Rock and Roll
Gone at 27 and Eternally Youthful For the Ages, Jimi Hendrix Would Have Been 75 This Year
A gold-brocade vest at the Smithsonian evokes the innovative musician’s enduring legacy
The Ten Best Photography Books of 2017
These eye-opening works invite us to find ourselves in history and nature
Fats Domino's Infectious Rhythms Set a Nation in Motion
This Rock ’n’ Roll maverick was a true New Orleans original
Tom Petty, Standard-Bearer for Classic Rock, Dies at Age 66
In <i>Smithsonian Rock and Roll: Live and Unseen</i>, Bill Bentley remembers the singer-guitarist who forged a unique place in American rock
In a First, Archival-Quality Performances Are Preserved in DNA
Songs by Miles Davis and Deep Purple at the Montreux Jazz Festival will live on in the ultra-compact, long-lasting format
Why 30,000 People Came Out to See a Swedish Singer Arrive in New York
Most of them had never even heard Jenny Lind sing
Freddie Mercury, Musical Genius and Stamp Collector
The singer-songwriter's childhood stamp album offers an insight to his character
'Rumble' Aims to Upset the Rock 'n' Roll Canon
A documentary based on a Smithsonian exhibition is wowing festival audiences
This Cleveland DJ Popularized Rock 'n' Roll
Dancing – and dancing shows – became a teenage craze in the 1950s, spurred by figures like Cleveland DJ, Alan Freed
Prince Now Has His Own Shade of Purple
The Pantone Color Institute has debuted “Love Symbol #2,” a deep purple based on the late star's custom-made piano
Dylan Finally Delivers on Nobel Prize Lecture
The reclusive singer-songwriter muses on literature and music in characteristic style
This Feminist Psychologist-Turned-Rock-Star Led a Full Life of Resistance
Naomi Weisstein fought against the idea of women as objects in both the fields of psychology and rock 'n roll
The Secretary of the Interior Once Banned Rock Bands From the National Mall
James Watt, who was outed from office in the early 1980s, said the only songs he knew were 'The Star Spangled Banner' and 'Amazing Grace'
How Chuck Berry’s Cadillac and His Guitar, Maybellene, Came to the Smithsonian
Curator Kevin Strait from the African American History Museum details the day he met the great musician
The Wild Rock and Roller Chuck Berry Dies
In 2012, Berry donated his red Eldorado Cadillac to the Smithsonian
Lou Reed’s Papers Have Found a Home
The vicious Velvet Underground frontman will live on at the New York Public Library
Play Paul Simon's Piano or Croon Into Elvis' Mic at These Seven Historic Recording Studios
Take a tour through Americana music history
Bruce Springsteen Is Getting His Own Archive
A new center will celebrate the glory days of Boss and other American musical icons
A Brief History of Wizard Rock
This Halloween, check out a genre devoted to Harry Potter's Wizarding World
The New Exhibition on Black Music Could Give Other Museums a Run for Their Money
The collections in the show "Musical Crossroads" at the African American History Museum are near encyclopedic in their scope
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