Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Wanda Jackson helps kick off the opening of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's new exhibit, Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power, in a performance at the Museum's annual Spring Benefit Concert in Cleveland on Saturday. The new exhibit, which opens today, illustrates the important roles women have played in rock and roll and includes an acoustic guitar of Jackson's from 1958. "Women rock," she says in a new video for the exhibit, "and they rock very well." Watch it here.
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Wanda Jackson helps kick off the opening of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's new major exhibit, Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power, in a performance at the Museum's annual It's Only Rock and Roll Spring Benefit Concert at the Cleveland Convention Center tomorrow night. The all-star line-up includes fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Mavis Staples and Darlene Love, as well as Cyndi Lauper, all featured in the Women Who Rock exhibit. Proceeds from the concert benefit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's educational activities, which have reached 50,000 students both onsite and through distance learning.
The new exhibit Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power, which opens today and runs through February 26, 2012, illustrates the important roles women have played in rock and roll, from its inception through today, highlighting the flashpoints, the firsts, the best, the celebrated—and sometimes lesser-known women—who moved rock and roll music and American culture forward.
The interactive exhibition will spotlight more than 70 artists and fill two entire floors of the museum. The exhibit will feature artifacts, video and listening stations, as well as a recording booth where visitors can film a short story or moment of inspiration related to women in rock. The exhibit will move through the rock and roll eras, weaving a powerful and engaging narrative that demonstrates how women have been the engines of creation and change in popular music, from the early years of the 20th century to the present. Jackson is featured in the section of the exhibit that looks the emergence of rock, which will include an acoustic guitar of hers from 1958.
“I supposed that after they inducted me,
they decided they'd better do this,” Jackson mused to her hometown paper The Oklahoman. “It's
exciting certainly ... I know if they do it, it'll be done right.” Read more at newsok.com.
Wanda Jackson spoke with the Hall of Fame about the exhibit and her place in rock and roll history for a video you can watch below. "Women rock," she says, "and they rock very well." Watch it here:
For more on the Women Who Rock exhibition and Saturday's benefit concert, visit rockhall.com.
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Seattle Weekly's Chris Kornelis, reviewing Jackson's recent show at Neumo's in Seattle, writes: "Jackson—a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame—never attained the kind of stardom or place in the rock-and-roll pantheon that many of her male contemporaries (Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash) did. But that she can still incite excitement from a cross-generational audience, bring an uncompromising show across the country, and make relevant records is a testament to the fact that the trajectory of her career may be more enviable." Read more at seattleweekly.com.
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To pick up a copy of Wanda Jackson's latest album, the Jack White-produced The Party Ain't Over, released earlier this year on Third Man / Nonesuch Records, head to the Nonesuch Store, where orders include high-quality, 320 kbps MP3s of the album at checkout. For details on Jackson's upcoming headlining performances and her upcoming shows supporting Adele, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.
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