Creedence Clearwater Revival
In 1993, CCR members Stu Cook and Doug Clifford are barred from the stage as John Fogerty, Bruce Springsteen and Robbie Robertson perform the band’s songs.
Sex Pistols
In 2006, Pistols singer John Lydon posts this missive on the band’s website: “Next to the Sex Pistols rock and roll and that Hall of Fame is a piss stain. Urine in wine.”
Blondie
In 2006, ex-members Frank Infante and Nigel Harrison complain about their exclusion from the musical performance. “Debbie, are we allowed?” Infante asks.
Van Halen
Eddie Van Halen and his brother, drummer Alex, are no-shows in 2007. Original singer David Lee Roth suggests he perform, backed by Velvet Revolver. No takers.
Guns N’ Roses
The week of the 2012 ceremony, Axl Rose declines the band’s induction, calling it a “misguided attempt to distract from our current lineup.”