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Curator of Rock W Roll Relics If you ask Jim Henke, 54, about music concerts he attended as a teenager growing up in the Cleveland suburb of Bay Village (pop. 16,087), he'll show you a meticulous list he compiled on a manual typewriter in 1970: January 31 —Three Dog Night, Catfish, Hoyt Axton. February 13 —The Doors, Eli Radish. The list goes on and on. Today, Henke is just as meticulous in his work as the curator for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, where he documents the ongoing history of America’s loudest and most untamed music. “Going back to when I was a little kid, two things I always really liked were rock n’ roll and writing,'' says Henke, who spent nearly two decades as an editor and writer at Rolling Stone magazine. mn % t 1 *" :. ' * .’'({v ~ 3-, i/ A tribute to electric guitar innovator Les Paul graces the walls of Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Dram.Hiwillv bv VIVIAN WAGNER Jji oa rmh V,. u^ d’ - ” v* - ' . ISmßLr' ?/ V . Hr*' ~ { c* v ’ v ,i\ \ mBBBBSk- 7 \" v M mm: ■ Hpr ii fcv.tarj ty _ ■ h -mi.. * - I ERhmmH pr oio: Justin Casaiondr a Acquiring memorabilia for exhibitions such as this Memphis. Tenn., music display is all in a day’s work for Jim Henke (pictured at right). His love and in-depth knowledge of the musical genre led the museum’s board of directors to seek him out and hire him as vice president of exhibitions and curatorial affairs in 1994, one year before the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum opened. "He’s like a walking rock n' roll encyclopedia,’ says Sha ron Uhl, an executive assistant at the museum. “Instead of Googling something, I go ask Jim. He’s very funny, extremely smart and extremely passionate about what he does." Although Henke had no experience as a curator, he says the job is similar to his work as a journalist. "The way 1 approached it was like writing a book about rock ’n’ roll," Henke says of his work creating the early exhib its that serve as the museum’s bedrock. An author of several music-related Ixxiks, Henke uses his storytelling skills to convey rock’s history in words as well as with guitars, cars, album covers, interactive music kiosks and sequined jackets. Under his guidance, die museum lias welcomed more than 5 million visitors since opening in 1995, and has grown to include more than 14,(XX) rock n’ roll artifacts, from Chuck Berry's guitar and Little Richard’s stage clothes to Ray Charles’ trademark sunglasses and Buddy Holly’s high school diploma. In fact, many of the museum’s artifacts can be traced directly to Henke's persistence. f Continued on page 8) I /A \ A Surf •( Qulilf 4 VJ 77 REE CLASSICS //i jLii T/re.y / l rcalAs, (jitr/diu// 7/ re Mt'ckittds ( \vww/riH;i-:<:LASSirsj:oVi 7/ p yMi 7 - ' mm if mm I 1 '• HL \ ~ 9 m in I -1 Mi . 'fi if?ii4ff| — * • -■’’X* y®® 68 styles 4 1/2 40 tall Jt S year light warranty 10 year tree warranty 100% satisfaction guarantee factory Direct save 40"!. 60% S, S ’ ‘ : . L \luciys jMmt '■£' I ret* jjgtjfa H shinning .jMCTMIfc I Photo', fustin Casotinffia