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Never Turn Back Member Preview

May 16, 2025

MOPOP

10:00AM–5:00PM

Free for MOPOP members

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Be among the first to experience Never Turn Back: Echoes of African American Music during Member Preview Day on May 16, a day before it opens to the public. Immerse yourself in the powerful legacy of artists like The Fisk Jubilee Singers, Aretha Franklin, John Lee Hooker, and Mahalia Jackson as this exhibition honors the voices, sounds, and stories of African American musicians whose work transcended the stage to amplify the fight for justice and representation in America.

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Ruth E. Carter, a black woman wearing an off-shoulder black dress
Ruth E. Carter
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Colorful muppets playing instruments
The Jim Henson Company's Fraggle Rock
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An interracial e-sports team huddles, dressed in uniform
Evil Geniuses
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Graham F. Page, Royal Albert Hall, London, February 18, 1969.
Jimi Hendrix
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206 Zulu
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Neal Kosaly-Meyer
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Special Guest

Mike McCready of Pearl Jam

All-Star Tribute Artists

Devon Allman
Samantha Fish
Noah Hunt
Ayron Jones
Christone Kingfish Ingram
Chris Layton
Kevin McCormick
Robert Randolph
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Dweezil Zappa

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