Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
Rock Hall Class of 1997Cleveland | Renaissance Cleveland Hotel | May 6, 1997 | Public Event | VH1 |
These artists were voted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1996, but the induction ceremony took place in 1997. Click here for a list of artists who were first eligible in 1996 and haven't gotten in yet.
| Artist | Inducted By | Category |
| The Bee Gees | Brian Wilson, Raphael Saadiq | Performer |
| Buffalo Springfield | Tom Petty | Performer |
| Crosby, Stills and Nash | James Taylor | Performer |
| The Jackson Five | Diana Ross | Performer |
| Joni Mitchell | Shawn Colvin, Graham Nash | Performer |
| Parliament-Funkadelic | Prince | Performer |
| The (Young) Rascals | Steve Van Zandt | Performer |
| Syd Nathan | Seymour Stein | Non-Performer |
| Bill Monroe | Ricky Skaggs and Emmylou Harris | Early Influence |
| Mahalia Jackson | Mavis Staples | Early Influence |
| ⇦ 1996 | 1998 ⇨ |
Nominees who didn't make the cut in 1997
These artists were officially nominated in the Performer category for induction in 1997, 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 1997 performer ballot
| ⇦ 1996 | 1998 ⇨ |
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