Stories of Rock

Stories from Rock Hall visitors about why music matters.

If Madonna spent the '80s detonating sexual boundaries, then she doubled down on her provocative stance with the release of 1992's Erotica.

Green Day's original tour bus - a retired bookmobile - got a second life to benefit charity thanks to West Coast Customs and Wheels for Wishes.

Designer Phil Yarnall shares his musical and artistic inspirations behind the Summer of Love book cover and merchandise he created to complement our exhibit.

Thirty years ago, LA rockers Guns N' Roses tore apart the scene with "Appetite for Destruction," their debut album that boasted punk rock swagger and sentimental lyrics that displayed the gritty realities of a rock lifestyle.

Rapper’s Delight, an exhibit on the history of hip-hop, is more than a monument to rappers past: it’s a peek into the future.

Walk through artifacts from artists’ lives: handwritten drafts of hit singles, instruments used in concert and strangely enough, more than one rocker’s personalized pinball machine.

In collaboration with Elvis Presley Enterprises, a permanent collection honoring rock's late King.