BROWNE, PRINCE JOIN ROCK 'N' ROLL IMMORTALS.Byline: Fred Shuster Music Writer This year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, dedicated to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, and other people who have in some major way influenced the music industry, particularly in inductees are a mix tape of veteran rockers, r&b harmonizers, refried blues boys and an ex-Beatle. At the ceremony tonight at New York's Waldorf Astoria, the class of 2004 includes Jackson Browne, the Dells, George Harrison, Prince, Bob Seger, Traffic and ZZ Top. Jann Wenner, co-founder and publisher of Rolling Stone rolling stone Noun a restless or wandering person magazine, receives a lifetime achievement award. The rock hall celebrates influential artists for career achievements. Among the presenters will be Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews
David John Matthews (born January 9 1967) is a South African, now naturalized American, Grammy-winning lead vocalist and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band. , Tom Petty, OutKast and Alicia Keys. The event will be taped for broadcast Sunday on VH1. Among the year's chosen few is singer-songwriter Browne, who personified the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. rocker of the '70s. The subject of a just-issued two-disc retrospective, Browne's best-known songs include ``Take It Easy'' (co-written with the Eagles' Glenn Frey), ``Redneck Friend,'' ``Fountain of Sorrow'' and ``Running on Empty.'' The Dells, a classic r&b vocal harmony group, started recording in the '50s and are still at it. The silky-smooth ensemble scored in the late '60s with ``Stay in My Corner'' and other titles. The late Harrison stepped out from the Beatles' shadow in 1970 with his triple album, ``All Things Must Pass,'' produced by Phil Spector. His career, which included efforts as a solo artist, producer and humanitarian, lasted until he died in December 2001 after a battle with cancer. Prince emerged from Minneapolis' thriving soul-funk scene of the early '80s, mixing funk, rock and synth-pop to become a gender-blending hit-making phenomenon. The purple one plays Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. March 29 and returns May 26 and 28. Along with John Mellencamp John Mellencamp, also known as John Cougar and John Cougar Mellencamp, (born October 7, 1951) is best known for being an American rock singer-songwriter. Early life John Mellencamp was born in Seymour, Indiana. , Seger is the quintessential heartland rocker. His back-to-basics rock music, delivered with his longtime Silver Bullet Band, resulted in classic-rock radio staples ``Get Out of Denver,'' ``Hollywood Nights'' and the soulful ``Night Moves.'' Wenner, the rock hall's lifetime achievement winner, helped start Rolling Stone magazine in 1967 with the late San Francisco jazz critic Ralph J. Gleason Ralph J. Gleason (1917-1975) was an influential American jazz and pop music critic. He contributed for many years to the San Francisco Chronicle, was a founding editor of Rolling Stone magazine, and cofounder of the Monterey Jazz Festival. . The magazine quickly became a trusted source of music and cultural news and has kept up with the times. Fred Shuster, (818) 713-3676 fred.shuster(at)dailynews.com ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME CEREMONY What: Jackson Browne, the Dells, George Harrison, Prince, Bob Seger, Traffic, ZZ Top and Rolling Stone's Jann Wenner honored. Where: VH1. When: 8 and 10:30 p.m. Sunday. In a nutshell: Awards and live performances from tonight's 2004 induction ceremony in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . |
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