliott Backstage
Elton John and Missy Elliott posing backstage (2023 Induction Ceremony) Photo by Derek Blanks
Missy Elliott Performing On Stage
Missy Elliott performing at the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Photo...
Missy Elliott On Stage With Dancers
Missy Elliott performing with dancers during her 2023 Induction into the Rock & Roll Hall...
Missy Elliott Headpiece Artifact
Missy Elliott headpiece from her 1997 song “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” Photo by Tessa...
Missy Elliott Exhibit Display
Display of Missy Elliott’s costume from 1997’s “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” at the Rock...
Missy Elliott On Stage
Missy Elliott speaking as she accepts her 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction...
Peter Frampton Playlist
Peter Frampton grew up in England and learned the music of American rockers like Buddy...
Poster for Mahalia Jackson in Topeka, Kansas, 1962
Yellow/red poster for Mahalia Jackson, “Queen of Gospel Singers,” at Municipal Auditorium, Topeka, KS, 2/17/62....
Bob Dylan & The Civil Rights Movement – Rock & Roll Night School Lecture
This Rock & Roll Night School lecture segment analyzes Bob Dylan’s role in the mid-1900s...
Mahalia Jackson & The Civil Rights Movement – Rock & Roll Night School Lecture
This Rock & Roll Night School lecture segment analyzes Mahalia Jackson’s importance to the mid-1900s...
Radio & The Civil Rights Movement – Rock & Roll Night School Lecture
This Rock & Roll Night School lecture segment analyzes radio’s impact within the mid-1900s civil...
Kool & the Gang Playlist
Kool & the Gang took their funky groove all the way to the top with...
Missy Elliott Hip Hop Culture Guide
The Hip Hop Culture Guide series takes an in-depth look at a prominent Hip Hop...
Carole King Performs at the 2021 Induction Ceremony
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 30: 2021 Inductee Carole King performs onstage during the 36th Annual...
Lionel Richie Inducting Clarence Avant at the 2021 Induction Ceremony
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 30: Lionel Richie presents Clarence Avant the Ahmet Ertegun Award onstage...
Foo Fighters and Paul McCartney Speech at 2021 Ceremony
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 30: Dave Grohl (C) of the Foo Fighters speaks onstage during...
Carole King and Taylor Swift Speech Ceremony
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 30: Inductee Carole King speaks onstage during the 36th Annual Rock...
Carole King and Taylor Swift Ceremony
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 30: Inductee Carole King speaks onstage during the 36th Annual Rock...
Clarence Avant Speech at 2021 Induction Ceremony
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 30: Clarence Avant receives the Ahmet Ertegun Award onstage during the...
Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins Perform 2021 Ceremony
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 30: Dave Grohl of The Foo Fighters performs onstage during the...
Go-Go’s and Drew Barrymore at the 2021 Induction Ceremony
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 30: (L-R) Jane Wiedlin, Belinda Carlisle, Charlotte Caffey, and Gina Schock...
Go-Go’s Perform at the 2021 Induction Ceremony
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 30: Belinda Carlisle, Gina Schock and Kathy Valentine of The Go-Go’s...
Close Up LL COOL J at 2021 Induction Ceremony
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 30: LL Cool J performs onstage during the 36th Annual Rock...
LL COOL J Performance Photo – 2021 Induction Ceremony
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 30: LL Cool J performs onstage during the 36th Annual Rock...
LL COOL J Speech at the 2021 Induction Ceremony
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 30: LL Cool J speaks onstage during the 36th Annual Rock...
LL COOL J Performs at the 2021 Induction Ceremony
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 30: LL Cool J performs onstage during the 36th Annual Rock...
Eminem Performance Photo – 2021 Induction Ceremony
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 30: Eminem performs onstage during the 36th Annual Rock & Roll...
Dr. Dre and Eminem Backstage at the 2021 Induction Ceremony
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 30: Dr. Dre and Eminem pose backsage during the 36th Annual...
Taylor Hawkins Performs at the 2021 Induction Ceremony
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 30: Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters performs onstage during the 36th...
Jane Wiedlin Performs at the 2021 Ceremony
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 30: Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Go’s performs onstage during the 36th...
Belinda Carlisle and Charlotte Caffey Ceremony
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 30: Belinda Carlisle of The Go-Go’s performs onstage during the 36th...
Go-Go’s Speech at the 2021 Induction Ceremony
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 30: (L-R) Kathy Valentine, Jane Wiedlin, Belinda Carlisle, Charlotte Caffey, and...
LL COOL J and Eminem Perform at the 2021 Ceremony
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 30: LL Cool J and Eminem perform onstage during the 36th...
LL COOL J and Jennifer Lopez perform at the 2021 Induction Ceremony
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 30: Jennifer Lopez (L) and LL Cool J perform onstage during...
Jay-Z at the 2021 Induction Ceremony
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 30: Jay Z is inducted onstage during the 36th Annual Rock...
Dave Grohl and Paul McCartney Perform at the 2021 Induction Ceremony
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 30: Paul McCartney and Dave Grohl of Foo Fighers perform onstage...
Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters Speaks at the 2021 Induction Ceremony
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 30: Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters (second from right) speaks onstage...
Kathy Valentine Performing at the 2021 Ceremony
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 30: Kathy Valentine of The Go-Go’s performs onstage during the 36th...
Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo Acceptance Speech 2022 Inductions
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 05: (L-R) Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo speak onstage during...
Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo On Stage Performing – 2022 Induction Ceremony
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 05: Neil Giraldo and Pat Benatar perform onstage during the...
Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo On Stage Performing at the 2022 Induction Ceremony
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 05: Neil Giraldo and Pat Benatar perform onstage during the...
Judas Priest Acceptance Speech 2022 Induction Ceremony
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 05: Inductee Scott Travis of Judas Priest speaks onstage during...
