Rock and Roll

The Allman Brothers Band is a band from Macon, Georgia labeled by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as "The principal architects of Southern rock". Originally formed in the late 1960s, in 1971 they were described by Rolling Stone's George Kimball as "the best damn rock and roll band this country has produced in the past five years." The band has been awarded with nine gold and 3 platinum albums and continues to record and tour to present day.
The band was formed in Jacksonville, Florida on March 26, 1969, and consisted of Duane Allman (slide guitar and lead guitar), Gregg Allman (vocals, organ), Dickey Betts (lead guitar, vocals), Berry Oakley (bass guitar), Butch Trucks (drums) and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson (drums).
In 1995, the Allman Brothers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 1996, they received a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance for, "Jessica.” The band garnered back to back Grammy Award nominations in 2003 and 2004 in the category of Best Rock Instrumental for performances of "Instrumental Illness" from Hittin' The Note and One Way Out. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine named Duane Allman, Warren Haynes, Dickey Betts, and Derek Trucks to their list of 100 greatest guitarists of all time with Allman coming in at #2 and Trucks being the youngest guitarist on their list.

Although they were a considered, even in their day, to be a bit lightweight, and weren't composers of most of their music, the British Invasion group Herman's Hermits (and their young singer, Peter Noone) were major stars in America, scoring eleven Top Ten hits from 1964 through 1967, by which time they'd sold 40,000,000 records worldwide. These studio recordings featured the top British session men of the day, and it is rumoured that future Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones were among them.

Peter Noone was born on November 5th, 1947 in Manchester. His father was a semi-pro musician and keen that his son should follow in his footsteps, so Peter was sent to study singing and acting at the Manchester School of Music and Drama. He was something of a childhood star, playing Len Fairclough's son in the soap opera Coronation Street as well as in the lesser known Knight Errant and Family Solicitor. He combined this with local stage appearances too. An acting career seemed inevitable but instead of becoming a film star, he became a pop star.

In 1963, Peter joined a Manchester beat group, The Heartbeats, after their vocalist failed to show for a gig. The other members of the group included Karl Green - bass, vocals , Keith Hopwood - guitar, vocals , Derek 'Lek' Leckenby - guitar, vocals and Barry 'Bean' Whitwam - drums.

On stage, Peter used the name Peter Kovak. The change to Herman came after the band remarked on his resemblance to the character Sherman in the TV cartoon 'The Bullwinkle Show', although he misheard the name as Herman. The group, who by now were a popular dance hall and youth club attraction, and managed by Harvey Lisberg and Charlie Silverman, changed their name to Herman and The Hermits, although it soon became abbreviated to Herman's Hermits.

The band were soon signed by Mickie Most, who got them a deal with EMI's Columbia label. Most thought that Peter Noone resembled a young John F. Kennedy and resolved to make him the focus of the group. Most arranged for them to record a Gerry Goffin/Carole King number, which had recently been a minor hit in the States for Earl-Jean (the Cookies' vocalist). The song, "I'm Into Something Good" shot up the charts and spent two weeks at # 1 in September 1964. The British public rapidly took Peter Noone into their hearts as the safe face of beat music, and the band soon became a household name. Delighted by the success of their earlier song, Goffin and King offered the band a follow-up. The group jumped at the chance, but in retrospect, "Show Me Girl", had the bounce but lacked the appeal of their debut disc, proved a poor choice and only just squeezed into the Top 20.

January 1965 saw the release of the group's first EP, "Hermania", which contained a cover of "I Understand" (which had been a hit for The Four Tunes in 1954 and more recently for Freddie and The Dreamers); covers of Frankie Ford's "Sea Cruise" and Ernie K-Doe's "Mother-In-Law", and a song called "I Think Of You". The EP sold well and some people even spoke of 'Hermania' as a younger rival to Beatlemania.

The band made their first visit to the U.S., which was soon to prove a lucrative market for them. While there, they made a cameo appearance in the teen movie "When The Boys Meet The Girls". For their third UK single, the group covered The Rays' 1957 hit "Silhouettes", which climbed to No 3 and was undoubtedly one of their better singles. In the U.S. they went one place better with a Carter/Lewis song, "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat", outselling a rival version from Goldie and The Gingerbreads in the process. This gave them their second million-seller ("I'm Into Something Good" had been the first).

