Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is held annually in March and sponsored by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It is one of several annual US music awards shows (including the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music Awards, the Grammy Awards, and the GMA Music Awards, among others).

Each year the ceremonies honor a small group of artists for their contribution to music history. Current eligibility rules dictate 25 years from an artist or group's first record release.

Each artist/group's presentation is usually followed by a special performance from the inductee (or, if the artist(s) has/have died, by an associate of or representing the artist). For a list of those who have been inducted over the years, scroll below.

The annual ceremony usually ends with an all-star jam session (on the mold of those that used to end Dick Clark's "American Bandstand" specials).

Before 2007, this was the most prominent music awards ceremony that was not aired live (except on closed-circuit television at the Hall of Fame building on the night of the ceremony). However, on March 12. 2007, the annual ceremony aired live for the first time in standard definition on VH1 Classic and in high definition on Palladia (then known as MHD), as well as online via AOL. Edited versions will continue to air on sister network VH1, in addition to VH1 Classic and Palladia, and in television syndication.

Inductees (By Year)

2008

*Performers:
**Leonard Cohen
**The Dave Clark Five (Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson, Rick Huxley, Denny Payton and Mike Smith)
**Madonna
**John Mellencamp
**The Ventures (Bob Bogle, Nokie Edwards, Gerry McGee, Mel Taylor, Don Wilson)

*Lifetime Achievement
**Heart

2007

*Performers:
**R.E.M.
**Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
**The Ronettes
**Patti Smith
**Van Halen

2006

*Performers:
**Black Sabbath
**Blondie
**Miles Davis
**Lynyrd Skynyrd
**Sex Pistols
**Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss

2005

*Performers:
**Buddy Guy
**The O'Jays
**The Pretenders
**Percy Sledge
**U2

*Lifetime Achievement:
**Frank Barsalona
**Seymour Stein

2004

*Performers:
**Jackson Browne
**The Dells
**George Harrison
**Prince
**Bob Seger
**Traffic
**ZZ Top
**Heart (Ann and Nancy Wilson)

*Lifetime Achievement:
**Jann S. Wenner

2003

*Performers:
**AC/DC
**The Clash
**Elvis Costello & The Attractions
**The Police
**Righteous Brothers

*Sidemen:
**Benny Benjamin
**Seymour Stein
**Floyd Cramer
**Steve Douglas

*Non-performer:
**Mo Ostin

2002

*Performers:
**Isaac Hayes
**Brenda Lee
**Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
**Gene Pitney
**Ramones
**Talking Heads
**Green Day

*Sideman:
**Chet Atkins

*Non-performer:
**Jim Stewart

2001

*Performers:
**Aerosmith
**Solomon Burke
**The Flamingos
**Michael Jackson
**Queen
**Paul Simon
**Steely Dan
**Ritchie Valens

*Sidemen:
**James Burton
**Johnnie Johnson

*Non-performer:
**Chris Blackwell

2000

*Performers:
**Eric Clapton
**Earth, Wind & Fire
**Lovin' Spoonful
**The Moonglows
**Bonnie Raitt
**James Taylor

*Early Influences:
**Nat "King" Cole
**Billie Holiday

*Sidemen:
**Hal Blaine
**King Curtis
**James Jamerson
**Scotty Moore
**Earl Palmer

*Non-performer:
**Clive Davis

1999

*Performers:
**Billy Joel
**Bruce Springsteen
**Curtis Mayfield
**Del Shannon
**Dusty Springfield
**Paul McCartney
**The Staples Singers

*Early Influences:
**Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
**Charles Brown

*Non-performer:
**George Martin

1998

*Performers:
**Fleetwood Mac
**Gene Vincent
**Lloyd Price
**Santana
**The Eagles
**The Mamas and The Papas

*Early Influence:
**Jelly Roll Morton

*Non-performer:
**Allen Toussaint

1997

*Performers:
**Buffalo Springfield
**Crosby, Stills & Nash
**Joni Mitchell
**Parliament - Funkadelic
**The Rascals
**The Bee Gees
**The Jackson Five

