Cher, Kool & the Gang, Dionne Warwick inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Pure pop kicked off the inductions at the the Rock & Roll Hall Fame induction ceremony on Saturday as Dua Lipa and Cher sang “Believe” before ceding the stage to a medley of rump shakers by funk masters Kool & the Gang, rock classics by Foreigner and Peter Frampton, and a powerhouse performance by gospel icon Dionne Warwick, bringing the house down at 83.
The inductees this year also included: Mary J. Blige, A Tribe Called Quest, Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Matthews Band and posthumous recognition for Jimmy Buffett, MC5, Alexis Korner, John Mayall, Norman Whitfield and Big Mama Thornton.
“Where do I even begin? Cher is not one person,” Zendaya said when inducting Cher. “Her name is just as legendary as her legacy.” Zendaya noted that Cher, 78, is the only woman to have a No. 1 hit on a Billboard chart in each of the past seven decades. “Cher has got the goods,” Zendaya said before the singer performed a rocking version of “If I Could Turn Back Time.”
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In her speech, Cher said she was inspired by Cinderella and thanked her mother for instilling in her to always get back up after defeat. “The one thing I got from my mom is to never give up,” she said. “I never give up. I’m talking to the women – down and out, we keep going.”
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