Their next 45 was a slick revival of Sam Cooke's "Wonderful World", which rose to No 7 in England in April 1965 and No 4 in the U.S. a month later. Their really big breakthrough in the States came when an American DJ heard "Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter" on their first US album, "Introducing Herman's Hermits", and persuaded their U.S. record company, MGM, to release it as a 45. It sounded like an old music hall song (though it wasn't) with Noone's George Formby-style vocals and the banjo guitar sound. Realising this, the group prevented its release in England, but in the U.S. the song spent three weeks on top of the charts, earning them another gold disc. It also topped the Australian Charts and sold 14 million copies worldwide.

This success coincided with the group's first full U.S. tour. Over the next two years, when the group faced strong competition from several rivals in the UK, they enjoyed a phenomenal run. Their popularity seems to have been partly due to the fact that many of the first wave British invasion groups had already peaked in terms of sales (with only The Beatles and Dave Clark Five consistently selling vast quantities of vinyl) and partly because, fuelled by the success of "Mrs. Brown", they selected songs for U.S. release that had a vaudeville edge to them. Not only did this set them apart from other UK beat acts of the time, it also fulfilled the American stereotype of what British life was like.

The band enjoyed another Top 20 hit with Kenny Young's bouncy "Just A Little Bit Better" which later made it to No 7 in the U.S. Across the Atlantic, another U.S. only single, "I'm Henry The Eighth", a revival of a 1911 music hall song, extracted from their album "Herman's Hermits On Tour" gave them another No 1 and million-seller.

Their first UK album, simply titled "Herman's Hermits", wasn't released until September 1965. It consisted of material from their first two U.S. only albums and included both their American No.1's, alongside beat material like The Yardbirds' "For Your Love" and Buddy Holly's "Heartbeat". Climbing to No 16, it was to be their only UK chart album until a budget-priced retrospective compilation in 1971 took them two places higher. Two EPs followed in the UK: "Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter", which became their best-selling EP, rising to No 3 in the EP Charts (and suggesting that, had the song been released as a single there, it would have done extremely well) and "Herman's Hermits Hits", which rose to number 19.

Their final 45 of 1965 was a fine, jangling P.F. Sloan/Steve Barri song, "A Must To Avoid", which made it to No 6 in England and No 8 in the States. In the U.S., MGM issued another album, "The Best Of Herman's Hermits", Vol. 1, which included most of the year's 45s and some earlier album tracks. In March 1966, the band issued another U.S. only single. "Listen People" was a slow ballad and took them to No 3, earning yet another gold record. Its flip side, "Got A Feeling", was taken from the Soundtrack to the film "Hold On!", which reached No 14 in the U.S. This was a teen movie about naming a U.S. spacecraft after a beat group to which the band contributed 11 songs. The album also included four Sloan and Barri tracks, such as "A Must To Avoid" and the title cut, "Hold On".

Meanwhile, "Listen People" appeared as the flip side to a Tony Hazzard composition, "You Won't Be Leaving", a folksy number that just made it into the Top 20. The follow-up, "This Door Swings Both Ways", was not one of their strongest 45s, but still took them to No 12 in the States and No 18 in the UK.

It seemed that the band's fortunes were beginning to ebb when they were revitalized by Graham Gouldman's "No Milk Today". This was an excellent pop song and their first 45 to employ an orchestra. It gave them their first Top 10 hit in the UK in over a year and came with a good flip side, "My Reservation's Been Confirmed", a decent self-penned rocker. In the States, "No Milk Today" appeared on the flip side to a strong version of The Kinks' "Dandy", which put them back in the U.S. Top 5. In the UK, "Dandy" became the title track of their sixth and final EP.

