Exhibitions

Rhythm and Blues: Black American Popular Music, 1945-1955

February 7, 1986 – May 18, 1986

National Museum of American History
1300 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC

Lower Level, Corridor Gallery

See on Map Floor Plan

On view are some 50 photographs depicting Rhythm and Blues artists, such as Louis Jordan and the Tympany Five, the Nat "King" Cole Trio, the Midnighters, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley, disc jockeys, and events of the period. Also included is a working 1946 jukebox with R&B records to be demonstrated regularly.