Soundgarden, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, and more also made the cut.
“Their music gave a voice to generations and influenced countless artists that followed in their footsteps.”
Read on for more on this year’s honorees.
Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, and the White Stripes are among the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees.Credit:Jim Dyson/Redferns; Prince Williams/WireImage; Tim Roney/Getty
Joe Cocker
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Cocker released a whopping 22 albums over the course of his 43-year career.
In 1974, Cocker released “You Are So Beautiful,” which hit No.
5 in the U.S. and came to be a signature song.
Paul Rodgers, Boz Burrell, Simon Kirke, and Mick Ralphs of Bad Company.Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty
1 spot on the U.S. charts and a 1983 Grammy.
Cocker died in 2014, at 70.
Their next album,Down on the Upside, launched at No.
Other popular hits include “Jesus Christ Pose,” “Outshined,” and “Rusty Cage.”
Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell died in 2017, at 52.
They have six Grammys to their name, from 11 total nominations.
Paul Rodgers, Boz Burrell, Simon Kirke, and Mick Ralphs of Bad Company.Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty
Zevon died in 2003, at 56.
Chubby Checker.David Redfern/Redferns/Getty
Joe Cocker performing in Belgium in 1989.Gie Knaeps/Getty
Cyndi Lauper performing at Glastonbury Festival in 2024.Jim Dyson/Redferns
Big Boi and Andre 3000 of Outkast performing in Atlanta in 2016.Prince Williams/WireImage
Chris Cornell of Soundgarden in 2014.Christie Goodwin/Redferns/Getty
Jack White and Meg White of the White Stripes performing in 2003.Jon Super/Redferns/Getty
Salt N Pepa.Michael Putland/Getty Images
Warren Zevon in 1979.Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty
