Music History

Out in the West Texas town of El Paso, a neighborhood bar may have inspired the classic Marty Robbins song.

Exploring the past, present, and future of blues music.

Over 300 historical instruments from around the world can be found in the Royal Northern College of Music's basement.

The Gaslamp District's oldest bar sports a urinal marked with a golden plaque that was allegedly used by Mick Jagger.

The last location where Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson played before their tragic deaths.

This mural pays tribute to Atlanta natives and hip hop legends Andre 3000 and Big Boi, better known as OutKast.

Forget the hearse ‘cause he’s forever immortalized in a Belgian city where AC/DC performed a secret gig that pushed them forward.

A museum capturing one of the world's most famous classical composer's battle with hearing loss.

This building's name and a plaque are all that's left of what was probably the most important nightclub of the Madchester music scene.

Explore more than 175 years of saxophone history.

One of the best-selling bar bands in American music history is commemorated in their hometown's Five Points neighborhood.

In Oklahoma City's Bricktown, there's a street that don't use jelly.

The birthplace of this Gilded Age celebrity, opera singer, suffragette, and shipwreck survivor has been turned into a museum celebrating her fascinating life.

This plaque honors the unsung Black songstress once known as the “greatest singer of her race.”