article_snippet.sent: (Billboard)The key to rock's longevity is it never defines it into irrelevance.
article_snippet.sent: So while there were some loud, dirty guitars at the 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cleveland on Saturday night, there was as much recognition for rock's antecedents in soul and blues, speaking less to a particular taxonomy than a spirit that's beyond words.
article_snippet.sent: Others receiving Rock Hall honors included Paul Butterfield Blues Band, early soul act
article_snippet.sent: The 5 Royales, singer Bill Withers, punk rockers Green Day, Lou Reed, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
article_snippet.sent: Green Day was inducted by Fall Out Boy, who referenced the length of some of the speeches.
article_snippet.sent: The other belonged to Tom Morello, Doyle Bramhall II and Zac Brown with harmonica player Jason Ricci performing "Born in Chicago" in tribute to the Paul Butterfield Blues Band.
article_snippet.sent: Miley Cyrus inducted Joan Jett in Miley Cyrus own inimitable way, recalling a time Miley Cyrus walked in on Jett smoking pot and being so turned on by Miley Cyrus strength, wisdom and soul that the young pop star wanted to have sex with the legendary rocker.
article_snippet.sent: Jett joined the Blackhearts and Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl for a mini-set that include such classics as "Bad Reputation," the Runaways' "Cherry Bomb" and "Crimson and Clover," the Tommy James & the Shondelles cover that Jett took to No. 1.
article_snippet.sent: "I Want to Be Your Man," where just about everybody who could make it out on stage did, including a near-end guitar scrum/lead-off between Gary Clark Jr., Morello, Zac Brown and
highlights_snippet.sent: Green Day, Lou Reed, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts also honored .