Joan Baez to be Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Joan Baez to be Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Joan BaezCongratulations to Joan Baez who will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame next April. Other inductees in the performer category for the Rock Hall Class of 2017 include Electric Light Orchestra, Journey, Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur and Yes whilst Nile Rodgers will receive the award for Musical Excellence.

Artists are eligible for inclusion in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 25 years after the release of their first recording. The 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Performer Inductees were chosen by more than 900 voters, as well as the aggregate results of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s online fan vote. The top five artists from the fan vote comprised the Fans’ Ballot that was tallied alongside the other ballots to determine the 2017 Inductees. Four of the winners of the Fans’ Ballot (Electric Light Orchestra, Journey, Pearl Jam, and Yes) will be inducted as performers in 2017.

The 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, presented by Klipsch Audio, will take place on Friday, April 7, 2017 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York for the third time.


The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation began over 25 years ago when leaders in the music industry joined together to celebrate the music and musicians that changed the world. With that, one of the Foundation’s many functions is to recognize the contributions of those who have had a significant impact on the evolution, development and perpetuation of rock and roll by inducting them into the Hall of Fame.

Joan Baez’s latest album Diamantes is available now on Propermusic, Amazon, iTunes, Spotify and all good record stores.