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1980'S Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame - Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Artists - Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Bands

Hall of Fame: Full Inductees List - 1980s

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1986

Performers:
Chuck Berry
James Brown
Ray Charles
Sam Cooke
Fats Domino
The Everly Brothers
Buddy Holly
Jerry Lee Lewis
Elvis Presley
Little Richard

Early Influences:
Robert Johnson
Jimmie Rodgers
Jimmy Yancey

Lifetime Achievement:
John Hammond

Non-Performers:
Alan Freed
Sam Phillips

1987

Performers:
The Coasters
Eddie Cochran
Bo Diddley
Aretha Franklin
Marvin Gaye
Bill Haley
B.B. King
Clyde McPhatter
Ricky Nelson
Roy Orbison
Carl Perkins
Smokey Robinson
Big Joe Turner
Muddy Waters
Jackie Wilson

Early Influences:
Louis Jordan
T-Bone Walker
Hank Williams

Non-Performers:
Leonard Chess
Ahmet Ertegun
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Jerry Wexler

1988

Performers:
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
The Drifters
Bob Dylan
The Supremes

Early Influences:
Woody Guthrie
Lead Belly
Les Paul

Non-Performers:
Berry Gordy, Jr

1989

Performers:
Dion
Otis Redding
The Rolling Stones
The Temptations
Stevie Wonder

Early Influences:
The Inkspots
Bessie Smith
The Soul Stirrers

Non-Performers:
Phil Spector

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