*Early Influences:
**Bill Monroe
**Mahalia Jackson

*Non-performer:
**Syd Nathan

1996

*Performers:
**David Bowie
**Gladys Knight and the Pips
**Jefferson Airplane
**Little Willie John
**Pink Floyd
**The Shirelles
**The Velvet Underground

*Early Influence:
**Pete Seeger

*Non-performer:
**Tom Donahue

1995

*Performers:
**Al Green
**Frank Zappa
**Janis Joplin
**Led Zeppelin
**Martha and the Vandellas
**Neil Young
**The Allman Brothers

*Early Influence:
**The Orioles

*Non-performer:
**Paul Ackerman

1994

*Performers:
**Bob Marley
**Duane Eddy
**Elton John
**John Lennon
**Rod Stewart
**The Animals
**The Band
**The Grateful Dead

*Early Influence:
**Willie Dixon

*Non-performer:
**Johnny Otis

1993

*Performers:
**Cream
**Creedence Clearwater Revival
**Etta James
**Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
**Ruth Brown
**Sly and the Family Stone
**The Doors
**Van Morrison

*Early Influence:
**Dinah Washington

*Non-performers:
**Dick Clark
**Milt Gabler

1992

*Performers:
**Bobby "Blue" Bland
**Booker T. & The MG's
**Johnny Cash
**Sam & Dave
**The Isley Brothers
**The Jimi Hendrix Experience
**The Yardbirds

*Early Influences:
**Elmore James
**Professor Longhair

*Non-performers:
**Bill Graham
**Doc Pomus
**Leo Fender

1991

*Performers:
**Ike & Tina Turner
**Jimmy Reed
**John Lee Hooker
**LaVern Baker
**The Byrds
**The Impressions
**Wilson Pickett

*Early Influence:
**Howlin' Wolf

*Lifetime Achievement:
**Nesuhi Ertegun

*Non-performers:
**Dave Bartholomew
**Ralph Bass

1990

*Performers:
**Bobby Darin
**Hank Ballard
**Simon and Garfunkel
**The Four Seasons
**The Four Tops
**The Kinks
**The Platters
**The Who

*Early Influences:
**Charlie Christian
**Louis Armstrong
**Ma Rainey

*Non-performers:
**Gerry Goffin and Carole King
**Holland-Dozier-Holland

1989

*Performers:
**Dion
**Otis Redding
**Stevie Wonder
**The Rolling Stones
**The Temptations

*Early Influences:
**Bessie Smith
**The Ink Spots
**The Soul Stirrers

*Non-performer:
**Phil Spector

1988

*Performers:
**Bob Dylan
**The Beach Boys
**The Beatles
**The Drifters
**The Supremes

*Early Influences:
**Leadbelly
**Les Paul
**Woody Guthrie

*Non-performers:
**Berry Gordy

1987

*Performers:
**Aretha Franklin
**B.B. King
**Big Joe Turner
**Bo Diddley
**Bill Haley
**Carl Perkins
**Clyde McPhatter
**Eddie Cochran
**Jackie Wilson
**Marvin Gaye
**Muddy Waters
**Ricky Nelson
**Roy Orbison
**Smokey Robinson
**The Coasters

*Early Influences:
**Hank Williams
**Louis Jordan
**T-Bone Walker

*Non-performers:
**Ahmet Ertegun
**Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller
**Jerry Wexler
**Leonard Chess

1986

(Founding Members)
*Performers:
**Buddy Holly
**Chuck Berry
**Elvis Presley
**Fats Domino
**James Brown
**Jerry Lee Lewis
**Little Richard
**Ray Charles
**Sam Cooke
**The Everly Brothers

*Early Influences:
**Jimmie Rodgers
**Jimmy Yancey
**Robert Johnson

*Lifetime Achievement:
**John Hammond

*Non-performers:
**Alan Freed
**Sam Phillips

External links

* [http://www.rockhall.com/ Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Website]