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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum exists to collect, preserve and interpret the impact rock has made on our world. The evolving story of rock can be found on the Rock Hall's blog and feature pages, in addition to videos and galleries that capture the moments that matter in rock and roll. Here you'll find rock and roll news, artist interviews, performance notes, the latest event and exhibit happenings, and more. Consider this your backstage pass.
Many women found a new voice and musical identity during the punk-rock explosion of the Seventies. “That was the beauty of the punk thing: [sexual] discrimination didn’t exist in that scene,” once noted Chrissie Hynde.
Click below to learn, watch and listen to the Rock Hall's Women Who Rock: 10 Essential Punk Songs.
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The first act to rise from the industrial-rock underground to mass commercial success, Nine Inch Nails established Cleveland-area native Trent Reznor – NIN's founder, front man, producer and sole permanent member – as a different kind of rock star.
Click below to learn why "Head Like A Hole" is one of the Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll.
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Sam Moore of Sam & Dave leads a rowdy rendition of the duo's classic "Soul Man," with Steve Cropper on guitar, John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival on vocals and guitar, and more.
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Paul Shaffer organized an all-star jam of Booker T. and the M.G.s' classic "Green Onions," with Booker T. Jones, guitarist Steve Cropper, bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn, as well as U2 guitarist The Edge, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, guitarist Neil Young and more during the 1992 Hall of Fame Inductions Ceremony.
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