The second annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction dinner
Contributors: Stein, Seymour, 1942-; Ostrow, Marty, d. 2008; Hill, Michael, music writer; Groia, Philip; Shaw, Greg, 1949-2004; Betrock, Alan
Publisher: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc.
Published: 1987
Place of publication: [New York, N.Y.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation; History and criticism; Musicians; Awards; Rock music; Coasters (Musical group); Biography
Other titles: Second annual induction dinner
Description: Profiles Hall of Fame inductees and discusses the development of music scenes and genres in this companion to the awards ceremony.
Notes: Title from cover.

For event scheduled at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, Jan. 21, 1987.
Table of contents: title: [Introduction] / Seymour Stein; title: Cash box and the birth of rock and roll / by Marty Ostrow; title: Inductees and nominees / biographies by Michael Hill. Aretha Franklin ; Carl Perkins ; Jackie Wilson ; Clyde McPhatter ; Ricky Nelson ; Marvin Gaye ; Eddie Cochran ; Bill Haley ; B.B. King ; Smokey Robinson ; the Coasters ; Muddy Waters ; Roy Orbison ; Big Joe Turner ; Bo Diddley; title: Forefathers, early influences and non-performers. Leiber and Stoller ; Ahmet Ertegun ; Jerry Wexler ; Leonard Chess ; T-Bone Walker ; Hank Williams ; Louis Jordan; title: Doo-wop : the street-corner roots of rock / by Philip Groia; title: The transition years : 1959-1963, rock's most underrated era / by Greg Shaw; title: Rock and roll magazines : a vanishing legacy / by Alan Betrock.