News: Dr. Dre and Public Enemy Inducted into GRAMMY Hall of Fame
Dr. Dre and Public Enemy are the latest Hip Hop acts to be inducted into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame. They follow the likes of The Sugarhill Gang, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Run-D.M.C. and N.W.A. who are also all apart of the prestigious honor. The GRAMMY Hall of Fame was founded in 1973 to honor recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance that are at least 25 years old.
Additional artists being inducted include Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, Sam Cooke, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Whitney Houston, Billie Holiday and others. You can take a look at the full list of inductees here.
GRAMMY Hall of Fame Inductees 2018:
Jimi Hendrix
Band of Gypsys (1970)
Capitol
Sam Cooke
“Bring It On Home to Me” (1962)
RCA Victor
Dr. Dre
The Chronic (1992)
Death Row
Aerosmith
“Dream On” (1973)
Columbia
Public Enemy
“Fight the Power” (1989)
Motown
Parliament
“Flash Light” (1978)
Casablanca
Hugh Masekela
“Grazing In the Grass” (1968)
UNI
Linda Ronstadt
Heart Like a Wheel (1974)
Capitol
Four Tops
“I Can’t Help Myself” (1965)
Motown
Gladys Knight & The Pips
“I Heard It Through the Grapevine” (1967)
Soul / Motown
The King Cole Trio
“(I Love You) For Sentinmental Reasons” (1946)
Capitol
Whitney Houston
“I Will Always Love You” (1992)
Arista
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison (1968)
Columbia
Thomas Alva Edison
“Mary Had a Little Lamb” (1878)
N/A
Billy Paul
“Me and Mrs. Jones” (1972)
Philadelphia International
Andy Williams
“Moon River” (1962)
Columbia
Billie Holiday
“My Man” (1937)
Brunswick
Nirvana
Nevermind (1991)
DGC
Queen
A Night at the Opera (1975)
Elektra
The Rolling Stones
“Paint It, Black” (1966)
London
Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five
“Savoy Blues” (1927)
Okeh
Leon Russell
“A Song For You” (1970)
Shelter
David Bowie
“Space Oddity” (1969)
Mercury
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
“That’s All Right” (1949)
RCA Victor
Mike Oldfield
Tubular Bells (1973)
Virgin