Tonight's the night for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Party. Of course, they have the party in Los Angeles because nobody wants to go to Cleveland, but nevertheless it's sure to be a great night. The RAMP newsletter has the details...
The 28th Annual Rock and Rock Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is happening tonight at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live in Los Angeles. Four of this year's inductees -- Heart, Randy Newman, Public Enemy and Rush are scheduled to perform live. Earlier this week, Heart's Ann Wilson told KJR/Seattle's Bob Rivers and Steve Slaton that Heart's original line-up -- Ann and sister Nancy Wilson, Howard Leese, Roger Fisher, Steve Fossen and Mike Derosier will reunite onstage tonight and perform the band's first single, "Crazy On You." Fellow Seattle-ites Mike McCready of Pearl Jam and Jerry Cantrell of Alice In Chains will also perform with Heart, who will be inducted by Soundgarden's Chris Cornell. Other performer inductees include Albert King, Donna Summer and Public Enemy; Lou Adler and Quincy Jones will each receive the prestigious Ahmet Ertegun Award for Lifetime Achievement.
According to Rock Hall sources, Usher will perform for Quincy Jones; Jackson Browne and John Fogerty will perform with Randy Newman; Spike Lee and Harry Belafonte will pay tribute to Public Enemy; Carole King will perform for Lou Adler and Cheech & Chong will present Adler with his award. Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters will present Rush. John Mayer and Gary Clark Jr. will perform in honor of Albert King, with Mayer giving the induction speech; 1998 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Don Henley will induct Randy Newman and Christina Aguilera and Jennifer Hudson will blow the roof off the joint in honor of Donna Summer. The induction ceremony will be shown on HBO on Saturday, May 18 at 9pm ET/PT.
