The Stooges, Genesis, Abba Prep for Historic Rock Hall Induction

Tonight at New York's Waldorf Astoria, the Stooges, Genesis and Abba will join the esteemed Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with the Hollies and Jimmy Cliff. Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, Phish's Trey Anastasio, the E Street Band's Steven Van Zandt and Wyclef Jean will induct the honorees, and Chris Isaak, Faith Hill, Ronnie Spector and members of Maroon 5 are scheduled to take the stage to cap with the ceremony with live performances. As RS reported, Peter Gabriel will not attend the ceremony, preventing a full Genesis reunion; similarly, half of Abba will not be in attendance.

Stay tuned for a full report from the scene, plus photos from tonight's big event and the scoop on what went down behind the scenes. And watch the show live on Fuse, starting tonight at 8:30 p.m.

Read Rolling Stone's full story on the inductees here:

• The Stooges, Genesis, ABBA Lead the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2010

Plus, check out our special Q&As and photos of the honored artists:

• Q&A: The Stooges' Iggy Pop
• Q&A: Genesis' Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks
• Q&A: ABBA's Benny Andersson
• Q&A: The Hollies' Graham Nash
• Photos: Jimmy Cliff

Get all of Rolling Stone's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame coverage here.

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“Helen Wheels”

Paul McCartney | 1973

A rollicking good-time hard rocker, "Helen Wheels" was not about a woman but about Paul McCartney's Land Rover, the anthemic chorus voicing the vehicle's reckless joy as "she" took to the road. The song was added to the U.S. version of Band on the Run but was issued only as a single in McCartney's native U.K. "I like that because it's a British road song and there's not many of those around," said McCartney. "It's always Route 66. But Carlisle? How many songs have got Carlisle in them?"

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