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Discuss “Celebrate rock and roll”

You’ve got to be good — really good — to make the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But how does one define “really good”? Just start a musical revolution.

Rock and roll has at least 10 artists to thank for its birth: Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and Elvis Presley. These musicians set the bar on January 23, 1986, as the first Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees — yeah, these guys were really good.

How much better could they get? With the funky boogie-woogie of Fats Domino, the country guitar of the Everly Brothers, and the vocal brilliance of Buddy Holly, you can find so much musical flavor packed into a single group of musicians.

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