Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland

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Paul McCartney Backs Joe Cocker for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction • Mar. 4, 2025, 1:05 AM ET (Billboard)

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Date	1983 - present
Areas Of Involvement	rock • rock and roll
Related People	I.M. Pei

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland

Lorde performing with Joan Jett and the surviving members of Nirvana

Country and pop music legend Dolly Parton

See an exhibit on Aretha Franklin, and the Janis Joplin's famous psychedelic 1965 Porsche at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

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Downtown Cleveland after sunset. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (left). Museum and hall of fame in Cleveland that celebrates the history and cultural significance of rock music

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