![]() ![]() When the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame curators were crafting the exhibit and establishing the narrative structure, they organized it using presidential administrations.Įach presidential administration has an information board listing the top songs when he became president and his official campaign song. Before coming to Little Rock, it was at the Gerald R. The structure of the exhibit really lends itself to presidential libraries. "President Clinton is very passionate about music," Ben Thielemeier, communications manager for the Clinton Foundation, says. Center representatives went to view the finished exhibit and decided it would be a perfect fit for a center dedicated to a man who has been called the first rock 'n' roll president. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame reached out, asking for a saxophone the center could loan them. That's actually how the exhibit came to the Clinton Presidential Center's attention. A saxophone loaned by Clinton is on prominent display in "Louder Than Words." In addition to his taste for 1970s-era rock, Clinton also got a great deal of attention for playing the saxophone during an appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show. It was on display for that, then moved to the Newseum in time for the 2017 inauguration. It was already in the works when, serendipitously, Cleveland was announced as the host city for the Republican National Convention. The exhibit was curated by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio - where it debuted in 2016 in time for the election - in conjunction with Washington's Newseum. It's the story of this country and of the world and how these people were able to personalize it and make you feel something that's larger than yourself." "But when you have music and you join them, they turn into something bigger, something visceral. "You can say something with words," says Karen Herman, vice president of collections and curatorial affairs with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. That's the point of the exhibit, "Louder Than Words: Rock, Power, and Politics," currently on display at the Clinton Presidential Center. "Music is powerful," says Rebecca Tennille, Clinton Presidential Center spokesman. Music is one of the biggest spurs to memory. Bill Clinton was running for president of the United States and the rock classic was his campaign theme song. Stay tuned for more details, to be revealed soon.Daa-daa, daa-daa, da-da-da, daa-daa, daa-daa, da-da-da.įor many alive and sentient in 1992, those opening chords of Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow" conjure up images and feelings of a different time, when then-Gov. Says the band: “So many more bands to be announced that your head will spin! Plan on spending a 3-day weekend with us! Details on which days each band will be playing will be announced soon! Special Guests currently confirmed include Overkill, Ace Frehley, Monster Magnet, Fuel, Tom Keifer’s Cinderella, Dokken, Texas Hippie Coalition, Doro, Four By Fate, Killcode, Jester, and American Angel. Twisted Sister will perform their final Tri-State Area farewell performance over the weekend of September 30th - October 2nd at First Energy Park in Lakewood, NJ. At the end of the day it was what needed to be done, and through the passage of time I'm viewed very positively for it." ![]() "But I'm extremely happy with my position, and I did the right thing. "At the time parents were like, 'OK, go see that Mötley Crüe but we don't want you going to see that Twisted Sister!' We were the poster child for everything (the PMRC) was saying was bad about rock'n'roll," Snider remembers with a laugh. Rock fans were pretty apathetic, the rock community rolled over, the RIAA caved before we even opened our mouths." ![]() ![]() Turns out I wasn't leading an army There was nobody behind me with the exception of a couple of other people (Frank Zappa and John Denver, who also testified). “When I was asked to testify I viewed it as carrying the flag into battle for the rock 'n' roll army, so I jumped at the opportunity,” Snider tells Billboard. Snider, along with Frank Zappa and John Denver were among the musicians who testified during the hearings in Washington. Part of the exhibit features the infamous era of the PMRC (The Parents Music Resource Center) which was formed in 1985 and had a “goal of increasing parental control over the access of children to music deemed to have violent, drug-related or sexual themes via labeling albums with Parental Advisory stickers,” according to Wikipedia. The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame's new exhibit, Louder Than Words: Rock, Power And Politics opened up this past Thursday and Twisted Sister singer Dee Sider was on hand for a pre-opening event where he spoke and played an acoustic version of his classic ”We're Not Gonna Take It”. ![]()
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