Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
Rock Hall Class of 1986New York | Waldorf Astoria Hotel | January 23, 1986 | Private Event | not televised |
These artists were voted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1985, but the induction ceremony took place in 1986. Click here for a list of artists who were first eligible in 1985 and haven't gotten in yet.
| Artist | Inducted By | Category |
| Buddy Holly | John Fogerty | Performer |
| Chuck Berry | Keith Richards | Performer |
| Elvis Presley | Julian and Sean Lennon | Performer |
| The Everly Brothers | Neil Young | Performer |
| Fats Domino | Billy Joel | Performer |
| James Brown | Steve Winwood | Performer |
| Jerry Lee Lewis | Hank Williams Jr. | Performer |
| Little Richard | Roberta Flack | Performer |
| Ray Charles | Quincy Jones | Performer |
| Sam Cooke | Herb Alpert | Performer |
| John Hammond | Ahmet Ertegun | Lifetime Achievement |
| Alan Freed | Norm N. Nite and Scott Muni | Non-Performer |
| Sam Phillips | Jerry Lee Lewis | Non-Performer |
| Jimmie Rodgers | Jerry Wexler | Early Influence |
| Jimmy Yancey | Ahmet Ertegun | Early Influence |
| Robert Johnson | Robert Palmer (writer) | Early Influence |
| The first year of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame was 1986. | 1987 ⇨ |
Nominees who didn't make the cut in 1986
These artists were officially nominated in the Performer category for induction in 1986, but didn't receive enough votes from the "international voting body of rock experts" to get in that year. Roughly 72% of nominated artists who don't get in eventually get inducted in a later year.
Nominating Committee who determined the 1986 performer ballot
| Ahmet Ertegun | Nesuhi Ertegun | Suzan Evans, ex officio |
| John Hammond | Bob Hilburn | Bob Krasnow |
| Kurt Loder | Norm N. Nite | Nile Rodgers |
| Seymour Stein | Jann Wenner | Jerry Wexler |
| Noreen Woods, ex officio |
| The first year of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame was 1986. | 1987 ⇨ |
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