Date: 4-13-2001
HOST:
Some famous recording artists were named to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last month. The Hall of Fame has been honoring rock and roll singers and songwriters for sixteen years. Musicians can become members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twenty-five years after their first recordings.Shirley Griffith tells us about a few of the new members.
ANNCR:
Singer and songwriter Paul Simon joined the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the second time. He first entered the Hall of Fame in Nineteen-Ninety, as part of the group Simon and Garfunkel. This year, he was honored for music he wrote and recorded alone. Here is an example, "Graceland".
((CUT 1: GRACELAND))
Another new member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was also honored for the second time. Michael Jackson first joined the Hall of Fame in Nineteen-Ninety-Seven as a member of the Jackson Five. This year, he was honored for songs he recorded alone, like this one, "Beat It".
((CUT 2: BEAT IT))
A third new member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was killed in a plane crash in Nineteen-Fifty-Nine. His name was Ritchie Valens.We leave you now with Ritchie Valens singing his big hit record, "La Bamba."