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Rush May Play With Dave Grohl at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony
March 26, 2013 7:00 AM ET| Andy Greene
Final preparations are underway for the 28th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on April 18th at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. In addition to performances by this year's living inductees – Rush, Public Enemy, Randy Newman and Heart – Christina Aguilera and Jennifer Hudson will sing in honor of the late Donna Summer and Gary Clark Jr. and John Mayer will pay tribute to the late blues great Albert King. Usher will perform a tribute to Quincy Jones and Cheech and ... | More »
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum to Stage Rolling Stones Retrospective
February 27, 2013 6:00 AM ET| Rolling Stone
Heads up, fans of Mick and Keith: the exhibit Rolling Stones: 50 Years of Satisfaction will open at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland on Memorial Day weekend. It will include an extensive collection of Stones memorabilia garnered from every point of the band's half-century career. Officially opening on May 24th, the retrospective will chronicle the Rolling Stones' rise from their 1960s origins up to the present day and will command two and a half floors of the muse... | More »
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Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins to Induct Rush Into Hall of Fame
January 23, 2013 6:00 AM ET| Andy Greene
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced the majority of the speakers for its 28th annual induction ceremony. Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins will induct Rush, Don Henley will induct Randy Newman, Jennifer Hudson and Christina Aguilera will team up to honor the late Donna Summer and John Mayer will induct the late Albert King. They have yet to announce who will induct Public Enemy or Ahmet Ertegun Award For Lifetime Achievement winners Lou Adler and Quincy Jones. A press release note... | More »
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'Finally': Rush Fans React to the Band's Hall of Fame Induction
December 11, 2012 4:50 PM ET| Rolling Stone
Today, when the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame officially announced Rush as a Class of 2013 inductee, the healing began for the band's most diehard fans. For over a decade, disciples of the Canadian prog-rockers have complained loudly about the band's absence from the Hall; the group has been eligible for induction since 1998, but appeared on the ballot for the first time this year. Geddy Lee on Rush's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction: 'We'll Show Up Smiling' H... | More »
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Geddy Lee on Rush's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction: 'We'll Show Up Smiling'
December 11, 2012 2:10 PM ET| Andy Greene
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has been a source of tremendous frustration for years in the Rush fan community. The group didn't appear on a ballot until this year, even though they've been eligible since 1998. It's caused some fans (most notably VH1 Classic's Eddie Trunk) to sour on the whole institution, but Rush themselves always claimed that this didn't bother them, and the patience paid off. Singer-bassist Geddy Lee chatted with Rolling Stone a few days after he ... | More »
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2013: Rush, Public Enemy, Heart and Randy Newman
December 11, 2012 2:10 PM ET| Andy Greene
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has officially announced next year's inductees: Rush, Public Enemy, Heart, Randy Newman, Donna Summer and Albert King will all join the class of 2013, with Summer, who passed away this May, and King, who died in 1992, earning the honor posthumously. Lou Adler and Quincy Jones will both receive the Ahmet Ertegun Award for non-performers. "It's a terrific honor and we'll show up smiling," Rush's singer and bassist, Geddy Lee, tells Rolling Sto... | More »
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Randy Newman: 'I Thought Maybe I'd Have to Die' Before Hall of Fame Induction
December 11, 2012 2:10 PM ET| Andy Greene
Randy Newman didn't think he'd live to see the day when he would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and yet here he is. "I really thought maybe I'd have to die first," he tells Rolling Stone. "I didn't think it would happen if it didn't happen, you know, a little earlier. But this is great. I'm really glad it happened when I was still around to see it." From the Archive: Randy Newman: You've Got to Let This Fat Boy in Your Life (1972) H... | More »
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Heart on Their Hall of Fame Induction: 'We Weren't Sure It Was Real'
December 11, 2012 2:10 PM ET| Andy Greene
Heart, who have been eligible for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for more than a decade, finally made the cut this year, joining Rush, Public Enemy, Randy Newman, Albert King and Donna Summmer in the class of 2013. "I wasn't quite sure this was real when I got the news," Ann Wilson tells Rolling Stone. "We've just had this long running joke about it for so many years. But I got the text while I was at the airport and it took a little while to sink in." From the Arch... | More »
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Chuck Berry Rocks Cleveland Tribute Concert
October 29, 2012 12:05 PM ET| Patrick Doyle
"I'm 86 years old," Chuck Berry said after playing a short, raw set at Cleveland's State Theatre late Saturday night. "And I'm happy to be anywhere!" The crowd was equally ecstatic. Berry traveled to Cleveland for a tribute concert in his honor, which included performers Merle Haggard, Ronnie Hawkins, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, Joe Bonamassa and Lemmy Kilmister. At the end of the night, Berry accepted the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's American Masters of Music Award, wrapping... | More »
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Rush, Public Enemy, Heart Lead 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees
October 4, 2012 12:15 AM ET| Andy Greene
The nominations for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2013 are in. This year's hopefuls are Albert King, Chic, Deep Purple, Donna Summer, Heart, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Kraftwerk, the Marvelettes, the Meters, N.W.A., Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Procol Harum, Public Enemy, Randy Newman and Rush. The top vote-getters will be inducted on April 18th, 2013 at the Nokia Theater L.A. live in Los Angeles. Meet the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees For the first time... | More »
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