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The Doobie Brothers 2025.

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The Doobie Brothers mine Southern influences and promote human connection with 'Walk This Road'

Tom Johnston and Michael McDonald spoke with GPB about their new album, out June 6, and upcoming induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

May 08, 2025
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  • Kristi York Wooten
Southern rap duo OutKast, consisting of André 3000 and Big Boi, is among the 14 artists being considered for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025 class.

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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025 shortlist includes OutKast, Maná, Phish and Billy Idol

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced the shortlist for its 2025 class of inductees on Wednesday. The shortlist includes groundbreaking Southern rap duo OutKast, Mexican rock band Maná and the recently reunited Britpop group Oasis.

February 12, 2025
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Mary J. Blige at The Apollo Theater  in New York City in April. She is one of eight artists being inducted in the performer categor.

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Cher, Mary J. Blige and Ozzy Osbourne on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's 2024 list

Half the inductees in the performer category were nominated for the first time this year. The ceremony will stream live on Disney+ in October.

April 22, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie and
  • Diane Webber
The Zombies, including original members Rod Argent (left) and Colin Blunstone (center) are shown in a 2022 performance in Atlanta. The band plays the city's Variety Playhouse on April 3, 2024. in a show featuring classic hits and songs from its  2023 album, 'Different Game.'

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How Southern artists influenced legendary British rock band the Zombies

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees the Zombies wrote 1960s hits "She's Not There" and "Time of the Season" and others. Ahead of the group's April 3 performance at Atlanta's Variety Playhouse, co-founder and keyboardist Rod Argent talks about his love for Southern music, including Albany, Ga.,-born Ray Charles.

March 29, 2024
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  • Kristi York Wooten
Dolly Parton and Zac Brown at the 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Los Angeles on Nov. 5, 2022

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Watch Zac Brown sing Dolly Parton's '9 to 5' at her Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction

The 2022 concert also honored Duran Duran, Lionel Richie, Eurythmics, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Carly Simon and Judas Priest. It premieres on HBO Nov. 19.

November 17, 2022
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  • Kristi York Wooten
Pat Benatar in Paris on January 12th, 1983. Dolly Parton on 'Dolly,' in 1987. Lionel Richie at the American Music Awards, 1985.

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Dolly Parton, Pat Benatar and Lionel Richie are among acts voted into Rock Hall

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's 2022 class leans heavily on pop hitmakers from the 1980s, but also includes rapper Eminem and country star Dolly Parton, who initially rejected her nomination.

May 04, 2022
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  • Lars Gotrich
Dolly Parton and James Patterson pose for a picture in August 2021. Their new novel, <em>Run, Rose, Run</em>, is about an aspiring country singer in Nashville.

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'Dreams do still come true' in a new novel by Dolly Parton and James Patterson

Parton didn't just co-write the novel, she also recorded a whole album to go with it. Run, Rose, Run is about an aspiring country singer trying to shake a dark past and make it big in music.

April 30, 2022
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  • Rachel Martin,
  • Reena Advani,
  • and 2 more
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has declined Dolly Parton's request to pull her nomination from this year's nominee list. Here, Parton presents an award at the Academy of Country Music Awards on March 7.

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Dolly Parton will stay on this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee list

Earlier this week, the county music legend posted on her social media accounts that she didn't think she'd necessarily earned the right to be nominated.

March 17, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Dolly Parton arrives at the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards on Monday, March 7, 2022, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Parton announced that she is withdrawing her nomination from the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of inductees.

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Dolly Parton removes herself from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominations

The artist said that her nomination could inspire her to put out "a hopefully great rock 'n' roll album at some point in the future."

March 17, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Inductee Jay-Z speaks onstage during the 36th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony

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Barack Obama honors Jay-Z at his Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction

The hip hop legend was inducted by the former president and comedian Dave Chappelle. The induction makes Jay-Z one of the few solo rappers to ever be included in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

October 31, 2021
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  • Hazel Cills

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