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- Location: Cleveland, Ohio
- Museum opened: September 2, 1995
- Building designed by modernist architect I. M. Pei
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was created in 1983
- Co-founded by Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner
- First inductees announced in 1986
- First-year inductees included Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Buddy Holly, Ray Charles
- First female inducted: Aretha Franklin (1987)
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is dedicated to preserving the history and legacy of rock and roll music. Artists are eligible 25 years after the release of their first record and must have substantially contributed to the history and direction of the genre.
On April 4, 2009, the Hall of Fame inducted Metallica, Run DMC, Bobby Womack, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Wanda Jackson and Jeff Beck.People: Metallica "Psyched" for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction (April 4, 2009) The ceremony was open to the public for the first time in its history. Eminem, who attended in full Run DMC regalia, had this to say about the hip-hop pioneers: "They were the baddest of the bad and the coolest of the cool. Run-DMC changed my life."Associated Press: Metallica, Run-DMC headed to Rock Hall of Fame (April 4, 2009)
Background
Located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, the museum opened its doors in 1995 (although the foundation was created in 1983 and its first members inducted in 1986). The museum features a variety of temporary and permanent exhibits that display prominent artifacts and memorabilia from inductees.Categories
- Performers
- Non-Performers
- Early Influences
- Sidemen
Inductees
2008
- Leonard Cohen
- Madonna
- John Mellencamp
- The Ventures
- The Dave Clark Five
- Little Walter
- Kenny Gamble
- Leon Huff
2003
- AC/DC
- Elvis Costello & the Attractions
- The Righteous Brothers
- The Clash
- The Police
- Benny Benjamin
- Floyd Cramer
- Steve Douglas
- Mo Ostin
2002
- Brenda Lee
- Gene Pitney
- Isaac Hayes
- Ramones
- Talking Heads
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- Chet Atkins
- Jim Stewart
2001
- Aerosmith
- Michael Jackson
- Paul Simon
- Queen
- Ritchie Valens
- Solomon Burke
- Steely Dan
- The Flamingos
- James Burton
- Johnnie Johnson
- Chris Blackwell
2000
- Bonnie Raitt
- Earth, Wind & Fire
- Eric Clapton
- James Taylor
- Lovin' Spoonful
- The Moonglows
- Billie Holiday
- Nat "King" Cole
- Earl Palmer
- Hal Blaine
- James Jamerson
- King Curtis
- Scotty Moore
- Clive Davis
1999
- Billy Joel
- Bruce Springsteen
- Curtis Mayfield
- Del Shannon
- Dusty Springfield
- Paul McCartney
- The Staple Singers
- Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
- Charles Brown
- Sir George Martin
1997
- Buffalo Springfield
- Crosby Stills and Nash
- Joni Mitchell
- Parliament-Funkadelic
- The (Young) Rascals
- The Bee Gees
- The Jackson Five
- Bill Monroe
- Mahalia Jackson
- Syd Nathan
1996
- David Bowie
- Gladys Knight and the Pips
- Jefferson Airplane
- Little Willie John
- Pink Floyd
- The Shirelles
- The Velvet Underground
- Pete Seeger
- Tom Donahue
1995
- Al Green
- Frank Zappa
- Janis Joplin
- Led Zeppelin
- Martha and the Vandellas
- Neil Young
- The Allman Brothers Band
- The Orioles
- Paul Ackerman
1994
- Bob Marley
- Duane Eddy
- Elton John
- John Lennon
- Rod Stewart
- The Animals
- The Band
- The Grateful Dead
- Willie Dixon
- Johnny Otis
1993
- Cream
- Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Etta James
- Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
- Ruth Brown
- Sly and the Family Stone
- The Doors
- Van Morrison
- Dinah Washington
- Dick Clark
- Milt Gabler
1992
- Bobby Blue Bland
- Booker T. and the M.G.'s
- Johnny Cash
- Sam & Dave
- The Isley Brothers
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience
- The Yardbirds
- Elmore James
- Professor Longhair
- Bill Graham
- Doc Pomus
- Leo Fender
1991
- Ike and Tina Turner
- Jimmy Reed
- John Lee Hooker
- LaVern Baker
- The Byrds
- The Impressions
- Wilson Pickett
- Howlin' Wolf
- Nesuhi Ertegun
- Dave Bartholomew
- Ralph Bass
1990
- Bobby Darin
- Hank Ballard
- Simon and Garfunkel
- The Four Seasons
- The Four Tops
- The Kinks
- The Platters
- The Who
- Charlie Christian
- Louis Armstrong
- Ma Rainey
- Gerry Goffin and Carole King
- Holland, Dozier and Holland
1989
- Dion
- Otis Redding
- Stevie Wonder
- The Rolling Stones
- The Temptations
- Bessie Smith
- The Ink Spots
- The Soul Stirrers
- Phil Spector
1988
- Bob Dylan
- The Beach Boys
- The Beatles
- The Drifters
- The Supremes
- Leadbelly
- Les Paul
- Woody Guthrie
- Berry Gordy, Jr
1987
- Aretha Franklin
- B.B. King
- Big Joe Turner
- Bill Haley
- Bo Diddley
- Carl Perkins
- Clyde McPhatter
- Eddie Cochran
- Jackie Wilson
- Marvin Gaye
- Muddy Waters
- Ricky Nelson
- Roy Orbison
- Smokey Robinson
- The Coasters
- Hank Williams
- Louis Jordan
- T-Bone Walker
- Ahmet Ertegun
- Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
- Jerry Wexler
- Leonard Chess
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Questions
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Read Rolling Stone's nine-page feature on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum! http://bit.ly/1Pt0dD
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Congrats on making the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year! @wandaandwendell I adore your outfits in the Maud Museum!
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Kozmic Blues: The Life and Music of Janis Joplin: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Case Western Reserve Uni http://url4.eu/ku5R
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@McChris Ha! That's an official Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum historical marker. Only 10 locations in the world have one of those.
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