Willie Nelson Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee

Posted: May 4, 2023 at 10:27 am

Willie Nelson just got a slightly-late 90th birthday present: an impending induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The country music legend is one of 7 acts announced yesterday as the Class of 2023, along with Kate Bush, Rage Against the Machine, Missy Elliott, Sheryl Crow, George Michael and the Spinners. There are 6 other inductees picked by a select Hall of Fame committee: singer Chaka Khan, instrumentalist-producer Al Kooper and lyricist Bernie Taupin, all in the “musical excellence” category; plus pioneering guitarist Link Wray and hip-hop originator DJ Kool Herc in the “musical influence” division; and “Soul Train” TV host Don Cornelius as the recipient of the Ahmet Ertegun Award. The induction ceremony will take place Nov. 3 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.