Sat Feb 11 2012
Associated Press
NEW YORK -- English progressive rockers turned 1980s pop stars Genesis were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday, joined by two other acts that thrived in second lives -- ABBA and The Hollies.
Other inductees at the annual ceremony at The Waldorf-Astoria hotel were reggae superstar Jimmy Cliff and the raucous Iggy Pop and the Stooges.
Genesis was inducted by Trey Anastasio of Phish, whose band paid tribute to both incarnations of Genesis by performing "Watcher of the Skies" and "No Reply at All."
The four-member Swedish hit machine ABBA quit in 1982 soon after the band's two couples split. They left behind a string of catchy pop songs such as "Dancing Queen," and ''Waterloo."
The Hollies produced British invasion hits including "Bus Stop" and "Carrie-Anne." Jamaica's Cliff was among the first to export reggae. His best-known songs include "You Can Get It if You Really Want," and ''The Harder They Come.
The Michigan-based Stooges never sold many records. But the brutal force of their 1973 album "Raw Power" influenced the punk movement to come.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is based in Cleveland.
Pop was an electric frontman.
Songwriter Carole King was inducting old colleagues from an era (the 1950s and early 1960s) when performers largely left songwriting to others. They included Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil ("You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," ''On Broadway"), Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry ("Leader of the Pack," ''Be My Baby"), Otis Blackwell ("All Shook Up," ''Don't Be Cruel"), Mort Shuman ("Save the Last Dance for Me," ''This Magic Moment" with Doc Pomus) and Jesse Stone ("Sh-Boom," ''Money Honey").
Geffen, before he spread his influence to other parts of the entertainment business, started the Asylum and Geffen record labels.
Other scheduled performers included Faith Hill, Chris Isaak and Wyclef Jean. The ceremony was being telecast live on the Fuse music network.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is in Cleveland.
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