Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to be held at

 

Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to be held at

Cleveland’s Public Hall on April 4^th, 2009

 

The Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame announced the 2009 Inductees on January 14^th. Their Induction Week Event will begin on March 28^th, closing on April 4^th with the official Induction Ceremony that will be held in Cleveland.  After 12 years of it historically being featured at New York’s Waldorf Astoria, the ceremony will take place at Cleveland’s Public Hall in Northeast Ohio.

For the first time in their 24-year history after its foundation in 1986, the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame has opened the Induction Ceremony to the public, selling out tickets within weeks of announcing their sale. The ceremony will be broadcasted Live on Fuse TV and streamed online on various different websites for the rest of the world to witness.

Inductees are only eligible for consideration 25 years after their debut release.

The 2009 inductees are:

                        Performer Category:

                                                            Jeff Beck

                                                            Little Anthony & The Imperials

                                                            Run D.M.C.

                                                            Bobby Womack

                                                            Metallica

 

                        Early Influence Category:

                                                            Wanda Jackson

 

                        Sidemen Category:

                                                            Bill Black

                                                            Spooner Oldham

                                                            DJ Fontana

The announced inductees in the Performer category are hip-hop New York based group RUN D.M.C.,  the 1960’s R&B, soul and country influenced performers BOBBY WOMACK and LITTLE ANTHONY & THE IMPERIALS. Also the heavy thrash metal group METALLICA, and legendary blues-rock/heavy-metal influenced guitarist & former member of the Yardbirds, JEFF BECK. Jeff Beck has been credited with 4 Grammys for Best Rock Instrumental Performances, and deemed one of the ‘100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time’ by Rolling Stone magazine.

Inducted In the Early Influence category was 50’s American country music singer WANDA JACKSON. Jackson was merely 15 years old when she released her first recording.

In the sidemen category, drummer DJ FONTANA and bassist BILL BLACK (who both played in Elvis Presley’s band) were inducted, as well as American songwriter, keyboardist and session musician SPOONER OLDHAM. Oldham has contributed to hit songs such as “I never loved a man” by Aretha Franklin, “Mustang Sally” by Wilson Pickett; as he has performed with music legends Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Jackson Browne.

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