Saturday night, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum held its annual induction ceremony, celebrating itself and also the careers of the inductees, whose hits stretch from the 1950s to the 2000s.
The bands and artists inducted Saturday night include Texas blues legends Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, pop punk heroes Green Day, reclusive soul singer/songwriter Bill Withers, proto-punk legends Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, blues rock pioneers the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and 1950s R&B vocal group the “5” Royales. Ringo Starr and the late Lou Reed—both already Rock and Roll Hall of Famers with the Beatles and the Velvet Underground, respectively—were each inducted a second time: Reed for his accomplishments as a solo artist and Starr because all of the other Beatles have already been inducted as solo artists.
The long list of musicians who appeared as presenters and performers at the ceremony include Patti Smith, Stevie Wonder, Steve Cropper, Dave Grohl, Miley Cyrus, Tom Morello, Peter Wolf, Fall Out Boy, Doyle Bramhall II, John Mayer, Jimmie Vaughan, Gary Clark, Jr., Karen O, Beck, Zac Brown and Paul McCartney.
The five-and-a-half hour long, all-star ceremony was filmed and will air on HBO on May 20. You can watch highlights from the ceremony below:
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