TRIVIA: U2 and The Pretenders were among the artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 14th, 2005. Who gave U2′s induction speech?
ANSWER: Bruce Springsteen
ANNIVERSARIES:
2011 – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame holds its 26th annual induction ceremony at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Honorees include the original Alice Cooper band, Neil Diamond, Tom Waits, Dr. John and Darlene Love, along with Leon Russell in the sideman category.
2008 – The documentary Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise has its premiere in New York.
2006 – Steely Dan frontman Donald Fagen releases his first solo album in 13 years, Morph the Cat.
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2006 – The New Cars, fronted by Todd Rundgren and featuring original Cars Elliot Easton and Greg Hawkes, make their debut at a press event held at the House of Blues in L-A.
2005 – U2, The Pretenders, Buddy Guy, R&B legends The O’Jays and Percy Sledge are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Bruce Springsteen inducts U-2, Neil Young does the honors for The Pretenders, Eric Clapton and B-B King induct Guy, and Rod Stewart inducts Sledge.
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1992 – Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Paul Simon perform at Farm Aid 5 in Irving, Texas.
1982 – Current Rod Stewart and ex-Vanilla Fudge drummer Carmine Appice holds a star-studded UNICEF benefit concert at New York’s Savoy Theater. Guests include Rick Derringer, Charlie Daniels, Thin Lizzy’s Phil Lynott, Cheap Trick’s Tom Petersson and the three other original Vanilla Fudge members, as the band reunites for the first time in 12 years for the show.
1981 – Eric Clapton suffers an attack of bleeding ulcers in Saint Paul, Minnesota, causing him to cancel a 60-date US tour.
1980 – Def Leppard releases its debut album, On Through the Night.
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1978 – New Riders of the Purple Sage play the Painesville Agora.
1972 – Carole King is the big winner at the 14th annual Grammy Awards, sweeping Record of the Year (“It’s Too Late”), Album of the Year (Tapestry), Song of the Year (“You’ve Got a Friend”) and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female (Tapestry). Carly Simon is voted Best New Artist. Isaac Hayes gets three Grammys for his score to Shaft. Other winners include Aretha Franklin for her cover of “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Lou Rawls for “A Natural Man,” Ike and Tina Turner for their rendition of “Proud Mary” and Bill Withers for writing “Ain’t No Sunshine.”
1970 – The Band plays Cleveland Music Hall.
1968 – Jimi Hendrix plays Cleveland Music Hall.
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1964 – Billboard claims that The Beatles are responsible for 60-percent of all current singles sales.
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