Duran Duran stumbles, Pat Benatar roars into Rock Hall
LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Duran Duran stumbled into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The band was all but inaudible other than singer Simon Le Bon, whose vocals were essentially acapella. “The wonderful spontaneous world of rock ‘n’ roll!” the 64-year-old Le Bon shouted as the band stopped for a do-over. “I’m truly sorry and massively disappointed I couldn’t make it,” Taylor said in a letter read by Le Bon. He closed it by declaring, “We live for heavy metal, we live for music, and we live for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.”___Follow AP Entertainment Writer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/andyjamesdaltonCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.
wftv.comDuran Duran, Pat Benatar stumble and roar into Rock Hall
LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Duran Duran stumbled into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The band was all but inaudible other than singer Simon Le Bon, whose vocals were essentially acapella. “The wonderful spontaneous world of rock ‘n’ roll!” Le Bon shouted as the band stopped for a do-over. “I’m truly sorry and massively disappointed I couldn’t make it,” Taylor said in a letter read by Le Bon. “Pat always reached into the deepest part of herself and came roaring out of the speakers," Sheryl Crowe said in her speech inducting Benatar.
wftv.comPat Benatar has stopping singing ‘Hit Me with Your Best Shot’
Neil Giraldo, Pat Benatar Musician Neil Giraldo and singer Pat Benatar perform at the Nokia Theatre on August 25, 2010 in New York City. (Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images, File)Singer Pat Benatar says she is no longer performing her 1980 single “Hit Me with Your Best Shot” in deference to the victims of mass shootings. >> Read more trending newsIn an interview with USA Today, Benatar said, “I’m not singing it.”“I tell (fans), if you want to hear the song, go home and listen to it,” she said. According to the Gun Violence Archive, a non-profit that tracks incidents of gun violence nationwide, 357 mass shootings were reported between Jan. 1 and Wednesday. Benatar told USA Today that her decision not to sing “Hit Me with Your Best Shot” was her “small contribution to protesting.”Benatar and her husband, guitarist Neil Giraldo, are set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in November alongside artists including Dolly Parton, Eminem, Lionel Richie and Carly Simon.
wftv.comYou won’t believe these 10 artists have been passed over for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
That’s why we decided to round up a list of artists that are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but absolutely deserve to be one day. Tina TurnerThe legendary singer is already inducted in the Rock Hall of Fame, alongside her ex-husband Ike Turner, but Tina Turner hasn’t been inducted as a solo artist yet. The B-52′sIt’s a travesty that The B-52′s have never even been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. While the Rock Hall doesn’t have a ton of country artists inducted, legends Johnny Cash and Brenda Lee are in the Hall of Fame, so there really isn’t an excuse for Parton’s absence. OutKastRap artists have slowly but surely been getting recognized by the Rock Hall, so it’s only a matter of time before OutKast gets its due.
Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo on music, marriage
Benatar and her lead guitarist-turned-husband, Giraldo, are celebrating their 35th anniversary of making music together with a new CD and DVD collection. They managed to navigate through married life while selling more than 25 million records worldwide and producing 19 "Top 40" singles. Benatar and Giraldo join “CBS This Morning” to discuss their careers and relationship.
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