Louis in the documentary, Hail! Hail! Rock and Roll! It was the same theater that turned him away as a child because he was Black. See An Exploration of Smithsonian Collections Featuring African ...

“We’re the birthplace of blues, country and rock and roll music,” says Penny ... other parts of the South adopted the instrument and evolved blues music from spirituals and field hollers.

In the current dispute, the Van Halen image was used in two exhibits: “Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll” and “Legends.” Focused on musical instruments used by famed rockers ...