Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
Rock Hall Class of 1990New York | Waldorf Astoria Hotel | January 17, 1990 | Private Event | not televised |
These artists were voted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1989, but the induction ceremony took place in 1990. Click here for a list of artists who were first eligible in 1989 and haven't gotten in yet.
| Artist | Inducted By | Category |
| Bobby Darin | Paul Anka | Performer |
| The Four Seasons | Bob Crewe | Performer |
| The Four Tops | Stevie Wonder | Performer |
| Hank Ballard | Boz Scaggs | Performer |
| The Kinks | Graham Nash | Performer |
| The Platters | Phil Spector | Performer |
| Simon and Garfunkel | James Taylor | Performer |
| The Who | U2 | Performer |
| Gerry Goffin and Carole King | Ben E. King | Non-Performer |
| Holland, Dozier and Holland | Diana Ross | Non-Performer |
| Charlie Christian | Vernon Reid | Early Influence |
| Louis Armstrong | Rickie Lee Jones | Early Influence |
| Ma Rainey | Bonnie Raitt | Early Influence |
| ⇦ 1989 | 1991 ⇨ |
Nominees who didn't make the cut in 1990
These artists were officially nominated in the Performer category for induction in 1990, 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 1990 performer ballot
| ⇦ 1989 | 1991 ⇨ |
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