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Green Day "Letterbomb" Live Beastie Boys were inducted by Chuck D and LL Cool J. Chuck D The Roots with Mix Master Mike, Kid Rock “No Sleep ‘Til Brooklyn,” “So What’cha Want,” “Sabotage” and “New Style.” Live Donovan, inducted by John Mellencamp John Mellencamp, performed his classic “Sunshine Superman” Guns N’ Roses were inducted by Green Day Guns N’ Roses "Sweet Child O' Mine" & "Paradise City" Live Freddie King was inducted by Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill of ZZ Top, who performed with Joe Bonamassa and Derek Trucks on King’s “Goin’ Down.” Don Kirshner was named the recipient of the Ahmet Ertegun Award by Carole King, with his wife, Sheila Kirshner, accepting. Laura Nyro was inducted by her friend Bette Midler. Her son, Gil Bianchini (aka rapper Gil-T), accepted and delivered a moving speech about his mother. Sara Bareilles performed Nyro’s spirited “Stoney End.” Red Hot Chili Peppers were inducted by longtime friend Chris Rock, who called them “the baddest live band in the world.” The band’s performance included “By the Way” and “Give It Away.” Small Faces/Faces were inducted by Steve VanZandt, who observed, “They did a bunch of classic records which defined garage rock at its finest.” Kenney Jones, Ian McLagan and Ron Wood accepted, and Mollie Marriott accepted on behalf of her father, Steve Marriott. They performed their hit “Stay with Me” with Simply Red’s Mick Hucknall on vocals. Engineers Cosimo Matassa, Tom Dowd and Glyn Johns were inducted by Robbie Robertson, who asserted the importance of studio engineers, noting, “The sound of records has played a huge part in the story of rock and roll.” John Matassa, Jr. accepted on behalf of his grandfather and Dana Dowd accepted on behalf of her father. The Blue Caps, Comets, Crickets, Famous Flames, Midnighters and Miracles were Inducted Plus More

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