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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to Induct Rush, Heart, Albert King

For the first time in its history, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame offered fans the opportunity to officially participate in the induction selection process.

Los Angeles, CA (December 11, 2012) – At a press conference today at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist and 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Flea announced the list of performer inductees and Ahmet Ertegun Award recipients for induction. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees for 2013 are:

Performer Category:

  • Heart
  • Albert King
  • Randy Newman
  • Public Enemy
  • Rush
  • Donna Summer

Ahmet Ertegun (non performer) Award:

  • Lou Adler
  • Quincy Jones

Scheduled for Thursday, April 18, 2013, the 28th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles. This marks the first time since 1993 that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held on the West Coast. The ceremony will again be open to the public, as it was in 2009 and 2012 in Cleveland.

For the first time in its history, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame offered fans the opportunity to officially participate in the induction selection process. The public was able to visit rockhall.com, hbo.com, CNN.com and rollingstone.com to cast votes for who they believe to be most deserving of induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The top five artists, as selected by the public, comprised a “fans’ ballot” that was tallied along with the other ballots to choose the 2013 inductees.

Joel Peresman, President and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, said, “We are thrilled to announce this year’s class of inductees, which again represents the broad, compelling and significant definition of rock and roll.”

The induction ceremony will broadcast on HBO on Saturday, May 18 at 9pm ET/PT. Said Michael Lombardo, President of HBO Programming, "We are excited to team up once again with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for what is sure to be an incredible evening of one-of-a-kind performances.”

Rush commented on their website:

"We are honored to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The 3 of us are especially appreciative of our loyal fans whose support and dedication has gone a long way to making this possible. P.S. And special thanks to our moms for voting 6000 times!” – Alex, Geddy, & Neil

For more information:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame


     

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SRV
on 12/13/2012 		LONG overdue for King and Rush. SRV needs to be SOON!
ES125TCD
on 12/13/2012 		Albert KIng should have been the hall 20 years ago... Just take a listen to his first album ( from 1960," The Big Blues") and you'll know he as one of the pioneers- If it wasn't for Albert, Nobody would be bending strings !!! Clapton and the whole British crowd would not have existed without Albert . ( SRV called him "Daddy"...)
Lefty Blues
on 12/13/2012 		I agree, Rush should just ignore the whole mess. They should change the name to the American Idol / Voice / So You Think You Can Sing - Sort Of Hall of Drekk. What the hell is Public Enemy...oh never mind.
Ittit tittiti
on 12/12/2012 		I agree the best thing Rush, Heart, and Quincy could have done was say thanks but stick it up your a**. The Stooges get in before Rush? Bonnie Raitt? I love Bonnie Raitt but come on
RHC
on 12/11/2012 		Donna Summer? Public Enemy ? If I was RUSH, I would say, we decline...you took too long to acknowledge us and grouped us with bozo`s....Donna summer was great music tho back during that time



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