The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum has announced
additional presenters and performers for the 28th Annual Rock and Rock Hall of
Fame Induction Ceremony.
Four of this year’s inductees — Heart, Randy Newman, Public
Enemy and Rush — are confirmed to perform at the event, which will also honor
Albert King and Donna Summer; as well as Lou Adler and Quincy Jones, this
year’s recipients of the Ahmet Ertegun Award for Lifetime Achievement.
The star-studded event will feature appearances by Usher,
who will perform for Quincy Jones; Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready and Jerry Cantrell
of Alice In Chains, who will perform with Heart; Spike Lee and Harry Belafonte,
who will pay tribute to Public Enemy; Carole King, who will perform for Lou
Adler; Chris Cornell, who will induct
Heart; comedy legends Cheech & Chong, who will present Adler with his
award; and Jackson Browne and John Fogerty, who will perform with Randy Newman.
John Mayer and Gary Clark Jr. will perform for Albert King, with Mayer giving
the induction speech; 1998 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Don Henley will
induct Randy Newman; Christina Aguilera and Jennifer Hudson will perform in
honor of Donna Summer; and Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters
will present Rush.
The induction ceremony will be presented on HBO on Saturday,
May 18 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. More talent will be announced prior to the show.
Hall of Fame Snubs…for now:
Boston, the Monkees, Hall & Oates, Joe Cocker, Yes,
Sonny & Cher, Ringo Starr, Bernie Taupin, Brian Wilson, Bon Jovi, Gram
Parsons, Grand Funk Railroad, Chicago, ELO, Journey, the Zombies, Frankie
Avalon, Squeeze, Pat Benatar, Todd Rundgren, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, the E
Street Band, Joan Jett, & The Blackkhearts, Badfinger, Big Star, the Flying
Burrito Brothers, Sting, Humble Pie, Eddie Money, Harry Nilsson, T.Rex, Beatles
manager Brian Epstein, Beatles recording engineers Norman Smith and Geoff
Emerick, Styx, Free, Billy Idol, Duran Duran, Rockpile, Culture Club, the
Runaways, rock photographers Jim Marshall, Ethan Russell, Gered Mankowitz, Dezo
Hoffman, Astrid Kirchherr, Annie Leibovitz, Henry Diltz, and Bob Gruen; Chubby
Checker, the Guess Who, rock journalist Lester Bangs, the Turtles, Def Leppard,
Deep Purple, Cheap Trick, Stevie Nicks, Rolling Stones pianist and co-founder
Ian Stewart, Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels, Kansas, Ronnie Lane, Thin
Lizzy, Joe Walsh, Delaney & Bonnie, Poco, Roxy Music, the Dictators, Brian
Eno, Television, Meat Loaf, America, XTC, the Searchers, Leslie Gore, the
Raspberries, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Linda Ronstadt, the MC5, Peter
Gabriel, Herman's Hermits, the Moody Blues, Mountain, Blue Oyster Cult, Chic,
the New York Dolls, the Steve Miller Band, Peter Frampton, Jethro Tull,
Foreigner, Bad Company, and many more.
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