The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum located on the shore of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States, dedicated to archiving the history of some of the most famous artists and the most influential, and others that somehow the greatest influence on the music industry, especially in the field of rock music. This museum is part of the redevelopment of North Harbor Beach.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was created April 20, 1983. However, do not own a home. Search committee considered several cities, including Memphis (home Sun Studio and Stax Records), Cincinnati (home King Records), New York and Cleveland. Cleveland lobbied hard to choose, arguing that the Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed is widely credited with promoting a new genre (and forward) of rock and roll ", and that Cleveland is the place of foundation stone and roll concert. Civic leaders in Cleveland, promising $ 65 million in public funds to finance construction. A petition signed by 600,000 fans in support of Cleveland on Memphis, and USA Today poll which Cleveland won by 100,000 voice. Hall of Fame board chose to build a museum in Cleveland. all of Fame,Criticism & Controversy.more>>>
1. Elvis Presley
2. The Beatles
3. James Brown
4. Bob Dylan
5. Chuck Berry
6. Run-D.M.C.
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
8. Ray Charles
9. Led Zeppelin
10. Fats Domino
11. Aretha Franklin
12. Clyde McPhatter
13. Little Richard
14. Madonna
15. Buddy Holly & The Crickets
16. Bill Haley & The Comets
17. Michael Jackson
18. The Beach Boys
19. Sam Cooke
20. The Who
21. Bo Diddley
22. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
23. Black Sabbath
24. Johnny Otis
25. Public Enemy
26. Stevie Wonder
27. The Byrds
28. N.W.A
29. The Velvet Underground
30. The Rolling Stones
31. Sonny Til & The Orioles
32. Nirvana
33. Parliament/Funkadelic
34. Tupac Shakur
35. Pink Floyd
36. Prince
37. R.E.M.
38. The Kinks
39. Neil Young
40. Ruth Brown
41. The Ramones
42. The Everly Brothers
43. Afrika Bambaataa
44. The "5" Royales
45. Eddie Cochran
46. Sly & The Family Stone
47. The Supremes
48. Cream
49. The Beastie Boys
50. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
51. The Clash
52. David Bowie
53. Link Wray
54. Big Joe Turner
55. The Shirelles
56. Marvin Gaye
57. LL Cool J
58. Roy Orbison
59. Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions
60. The Stooges
61. Joni Mitchell
62. Carl Perkins
63. Jesse Belvin
64. Van Halen
65. Motorhead
66. The Sonics
67. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
68. Queen
69. The Yardbirds
70. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
71. Kurtis Blow
72. Eric B. & Rakim
73. Bob Marley
74. Van Morrison
75. U2
76. The Clovers
77. King Crimson
78. Professor Longhair
79. The Band
80. Metallica
81. Janet Jackson
82. Ice-T
83. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
84. Little Willie John
85. Frank Zappa
86. The Grateful Dead
87. Otis Redding
88. Janis Joplin
89. The Doors
90. Del Shannon
91. The Ronettes
92. The MC5
93. The Temptations
94. Chic
95. Deep Purple
96. The Flamingos
97. Patti Smith
98. The Isley Brothers
99. Rush
100. The Sex Pistols