Incredibly, despite being as ‘household’ a notion as the Grammys, MTV or Brit Awards, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame only came into being as recently as 1983, being the byproduct of the actual creation of a physical Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, in the States.
The idea is that only those famous and worthy enough have their story told by (and museum exhibits added to) the collection make the cut each year, with only a limited number of new (i.e. old) artists getting the invite, thus furthering the physical museum’s profile and offering.
