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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

music museum in Cleveland, Ohio, United States

10 dated entries naming Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, drawn from 9 separate years between 1994 CE and 2025 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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20th century

  • 1994April 5 – Kurt Cobain, 27, American Hall of Fame singer (Nirvana) and songwriter ("Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Come as You Are"), suicide by gunshot.source

21st century

  • 2006December 25 – James Brown, 73, American Hall of Fame soul singer ("Papa's Got a Brand New Bag", "I Got You (I Feel Good)", "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"), heart failure.source
  • 2009June 25 – Michael Jackson, 50, American Hall of Fame singer ("Thriller", "Billie Jean", "Smooth Criminal") and dancer, nine-time Grammy winner, acute propofol intoxication.source
  • 2016March 8 – Sir George Martin, 90, British Hall of Fame record producer (The Beatles), composer, arranger and engineer, six-time Grammy Award winner.source
  • 2017October 2 – Tom Petty, 66, American Hall of Fame musician (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Traveling Wilburys) and voice actor (King of the Hill), accidental drug overdose.source
  • 2018August 16 – Aretha Franklin, 76, American Hall of Fame singer ("Respect", "Chain of Fools", "A Natural Woman"), pianist and songwriter, 18-time Grammy winner, pancreatic cancer.source
  • 2021January 16 – Phil Spector, 81, American Hall of Fame record producer (Wall of Sound), musician (The Teddy Bears), and convicted murderer, founder of Philles Records, COVID-19.source
  • 2023May 24 – Tina Turner, 83, American-born Swiss Hall of Fame singer ("River Deep – Mountain High", "What's Love Got to Do with It") and actress (Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome), eight-time Grammy winner.source
  • 2025July 22 – Ozzy Osbourne, 76, English Hall of Fame musician (Black Sabbath), songwriter ("Paranoid"), and television personality (The Osbournes), heart attack.source
  • 2025June 11 – Brian Wilson, 82, American Hall of Fame musician (The Beach Boys), songwriter ("Good Vibrations"), and record producer (Pet Sounds), respiratory arrest.source

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