From the Cloisters, our tour guide took us to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) in mid-town Manhattan. By chance, the Met was featuring "Play It Loud," an exhibit of some 130 roll 'n roll instruments, including guitars, drums, and pianos from performers like the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, the Who, Prince, Elvis, and Brice Springsteen. We spent so much time ogling the instruments that we pretty much missed the rest of the museum!
Saxophone of Louis Jordan, early
R&B performer
Elvis's guitar
Buddy Holly's guitar
Ringo's "kit" and one of George Harrison's many guitars
John Lennon's Rickenbacker guitar
Originally painted in "fireglo sunburst,"
George Harrison changed the color of his
Rickenbacker to match John's
Eric Clapton's famous Stratocaster "Blackie"
Neil Young's Gibson Flying V guitar
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Bruce Springsteen
Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
Keith Richards (Rolling Stones)
Prince
And Prince again
Rick Nielsen's (Cheap Trick) custom five-neck guitar
Paul McCartney's Union Jack bass (r)
The Who's drums
Organ played by Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs on "Wooly Bully"
Ray Manzerek's (The Doors) electric organ
John Sebastian's (Lovin' Spoonful) autoharp
Lady Gaga's piano
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