that was willie nelson s classic always on my mind. he just turned 90 years old. he headlines the rock n roll hall of fame inductees. he joined six other recent performers voted into the hall of fame. if it makes you happy it can t be that bad one of the artists is sheryl crow. she won nine grammys during her 30-plus year career. this year s class crosses many genres of music. missy elliott also becoming the first female rapper to be inducted into the hall of fame. she did it in her first year of eligibility. the harder side of rock n roll
The city. born and raised in china he moved to the united states when he was 18 to study architecture. during world war ii he worked for the u.s. government before starting his own design firm. in 1964 jackie kennedy chose the relatively unknown man to design the john f. kennedy museum in washington. and the gallery of art in washington. the rock-n-roll hall of fame in cleveland and hong kong s tower. he died at the age of 102 america celebrating him today. to cut your monthly expenses. and the fastest way to do that? pay off your debts and high rate credit cards with a lower payment newday home loan. that can save you hundreds of dollars every month. plus, this newday 100 va loan
It wasn t so much that he achieved it, it just couldn t be denied, you know. you gave the introduction speech when crosby, stills & nash were inducted into the rock-n-roll hall of fame in 1997, i want to play what you said then. the consent of the music was very relevant and in tune of the times and helpful to a nation and a generation that we re trying to navigate themselves through a very confusing time. songs like woodstock . and those were great. thanks. can you talk more about that, the ken state song you referenced, i think it was ohio from the 1970, woodstock, how do you think those songs influenced and were influenced by all that was going on? that s the thing that i ve been thinking about all day
Laura, and it was, um, it seemed like he was bullet proof, right? this is a guy that went through a lot, um, always seemed to come back for more. and, then the other thing that i thought about and, um, everybody, i think in music, is just that harmony, that vocal harmony that is truly the cornerstone of the california sound. and that was a very, very, important piece, you know, the birds were significant, they were rock-n-roll hall of fame inductees, and of course, crosby stills and nash were inducted as well. the other thing that was amazing that came through in the interview that you did, is just, he had a joy for music, it was a magic, and sometimes that s what the more troubled things are elsewhere, when you re making music, that s where everything
Another time. another place another time reporter: tragedies followed. his 3-year-old son drowned. teenage son died in a car accident. the singer dropped a drinking problem and suffered a bleeding ulcer that nearly killed him. another decade, another upswing. in the late 80s, he was inducted into the rock n roll hall of fame and earned a hollywood star. i look forward to another 33 years in the business. reporter: he gained renewed popularity from the biographical movie great balls of fire. oh, a lot of shaking going on reporter: jerry lee lewis kept entertaining audiences well into his golden years, just rocking his life away. name is jerry lee lewis. i m kim brunhuber. follow me on twitter. i ll be back in a moment with