The Rock and Roll Capital of the World

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The Rock and Roll Capital of the World is a nickname for Cleveland, Ohio, highlighting its historic influence on rock music and status as home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city nickname
appliesTo Cleveland
surface form: Cleveland, Ohio
associatedWith Cleveland’s live music scene
associatedWithAttraction music museums in Cleveland
associatedWithDJ Alan Freed
associatedWithEvent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction
surface form: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies
associatedWithGenre rock and roll
associatedWithIndustry music tourism
associatedWithMusic rock music
associatedWithRadioHistory early rock and roll radio broadcasting in Cleveland
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalContext American popular music
hasAlternativeForm The Rock and Roll Capital of the World self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rock and Roll Capital of the World
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of Cleveland’s rock music heritage
hasLandmark Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
hasSpellingVariant The Rock and Roll Capital of the World self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rock & Roll Capital of the World
language English
locatedIn Ohio
nicknameOf Cleveland
nicknameType cultural nickname
promotedBy Cleveland civic leaders
Cleveland media
reasonForNickname historic influence on rock and roll
home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
role in the development of rock music
refersTo Cleveland
surface form: Cleveland, Ohio
timePeriodOfPopularUse 21st century
late 20th century
usedAsMarketingSloganBy Cleveland tourism organizations
usedAsNicknameFor Cleveland
surface form: Cleveland metropolitan area

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The Rock and Roll Capital of the World hasAlternativeForm The Rock and Roll Capital of the World self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rock and Roll Capital of the World
Cleveland hasNickname The Rock and Roll Capital of the World
The Rock and Roll Capital of the World hasSpellingVariant The Rock and Roll Capital of the World self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rock & Roll Capital of the World