Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2019

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held on March 29, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio.  Artists are eligible for inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twenty-five years after their first recording.

The Cure is an English rock band formed in Crawley, England in 1976.  Genres include gothic rock, post-punk, alternative rock and new wave.  The members are Robert Smith (original), Simon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Jason Cooper and Reeves Gabrels.  Their first album was Three Imaginary Boys in 1979 in the post-punk and new wave movements.  In the early 1980s they style of music emerged into gothic rock.  The band are to have sold 27 million records and released thirteen studio albums, two EPs, and over thirty singles.

Def Leppard is an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.  Their genres include hard rock, heavy metal, and glam metal.  Members include Joe Elliott (lead vocals), Rick Savage (bass, backing vocals), Rick Allen (drums, backing vocals), Phil Cololen (guitars, backing vocals), and Vivian Campbell (guitars, backing vocals).  Their first album, High 'n' Dry was produced in 1981.  "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" was one of the first rock videos played on MTV in 1982.  Del Leppard have sold more than 100 millions records worldwide.  They have ranked No. 31 in VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" and ranked No. 70 in "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".


Janet Damita Jo Jackson was born on May 16, 1966 in Gary, Indiana.  She is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress.  She is the youngest member of the Jackson family and began her career with the variety television series The Jacksons in 1976.  Jackson has sold over 100 million records.  She has had 18 top ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.  In 2010 she ranked fifth among the "Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years".  In December 2016 Billboard named her the second most successful dance club artist of all-time after Madonna.


Radiohead is an English rock band formed in Abingdon-on-Thames, England in 1985.  Genres include Art rock, alternative rock, electronica, and experimental rock.  Members include Thom Yorke, Johnny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, and Philip Selway.  They released their first single "Creep" in 1992 and Pablo Honey in 1993.  Radiohead has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide.  In 2005, Rolling Stone ranked them 73rd in "The Greatest Artists of All Time" and in 2009 the second-best artist of the 2000s.


Roxy Music was an English rock band formed in 1970 in Newcastle upon Tyne/London, England.  Their genres are art rock, glam, rock, pop rock, art pop, and progressive rock.  Members included Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera, Andy Mackay, Paul Thompson, Brian Eno, Eddie Jobson, and John Gustafson.  Roxy Music became successful in Europe and Australia during the 1970s.  The band's final album was Avalon in 1982.


Stevie (Stephanie) Lynn Nicks was born on May 26, 1948 in Phoenix, Arizona.  She is an American singer and songwriter.  She is best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac.  She had sold over 140 million records.  Nicks has been named one of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time and the 100 Greatest Singers.  As a member of Fleetwood Mac, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.  She has eight Grammy Award nominations and two American Music Award nominations as a solo artist.  She also was awarded a Grammy Award and five Grammy Award nomination s with Fleetwood Mac.


The Zombies are an English rock band formed in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England in 1961.  Their genres are rock, psychedelic pop, baroque pop, and beat.  Members include Rod Argent, Colin Blunstone, Steve Rodford, Tom Toomey, and Soren Koch.  Their hits include "She's Not There" (1964), "Tell Her No" (1965).  Their 1968 album Odessey and Oracle ranked 100 on Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.