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. . . and the Inductees Are . . .

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Artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as performers and forefathers:

1985: Performers--Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Elvis Presley. Forefathers--Robert Johnson, Jimmie Rodgers, Jimmy Yancey.

1986: Performers--the Coasters, Eddie Cochran, Bo Diddley, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Bill Haley, B. B. King, Clyde McPhatter, Muddy Waters, Ricky Nelson, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, Smokey Robinson, Big Joe Turner, Jackie Wilson. Forefathers--T-Bone Walker, Hank Williams, Louis Jordan.

1987: Performers--the Beach Boys, the Beatles, the Drifters, Bob Dylan, the Supremes. Forefathers: Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, Les Paul.

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1988: Performers--Dion DiMucci, Otis Redding, the Rolling Stones, the Temptations, Stevie Wonder. Forefathers--the Ink Spots, Bessie Smith, Soul Stirrers.

1989: Performers--Hank Ballard, Bobby Darin, the Four Seasons, the Four Tops, the Kinks, the Platters, Simon & Garfunkel, the Who. Forefathers--Louis Armstrong, Charlie Christian, Ma Rainey.

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