Some notable non-performers inducted into the Hall of Fame include Sun Records founder Sam Phillips, disc jockey and major promoter of rock and roll Alan Freed, Ronettes and Righteous Brothers producer Phil Spector, Beatles producer George Martin, Fender guitar founder Leo Fender, Rolling Stone magazine founder and editor Jann Wenner, and the late Ahmet Ertegün, founder of Atlantic Records and founder and chairman of the museum. In 2008, this category was renamed the "Ahmet Ertegün Award". Non-performers include songwriters, producers, disc jockeys, music industry executives, journalists, and other professionals. Performers receiving the highest number of votes greater than 50% of the votes received are selected for induction each year, about five to seven nominees make the cut. Performers include singers and instrumentalists.Ī nominating committee composed of music historians selects names for the Performers category, which are then voted on by roughly 1000 experts, including academics, journalists, producers, and others with music industry experience. However, fans have no input concerning who is nominated or elected to the hall.īeginning in 2009, the annual induction ceremony will move to Cleveland on a rotating basis, perhaps as often as every three years. Four categories are recognized: Performers, Non-Performers, Early Influences, and since 2000, Sidemen. Nominees should have demonstrable influence and significance within the history of rock and roll.
The first group of inductees, inducted on January 23, 1986, included Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and Elvis Presley.Ĭurrently, groups or individuals are qualified for induction 25 years after the release of their first record.
The museum is part of the city's redeveloped North Coast Harbor.Ī handful of artists are inducted into the Hall of Fame in an annual induction ceremony, historically held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States, dedicated to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, and other people who have in some major way influenced the music industry, particularly in the area of rock and roll.
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