"Tower of Song" opens this month with a public program featuring Jimmy Jam and Diane Warren.
Prince performs at the 36th Annual NAACP Image Awards at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on March 19, 2005, in Los Angeles.
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Artifacts associated with such wide-ranging recordings as Prince and the Revolution’s Purple Rain, Nirvana’s Nevermind, Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass’ “A Taste of Honey” and Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September” will be on display beginning Thursday, May 28, when The Grammy Museum presents “Tower of Song: Iconic Songwriters & Recordings,” a new exhibit that showcases the Grammy Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
“Tower of Song” opens with a public program that night at the Grammy Museum’s Clive Davis Theater featuring SHOF inductees Jimmy Jam and Diane Warren, breaking down Hall of Fame recordings and their own favorite songs to provide insights about the songwriting and recording processes. The program will be followed by a cocktail reception at the exhibition. Additional guests are still to be announced.
