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Another set of musicians were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year, but before it actually happened there was at least one unexpected issue.
Another set of musicians were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year, but before it actually happened there was at least one unexpected issue.
Another set of musicians were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year, but before it actually happened there was at least one unexpected issue.
"Winter in America" -- the song and the album -- is considered one of the greatest political statements on record, literally and figuratively. According to the British journalist and author Dylan Jones, "Scott-Heron was Curtis Mayfield, Malcolm X, and James Brown rolled into one: radical campaigner, accomplished musician, professional nuisance, compelling poet." No doubt he would have made a formidable physician as well.
Lionel Richie sings "Easy" with Dave Grohl on guitar; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of FameWhen Lionel Richie was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame earlier this month, he discussed his role as a "creative artist" in the industry, as well as the roadblocks he faced when being told he wasn't "Black enough." Backstage at the ceremony, he delved more into the honor and what it means to him. "I started out as a fan, having no blessed idea of this night. And so when you think on where we are, where I am, this is like a coup...