Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame 2017
La ‘Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’ ha reso noti i nomi degli artisti che saranno inseriti nella galleria dei più grandi nomi del rock il prossimo 7 aprile, durante la cerimonia ufficiale che si terrà al Barclays Center di Brooklyn, New York.
Per la categoria Perfomer:
Joan Baez
2017 R&R Hall of Fame Nominee! Because they do count, log your fan vote - daily - at https://t.co/egdVtNPv3R #rock2017 @rock_hall pic.twitter.com/pblJPti3la
— Joan Baez (@joancbaez) October 18, 2016
Tupac Shakur
Tupac has been selected for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017! pic.twitter.com/oeLOq1EOyU
— Tupac Shakur (@TupacShakurLC) December 20, 2016
Electric Light Orchestra (Jeff Lynne, Bev Bevan, Richard Tandy, Roy Wood)
Electric Light Orchestra joins the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2017! @rockhall #RockHall2017 pic.twitter.com/01oQvwzVSf
— Jeff Lynne's ELO (@JeffLynnesELO) December 20, 2016
Journey (Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain, Aynsley Dunbar, Gregg Rolie, Neal Schon, Steve Smith,Ross Valory)
https://t.co/p9PVQBFljP https://t.co/bPPqbsEdxp
— JOURNEY (@JourneyOfficial) December 20, 2016
Pearl Jam (Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Dave Krusen, Mike McCready)
We are excited to announce Pearl Jam will be inducted into the @RockHall of Fame! #PearlJam #RockHall2017 pic.twitter.com/EkxGCtKtNM
— Pearl Jam (@PearlJam) December 20, 2016
Yes (Jon Anderson, Bill Bruford, Steve Howe, Trevor Rabin, Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman, Alan White, Tony Kaye)
Major congrats to @yesofficial who will be inducted into The @rockhall Class Of 2017 🤘🏽🤘🏽https://t.co/l1WUzjeisf pic.twitter.com/0NsBA1sFJ0
— Mitch Schneider Org. (@MSOPR) December 20, 2016
Un premio speciale, l’Award for Music Excellence è stato assegnato a Nile Rodgers deus ex-machina degli Chic.
Nile Rodgers responds to Chic’s latest Rock and Roll Hall of Fame snub https://t.co/5qrM0Q4YMq pic.twitter.com/qXvcZmIUB6
— NME (@NME) December 20, 2016
Per entrare nella ‘Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’ occorre che un artista/gruppo abbia pubblicato la propria prima registrazione ufficiale da almeno 25 anni.
Fra gli esclusi si contano Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, Janet Jackson, Bad Brains, Jane’s Addiction, MC5 e Zombies.
