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CLEVELAND, OHIO (SMI-ENTERTAINMENT MAY 03-07, 2023)-The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation announced Today May 3, its 2023 Inductees with Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, ,Missy Elliott, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine and the Spinners making the list in the performer category during one hour special announcement streamed by Apple Music 1 and hosted by Ebro Darden, Rebecca Judd, Matt Wilkinson, Brooke Reese, and Kelleigh Bannen with special guests Sheryl Crow and Bernie Taupin.

The 38th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on Friday, November 3rd at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.



Performer Category

  Kate Bush

Sheryl Crow

• Missy Elliott
• George Michael
• Willie Nelson
• Rage Against the Machine
• The Spinners


To be eligible, artists are required to have released their first record 25 years prior to Induction. Four of seven Inductees in the Performer category were on the ballot for the first time, including Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, George Michael, and Willie Nelson.

 

Sheryl Crow’s voice is forever woven into the tapestry of American music. Through her powerhouse solo performances, collaborations with industry icons, and early session musician work, Crow’s influence reverberates through classic 1990s rock, pop, country, folk, blues, and the work of countless singer-songwriters. 

 

Crow got her big break singing backup for Michael Jackson’s Bad world tour in 1987. From there she became a session musician, providing backing vocals for Stevie Wonder, Belinda Carlisle, and Don Henley – while simultaneously writing songs for Celine Dion, Tina Turner, and Wynonna Judd. Signed to A&M as a solo artist, Crow released her 1993 debut album Tuesday Night Music Club – now a revered classic that resulted in three of her nine Grammys, including Best Female Rock Vocal and Record of the Year for “All I Wanna Do.” Crow produced and played several of the instruments on her 1996 self-titled sophomore album, which was another commercial hit and won two additional Grammys. Her success continued into the 2000s with Platinum albums C’mon, C’mon (2002) and Wildflower (2005) and Gold certified Detours (2008).  

Throughout her career, Sheryl Crow has collaborated with some of the biggest names in rock and country music – Keith Richards, Prince, Johnny Cash, and Loretta Lynn to name a few – drawing a who’s-who of artists to work on her self-identified final album, 2019’s Threads. The supergroup-level collaborations Crow created between veteran and younger artists culminate in an album that encapsulates her spiritual, political, and musical worldviews. Threads includes the socially conscious “Story of Everything” featuring Chuck D, Andra Day, and Gary Clark, Jr., the rootsy “Prove You Wrong” with Stevie Nicks and Maren Morris, and Eric Clapton, Sting, and Brandi Carlile covering George Harrison’s devotional “Beware of Darkness.” 

 

The vast catalog of this soulful rock superstar earns Sheryl Crow the title given to her by country singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton: “One of the best that we’ve ever had... and may ever have.”

Selected discography: 

“All I Wanna Do,” “Strong Enough,” Tuesday Night Music Club(1993) • “If It Makes You Happy,” “Everyday Is a Winding Road,” “A Change Would Do You Good,” Sheryl Crow (1996) • “My Favorite Mistake,” The Globe Sessions (1998) • “Soak Up the Sun,” C’mon, C’mon (2002) • “The First Cut Is the Deepest,” The Very Best of Sheryl Crow (2003) • “Easy,” Feels Like Home(2013) • Threads (2019) 

Inductee: Sheryl Crow 

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