On Jan. 23, 1986, theRock and Roll Hall of Fame, then only three years old, inducted its inaugural class during a star-studded ceremony in New York City. Among the recipients were some of rock's founders:Chuck Berry,Elvis Presley,Little Richard,Fats Domino,Buddy Holly, theEverly Brothers,...
1987 - First Female Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Aretha Franklin, popularly known as the Queen of Soul, was a trailblazer in the world of music. Born on March 25, 1942, in Memphis, Tennessee, she was raised in Detroit, Michigan where her father served as a pastor and she began...
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Jay will become the first rapper to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, legendary musician Nile Rodgersrevealedon Wednesday duringCBS This Morning. "He has changed the way we listen to music,” Rodgers, who announced this year’s list inductees, said of Jay Z’s "massive" impact...
“It’s like Christmas morning for goths,” one person onRedditsaid. “Songs of a Lost World” is the first record from theRock & Roll Hall of Fame inducteessince 2008’s “4:13 Dream.“ The latest project is The Cure’s 14th studio album. ...
Tom T. Hall, Dallas Austin and Jack Tempchin.In addition to becoming the first female hip-hop artist, Missy Elliott's induction also makes her just the third rapper to be included in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Grammy-winning emcee has written for Beyoncé, Janet Jackson and Mary J...
Eight of the inaugural inductees were alive at the time of the first Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Jan. 23, 1986, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York but have since died.Ray Charlesdied in 2004 at 73, followed byJames Brownin 2006 at 73,Phil Everlyin 2014 at...
Motown founder Berry Gordy, who deferred his induction in 2016, will also be inducted this year. Additional honorees include three members ofRock and Roll Hall of Famegroup Chicago -- Robert Lamm, James Pankow and Peter Cetera -- and Swedish songwriter/producer Max Martin, who's written more...
The 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class is absolutely stacked. On Tuesday night, the Baseball Writers' Association of America voted in three new members to Cooperstown: Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner. Or, in other words, one of the sport's greatest hitters, one of its most reliab...
On September 2, 1995, The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame opened its doors to the public in Cleveland, Ohio with a bang: A once-in-a-lifetime concert featuring Chuck Berry, Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band, James Brown, Bob Dylan, Jerry Lee Lewis, Aretha Franklin, Johnny Cash, and...