Dolly Parton to be inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
The Class of 2022 has been revealed
Last updated 4th May 2022
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its Class of 2022 today (4th May).
The seven acts from the 17-strong shortlist set be inducted in the Performers Category this year are Dolly Parton, Eminem, Duran Duran, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon, Eurythmics and Pat Benatar.
Heavy metal band Judas Priest will be inducted this year in what the Rock Hall dubs a “special category” – the Musical Excellence Award – alongside Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.
Elsewhere in this year’s Rock Hall, Harry Belafonte and Elizabeth Cotten will both receive the Early Influence Award, while Interscope and Beats founder Jimmy Iovine, Sugarhill Records founder Sylvia Robinson, and lawyer Allen Grubman will receive the Ahmet Ertegun Award.
The acts who made the performers shortlist this year but won’t be inducted are Beck, A Tribe Called Quest, Rage Against the Machine, Kate Bush, Devo, Fela Kuti, New York Dolls, MC5, and Dionne Warwick.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022 will all be inducted at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Saturday 5th November 2022.
It’s been something of a tumultuous year for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame after Dolly Parton attempted to withdraw from the shortlist in March.
Parton said she did not “feel that I have earned (the) right” to be included on the Rock Hall’s list and she was “bowing out” as she did not “want votes to be split because of me.”
After the Rock Hall refused her request, Parton dropped her plan to withdraw from the shortlist last week.
Asked what she’ll do if she’s inducted, Parton said: “I’ll accept gracefully and I’ll accept it because the fans vote.
“It was always my belief that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame was for people in rock music. I have found out lately that it’s not necessarily that.”
Dionne Warwick also said she didn’t “give a damn” about her Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nomination as she’s “not a rock and roller.”
Artists are eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25 years after the release of their debut recording.
The Rock Hall says: "Nominee ballots are sent to an international voting body of more than 1,000 artists, historian, and members of the music industry.
"Factors such as an artist's musical influence on other artists, length and depth of career and the body of work, innovation and superiority in style and technique are taken into consideration.”
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 2022 inductees:
Performer Category:
Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo
Duran Duran
Eminem
Eurythmics
Dolly Parton
Lionel Richie
Carly Simon
Musical Excellence Award:
Judas Priest
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Early Influence Award:
Harry Belafonte
Elizabeth Cotten
Ahmet Ertegun Award:
Allen Grubman
Jimmy Iovine
Sylvia Robinson
Our favourite Dolly Parton quotes:
"It's hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world."
Dolly Parton performing in 1976.
"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain."
Dolly on stage.
"You can be rich in spirit, kindness, love and all those things that you can’t put a dollar sign on. "
Dolly Parton on stage at Glastonbury Festival in 2014.
"You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try."
Dolly Parton and her Goddaughter Miley Cyrus on stage at the Grammy Awards in 2019.
"If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one."
Dolly Parton and her former partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, who she wrote her hit 'I Will Always Love You' about.
"Find out who you are and do it on purpose."
Dolly performing on stage at the UK Country Music Festival.
"Never leave a rhinestone unturned."
Dolly Parton in a publicity shot for the film 'Rhinestone' in 1984.
"Life is short, keep your dreams big and your hair bigger."
Dolly Parton co-hosting the 57th Academy Of Country Music Awards in March 2022.
"When it comes to music or hair, crank up the volume!"
Dolly performed at the Academy of Country Music Awards 2022.