Trey Anastasio, Wyclef among Rock Hall presenters

Trey Anastasio, Wyclef among Rock Hall presenters

NEW YORK (AP) — Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio is inducting rock group Genesis into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next month.

The presenters were announced Tuesday by the hall, which is based in Cleveland.

Wyclef Jean will honor Jimmy Cliff. Barry and Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees will induct ABBA. Green Day

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Gabriel to miss Genesis Rock Hall induction (AP)

NEW YORK – When Genesis gets inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next month, founding member Peter Gabriel won’t be there.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame president Joel Peresman said in a statement Thursday that Gabriel says he has a scheduling conflict with his tour that begins in Europe.

Along with Gabriel, the band’s original lineup included Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks, Anthony Phillips and Steve Hackett.

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Surf-rock pioneer Richard Delvy dies at 67 (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Richard Delvy, a pioneering surf-rock drummer, composer, arranger, publisher and producer, died February 6 at West Hills Hospital in California after a long illness. He was 67.

Born on April 20, 1942, in Bridgeport, Conn., Delvy relocated to Southern California and became the drummer for the Bel-Airs, one of the earliest surf-rock groups. The band had a regional hit with the instrumental

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German rock band Scorpions to end career

German rock band Scorpions to end career

BERLIN (AP) — The German rock band Scorpions is bringing down the curtain on a career spanning more than four decades.

The band, known for its early 1990s hit “Wind of Change” among others, said on its Web site Sunday that “we agree we have reached the end of the road.”

It said it would end its career with a final album — “Sting In The Tail,” to be released in March — and a tour that will start in

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Muslim-Hindu rock bands spark a movement

Muslim-Hindu rock bands spark a movement

WAYLAND, Mass. (AP) — Artwork from the Punjab state of India decorates the Ray family home. A Johann Sebastian Bach statue sits on a piano. But in the basement — cluttered with wires, old concert fliers and drawings — 25-year-old Arjun Ray is fighting distortion from his electric guitar.

For this son of Indian immigrants, trained in classical violin and raised on traditional Punjab music, getting his three Pakistani-American

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‘30 Rock’ Leads TV Nominations For 2010 SAG Awards

30 Rock Leads TV Nominations For 2010 SAG AwardsHit comedy 30 Rock is leading the charge for the primetime TV categories at the 2010 Screen Actor’s Guild Awards with three top nominations.

Tina Fey and her co-star Alec Baldwin are both up for Outstanding Performance in a Comedy Series honors in their respective categories, while the entire “30 Rock” cast has been nominated for the ensemble comedy prize.

Kevin Bacon (Taking Chance), Cuba Gooding Jr. (Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story) and Jeremy Irons (Georgia O’Keeffe) (more…)

ABBA, Genesis among new rock hall inductees

CLEVELAND (AP) — The 1970s Swedish pop group ABBA is dancing its way into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, The Hollies and The Stooges.

The list of the next class of inductees was released Tuesday by the hall, which is based in Cleveland.

ABBA — whose hits included “Dancing Queen” — and the Stooges made it in this

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ABBA Among New Rock Hall Inductees

ABBA Among New Rock Hall InducteesCLEVELAND (AP) - The 1970s Swedish pop group ABBA is dancing its way into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, The Hollies and The Stooges.

The list of the next class of inductees was released Tuesday by the hall, which is based in Cleveland.

ABBA - whose hits included “Dancing Queen” - and the Stooges made it in this time after being nominated previously but then not making the cut.

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame annex in NYC closing

CLEVELAND (AP) — The year-old New York City annex to Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will shut down Jan. 3.

A news release issued Thursday by S2BN Entertainment, a partner in the venture, gave no reason for the closing.

Rock hall CEO Terry Stewart tells The Plain Dealer newspaper in Cleveland the decision was made by corporate partners who had backed the $10 million annex in downtown Manhattan.

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Julianne Moore To Guest Star On ‘30 Rock’

Julianne Moore To Guest Star On 30 RockHollywood actress Julianne Moore is set to romance Alec Baldwin on the small screen - after landing a guest role on the actor’s hit TV series 30 Rock.

Series creator/star Tina Fey has secured a long list of superstar guest actors since the show debuted in 2006, including Jon Hamm, Jennifer Aniston, Steve Martin and Edie Falco.

And now Moore will join the exclusive club - playing Baldwin’s latest “love interest”, according to co-star Scott Admist.

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