Eminem, Flea Among Rock Hall Of Fame Presenters
Eminem, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea and guitar legend Jimmy Page are among the celebrity presenters who will pay tribute to honourees at this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
The ceremony, which will be held April 4 at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland, honours inductees who were chosen by the 600 voters of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. Artists are eligible 25 years after the release of their first recording.
Rap pioneers Run-DMC will be inducted by Eminem, who is returning from a long hiatus with the release of two albums later this year.
Heavy-metal rockers Metallica will be inducted by Flea, whose own band will be eligible for induction next year.
Jeff Beck, a 1992 Hall of Fame inductee as a member of the Yardbirds, will be inducted for his solo work this time by fellow ex-Yardbird Page.
Other 2009 inductees include R&B singer-songwriter Bobby Womack, to be inducted by the Rolling Stones’ Ron Wood, and doo-wop group Little Anthony and the Imperials, to be inducted by Smokey Robinson.
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