Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction 2010

Did you know that artists are only eligible to be included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twenty-five years after their first recording is released? This year's inductees, ABBA, Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, The Hollies and The Stoogies, will be inducted on March 15, 2010 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City and will air live on www.fuse.tv/ontv/shows/rock-hall/.

ABBA first put Sweden on rock's global map in 1972. They were a dominant music force throughout the 70's with their catchy song hooks, simple lyrics, sound effects (reverb, phasing) and a Wall of Sound achieved by overdubbing the female singers' voices in multiple harmonies. Their music was adapted into the successful musical Mamma Mia! (DVD MAM; CD 782.14 AND)

Genesis began as a cult art-rock band in England in the late 1960's and went on the pack stadiums across the globe in the 1980's, 1990's and on their 2007 reunion tour. Two of the most acclaimed prog-rock albums in the history of the genre are Selling England By The Pound (CD 781.66 GEN) and The Lamb Lies down On Broadway.

Jimmy Cliff's The Harder They Come (CD 781.542 HAR) and Many Rivers to Cross (CD 781.646 CLI) introduced reggae to a worldwide audience and changed the image of the genre to music of rebellion and inspiration.

The Hollies are an English rock group formed in the early 1960's. They used a wide-open three-part harmonies that were totally different from other British Invasion beat groups. The Hollies: 30th anniversarycollection, 1963-1993 (CD 781.66 HOL)

Iggy and The Stooges were from Ann Arbor, Michigan, performed from 1967-1974, and later reformed in 2003. They are widely regarded as instrumental in the rise of punk rock, as well as influential to alternative rock, heavy metal and rock music.