In November 1966, Noone also appeared in the U.S. TV movie, The Canterville Ghost. Their next album, "Both Sides Of Herman's Hermits", had different track listings in the UK and U.S. While the British pressing appeared the more selective with fewer throw-away songs, it was the U.S. one that enjoyed chart action, peaking at No 48. Later, at the beginning of 1967, a U.S. only compilation, "The Best Of Herman's Hermits, Vol. 2", just edged into the Top 20. On the 45 front, their treatment of Graham Gouldman's "East West" had failed to impress on either side of the Atlantic, but in late 1966, they bounced back with a beat ballad, "There's A Kind Of Hush", a Les Reed/Geoff Stephens composition, which made it to number 4 in the U.S. and number 7 in the UK. Definitely one of their best songs, it also became the title track of their next album, which for the first time had the same track listing on both sides of the Atlantic. It made the U.S. Top 20, but failed to sell in large quantities in England.

In America, with the advent of The Monkees and the onset of the psychedelic era, Herman's Hermits' fortunes declined rapidly. Kenny Young's "Don't Go Out Into The Rain", became their last U.S. Top 20 hit. Their next UK 45 was a cover of Donovan's "Museum", which only managed mumber 37 in the U.S. Their final album, "Blaze", didn't even get a UK release, although it had its moments with the Beatles-like "Moonshine Man" and Graham Gouldman's "Upstairs Downstairs".

In their final years, the band concentrated on the mainstream pop market and enjoyed further big UK hits with "I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving", "Sleepy Joe" and sing-along ditties like "Sunshine Girl" and "Something's Happening", all in 1968.

The one area of U.S. success in this phase of their career was the group's appearance in the film "Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter", in which Noone played a lead role. The Soundtrack album didn't chart at all in the UK and only rose to number 182 in the US.

In November 1968, Noone married a French girl, Mireille Strasser, and the following month he formed a business partnership with Graham Gouldman, which led to the opening of a New York boutique called Zoo.

1969 saw the release of one of the band's best records, "My Sentimental Friend", a ballad which didn't catch on in North America, but was a major European hit, reaching number 2 on the UK pop chart.

Later in the year, while on tour in Australia, the band heard Ross D. Wylie's hit cover of Johnny Young's "Here Comes The Star", and decided to record it for UK release. It was another slow, sad song, but didn't enjoy the success of "My Sentimental Friend", only managing No 33. Their final single for Columbia, "Years May Come, Years May Go", returned them to the Top 10 on the British chart for one last time.

In mid-1970, Mickie Most launched his new RAK label and with their good track record, Herman's Hermits were an inevitable choice to help promote it. Their first 45 on this new label, the reggae-influenced "Bet Yer Life I Do", which had been written by Hot Chocolate's Errol Dunkley and Tony Wilson, marked a significant change of style and it did the trick for Most, giving him a Top 30 hit to help launch the label. The follow-up, another Hot Chocolate song, "Lady Barbara", took things a step further putting them back in the UK Top 20. It was credited to Peter Noone and Herman's Hermits and proved to be his last with the band.

As the music scene split into "rock" and "pop" segments and tastes began to lean in a more serious direction, Herman's Hermits' hits dried up. The group slowed down and eventually split in 1971, followed by the typical legal battles.

Noone went solo, continuing to record on Mickie Most's RAK label, while The Hermits relocated to the U.S. where they signed to RCA. The band continued as a live act for several years and recorded the occasional single, none of which enjoyed any chart action. Inevitably, compilations were released after their split and there was also a brief reformation in June 1973 to top the bill at the 'British Invasion' nostalgia concert in New York's Madison Square Gardens. The EP "Collection" includes most of the band's hits from the 1964-66 period. "The Best Of The EMI Years" is a two CD set which includes all their hits.

In the mid-70s, Peter Noone spent three years hosting a British television series. He then moved to the south of France and cut a few singles that were moderate hits there and in Belgium.

By the end of the seventies, Noone had taken up part-time residence in L.A. where he formed another rock band, The Tremblers. The group released a mostly ignored album called "Twice Nightly" that Peter produced. In 1982, he recorded a solo album called "One Of The Glory Boys" and appeared as Fredric in the Broadway production of "The Pirates Of Penzance". For five years in the 1990s, he hosted the VH1 program, "My Generation."

