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Main image–Outside the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum, Cleveland, OH; Secondary Image–Raven Slaughter's S-shaped Gibson
Raven Slaughter was a ’70s Cleveland rock icon who sawed up a Gibson into his own custom guitar – now a hospice patient, he has visited his “old friend” at the Rock Hall

By Janelle Borg Published

Slaughter made a name for himself across the Midwest in the ’70s and ’80s, playing iconic venues like the Beachland Ballroom with his signature S-shaped guitar

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Bad Company Announces 2010 Tour Dates, Hard Rock Cafe, London, Britain - 17 Nov 2009, Bad Company - Paul Rodgers
Bad Company’s Paul Rodgers drops out of this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony

By Janelle Borg Published

Rodgers was set to reunite on stage with Bad Company drummer Simon Kirke for the first time since 2019

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Carol Kaye
Carol Kaye has declined her Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction invitation

By Phil Weller Published

The hard-working recording artist and bass guitar icon explained why in a post on social media

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Left-American rock duo the White Stripes, February 2002. They are Jack White and his ex-wife Meg White; Center-Carol Kaye plays bass guitar in a Los Angeles recording studio in the mid 1960's; Right-Matt Cameron, Chris Cornell, Kim Thayil and Ben Shepherd of Soundgarden
One of the most iconic session players of all time has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

By Janelle Borg Published

Oasis and Phish were notably snubbed from the Class of 2025

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Judas Priest perform with guitarist KK Downing for the first time in 13 years
Watch K.K. Downing play live with Judas Priest for the first time in 13 years at the 2022 Rock Hall induction ceremony

By Sam Roche Published

Richie Faulkner describes being part of a guitar trio with Downing and Glenn Tipton as “an experience I'll never forget”

Guitarists
Randy Rhoads
Randy Rhoads posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as Kirk Hammett, Tom Morello and Zakk Wylde pay tribute

By Sam Roche Published

“When it comes to musical excellence, there is no-one more deserving of the highest echelon of recognition and praise,” Morello said via video message

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[L-R] Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads
Randy Rhoads' iconic Jackson Concorde to be displayed at new Rock & Roll Hall of Fame exhibit

By Sam Roche Published

Dave Grohl's Ampeg Dan Armstrong, used heavily during Foo Fighters' One by One and Wasting Light eras, will also feature

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Signed electric guitars
Guitars signed by Metallica, Jeff Beck, Chuck Berry and more to be sold on Rock Hall's Reverb shop

By Matt Owen Published

Proceeds from the sales will go towards supporting Rock Hall's mission of engaging, teaching and inspiring people through the power of rock 'n' roll

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