MEDIA ALERT

THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME ANNEX NYC ADDS NEW MICHAEL JACKSON ARTIFACTS TO COMMEMORATE HIS ICONIC CAREER

Select Memorabilia Never Before on Display

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC, located in Soho, is home to decades of rock & roll memorabilia including items from the late Michael Jackson.

These items include:

  • Handwritten lyrics to “Billie Jean” – written by Michael Jackson and released on the album Thriller, 1982
  • Handwritten lyrics to “Beat It” – written by Michael Jackson and released on the album Thriller, 1982
  • The Motown identification card issued to Jackson when Jackson 5 was signed to Motown Records in 1968
  • Black leather gloves Jackson wore in the 1987 “Bad” music video
  • Handwritten lyrics to “Bad” – written by Michael Jackson and released on the album Bad, 1987
  • Black military-style jacket with gold-beading Jackson wore in the 1985 “We Are the World” music video
  • Handwritten lyrics to “We Are the World” –written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, released as a single March 7, 1985 

 

About the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC:

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC is an experiential, technologically advanced exhibition that focuses on the greatest moments in rock history and resonates with everyone from the casual music fan to the seasoned rock enthusiast. The Annex also showcases selected items from Cleveland’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum’s vast collection, including Bruce Springsteen’s 1957 Chevy, John Lennon’s Record Plant Piano, Elvis Presley’s motorcycle jacket, a handwritten poem by Jim Morrison and much more. The venue offers six galleries including the Hall of Fame, the Immersive Theater, Roots & Influences, Moments to Movements, New York Rocks, the Cleveland Gallery and the Special Rotating Exhibit, highlighting rock and roll’s impact on music and allowing visitors to discover, or rediscover, their connection to it all.

The Annex will be open Sun. – Thurs. 11am – 10pm and Fri. – Sat. 11am – 12am, with last admission one hour prior to closing. For tickets call (866) 9-ROCKNY or (866) 976-2569, go to www.rockannex.com or visit the box office located at 76 Mercer Street (between Spring & Broome Sts.), New York, NY 10012. For general information please call (646) 786-6680.


Media Contact
Lauren Ceradini
Rogers & Cowan
lceradini@rogersandcowan.com

Caitlin McNamara
Rogers & Cowan
cmcnamara@rogersandcowan.com
 

 

 

 


 

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