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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Song Stories

“All Along the Watchtower”

The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 1968

Jimi Hendrix got hold of Bob Dylan's early John Wesley Harding tapes and in late 1967 recorded a version of "All Along the Watchtower" with the Experience in London. Dissatisfied with that first development, Hendrix brought those tapes with him to New York in early 1968 when he began work on Electric Ladyland. Eddie Kramer, Hendrix's engineer at the time, told Rolling Stone that Hendrix "was still looked upon by his basically white audience as the mammoth black guitar hero. There was a constant fight within him to expand himself." Hendrix's successful take on Dylan's work has long been recognized by the songwriter. "I liked Jimi Hendrix's record of this and ever since he died I've been doing it that way," Dylan wrote in the liner notes to his Biograph box set. "Strange how when I sing it, I always feel it's a tribute to him in some kind of way."

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