Calendar of Events
Feb 18, 2009
From Songwriters to Soundmen with Philip Paul
7pm, 4th Floor Theater
Paul’s career took off when he began playing with musicians such as Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell, and Dizzy Gillespie. He became the studio drummer for King Records from 1952 to 1964, playing on over 350 recordings with artists such as Hank Ballard, Milt Buckner, and Freddie King.
Philip Paul will be interviewed in front of a live audience as part of the Museum’s “From Songwriters to Soundmen: The People Behind the Hits” free educational series that shines the spotlight on the people whose contributions to the rock and roll art form are often as powerful as those of the artists themselves. He will be joined onstage by his wife, Juanita Paul, a former employee of King Records. Please email//= 0; i=i-1){ if (l.substring(0, 1) == ' ') document.write("&#"+unescape(l.substring(1))+";"); else document.write(unescape(l));}//]]> edu@rockhall.org or call 216.515.8426 to RSVP.
Feb 20, 2009
Mavis Staples live performance
8 p.m., Main Stage
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will welcome Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Mavis Staples of the Staple Singers for a special performance in conjunction with the Rock Hall education department’s month-long Black History Month tribute. She will be joined on stage with her sister and fellow Staple Singers member Yvonne Staples for a show rich in a range of gospel, soul, and rhythm and blues. Tickets are $10 each and go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 13. Tickets are available via phone through Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000, online at http://www.ticketmaster.com and at all Ticketmaster outlets.
Feb 23, 2009
Film Screening – Cadillac Records
4th Floor Theater
Cadillac Records chronicles the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists. In this tale of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950’s Chicago, the film follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America’s musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin’ Wolf, Etta James, and Chuck Berry.
Please email//= 0; i=i-1){ if (l.substring(0, 1) == ' ') document.write("&#"+unescape(l.substring(1))+";"); else document.write(unescape(l));}//]]> edu@rockhall.org or call 216.515.8426 to RSVP. A special pre-screening discussion with director Darnell Martin begins at 6:30 p.m.
Feb 25, 2009
Rock and Roll Night School: The History of King Records
4th Floor Theater
Rock and Roll Night School is a monthly series of educational, discussion-based night classes offered free of charge from 7 pm – 8:30 pm in the Museum’s 4th floor theater. Lauren Onkey, Vice President of Education and Public Programming, and Jason Hanley, musicologist and Director of Education at the Rock Hall, will lead this month’s class, which will focus on the legendary recordings on King Records. Please email//= 0; i=i-1){ if (l.substring(0, 1) == ' ') document.write("&#"+unescape(l.substring(1))+";"); else document.write(unescape(l));}//]]> edu@rockhall.org or call 216.515.8426 to RSVP.
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Feb 18, 2009
From Songwriters to Soundmen with Philip Paul
7pm, 4th Floor Theater
Paul’s career took off when he began playing with musicians such as Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell, and Dizzy Gillespie. He became the studio drummer for King Records from 1952 to 1964, playing on over 350 recordings with artists such as Hank Ballard, Milt Buckner, and Freddie King.
Philip Paul will be interviewed in front of a live audience as part of the Museum’s “From Songwriters to Soundmen: The People Behind the Hits” free educational series that shines the spotlight on the people whose contributions to the rock and roll art form are often as powerful as those of the artists themselves. He will be joined onstage by his wife, Juanita Paul, a former employee of King Records. Please email//= 0; i=i-1){ if (l.substring(0, 1) == ' ') document.write("&#"+unescape(l.substring(1))+";"); else document.write(unescape(l));}//]]> edu@rockhall.org or call 216.515.8426 to RSVP.
Feb 20, 2009
Mavis Staples live performance
8 p.m., Main Stage
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will welcome Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Mavis Staples of the Staple Singers for a special performance in conjunction with the Rock Hall education department’s month-long Black History Month tribute. She will be joined on stage with her sister and fellow Staple Singers member Yvonne Staples for a show rich in a range of gospel, soul, and rhythm and blues. Tickets are $10 each and go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 13. Tickets are available via phone through Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000, online at http://www.ticketmaster.com and at all Ticketmaster outlets.
Feb 23, 2009
Film Screening – Cadillac Records
4th Floor Theater
Cadillac Records chronicles the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists. In this tale of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950’s Chicago, the film follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America’s musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin’ Wolf, Etta James, and Chuck Berry.
Please email//= 0; i=i-1){ if (l.substring(0, 1) == ' ') document.write("&#"+unescape(l.substring(1))+";"); else document.write(unescape(l));}//]]> edu@rockhall.org or call 216.515.8426 to RSVP. A special pre-screening discussion with director Darnell Martin begins at 6:30 p.m.
Feb 25, 2009
Rock and Roll Night School: The History of King Records
4th Floor Theater
Rock and Roll Night School is a monthly series of educational, discussion-based night classes offered free of charge from 7 pm – 8:30 pm in the Museum’s 4th floor theater. Lauren Onkey, Vice President of Education and Public Programming, and Jason Hanley, musicologist and Director of Education at the Rock Hall, will lead this month’s class, which will focus on the legendary recordings on King Records. Please email//= 0; i=i-1){ if (l.substring(0, 1) == ' ') document.write("&#"+unescape(l.substring(1))+";"); else document.write(unescape(l));}//]]> edu@rockhall.org or call 216.515.8426 to RSVP.
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