Judas Priest On Stage at the 2022 Induction Ceremony
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 05: Inductee Rob Halford of Judas Priest performs onstage during...
Duran Duran Acceptance Speech at the 2022 Induction Ceremony
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 05: Inductees Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Roger Taylor and Simon...
Dolly Parton Speaks at 2022 Induction Ceremony
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 05: Inductee Dolly Parton speaks onstage during the 37th Annual...
Belinda Carlisle and Jane Wiedlin Ceremony
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 30: Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Go’s performs onstage during the 36th...
Parenting Musically Podcast
Parenting Musically explores ways to make music an important and meaningful part of our families’...
Dee Snider on the PMRC
Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider discusses music censorship and his 1985 testimony before a U.S....
Foreigner Playlist
Foreigner came together around the creative forces of Lou Gramm and Mick Jones: fusion of...
Dave Matthews Band Playlist
The Dave Matthews Band (DMB) is a jam band. The group never plays songs at...
The Spinners Exhibit Display
The Spinners Exhibit Display at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
DJ Kool Herc Turntables Exhibit Display
DJ Kool Herc Turntables Exhibit Display at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Don Cornelius Jacket Exhibit Display
Don Cornelius of Soul Train Jacket Exhibit Display at the Rock & Roll Hall of...
Aretha Franklin Playlist
Aretha Franklin is the first woman Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame....
Sonny and Cher, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona
Sonny and Cher concert flier
American Music Masters “A Change Is Gonna Come” Finale ft. Solomon Burke and Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin and Solomon Burke sing “A Change Is Gonna Come” honoring Sam Cooke at...
“Requiem for a Lark” CYO with guitar score
score for “Requiem for a Lark”
John Mellencamp – Small Town Perspectives
John Mellencamp is a singer, songwriter, and philanthropist. His song “Small Town” expresses the experience...
Experiment: Sonic Tubes
When we listen with headphones, sometimes it sounds like the music is moving around our...
U2: Music and Social Change Activity
U2 often uses their music to deliver social and political messages. Use this material to...
2Pac – Dear Mama Perspectives
Tupac Shakur was a successful West Coast rapper. His song “Dear Mama” acts as a...
Nina Simone – Mississippi Goddamn Perspectives
Nina Simone was an important Civil Rights activist. Her song “Mississippi Goddam” expresses her anger...
Nina Simone – I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free Perspectives
Nina Simone was an important Civil Rights activist. Her song “I Wish I Knew How...
Joan Baez – Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) Perspectives
Joan Baez is a folk singer and activist. Her song “Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los...
Sam Cooke “A Change is Gonna Come” Song Analysis
Sam Cooke was the lead singer of The Soul Stirrers before launching a pop solo...
Ruth Brown Playlist
Ruth Brown’s voice shaped the sounds of early rock & roll and helped launch rock’s...
Chuck Berry Gallery
Photo of the Chuck Berry Exhibit at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in...
Link Wray Exhibit Display with Record Cover
Link Wray Exhibit Display with Record Cover at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Link Wray Exhibit Display with Flyer
Link Wray Exhibit Display with Flyer at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Bon Jovi Playlist
Bon Jovi maintained their chart-topping reputation for decades with albums like 1988’s New Jersey and...
Amythyst Kiah Interview
Listen to this audio recording of the Rock Hall’s Director of Education, Mandy Smith, interviewing...
Big Mama Thornton Playlist
Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton was discovered at 14 while cleaning spittoons in Montgomery, Alabama....
Latin Music’s Influence on Early Rock Playlist
Latin music significantly influenced many styles of popular music including jazz, rock and roll, and...
Kate Bush Playlist
As if emerging from a shadow in the morning mist, Kate Bush arrived on the...
Bluefield Concert Posters Activity
This inquiry-based activity asks students to examine a concert poster from a show that took...
Musical Instruments Worksheet
This worksheet asks students to visually explore selected musical instruments that are commonly used in...
The Photographer’s Eye Worksheet
Rock and roll history is filled with iconic moments and imagery. Sometimes these moments become part of...
Bass Guitar and Electric Guitar Comparison
Do your students wonder about the differences between the electric guitar and the bass guitar?...
Stu Deutsch and the Theatrics of the Plasmatics
The Plasmatics were an American punk rock band in 1970s New York. Like many punk...
Drum History Podcast: Drummers in the Rock Hall
Rock Hall Director of Education Mandy Smith joins host Bart van der Zee on the...
Stu Deutsch of the Plasmatics on getting gigs and playing drums
The Plasmatics were an American punk rock band in 1970s New York. Listen to drummer...
Stu Deutsch of the Plasmatics talks about early punk and CBGBs
The Plasmatics were an American punk rock band in 1970s New York. Listen to seminal...
Bootsy Collins space bass activity
Use this activity to help younger students learn about one of the bass guitars that...
Eminem “Legacy” Perspectives Song Analysis
Eminem’s rap lyrics and personality have generated honest conversations about challenging topics. His song “Legacy”...
Photo of Linda Ronstadt’s Induction Tribute Performance
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 10: (L-R) Musicians Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Nicks, Sheryl...
History of the Rock Hall Summary
On September 2, 1995, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame opened its doors and...
DJ Hurricane defines Scratching
DJ Hurricane, known for his work with the Beastie Boys, describes and demonstrates the turntable...
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis 2022 Induction Acceptance Speech
In this Induction speech, watch and listen to Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis talk about...
Chuck D 2013 Induction Acceptance Speech
In this video, listen to Public Enemy’s Chuck D. accept his Induction into the Rock...
Kendrick Lamar Induction Speech for N.W.A in 2016
In this video, Kendrick Lamar Inducts N.W.A. into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame....
