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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jill Stone  |  by en.wikipedia.org. All rights reserved. 11.03 | 14:47

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, showing in the foreground.

A handful of artists are inducted into the Hall of Fame in an annual in . The first group of inductees, inducted on , , included , , , , , , , , , and .


Currently, groups or individuals are qualified for induction 25 years after the release of their first record. Nominees should have demonstrable influence and significance within the history of rock and roll. Four categories are recognized: Performers, Non-Performers, Early Influences, and since 2000, Sidemen.


Performers include and instrumentalists.
A nominating committee composed of music historians selects names for the Performers category, which are then voted on by roughly 1000 experts, including academics, journalists, producers, and others with music industry experience. Performers receiving the highest number of votes greater than 50% of the votes received are selected for induction; each year, about five to seven nominees make the cut.


Non-performers include , , , executives, , and other professionals.
A separate selection committee selects inductees directly in the Non-Performers and Early Influences category.
Early Influences includes artists from earlier eras, primarily , , and , whose music inspired and influenced rock and roll artists.

The most recent of this category to be inducted were and in 2000.
The Sidemen category includes veteran and players who are selected by a large committee composed primarily of producers.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was created in 1983.

The groundbreaking ceremony was , , with and doing the honors. The opened on , in a building designed by . During early discussions on where to build the museum, the Foundation's board considered the .

Ultimately, the chosen location was in by , just east of and the . lobbied to be chosen, citing the facts that one-time Cleveland is widely credited with promoting the new genre (and the term) of "rock and roll", and that Cleveland was the location of the . After a petition drive that was signed by 600,000 fans favoring Cleveland, and a poll which Cleveland won by 100,000 votes, the hall of fame board voted to build the museum in Cleveland.


The museum documents the entire history of , regardless of induction status. inductees are honored in a special inside the museum's .
While the museum is located in Cleveland, the induction ceremony is held in .

This has been a source of controversy and signifies tension between the Foundation's commitment to a yearly showcase and the Hall of Fame itself. [ ]
The main criticism is that the nomination process is controlled by a few individuals, such as founder , former foundation director , and writer , reflecting their tastes rather than the views of the rock world as a whole. A former member of the nominations board once said:

At one point Suzan Evans lamented the choices being made because there weren't enough big names that would sell tickets to the dinner.

That was quickly remedied by dropping one of the groups being considered in favor of a 'name' artist ...

I saw how certain pioneering artists of the 50s and early 60s were shunned because there needed to be more name power on the list, resulting in 70s superstars getting in before the people who made it possible for them. Some of those pioneers still aren't in today — but is.

Petitions with tens of thousands of signatures were also being ignored and some groups that were signed with certain labels or companies or were affiliated with various committee members have even been put up for nomination with no discussion at all.


There are also very few , or bands in the hall. To date, the only progressive rock artists inducted have been , , and ; the only hard rock bands that have been inducted are in 1995, and in 2001, in 2003, in 2006 and in 2007.
Another criticism is that too many artists are inducted, allowing for several lesser acts to make it in.

In fifteen years, 97 different artists have been inducted. A minimum of 50% of the vote is needed to be inducted, although the final percentages are not announced and a certain number of inductees (5 in 2007) is set before the ballots are shipped.
The , inducted in 2006, refused to attend the ceremony, calling the museum a "piss stain.

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Keywords: Early Influences, Non Performers, Roll Hall
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