AMERICAN
MUSIC MASTERS™

Rock and Roll Night School: The Les Paul Sound

The Rock Hall's Lauren Onkey and Jason Hanley, and Case Western Reserve Music Professor Mary Davis will introduce the life and career of Les Paul with a multimedia presentation—exploring his extraordinary contribution to music, guitars, and recording technology. This event is free with a reservation. Email education@rockhall.org or call 216.515.8426 to RSVP.

Free to the Public. Clark Hall is located on Bellflower Road across the street from the Peter B. Lewis Building.

The Gibson Sound: A Night with Henry Juszkiewicz and Special Guest Ace Frehley

Henry Juszkiewicz, Chairman and CEO of Gibson Guitar, will take the audience through the story of Gibson Guitar, its history and leadership in music innovation while highlighting the company's more than 50-year history with Les Paul, and the guitar that bears Les's name. Special guest Ace Frehley will talk about playing guitar and demonstrate some of his signature riffs.

This event is free with a reservation. Email education@rockhall.org or call 216.515.8426 to RSVP.

Teachers Rock: Guitars in the Classroom

Rock Hall educators and a Gibson luthier will talk about the history of the Gibson Les Paul guitar. This informative session is designed for guitar teachers, music teachers and interested educators around Northeast Ohio.

This event is free with a reservation. Email education@rockhall.org or call 216.515.8426 to RSVP.

The Les Paul Guitar: An Evening with the Luthiers

Three of the people who make Gibson guitars, luthiers Michael McGuire, Frank Johns and Ren Ferguson, will take us behind the scenes into the craftsmanship and dedication that goes into building a guitar. The luthiers will discuss the general concept of guitar design and some specific models from the earliest Les Paul solid bodies to current production models.

Email education@rockhall.org or call 216.515.8426 to RSVP.

Film: Les Paul—Chasing Sound! (2007)

Les Paul tells his own rags-to-riches story in this definitive feature-length documentary. Featuring a wall-to-wall soundtrack of greatest hits, the film also includes interviews with B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Tony Bennett, Jeff Beck, Steve Miller, and many more. Director John Paulson and producers Glenn Aveni and James Arntz will introduce the film with a discussion of how they crafted Les's life story, and they will take questions from the audience following the screening.

Email education@rockhall.org or call 216.515.8426 to RSVP.

Guitar Clinic - University Community Hour

Sponsored by the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities, this hour long program features a live guitar workshop by Jennifer Batten. Batten will discuss her guitar techniques in an interactive multimedia presentation. No reservation required.

Free to the Public. Harkness Chapel is located on Bellflower Road across the street from the Peter B. Lewis Building.

Concert by Webb Wilder and The Beatnecks

Tickets are $15 and will be available at the door or in advance at Wilbert's. Rock Hall members can purchase two-for-one tickets by showing member ID at time of purchase.

Rock and Roll Retrospective: the Les Paul Phenomenon

This day long conference offers a reflection on the accomplishments of Les Paul and his effect on rock and roll music. Learn more.

$30 including lunch. Order Tickets Online