DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) -
Blue Caps, Comets, Crickets, Famous Flames,
Midnighters and Miracles to be Inducted April 14
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced today that the
Blue Caps, the Comets, the Crickets, the Famous Flames, the Midnighters and the
Miracles will be inducted at the 27TH Annual Inductions Ceremony on
April 14 in Cleveland. These artists will be included along with the previously
announced inductees Beastie Boys, Donovan, Guns N' Roses, Laura Nyro, Red
Hot Chili Peppers, The Small Faces/The Faces, Freddie King, Don Kirshner,
Cosimo Matassa, Tom Dowd and Glyn Johns.
The
induction of these six groups is the result of a special Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame committee review conducted to identify situations in which groups should
be recognized along with the original lead singer inductee.
"These
Inductees are pioneers in the development of the music we call rock and roll,"
said Joel Peresman, president and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Foundation. "As part of our mission to recognize the most impactful, innovative
and influential artists in rock, the committee brought forth these six groups
that belong in the Hall of Fame."
The six
groups, the frontmen which have already been enshrined, will be inducted in
Cleveland on April 14, 2012: the Blue Caps (Gene Vincent was inducted in 1998),
the Comets (Bill Haley was inducted in 1987), the Crickets (Buddy Holly was
inducted in 1986), Famous Flames (James Brown was inducted in 1986), the Midnighters (Hank
Ballard was inducted in 1990) and the Miracles (Smokey Robinson was inducted in
1987).
The 27th
annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on
Saturday, April 14, 2012, in Cleveland and premiere on HBO in May. The 2012
ceremony will again be open to the public, as it was – for the first time in
the event's history – at the 2009 Inductions in Cleveland.
Leading up
to the April 14 ceremony, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will host more than a
week of special events, including the grand opening of the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame's new Library and Archives, tours of the newly redesigned Museum
interior space, the unveiling of a major Grateful Dead exhibition, the Rock My
Soul gospel tribute, a free concert for Cleveland and a special series of
education programs designed to teach students across the nation about the
history and impact of rock and roll.
All
inductees are ultimately represented in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and
Museum in Cleveland, Ohio. Through approaches as creative and diverse as the
music itself, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum tells the story of rock
music with its exhibits, education programs and Library and Archives. The
Library and Archives is the world's most comprehensive repository of written
and audio-visual materials relating to the history of rock and roll.
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