Originally published Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Ventures in Hall of Fame
Madonna, pop music's quick-change artist, and the Northwest's surf instrumentalists The Ventures were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall...
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Madonna, pop music's quick-change artist, and the Northwest's surf instrumentalists The Ventures were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday.
Rocker John Mellencamp, Philly soul producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, poet/songwriter Leonard Cohen and British rockers The Dave Clark Five were among the other inductees.
The Ventures excelled at the instrumental with Nokie Edwards' twangy guitar giving the band its distinctive sound. They performed their first hit, "Walk, Don't Run," and "Hawaii Five-O."
John Fogerty recalled how he and fellow members of Creedence Clearwater Revival used to hang out in a garage learning The Ventures' songs.
Madonna didn't perform, but asked punk rockers Iggy Pop and the Stooges to sing "Burning Up" and "Ray of Light."
Patti LaBelle performed a chandelier-shaking rendition of "If You Don't Know Me By Now" to introduce Gamble and Huff.
Lou Reed, who was inducting Cohen, read Cohen's lyrics.
Mellencamp's "Pink Houses," "Hurts so Good" and "R.O.C.K. in the USA" made him one of rock 'n' roll's most successful artists during the 1980s.
The Dave Clark Five followed the Beatles in the original British Invasion, with catchy hits like "Glad All Over."
Led by drummer and songwriter Clark, the band enters the hall at a sad time: singer Mike Smith died at age 64 of pneumonia less than two weeks ago.
Copyright © 2008 The Seattle Times Company
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