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Saving The World

April 04, 2009 - 08:08 PM GMT

That was a great photo of a young Aretha Franklin on the Home Page of the article.

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Dan

April 02, 2009 - 09:42 PM GMT

No Tom Petty? Bummer!

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Best Rock Hall Inductees EVER

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On the eve of the 2009 induction ceremony in Cleveland, we thought we’d take a look back through the years and choose our top 20 all-time best inductees up to now. Did your favorites make our list? Find out more about the 2009 inductees at rockhall.com/induction2009.

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