Hermits guitarist Keith Hopwood started a music company called Pluto Music and wrote music for TV, film, and animation.

Since the departure of Peter Noone, the Hermits never stopped touring. Original members, Derek Leckenby and Barry Whitwam continued to tour as Herman's Hermits until Lenkenby died of cancer at the age of 51 in 1994, after which Whitwam carried on, averaging more that 200 one-night stands per year. The band appeared in this author's hometown in 2002 and put on a great show.

Peter Noone also toured the United States in 2002 as "Herman's Hermits, Staring Peter Noone", but none of the original Hermits were with him. That same summer, Noone launched a law suit to try to keep Whitwam from using the Herman's Hermits name.

In March, 2007, Peter appeared as a celebrity coach on US TV's American Idol, where he also sang "There's A Kind Of A Hush".

Herman's Hermits Greatest Hits:


I'm into something good - 1964
Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter - 1965
Silhouettes - 1965
Can't you hear my heartbeat - 1965
Conderful world - 1965
Just a little bit better - 1965
A must to avoid - 1965
Listen people - 1966
Dandy - 1966
This door swings both ways - 1966
No milk today - 1966
There's a kind of hush - 1967
Don't go out into the rain - 1967
Leaning on the lamp post - 1967
I can take or leave your loving - 1968
My Sentimental Friend - 1969

"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"

During the progressive music revolution in the late 60s, one of the most surprising successes was that of Iron Butterfly. The band was formed by Doug Ingle, who added Ron Bushy, Lee Dorman and briefly, Danny Weiss. Together, they were arguably the first to amalgamate the terms 'heavy' and 'rock', following the release of their debut album called "Heavy" in 1968. Later that same year, Weis left the band and guitarist Erik Braunn stepped in.

When Iron Butterfly relocated from San Diego to Los Angeles, the band started to gain a live following and soon was gigging with the likes of The Doors and Jefferson Airplane.

On September 7, 1968, Iron Butterfly's second effort entered the charts with what was to become its signature album, "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida". The 17-minute title track of that album was one of the pioneer songs that spurned the popularity of extended jams in progressive rock. The album became a multi-million-seller and was for a number of years the biggest-selling item in Atlantic Records' catalogue. The album also became the record industry's first platinum disc, selling over 4 million copies. It contained everything a progressive rock fan could want, - neo-classical organ with Far East undertones, a solid beat, screeching guitar parts, barbed-wire feedback and an long drum solo. A singles version of the song hit No. 30 on the U.S. national charts. Magnificently overwrought at the time, the intervening years have been less kind to its standing.

The follow-up, "Ball", was less of a success, despite being a better collection of songs, notably the invigorating 'It Must Be Love' and the more subtle 'Soul Experience'. Braunn departed after a weak live album and was replaced by two guitarists: Larry 'Rhino' Rheinhart and Mike Pinera. However, no further success ensued. "Metamorphosis" was a confused collection, recorded when the band was disintegrating, and in 1971, the band split up.

They re-formed in the mid-70s, with a new line-up of Ron Bushy and Eric Brann joined by bassist Phil Kramer and Howard Reitzes delivering two disappointing albums. A very brief semi-reunion in 1978, enlisting Jimi Henderson on vocals and bassist Keith Ian Ellis, imploded during a tour of Germany, when Ellis was found dead in a motel room.

Ten years later, all of the original members got together for the Atlantic Recording Corporation's 40th anniversary concert and celebration, appearing on stage along with the surviving members of Led Zeppelin, and with Aretha Franklin among many other acts of the company's roster.

Another re-formation, this time in 1992, was masterminded by Mike Pinera. A new version of 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida' was recorded and Pinera recruited Dorman and Bushy for extensive touring in the USA.

By 1993, the legendary "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" album had sold an astonishing 25 million copies and in 1995, the band re-formed once more for an anniversary tour.

On February 12, 1995, bassist Phil Kramer, who took Lee Dorman's place when Iron Butterfly re-formed in 1975, disappeared after calling police and threatening suicide. He was never heard from again, which led to a massive search and many news reports, talk show topics including an episode of Oprah, and even a segment on Unsolved Mysteries some years later. His body was found in a canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains, on May 31st, 1999, over four years later. At the time of his death, he was 42.

