Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
Rock Hall Class of 1996New York | Waldorf Astoria Hotel | January 17, 1996 | Private Event | not televised |
These artists were voted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1995, but the induction ceremony took place in 1996. Click here for a list of artists who were first eligible in 1995 and haven't gotten in yet.
| Artist | Inducted By | Category |
| David Bowie | Madonna and David Byrne | Performer |
| Gladys Knight and the Pips | Mariah Carey | Performer |
| Jefferson Airplane | Mickey Hart and Phil Lesh | Performer |
| Little Willie John | Stevie Wonder | Performer |
| Pink Floyd | Billy Corgan | Performer |
| The Shirelles | Darlene Love, Merry Clayton and Marianne Faithfull | Performer |
| The Velvet Underground | Patti Smith | Performer |
| Tom Donahue | Bob Krasnow | Non-Performer |
| Pete Seeger | Arlo Guthrie and Harry Belafonte | Early Influence |
| ⇦ 1995 | 1997 ⇨ |
Nominees who didn't make the cut in 1996
These artists were officially nominated in the Performer category for induction in 1996, 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.
| Nominee | Eventually Inducted |
| The Bee Gees | 1997 |
| The Flamingos | 2001 |
| The Jackson Five | 1997 |
| King Curtis | 2000 |
| Lloyd Price | 1998 |
| The Moonglows | 2000 |
| Parliament-Funkadelic | 1997 |
| The (Young) Rascals | 1997 |
| Solomon Burke | 2001 |
Nominating Committee who determined the 1996 performer ballot
| ⇦ 1995 | 1997 ⇨ |
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