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JOAN JETT moved to tears at Rock Hall induction; 2 Beatles set to play
from: dispatch.com
by Tom Withers | Photo by Mark Duncan | Associated Press
CLEVELAND Ñ JOAN JETT couldn't keep her rough rocker edge for long.
Once she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Jett was overcome by the moment and moved to tears.
"I tried not to cry and be tough," she said, her black mascara starting to run.
Jett and other music legends were welcomed into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Saturday night, an evening made special with two of the Beatles set to come together and play.
Ringo Starr, previously enshrined with the Beatles in 1988, was inducted along with Jett and the BLACKHEARTS, pop punks Green Day, soul singer-songwriter Bill Withers, underground-rock icon Lou Reed, bluesy guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and the "5" Royales.
For the third time, the star-studded ceremony was held at Cleveland's legendary Public Hall, where thousands of fans were already on their feet when Jett opened the evening with a rip-roaring version of Bad Reputation.
She was then joined by Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl for a blistering Cherry Bomb, one of her hits with the RUNAWAYS, a band that broke down barriers for women in rock.
Miley Cyrus inducted Jett, saying, "She's what Superwoman really should be. The first to do many things, not just as a woman, but as a badass babe on the planet."
Jett said music is what has always moved her.
"I come from a place where rock and roll means something," she said. "It's more than music, more than fashion, more than a pose. It's a subculture of rebellion, frustration, alienation and the groove. ... Rock and roll ethic is my entire life."
Sadly, Vaughan died at the height of his blossoming career. Armed with a signature Stratocaster, the Texas bluesman was a dynamo on six strings. Best known for songs like Pride and Joy and Look At Little Sister, he won a Grammy for his mesmerizing cover of Jimi Hendrix's Little Wing.
John Mayer called it the "honor of a lifetime" to induct Vaughan, whom he called "the ultimate guitar hero."
"Stevie used his guitar to lead him out of town," Mayer said. "He gave me hope because heroes give you hope. While Jimi Hendrix came down from outer space, Stevie came up from below the ground. He was the ultimate guitar hero, and heroes live forever."
Green Day, a Bay Area trio that formed as teenagers and helped make punk rock radio friendly in the 1990s, thrashed its way into the Rock Hall Saturday night with plenty of punk attitude and energy.
From the opening power chords of American Idiot, lead singer/guitarist Billy Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tre Cool had the crowd at Cleveland's Public Hall dancing in the aisles.
Brash and belligerent, Green Day blasted onto the music scene just as Seattle's grunge sound was growing stale. The group borrowed riffs from punk pioneers like The Stooges and Sex Pistols, flavored them with some power chords and pop hooks and helped redefine a genre. The trio's album Dookie won a Grammy and Green Day went on to make American Idiot, a punk-infused rock opera that actually became a Broadway hit.
During their acceptance speeches, the band members thanked Ford for making the Econoline they drove on tour and thanked "the hundreds of people who let us sleep on their floors."
Armstrong got emotional when thanking his sons and wife, and closed with a message to the band's manager.
"I want to apologize for the hotel rooms and for Tre's drums catching on fire," he said.
Adored by fans, Starr was the steady beat behind the world's most celebrated group and the 74-year-old is the last of the Beatles to have his work outside the band recognized. Starr is being inducted by Paul McCartney, whose influence helped get his former drummer enshrined. Starr put out a string of pop hits, including It Don't Come Easy, Photograph and You're Sixteen.
He didn't have the musical chops or artistry of McCartney or the late John Lennon or George Harrison, but Starr managed to stay in the limelight and still tours with his All-Star Band.
Withers was inexplicably left off the hall's ballot for years, perhaps an unfortunate oversight. But the 76-year-old, who walked away from the music industry in the 1980s, is now part of musical royalty with a catalog of timeless songs like Lean On Me and Ain't No Sunshine. Stevie Wonder will induct the 76-year-old Withers, who may perform publicly for the first time in decades.
Reed was both daring and provocative as a songwriter and lyricist, pushing boundaries with ballads about forbidden subjects like drugs, prostitution and suicide. Reed's songs like Walk On The Wild Side, Vicious and Heroin remain vibrant today. Although he died in 2013, Reed continues to influence a young generation of musicians touched by his rebel ways.
HBO will broadcast the event on May 30. |
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