In 1997, Iron Butterfly re-formed again, this time with originial members Doug Ingle, Lee Dorman and Ron Bushy being joined by Eric Barnett and Derek Hilland. The band enjoyed a highly successful tour of Europe and had planned a new CD that never got off the ground.

On July 28th, 2003, guitarist Erik Braunn died of cardiac arrest in Los Angeles at the age of 52.

In December, 2005, keyboardist Martin Gerschwitz and guitarist Charlie Marinkovich joined Lee Dorman and Ron Bushy for yet another edition of Iron Butterfly, who continued to tour through 2007.

John Kay was born Joachim Krauledat, April 12th, 1944 and has certainly lived the life of a rock and roll rebel . After a perilous midnight escape from post-war East Germany as a child, he grew up with a steady diet of Armed Forces Radio and became inspired by the likes of Little Richard and Chuck Berry. At age 13, John decided to make rock and roll his life.

"Considering I was only 13, legally blind, spoke the wrong language and was on the wrong side of the ocean, maybe I was a little optimistic," he says. In spite of these considerable adversities, by his 14th birthday, John miraculously found himself with guitar in hand on the other side of the Atlantic in Toronto, Canada.

John learned English from listening to disc jockeys and music from the artists of the day, and he began to perform on amateur radio shows in his mid-teens. After high school, John roamed the American continent performing acoustic blues in coffee houses and bars. He eventually met and joined the Canadian band " Sparrow" while playing in Toronto's Yorkville Village in 1965. The group migrated from Toronto to New York and later to San Francisco, and became part of the Bay Area music scene. Sparrow broke up in 1967, after several unsuccessful attempts at recording for Columbia Records. A couple of months later, John formed a new band that he called "Steppenwolf", inspired by the novel by cult author Herman Hesse.

The group's first couple of releases did nothing in the way of sales, but their third attempt, was destined to become a rock and roll classic. "Born To Be Wild" broke on to the charts in the summer of 1968, and the line from the song, "Heavy Metal Thunder", in reference to the sound of motorcycles, gave the new style of music its name.The song was immortalized on the soundtrack of Dennis Hopper's film classic "Easy Rider".

Their next single, "Magic Carpet Ride" was a fusion of hard rock and psychedelic pop and went on to be Steppenwolf's second million seller. From there on, the band's albums produced material that made political and social statements that were often brilliant and sold well.

Steppenwolf continued to tour and record, and did have some limited top 40 success with songs like, "Rock Me," "Move Over," and "Who Needs Ya", but none of these could match their earlier chart success.

Following Kay's decision to break up the band in the mid 70's, he embarked on a solo career that saw the release of albums such as "Forgotten Songs" and Unsung Heroes", "My Sportin' Life," and "All In Good Time". In the late 70s, John learned that several bogus groups, using the name Steppenwolf, were touring and trashing the very reputation of the band that Kay had created. In 1980 he decided to act, and the John Kay Band quickly became John Kay and Steppenwolf. Several years of intensive touring followed and resulted in the rebuilding of their legacy.

Sadly, Rushton Moreve, Steppenwolf's bassist who co-wrote "Magic Carpet Ride" with John Kay, was killed in a car crash on July 1st, 1981. He was 32. Jerry Edmonton, drummer for the band during their hit making years, was also killed in a car crash, not far from his Santa Barbara, California home on November 28th, 1993 at the age of 47.

Since re-establishing the name, John Kay and Steppenwolf released five albums and toured annually on a worldwide basis. In 1994, Kay returned triumphantly with the Wolf to play concerts in the former East Germany, where he was reunited with friends and relatives he had not seen since he was 4 years-old.

With sales in excess of 20 million units worldwide (and increasing annually) and songs licensed for use in 37 motion pictures and 36 television programs (as of this writing), the group continues to focus on the future. The band released "John Kay and Steppenwolf, Live at 25", a double CD, released February 1995. The album contains 23 tracks, including many of the hits from the 60s, 70s and 80s, along with two new songs. "Feed The Fire", the first single and video from the album of the same name, was released in August, 1996.

