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Clapton, Raitt, Lovin' Spoonful Among Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees
Eric Clapton , Earth, Wind & Fire , the Lovin' Spoonful, the Moonglows, Bonnie Raitt and James Taylor will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000, the hall's foundation announced today. In addition, Nat King Cole and Billie Holiday, both deceased, will enter the Hall under its "Early Influences" category, and Arista Records founder Clive Davis will enter under the "Non-Performer" category.
In the wake of the publicity debacle that ensued when Bruce Springsteen was honored last year without the E Street Band, the Hall of Fame Foundation introduced a new ''Side-men'' category this year. The first to be inducted in the category will be tenor sax specialist King Curtis, Motown bassist James Jamerson, percussionist Hal Blaine, guitarist Scotty Moore and R&B drummer Earl Palmer. King Curtis was murdered in 1971 and James Jamerson died in 1983.
Though the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum is located in Cleveland, the 15th annual induction ceremony will take place on March 6 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. VH1 will air an edited version of the ceremony on an as-yet-unannounced date in March.
Artists become eligible for induction 25 years after the release of their first record. The award aims to recognize the contributions of people ''who have had a significant impact over the evolution, development and perpetuation of rock and roll,'' according to the Hall's literature. A panel of rock historians chooses the nominees.
Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, Dusty Springfield, Curtis Mayfield, The Staple Singers, and Del Shannon joined the Hall along with Springsteen last year.
Meanwhile, that Harry Belafonte, Willie Nelson, Woody Guthrie and John Lee Hooker have won Lifetime Achievement Awards from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, the academy announced Monday (12/6). NARAS also announced that Clive Davis, producer Phil Spector, and conductor Mitch Miller have won Trustee Awards. Winners will be recognized during the 42nd annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 23.
