The wah-wah effect originated in the 1920s with trumpet players using mutes. The first wah pedal was created by Bradley J. Plunkett at Warwick Electronics in 1966. The pedal was initially marketed as "Clyde McCoy" and later renamed "Cry Baby"
Born Ellen Naomi Cohen in Baltimore in 1941 to Russian-Jewish immigrant parents. Adopted name "Cass" in high school, later changed to Elliot. Started performing in New York City after leaving high school. Joined The Big 3 in 1963, later formed the Mugwumps and Mamas & the Papas
2017 biographical sports film directed by Craig Gillespie. Based on interviews with Tonya Harding and her abusive ex-husband Jeff Gillooly. Margot Robbie stars as Tonya Harding, Sebastian Stan as Gillooly. Film premiered at TIFF in September 2017, released December 2017
Established in 1983 by Ahmet Ertegun in Cleveland, Ohio. Museum documents rock music history and notable figures. Cleveland chosen as permanent home after $65 million public funding. Architect I.M. Pei designed building with 162-foot glass pyramid tower
Drop D tuning lowers the low E string by a full step to D. It's one of the easiest alternate tunings to learn. Guitars historically had four or five strings
Rock 'n' roll combines R&B, jazz, and country with electric instruments. Alan Freed coined the term in Cleveland in 1951. Early rock musicians had backgrounds in gospel and blues