On March 20th, 2001, John Kay released a solo album called "Heretics & Privateers", on Cannonball Records. The CD features twelve 'blues flavored' songs whose lyrics offer a gritty view of contemporary life.

In the Summer of 2005, Steppenwolf had a full slate of tour dates booked across the United States.

Planning a visit to The House That Rock Built?

Here’s what you need to know before you go.

Since its opening in 1995, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum has established itself as the preeminent home for the celebration and study of rock and roll music. Our exhibits, educational programs and performance events have made the Museum a mecca for fans, scholars and the artists themselves. In fact, our research shows that the Museum is the most popular and best-attended hall of fame in the country.

We invite you to come to Cleveland to journey through the past, present and future of rock and roll.

Location
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
One Key Plaza
751 Erieside Ave
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
(East Ninth Street at Lake Erie)

Hours
10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. daily
(open until 9 p.m. on Wednesdays)

Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Summer Hours: From Memorial Day (May 26, 2007) to Labor Day (September 1, 2007), the Museum is also open until 9 p.m. on Saturdays.

*Hours subject to change without notice

Admission
General Public


Adults: $20
Seniors (60+): $14
Children ages 9-12: $11
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Free Museum admission for children eight and under with the purchase of an adult admission. Tickets may be purchased at the Museum box office.

To purchase tickets in advance, visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum box office, call Ticketmaster at 800.493.ROLL. visit your Ticketmaster outlet or ticketmaster.com.

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Admission is free

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Elevators serve all levels of the Museum and Hall of Fame.
Visitor Services maintains a limited supply of wheelchairs and strollers at the Information Desk located on the Plaza Level.
Call 24 hours in advance and a Visitor Service Representative will have a wheelchair waiting for curbside pickup from the fire lane. Call 216.515.1266 for details and reservations.
Visitor Services offers Braille guides, as well as foreign language brochures available in German, French, Portuguese, Spanish and Japanese at the Information Desk located on the Plaza Level.
All three main theaters offer closed captioning for the hearing impaired. Ask the Visitor Services Representative at each cinema to activate the closed captioning.
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Family restrooms are available in our administrative offices. Please contact a Visitor Service Representative for assistance.
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FYE Museum Store and Rock Hall Café


The Museum store carries official Museum merchandise, as well as a wide selection of CDs, books, collectibles and other items. There is no admission charge to visit the store. Gift certificates are available for purchase at the Museum store or by calling 216.515.1292. Gift certificates can be purchased in $10, $25 and $50 denominations and can be used towards tickets, membership, merchandise or in the café. If ordered over the phone (credit card only), there is an additional $4.95 shipping fee.
The Museum has a café that serves light meals and refreshments and is accessible to ticketed Museum visitors and members. The café does accept credit cards.
Photography
Many of the artists who have generously loaned or donated artifacts to the Museum have stipulated that these items are not to be photographed or reproduced in any way. Due to our agreements with these artists, photography and video are allowed only in the Museum Lobby. Cameras should be left at the coat and camera checkroom on the Museum’s Ground Level.

Please Note
The Museum’s exhibits contain straightforward depictions of the history of rock and roll and its culture. Some exhibits and films contain mature themes and images. Please note the parental advisories listed in the Museum’s exhibit guide, available upon entering the Museum.

To capture the ever-evolving spirit of rock and roll, the exhibits are changed frequently and some items are displayed on a temporary basis. Areas of the Museum may be closed during your visit for exhibit changes and maintenance.

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No food, beverages, drugs, cans, glass containers, or any kind of contraband are allowed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. It is suggested that backpacks, large bags or luggage be checked in at coat check or be taken back to your vehicle. All bags are subject to search at any time. No solicitation is allowed. No Smoking Allowed. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will not be held liable for ANY ITEM of personal property or its contents lost or damaged in coat check.

It is illegal to carry a firearm, deadly weapon, or dangerous ordinance anywhere on these premises. Unless otherwise authorized by law, no person shall knowingly possess, have under the person’s control, convey, or attempt to convey a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance onto these premises.