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| Tell a Friend Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:40 pm Post subject: ROCK OF HALL OF FAME |
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By Elysa Gardner, USA TODAY
NEW YORK — A rousing jam on Dave Clark Five's Glad All Over capped Monday night's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, a musical marathon that celebrated the exuberance, endurance and irreverence of the new additions.
At 49, Madonna was the youngest performer honored at the hall's 23rd ceremony, held at the Waldorf-Astoria, and the only one to nab the distinction her first time out. (Performers become eligible 25 years after their first commercial recordings.)
GALLERY: See scenes from the Hall of Fame induction ceremony
"Nobody has ever gotten to the Hall of Fame while still looking this damned fine," Justin Timberlake told the whooping crowd. He delivered an innuendo-laden tribute to Madonna that referenced Britney Spears: He observed that the world is "full of Madonna wannabes — and I may have dated a couple."
Madonna's speech had its share of salty jokes and saucy moments. But the pop star was also openly, deeply appreciative, even to the critics who called her "chubby" and "one-hit wonder": "They pushed me to be better."
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She didn't perform, but introduced a shirtless Iggy Pop, who sang punked-up versions of Burning Up and Ray of Light.
Billy Joel's speech inducting John Mellencamp was even cheekier, including jabs at radio and the record industry.
Mellencamp mixed humor with earnestness, movingly thanking his family and referring to a childhood struggle with spina bifida. He then led his band through a muscular Pink Houses and Authority Song, and offered a wistful acoustic reading of Small Town.
There was a bittersweet quality to the induction of the Dave Clark Five: Lead singer Mike Smith died of pneumonia less than two weeks ago. But the band was given a movie-star tribute by Tom Hanks, who channeled his youthful enthusiasm for the DC5 in an avid, witty celebration of the band's "unparalleled, unstoppable joy." Joan Jett offered a vigorous Bits and Pieces, while Mellencamp and John Fogerty led Glad All Over.
Lou Reed spoke on behalf of iconoclastic troubadour Leonard Cohen. Reed read Cohen's lyrics at length, and Cohen recited Tower of Song in its entirety. Irish singer/songwriter Damien Rice performed Cohen's Hallelujah.
Other members of the hall were also on hand as presenters. Fogerty paid homage to the instrumental group The Ventures; Paul Schaffer's house band was joined by the group's members for Walk — Don't Run and the theme from Hawaii Five-O.
Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, who pioneered the Philly Soul sound associated with artists such as The O'Jays, received the Ahmet Ertegun Award for lifetime achievement. Blues harmonica virtuoso "Little Walter" Jacobs was inducted in the sidemen category.
Contributing: Edna Gundersen
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