On Saturday the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted its class of 2015: Lou Reed, Green Day, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bill Withers, and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band.
Ringo Starr received the Award of Excellence, which was presented by Paul McCartney. Starr performed a series of Beatles and solo songs, and the night ended with the obligatory all-star jam of “I Wanna Be Your Man”.
Fall Out Boy inducted Green Day, who performed “American Idiot”, “When I Come Around”, and “Basket Case”. Later, they came up on stage to do “With a Little Help From my Friends” with Starr and McCartney.
John Mayer inducted the late Stevie Ray Vaughan, whose brother Jimmy accepted his award. Later, Mayer teamed up with Dolye Bramhall II, Gary Clark Jr., Jimmy Vaughan and Double Trouble to do a medley of “Pride & Joy”, “Texas Flood”, and “Six Strings Down”.
The Smiths, Nine Inch Nails, Chic, N.W.A., Sting, and Kraftwerk all earned nominations this year, but were not inducted.
