Why I Love The Rock Hall Induction Ceremonies

This year's Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame inductees have been announced and the COOLEST concert ever will soon be on HBO

Hall & Oates (personal fav), Nirvana, Kiss, Peter Gabriel (he's already in as a member of Genesis), Linda Ronstadt, Cat Stevens & others.  The ceremony is in April and will air on HBO in May.  For me, the best parts of the ceremony are the 'on stage' collaborations.  My favorite was in 2004, Prince joined by Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne, George Harrison's son & others paid tribute to George Harrison by playing While My Guitar Gently Weeps.  **WATCH!!!! At the end, Prince shows his guitar mastery and wizardry... what happened to his guitar?  It never came down!

Notable nominees who were passed over include Deep Purple, Yes and The Zombies.  Inductees are chosen by a secret ballot of over 600 voters.  ONE vote goes to FANS, who make their picks in an online poll.  This year, the fans chose Kiss with 17.2% of the vote.  They were followed by Nirvana with 15.7% and Deep Purple with 11.9%.

Here's a chart to see how all the groups did in the 'fan vote' from Rolling Stone's website