Women who made the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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Women who made the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame​

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio has been operating since 1983. The foundation awards membership based on musicians' achievements over the entire course of their careers, so they are usually inducted later in life. However, there has been a lot of controversy over there being a very low proportion of women inducted compared to men.
Dolly Parton earned herself a nomination this year, the singer decided to withdraw from the list of nominees for 2022 induction. In a post shared to social media on March 14, she explained, "Even though I am extremely flattered and grateful to be nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I don't feel that I have earned that right. I really do not want votes to be split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out."
But, she added, this isn't her bowing out for a potential future nomination. "I do hope that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will understand and be willing to consider me again—if I'm ever worthy," she continued. "This has, however, inspired me to put out a hopefully great rock 'n' roll album at some point in the future, which I have always wanted to do!" She added that her husband Carl Dean has always encouraged her to do one, so we might get some new Dolly tunes out of this at the very least!
"I wish all of the nominees good luck and thank you again for the compliment," she concluded. "Rock on!" The other nominees include Beck, Pat Benatar, Kate Bush, DEVO, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Judas Priest, Fela Kuti, MC5, New York Dolls, Rage Against the Machine, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon, A Tribe Called Quest, and Dionne Warwick, and the inductees will be announced in May.

 

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Tina Turner​

Tina Turner was inducted, along with ex-husband Ike, in 1991 by the late Phil Spector. In 2021, it was announced that Turner would be inducted again, but this time as a solo artist.

 

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Carole King​

Carole King is another female artist who made history with her 2021 induction. She was also honored for a second time. Stevie Nicks is the only other female musician to be honored twice, since joined by Turner and King.

 

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The Go-Go's​

The female rock band The Go-Go's have been eligible for the Hall of Fame since 2006, but they only appeared on the ballot for the first time in 2021. They made it in on their first go!

 

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Aretha Franklin​

Aretha Franklin was inducted by Keith Richards in 1987, and in doing so made history as the first woman inducted into the Hall of Fame.

 

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Nina Simone​

Nina Simone wasn’t alive to see herself being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018 by Mary J. Blige.

 

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Etta James​

Soul singer Etta James was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1993 by k.d. lang.

 

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Joni Mitchell​

Joni Mitchell was inducted in 1997 by Grammy winner Shawn Colvin.

 

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Madonna​

Madonna was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Justin Timberlake in 2008.

 

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Whitney Houston​

Alicia Keys inducted the late Whitney Houston into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020.

 

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Stevie Nicks​

Stevie Nicks was inducted into the foundation as a solo artist by her friend, Harry Styles, in 2019. This made her the first woman to be honored in the Hall of Fame twice.

 

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Stevie Nicks​

As the lead singer of Fleetwood Mac, she was previously inducted into the foundation in 1998 with her band, with Sheryl Crow doing the honors.

 

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Janet Jackson​

Janet Jackson was inducted in 2019 by Janelle Monáe.

 

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Donna Summer​

Kelly Rowland inducted Donna Summer in 2013.

 

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Dusty Springfield​

Dusty Springfield died in March of 1999, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in November of the same year by Elton John.

 

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The Supremes​

The three members of the Supremes, Florence Ballard, Diana Ross, and Mary Wilson, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 by Little Richard.

 

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Patti Smith​

Patti Smith was inducted in 2007 by Zack de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine.

 

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Bonnie Raitt​

Bonnie Raitt was inducted into the foundation in 2000 by Melissa Etheridge.

 

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Janis Joplin​

The late Janis Joplin was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1995, also by Melissa Etheridge.