Peter Gabriel performed with Chris Martin of Coldplay. The Boss thanked his bandmates. A tribute recalled groundbreaking Nirvana. April's <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F04%2F11%2Fshowbiz%2Fmusic%2Frock-hall-of-fame-2014-induction-ceremony%2F">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction</a> ceremony in Brooklyn was taped and is airing on HBO on May 31. The hall, shown here, is in Cleveland.
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Peter Gabriel performed with Chris Martin of Coldplay. The Boss thanked his bandmates. A tribute recalled groundbreaking Nirvana. April's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Brooklyn was taped and is airing on HBO on May 31. The hall, shown here, is in Cleveland.
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Nirvana kicked off the grunge revolution with its second studio album, "Nevermind," in 1991. Lead singer Kurt Cobain, center, died<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F04%2F04%2Fshowbiz%2Fgallery%2Fkurt-cobain-20-years%2F"> 20 years ago</a>. At the induction, Dave Grohl (left) and Krist Novoselic performed "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and "All Apologies" with guest singers Joan Jett, Kim Gordon and Lorde. In her speech, Cobain's mother said her son would have been proud to be honored that night. "He'd say he wasn't, but he would be."
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Nirvana kicked off the grunge revolution with its second studio album, "Nevermind," in 1991. Lead singer Kurt Cobain, center, died 20 years ago. At the induction, Dave Grohl (left) and Krist Novoselic performed "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and "All Apologies" with guest singers Joan Jett, Kim Gordon and Lorde. In her speech, Cobain's mother said her son would have been proud to be honored that night. "He'd say he wasn't, but he would be."
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Kiss used makeup to take its stage persona to another level. The group built its fan base over <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F05%2F02%2Fshowbiz%2Fgallery%2F40-years-of-kiss%2F">40 years</a> of constant touring and was rewarded with such hit singles as "Rock and Roll All Nite," "Beth" and "Hard Luck Woman."
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Kiss used makeup to take its stage persona to another level. The group built its fan base over 40 years of constant touring and was rewarded with such hit singles as "Rock and Roll All Nite," "Beth" and "Hard Luck Woman."
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Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, was one of the leading singer-songwriters of the 1970s. Among his best-known songs are "Moonshadow," "Peace Train," "Wild World" and "Oh Very Young."
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Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, was one of the leading singer-songwriters of the 1970s. Among his best-known songs are "Moonshadow," "Peace Train," "Wild World" and "Oh Very Young."
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Daryl Hall, left, and John Oates started as a soul-and-rock duo in the mid-1970s with hits such as "Sara Smile" and "She's Gone." (Incidentally, Hall thought Oates' initial drafts of "She's Gone"<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2009%2FSHOWBIZ%2FMusic%2F10%2F12%2Fhall.oates%2F"> "reminded me of a Cat Stevens song."</a>) Hall & Oates became one of the biggest acts of the 1980s with songs such as "Kiss on My List," "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" and "Out of Touch."
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Daryl Hall, left, and John Oates started as a soul-and-rock duo in the mid-1970s with hits such as "Sara Smile" and "She's Gone." (Incidentally, Hall thought Oates' initial drafts of "She's Gone" "reminded me of a Cat Stevens song.") Hall & Oates became one of the biggest acts of the 1980s with songs such as "Kiss on My List," "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" and "Out of Touch."
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Linda Ronstadt's powerful, wide-ranging voice made her interpretations of other artists' songs -- "You're No Good," "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me" and "It's So Easy" -- some of the biggest hits of the 1970s.
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Linda Ronstadt's powerful, wide-ranging voice made her interpretations of other artists' songs -- "You're No Good," "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me" and "It's So Easy" -- some of the biggest hits of the 1970s.
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Peter Gabriel left Genesis, a band he co-founded, in 1975. In his solo career, he's been a force for both political action -- his song "Biko" was about a South African activist -- and humanitarian causes. Commercially, his song "Sledgehammer" remains the <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fentertainment.time.com%2F2011%2F07%2F28%2Fthe-30-all-time-best-music-videos%2Fslide%2Fpeter-gabriel-sledgehammer-1986%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">most-played video on MTV</a> almost 30 years after its debut.
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Peter Gabriel left Genesis, a band he co-founded, in 1975. In his solo career, he's been a force for both political action -- his song "Biko" was about a South African activist -- and humanitarian causes. Commercially, his song "Sledgehammer" remains the most-played video on MTV almost 30 years after its debut.
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The legendary E Street Band (L-R: Clarence Clemons, Bruce Springsteen, Garry Tallent, Danny Federici, Max Weinberg, Steven Van Zandt and Roy Bittan, in 1981) were inducted into the Rock Hall in the category for musical excellence. At the ceremony, held in New York last month, Springsteen accepted the honor, saying, "I thank you my beautiful men and women of E Street. You made me dream and love bigger than I could have ever without you. And tonight I stand here with just one regret: that (the late) Danny (Federici) and Clarence (Clemons) couldn't be with us here."
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The legendary E Street Band (L-R: Clarence Clemons, Bruce Springsteen, Garry Tallent, Danny Federici, Max Weinberg, Steven Van Zandt and Roy Bittan, in 1981) were inducted into the Rock Hall in the category for musical excellence. At the ceremony, held in New York last month, Springsteen accepted the honor, saying, "I thank you my beautiful men and women of E Street. You made me dream and love bigger than I could have ever without you. And tonight I stand here with just one regret: that (the late) Danny (Federici) and Clarence (Clemons) couldn't be with us here."
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