Grandmaster Flash Entered Into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Published Tuesday, 9th January, 2007 at 12:09 PM
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five have been accepted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The group have previously been turned down for entry in the past two years, but now the hip hop legends were finally entered this week as organisers revealed on January 8th.
Other names joining Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five in this year's Hall Of Fame, are R.E.M., The Ronettes, Patti Smith and Van Halen. An award ceremony will take place at the Waldor-Astoria in New York on March 12th.
Speaking on behalf of the prestige title, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Foundation President and C.E.O. Joel Peresman says:
"We couldn't be more proud to honor this unique, diverse group of rockers, rappers, singers and poets. This is what rock and roll is all about."
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five will be commemorated in the museum, with artifacts and a multimedia film presentation being shown in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
