25 Musicians With Their Own Museums
By Meagan Drillinger, Stacker News
On 7/16/21 at 8:00 PM EDT
Musicians are immortalized through their songs and lyrics, which live on forever over the airwaves and on our playlists. But some musicians are so much more than recording artists they are historic legends.
And where do legends of history belong? In museums, of course. Stacker researched music museums around the world and chose 25 artists who have at least one museum dedicated to them and their music.
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Countless musicians across the world and across time have changed sound and culture forever, ushering in new trends, movements, and styles of music. From Bob Marley to ABBA, Scott Joplin to The Beatles, it s no surprise which musicians have museums dedicated to their memory and contribution to the world.
Linda Ronstadt Fast Facts
Personal
Birth place: Tucson, Arizona
Father: Gilbert Ronstadt, hardware store owner
Mother: Ruth Mary (Copeman) Ronstadt, homemaker
Children: adopted: Carlos and Mary Clementine
Education: Attended University of Arizona, 1964
Other Facts
First female artist to have four consecutive albums go platinum.
Nominated for one Tony Award and one Emmy Award. She won the Emmy Award.
Explored many styles of music including folk, rock, country, opera, jazz and mariachi.
Played the character Mabel in the Broadway, television and film versions of “Pirates of Penzance.”
Her grandfather, Lloyd Groff Copeman, was an American inventor with hundreds of patents, including the first electric stove.
Linda Ronstadt Fast Facts
Personal
Birth place: Tucson, Arizona
Father: Gilbert Ronstadt, hardware store owner
Mother: Ruth Mary (Copeman) Ronstadt, homemaker
Children: adopted: Carlos and Mary Clementine
Education: Attended University of Arizona, 1964
Other Facts
First female artist to have four consecutive albums go platinum.
Nominated for one Tony Award and one Emmy Award. She won the Emmy Award.
Explored many styles of music including folk, rock, country, opera, jazz and mariachi.
Played the character Mabel in the Broadway, television and film versions of “Pirates of Penzance.”
Her grandfather, Lloyd Groff Copeman, was an American inventor with hundreds of patents, including the first electric stove.
Linda Ronstadt Fast Facts
Personal
Birth place: Tucson, Arizona
Father: Gilbert Ronstadt, hardware store owner
Mother: Ruth Mary (Copeman) Ronstadt, homemaker
Children: adopted: Carlos and Mary Clementine
Education: Attended University of Arizona, 1964
Other Facts
First female artist to have four consecutive albums go platinum.
Nominated for one Tony Award and one Emmy Award. She won the Emmy Award.
Explored many styles of music including folk, rock, country, opera, jazz and mariachi.
Played the character Mabel in the Broadway, television and film versions of “Pirates of Penzance.”
Her grandfather, Lloyd Groff Copeman, was an American inventor with hundreds of patents, including the first electric stove.
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez would have turned 50 this April 16. Although she is gone, her legacy lives on.
April 16 is Selena Day. According to National Today, then-Governor of Texas George W. Bush declared Selena Quintanilla-Pérez s birthday as Selena Day two weeks after her untimely death. And 2021 s Selena Day is especially significant as the singer, songwriter and queen of Tejano music would’ve turned 50 years old.
But instead of seeing Selena mark her golden birthday, this year marks 26 years since she was killed on March 31, 1995. The Selena movie, featuring Jennifer Lopez, also turns 24. The film was released in theaters on March 21, 1997.