IN MEMORIAM
Walter Parazaider – founding member and the woodwind heart of 2016 Inductees Chicago – was inspired to create a horn-oriented rock band by The Beatles’ “Got To Get You Into My Life.” Among the iconic moments he contributed to the band’s catalog are the flute solo in “Colour My World” and the soprano sax solo in “Just You ‘n’ Me.” Parazaider played with Chicago for fifty years, helping define them as a rock & roll band in which horns were just as important as guitars and drums.
Black Music in Cleveland: Past, Present, and Future
Jun 18, 7-9PM
Free W RSVPFam Jam
Jun 20, 10AM-2PM
Free W RSVPRock Hall Live: Kim Gordon
Jun 21, 8PM
GA $32With Admission $62Kathleen Hanna x Sheila E.: Music Makes Us
Jun 24, 3:30-4:30PM
GA $25Members $20Rock & Country Fan Day
Jun 25, 10AM-6PM
Free W AdmissionRock Hall Live: An Evening with The Church
Jul 2, 8PM
GA $41With Admission $71
Rock Hall Live
Sorry Ms. Jackson: A Hip-Hop Symphony
From funk grooves and Prince’s genre-blending vision to dramatic, classical-tinged piano, Outkast turned heartbreak into art
A Rock B-Side Turned West Coast Anthem
From a 1972 Joe Cocker flip side to NYC breakers to Tupac’s West Coast classic
From CBGB’s to Hip-Hop’s Mainstream
From Blondie’s disco-punk smash to Missy Elliott’s hip-hop classic, one drum loop kept moving forward
A Mother’s Love Scored in Soul and Hip-Hop
How a 1974 Spinners ballad became the heartbeat of Tupac’s most personal anthem
From Teen Pop to Timeless Standard
From the Shirelles’ first No. 1 to Carole King’s Tapestry to hip-hop samples, one ballad kept evolving
The MJ Anthem That Took Over the Dancefloor
From Thriller’s opening spark to ’90s hip-hop remixes to Rihanna’s global club takeover
The Guitar Riff That Shaped Generations
From Stevie Nicks’ guitar hook to Destiny’s Child and Missy Elliott, one riff kept finding new life
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