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March 15, 2005

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2005 Induction Ceremonies: What a Night!

Last night the class of 2005 was inducted at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. The evening started out with a lot of fun and built up to one amazing night. There were quite a number of celebrities in the room last night, in addition to the friends and family members of those inducted as well as quite a few executives from the record industry.

After dinner was served, the first person honored was Frank Barsalona,. There for the induction was Tony Soprano, (James Gandolfini), Bobby, (Steve Schirippa) and Silvio (Steven van Zandt), together with a couple of girls from the “Bada Bing” club. It was Little Stevie’s Silvio who remained totally in character who did the induction. Totally unexpected and a lot of fun.

This was followed by Ice-T whose induction speech of Sire Records founder Seymour Stein was quite heartfelt. Seymore started off his acceptance speech by reading a portion of his haftorah and was one of the more emotional speeches. Seymour will be celebrating 50 years in the music business in another month and some of the people who he was responsible for signing were there last night to share in his celebration.

For a welcome change, each of the artists who were inducted last night also performed. Also, unlike in past years, each of the presenters who did the induction appeared to be cogent and totally sober.

The O’Jays sounded great and the were inducted by Justin Timberlake who said: "Anyone who's ever written, produced or performed something soulful stands in the shadows of these giants."

Rod Steward was there to induct Percy Sledge who performed: "When a Man Loves a Woman."

This was followed by both B.B. King and Eric Clapton having the honors to induct Buddy Guy. The words spoken were heartfelt and the 3-way jam session which followed that included B.B. King, Buddy Guy and Eric Clapton was just amazing to be at. They could have played all night and nobody would have mind. Just an amazing part of Rock History in the room.

The Pretenders were up next and Neil Young had the honors. And Chrissie Hyde sounded great too. Chrissie told the audience she knows the Pretenders have sounded like a tribute band for the past 20 years. "We are a tribute band…We're paying tribute to James Honeyman-Scott and Pete Farndon, without whom we would not have been here."

For a real special treat, and to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of rock 'n' roll, those of us in the room were given a performance by Bo Diddley with Eric Clapton and Robbie Robertson…and to add to the treat, the great Jerry Lee Lewis came onstage to the piano and performed "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On."

The most memorable induction speech of the evening once again was given by Bruce Springsteen when he inducted U2. Bruce just stood out when he described meeting the band for the first time and what it meant to him when he heard “uno, dos, tres, catorce”, spoken in his home. “The translation is one, two, three, fourteen. That is the correct math for rock 'n' roll. The whole had better equal a lot more than the sum of its parts _ or else you're just rubbing two sticks together." Bruce also had fun talking about U2’s iPod deal and poking fun of their so-called commercial sellout. He then suggested he wouldn’t mind doing a similar deal for a red, white and blue iPod himself.

Each member of U2’s speeches were equally great and this lead to U2 putting on a performance which on a night of memorable performances was quite memorable. Though they weren't inducted until after midnight, just about everyone who entered the room starting at 7.30pm was still there.

While the show will be broadcast on vh1 on Saturday, much of the energy of the room will remain a memory shared by those who were there to see it in person. The two hour recap broadcast can hardly do, what was witnessed and felt last night much justice.

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Posted by: Doug Turner at March 21, 2005 09:50 PM

Great blog! I believe it when you say the rebroadcast could not capture the evening - and I enjoyed the broadcast.

I was wondering, do you know of any sites where one could read/hear the text of the induction speeches? I did not tape the program and would love to review them again.

Posted by: Carlo Mantini at March 21, 2005 03:13 PM

Any idea if there's a way to get a transcript of Springsteen's introduction of U2? It was truly beautiful.

Posted by: raa at March 21, 2005 12:36 PM

The four songs u2 played were:

1) Until the End of the World (from Achtung Baby, 1991).

2) Pride (from The Unforgettable Fire, 1984)

3) I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (from The Joshua Tree, 1987)

4) Vertigo (from How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, 2004).

Posted by: Tom at March 21, 2005 11:46 AM

Do you know the name of the songs U2 performed? I saw the tune with Springsteen but the one before that was just riveting. Help...Thanks and good report.

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What I would like to know is if you've lined up U2 or Bruce to play this Fall : )

Posted by: Valerie Salucco at March 15, 2005 01:58 PM

Thanks for the recap, JP! I just KNEW the Blues Giant Threeway would be one of the high points of the evening...but who could've predicted the Diddley/Clapton/Robertson/Lee Lewis jam!? Wow.

Curious to know if the usual all-hands finale took place...so many amazing guitarists in one room, t'would be a shame if they didn't all take the opportunity to do something together. Do tell!

Posted by: K² at March 15, 2005 10:21 AM

March 15, 2005

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2005 Induction Ceremonies: What a Night!

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