Details

ARC-0127

collection

Joe Coco Collection

1988-1997

0.21 (Linear feet)

The Joe Coco Collection spans the years 1988 to 2012 and consists of materials for The Blues House: A Blues Opera, Clicking the Blues, and Hindsight. The collection also contains course materials from "Rock and Rap," an undergraduate class taught by Coco at Montclair State University in New Jersey.

Joseph Coco is an American songwriter, singer, and guitarist with 40 albums to his name. He composed Blues House - A Blues Opera in the summer of 1996 and released it the following year. He is also a visual artist with works found in museums across the globe. Three of his fine art series feature music that he composed and recorded, and they can be found on his Re-mastered DVD Collection.

Accruals are filed at the end of the collection.

Acquisition Note: The Joe Coco Collection was received by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. as gifts from Joe Coco on June 30, 2007; May 15, 2012; October 31, 2012; and February 18, 2013.

Citation: [Identification of Item], Joe Coco Collection, Library and Archives, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

Processing Information: Processed by Rachel Somerville, Project Archivist. Completed June 28, 2011. Revised by Anastasia Karel, Archivist. Completed May 16, 2013. Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS and local processing manual.

Separated Materials: CDs and a DVD have been transferred to the library collection. Please search for "Joe Coco Collection" in the library catalog to find this item. If you are unable to find what you are looking for, consult the Library and Archives staff to ensure these materials are available.

Collection is open for research. Patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights statement on the Researcher Registration form before using this collection. Consult the Library and Archives in advance of your visit to ensure access to these materials is available.

The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. For more information, please consult the staff of the Library and Archives.