Browsing: this day in rock april 7

Though Steve Perry did not perform, the singer of their biggest hits gave a heartfelt speech and also singled out his now-longtime replacement

Two of the four members being inducted were no-shows but it didn’t dampen the enthusiasm as Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood celebrated their honor, following a touching speech by George Harrison’s son, Dhani

In a new London club devoted to American blues, two fans met a third on this date. Soon they started making their own blues. Soon they’d be world-famous.

He was perhaps best known as the composer, with Ted Nugent, of the band’s “Journey to the Center of the Mind,” a #16 pop hit in 1968