His friend and contemporary Bob Dylan once said that he had never heard a Gordon Lightfoot song he didn’t like.
Released on April 21, 1992, The Beastie Boys’ ‘Check Your Head’ changed the course of hip-hop, creating one blueprint for rap-rock to come.
Missy Elliott, DJ Kool Herc, Link Wray, Elton John lyricist Bernie Taupin and more will also be inducted into the hallowed Hall this year.
With their debut album, ‘Fever To Tell,’ Yeah Yeah Yeahs flouted convention and brought a sense of fun and urgency to the garage-rock revival.
The tour will include a special ‘Texas Takeover’ run.
The 22-city tour kicks off on June 23 at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena in Atlantic City, NJ.
The album was platinum in America within four months and contained four irresistible singles.
The Canadian multi-instrumentalist’s long-awaited book will be published by Harper Collins on November 14.
