Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2010.
The 2010 Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame ceremony took place last night at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City.
In the non-performer category, record mogul David Geffen was inducted, along with the following legendary songwriters:
• Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
• Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry
• Jesse Stone
• Mort Shuman
• Otis Blackwell.
The songwriters were all inducted by Carole King. Their songs were sung by the likes of Chris Isaak (”Don’t Be Cruel” by Blackwell), Eric Burdon (”We Gotta Get Out of This Place” by Mann/Weil) and Ronnie Spector (”Be My Baby” by Barry/Greenwich).
The ceremony was broadcast live on the Fuse cable network, which will air repeats at 5 p.m. Sunday, March 21, and 5 p.m. Saturday, March 27
Further information is available at www.fuse.tv
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