Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Chaka Khan, B次元官网网址淪oul TrainB次元官网网址� creator Don Cornelius and the late George Michael have all been inducted into the with Kate Bush also finally reaching the top of that hill.
The Cleveland-based institution announced Wednesday the artists and groups entering the hall as the class of 2023, a list that includes The Spinners, Rage Against the Machine, DJ Kool Herc, Link Wray, Al Kooper and Elton JohnB次元官网网址檚 longtime co-songwriter Bernie Taupin.
B次元官网网址淲hen you can go from Link Wray, who was one of the early influencers, to Missy Elliott and Kate Bush and The Spinners and Rage Against the Machine and Willie Nelson, you have a very diverse body of work. What we are always trying to show is that rock B次元官网网址榥B次元官网网址� roll is a big tent and a lot of people belong,B次元官网网址� said Joel Peresman, president and CEO of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation ahead of the unveiling.
Elliott, the first female rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, an MTV B次元官网网址 Vanguard Award recipient and a four-time Grammy Award winner, now becomes the first female hip-hop artist in the rock hall, which called her B次元官网网址渁 true pathbreaker in a male-dominated genre.B次元官网网址�
Artists must have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years before theyB次元官网网址檙e eligible for induction. Eight out of 14 nominees were on the ballot for the first time, including Crow, Elliott, Michael and Nelson. This is the first year of eligibility for Elliott.
Bush was a nominee last year but didnB次元官网网址檛 make the final cut then. She got in this year due to a new wave in popularity after the show B次元官网网址淪tranger ThingsB次元官网网址� featured her song B次元官网网址淩unning Up That Hill (A Deal with God).B次元官网网址� The hall hailed her for B次元官网网址渦sing lush soundscapes, radical experimentation, literary themes, sampling, and theatricality to captivate audiences and inspire countless musicians.B次元官网网址�
first as a member of Wham! and then as a solo artist, was cited for B次元官网网址減aving the way for a generation of proud LGBTQIA+ artists, from Sam Smith to Lil Nas X to Troye SivanB次元官网网址� and the was simply described as B次元官网网址渁n American institution.B次元官网网址�
Crow was recognized for key songs in the 1990s musical canon like B次元官网网址淎ll I Wanna DoB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淓very Day Is a Winding Road,B次元官网网址� while Rage Against the Machine B次元官网网址渇orged brazen protest music for the modern world.B次元官网网址�
The hall called DJ Kool Herc B次元官网网址渁 founding father of hip-hop musicB次元官网网址� who B次元官网网址渉elped create the blueprint for hip-hop.B次元官网网址� And Chaka Khan was described as B次元官网网址渙ne of the mightiest and most influential voices in musicB次元官网网址� a B次元官网网址渟treetwise but sensual hip-hop-soul diva,B次元官网网址� who paved the way for women like Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu and Janelle Mon谩e.
The Spinners became a hit-making machine with four No. 1 R&B hits in less than 18 months, including B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檒l Be AroundB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淐ould It Be IB次元官网网址檓 Falling in Love.B次元官网网址� Rock guitarist was said to be ahead of his time, influencing Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Bruce Springsteen.
Taupin, who made it into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992 and has a Golden Globe and an Oscar for B次元官网网址�(IB次元官网网址檓 Gonna) Love Me AgainB次元官网网址� from the biopic makes it into the rock hall 29 years after his writing partner, John.
Cornelius was celebrated for creating a nationally televised platform for African American music and culture. He B次元官网网址渂ecame a visionary entrepreneur who opened the door B次元官网网址� and held it open B次元官网网址� for many others to follow him through.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淒oes a Willie Nelson fan know anything about Missy Elliott? Probably not, and vice versa,B次元官网网址� said Peresman. B次元官网网址淏ut this is an opportunity for someone who is into one of these artists to take a look at it and say, B次元官网网址楪ee, I love Missy ElliottB次元官网网址� or B次元官网网址業 love Rage Against the Machine. But The Spinners, who were they? Let me check that out.B次元官网网址� If that can open some minds and open some attitudes, then weB次元官网网址檝e done our job.B次元官网网址�
Nominees Iron Maiden, Cyndi Lauper, A Tribe Called Quest, The White Stripes, Warren Zevon, Joy Division/New Order and Soundgarden didnB次元官网网址檛 earn a spot in the hall this time. While the late Zevon has been eligible since 1994, Billy Joel led a push in vain for his entry, writing to the nominating committee urging them to consider Zevon.
The induction ceremony will take place Nov. 3 at the Barclays Center in New York City.
Nominees were voted on by more than 1,000 artists, historians and music industry professionals. Fans could vote online or in person at the museum, with the top five artists picked by the public making up a B次元官网网址渇ansB次元官网网址� ballotB次元官网网址� that was tallied with the other professional ballots.
B次元官网网址擬ark Kennedy, The Associated Press
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