{"id":143060,"date":"2024-09-24T14:56:54","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T19:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=143060"},"modified":"2024-09-24T15:27:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T20:27:55","slug":"new-exhibit-at-grammy-museum-mississippi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/new-exhibit-at-grammy-museum-mississippi\/","title":{"rendered":"New Exhibit at GRAMMY Museum Mississippi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Following its February debut at the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum in Austin, Texas, Music America: Iconic Objects From America\u2019s Music History <\/em><\/strong>opened to the public at GRAMMY Museum\u00ae Mississippi <\/strong>on Friday, Sept. 20<\/strong>. With close to 100 objects representing the best of American music, the exhibit\u2014curated by the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music (BSACAM) at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, NJ\u2014tells the story of how music has informed, interpreted, and inspired our national identity since it was founded nearly two-and-a-half centuries ago. This exhibit is made possible by Visit Mississippi <\/strong>and Mississippi Humanities Council <\/strong>with additional support from Ergon, Inc<\/strong>. and South Delta Planning and Development District. <\/strong>The education programs for this exhibit are made possible by the Maddox Foundation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMusic has been deeply engrained in the fabric of American history since the nation was founded almost 250 years ago,\u201d said Emily Havens<\/strong>, Executive Director of GRAMMY Museum Mississippi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Music America <\/em>exhibit helps tell the complex story of American music by featuring objects from artists of all genres, including those who put music from the Delta on the map. Together, these artists and the songs they\u2019ve made describe our national soundtrack. From rock and roll and country, to the blues, jazz, and other genres, visitors will learn how music has shaped and interpreted our national identity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn curating this exhibit, we didn\u2019t just want to focus on the history of rock and roll in America, or country, or blues, we wanted to tell the story of how all of these genres together have shaped our identity as a nation,\u201d said Robert Santelli, BSACAM Executive Director. \u201cWith the Delta being at the heart of so much music history, we are thrilled to be bringing the Music America <\/em>exhibit to the GRAMMY Museum in Mississippi. There are so many stories to be told, specifically from Delta musicians alone, and we can\u2019t wait to share those with visitors to Cleveland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On display through April 13, 2025, the exhibit will feature iconic objects from artists such as Lead Belly, Sam Cooke, Bob Dylan, Ella Fitzgerald, Jimi Hendrix, Billie Holiday, Buddy Holly, Whitney Houston, B.B. King, Elvis Presley, and Frank Sinatra. Specific artifacts on display will include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n