The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame held their induction ceremony on Friday night at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn.
Joining the ranks of the Hall were Deep Purple, Steve Miller, N.W.A., Chicago and Cheap Trick along with songwriter Bert Burns.
The evening, in general, went off without a hitch and on-time.
Controversy was kept to a minimum (well, at least, on stage) with the exception of Ice Cube who, during his acceptance speech for N.W.A., responded to a criticism by Gene Simmons that the group does not belong in the Rock Hall. “Now, the question is, are we rock & roll? And I say you goddamn right we rock & roll. Rock ‘n’ roll is not an instrument. It’s not even a style of music. It’s a spirit that’s been going on since the blues, jazz, bebop, soul, rock ‘n’ roll, R&B, heavy metal, punk rock, and yes, hip-hop. Rock ‘n’ roll is not conforming to the people who came before you, but creating your own path in music and life. That is rock ‘n’ roll and that is us. So rock & roll is not conforming. Rock & roll is outside the box. And rock & roll is N.W.A.”
The order of induction and songs performed:
Salute to David Bowie
Fame – David Byrne, Kimbra, The Roots
Induction of Deep Purple
Lars Ulrich presenting
Deep Purple acceptance speeches
Highway Star – Deep Purple
Hush – Deep Purple
Smoke on the Water – Deep Purple
Lifetime Achievement Award to Bert Burns
Steven Van Zandt presenting
Induction of Steve Miller
The Black Keys (Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney) presenting
Steve Miller acceptance speech
Fly Like an Eagles – Steve Miller
The Joker – Steve Miller
Rock ‘N Me – Steve Miller
Induction of N.W.A.
Kendrick Lamar presenting
N.W.A. acceptance speeches
Salute to Glenn Frey
New Kid in Town – Sheryl Crow & Grace Potter
Induction of Chicago
Rob Thomas presenting
Chicago acceptance speeches
Saturday in the Park – Chicago
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? – Chicago
25 or 6 to 4 – Chicago
Induction of Cheap Trick
Kid Rock presenting
Cheap Trick acceptance speeches
I Want You to Want Me – Cheap Trick
Dream Police – Cheap Trick
Surrender – Cheap Trick
All-Star Jam
Ain’t That a Shame
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