Pictured are the late Whitney Houston and the late The Notorious B.I.G., both among the 2020 Rock Hall Class of inductees
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CLEVELAND, Ohio-As the spike in coronavirus pandemic confirmed cases and deaths began ravaging the nation in early March, many events, including concert tours and theater and cinema movie productions, were pushed back to late summer and fall, and some have been cancelled altogether, including the live Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony originally scheduled for May 2 at Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio.
Instead, an HBO special is set to air on cable television on Sat., Nov. 7, a widely anticipated event honoring this year’s Rock Hall class of inductees, namely Depeche Mode, The Doobie Brothers, Whitney Houston, Nine Inch Nails, The Notorious B.I.G., T. Rex, and artist managers Jon Landau and Irving Azoff.
The exhibit devoted to this year’s class has been on display since Aug 14. at the Rock and Hall of Fame museum in downtown Cleveland.
The beautiful museum sits on the shore of Lake Erie and documents the history of rock music and the artists, producers, engineers, and other notable figures who have influenced its development.
The 2021 inductions, the 36th annual event, will move to the fall and will take place in Cleveland next year, absent another coronavirus scare
Though the Rock Hall museum is located in Cleveland, a 58 percent Black city of some 385,000 people, the induction ceremonies were held in New York City.
This year's now cancelled live event, had it gone forward, marked a change in location from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn to Public Auditorium in Cleveland.
The late R&B singer Whitney Houston, one of the best selling record artist of all time with estimated sales of 200 million records worldwide, is the only Black woman among this year's inductees and is likely the most famous of members of the 2020 Rock Hall class.
The late rapper, songwriter and music producer The Notorious. B.I.G. is the only Black male solo artist among the inductees this year.
Houston died in 2012 in the bathtub of her Beverly Hills hotel room of what was later determined a drowning precipitated by coronary artery disease and cocaine intoxication.
She was 48-years-old at the time of her death.
Born Chris George Wallace, The Notorious B.I.G., considered one of the greatest rappers of all time, was a young 24-years-old when he was gunned down in Los Angeles via a drive by shooting in March of 1997.
The late rapper, songwriter and music producer The Notorious. B.I.G. is the only Black male solo artist among the inductees this year.
Houston died in 2012 in the bathtub of her Beverly Hills hotel room of what was later determined a drowning precipitated by coronary artery disease and cocaine intoxication.
She was 48-years-old at the time of her death.
Born Chris George Wallace, The Notorious B.I.G., considered one of the greatest rappers of all time, was a young 24-years-old when he was gunned down in Los Angeles via a drive by shooting in March of 1997.
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