Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - 2016

The 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performer inductees were chose by more than 500 voters of the rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation.  Artists are eligible for inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twenty-five years after their first recording is released.  The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction is April 8, 2016 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.


Cheap Trick is American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973.  Current members are Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Robin Zander, Bun E. Carlos, and Daxx Nielsen.  Past members are Randy Hogan, Pete Comita, and Jon Brant.  Their biggest hits include "Surrender," "I Want You to want Me," "Dream Police," and "The Flame."  They have often been referred as the "American Beatles."  Their first albums were Cheap Trick, In Color, Heaven Tonight, Dream Police, and All Shook Up.


Chicago is an American rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois.  They are a rock and roll band with horns.  They have sold more than 100 million records and considered one of the longest-running and most successful rock groups.  Originally called the Chicago Transit Authority, they eventually shortened their name to Chicago in 1970.  They received critical acclaim with such songs as "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" and "Beginnings."


Deep Purple is an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968.  They are considered to be one of the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock.  They have sold over 100 million albums.  In 1975 Guiness Book of World Records listed them as "the globe's loudest band."  They ranks number 22 on VHI's Greatest Artists of Hard Rock and received the Legend Awards at the 2008 World Music Awards.

Steven Haworth "Steve" Miller (born October 5, 1943 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter.  He began his career in blues and blues rock.  He began playing in the San Francisco area with albums like Children of the Future, Sailor and Brave New World.  Other hits included "Take the Money and Run," "Rock'n Me," "Fly Like an Eagle," "Jet Airline" and "Jungle Love."  He eventually moved to Chicago, where he played with Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Guy, and Paul Butterfield.


Niggaz Wit Attitudes (N.W.A.) are an American hip hop group from Comton, California (1986-1991, 1998-2002). They popularized gangsta rap and West Coast hip hop.  Despite been banned from many American radio stations because of their explicit lyrics, the group have sold over 10 million albums, including Straight Outta Compton and Niggaz4Life.