2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees

It was nice to see some celebrities in the audience at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Monday night at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. I would add Meryl Streep looking fabulous there. For a while, I thought this might be another film of the show. So I was caught off guard and then I realized that first and foremost was the music. This was my first time watching the induction ceremony from start to finish. It was four and a half hours long.

What I liked about this unique music ceremony is that everyone is given a chance to speak. It seems like a deadline, but it’s nothing like the Oscars or the Grammys. They also perform introductions of anywhere from 1 to 3 songs of their choice. There were three artists that were inducted on Monday night that I felt deserved to be inducted. Some felt it didn’t belong, but I beg to differ. Every year there is an outcry as to why this or that artist is not inducted. No one is ever going to be happy about that. Joel Peresman, President and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was quoted as saying last year when the inductions were announced, “The inductees represent a large cross section of artists who define the broad spectrum and history of rock ‘n’ roll and people who They have contributed immensely to our business,” Here are some highlights of Peter’s ceremony and the Roll Hall of Fame.

Why they deserve to be there

Stooges (Iggy Pop) – I listed the front of the band so as not to confuse the reader thinking about the Three Stooges. Of all the inductions they were by far the most worthy. They are also known as Iggy and the Stooges, their frontman Iggi Pop, and the band decided to do something more ruthless at the height of the British Invasion and Flower Power music, which was popular when the group was formed in 1967. Their music was different. What about these? Whereupon they sold a few tables, and the crowd disregarded them and attacked them.

The Stooges, from Ann Arbor Michigan, were light years ahead of their age. As a result, a clear musical following emerged in his years. They became instrumental as well as pioneers in punk rock, alternative rock, heavy metal, and other rock subgenres. Iggy Pop and the Stooges were the only American artists to be inducted on Monday night. They retired in 2003 and have been ever since. All of the original band members were present, except for one who died in 2009. Iggis was shirtless in his presence on stage. You can see why it inspired such artists as: The Sex Pistols, Sonic Youth, Kurt Cobain, Jack White, Henry Rollins and others like them. One of them was Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, who inducted the Stooges into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Jimmy Cliff – not f. his extremely significant contribution to Jamaican reggae and ska music. In 1972 Jimmy starred in the film Dilius Veni. The classic album from this groundbreaking film introduced reggae to an international audience. The album was also a huge success all over the world. He is known for his mainstream hit songs like “You Can Do It If You Really Want It”, “Many Rivers to Cross”, and “Sitting in Limbo”. Jimmy Cliff’s covers of Cat Stevens’ and Johnny Nash’s “I’ll Leave Cleary Now” feature in the film Cool Runnings. His contributions to reggae music are worthy enough to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He gave a very heartfelt and moving speech. His play was upbeat and got the crowd on their feet. John Wyclef had the honor of inducting Jimmy Cliff into the Hall of Fame, even though he was Haitian. Wyclef felt a huge bond with him musically, because of his Caribbean roots.

ABBA – You either love them or you hate them. They have that kind of polarized appeal. That’s why I’m not surprised to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The couple married who formed a four-person vocal group from Sweden, one of the most commercially successful music acts in pop music history. They were only together for ten years, but their legacy lives on to this day, partly in Broadway musicals and movies a>, Mamma Mia! This story featuring is based on many of their hit songs. Meryl Streep starred in the film version and was there to support ABBA during the induction.

Robin and Barry Gibb introduced ABBA. they gave Meryl a shout. Following ABBA, they sold over 375 million records with their unique sound, hook songs, simple songs, lyrics, and multiple harmonies with overdubbing on memory of studies. While on tour they drew huge crowds, especially in Australia. Only two members of ABBA were available. I’m surprised they won’t be meeting. Their expectation would be great. Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Benny Andersson attended and gave their sermons. I was most impressed by Benny’s speech. He spoke about growing up in Sweden and the limited influence of American blues music which was not available there. It really impressed me the most. Thankfully, he sang while Faith Hill sang “Victor All”, a great ABBA song.

Snubs & He wonders