"Due to illness, Neil Young is regrettably no longer able to induct Pearl Jam at this Year's Induction Ceremony", the Rock Hall said in a statement Wednesday shared by Rolling Stone.
In addition to Pearl Jam, the new rock class incudes the late rapper Tupac Shakur, ELO, Journey, Nile Rodgers, Joan Baez and Yes.
The Rock & Roll of Fame began its 2017 Induction Ceremony by paying homage to the first artist ever inducted.
Former Journey front-man Steve Perry reunited on stage with his Don't Stop Believin' band-mates for the first time in 25 years, while Roy Wood was also inducted into the Hall of Fame, 45 years after leaving the legendary Electric Light Orchestra. "They'd recognize injustice and stand up to it", he said.
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Speaking of rappers, Shakur - who died in 1996 - was remembered by Snoop Dogg with a touching and playful speech. Like so many of today's entertainers, they were ironic at times, socially aware at others, but always very, very human, unafraid to show their flaws because the big hearts underneath made up for it, and resonated with so many of us.
Letterman was particularly admiring of Pearl Jam's involvement with civil issues. Joking about being in Mother Love Bone and the real reason Neil Young couldn't make it, as well as bringing up their highly publicized beef with Ticketmaster. "I also want to thank you for all the great work you're doing in Chicago".
Pearl Jam became a staple on the CBS program over the years, performing a total of 10 tens, including one stint that turned into an epic 10-song after-party for the Ed Sullivan Theater crowd. He officially left the band in 1998, and Pineda has performed with the group as lead singer since 2007. "It's been a real cathartic experience going back to that emotional place that I thought I would never go back to". Despite earlier reports, Steve Perry did not perform with the current Journey members.
There were no exact figures on how loud it got in Brooklyn, but Pearl Jam has previously shown that hearing loss among their fans is an important concern. Their closing song was "Rockin' in the Free World".
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