Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame Inductees I Have Seen In Concert

     When my son recently overheard a conversation at a rock show about how many Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame inductees they had seen in concert, he asked me how many I had seen. I did not know the answer. So I checked Wikipedia for a year-by-year list tonight and added it up. Here is the list:

2016

Cheap Trick x 2

Chicago x 3

Deep Purple

Steve Miller x 2

2015

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts x 3

Green Day

Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble

2014

Peter Gabriel

Hall & Oates

Kiss x 2

2013

Heart

Randy Newman

Public Enemy

Rush x 5

2012

Beastie Boys

Red Hot Chili Peppers x 2

2011

Alice Cooper x 2

Dr. John

2010

Genesis

2009

Run-DMC

2008

John Mellencamp x 3

2007

R.E.M.

Van Halen

2006

Black Sabbath

Blondie

Lynyrd Skynyrd

2005

Buddy Guy

The O’Jays

Pretenders x 2

U2

2004

Jackson Browne

Prince

Bob Seger x 2

ZZ Top

2003

AC/DC x 2

Elvis Costello & the Attractions x 3

The Police x 3

2002

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Ramones

2001

Aerosmith x 3

Queen

Steely Dan x 3

2000

Eric Clapton

Earth, Wind & Fire x 3

Bonnie Raitt

James Taylor

1999

Billy Joel x 3

Paul McCartney x 2

Bruce Springsteen x 20

1998

Eagles

Fleetwood Mac x 2

Santana x 2

1997

Parliament-Funkadelic

1996

David Bowie

Gladys Knight & the Pips

1995

Neil Young

1994

Elton John x 2

Grateful Dead

1993

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1992

The Isley Brothers

1991

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1990

The Who

1989

The Rolling Stones x 3

The Temptations

Stevie Wonder

1988

The Beach Boys

Bob Dylan x 2

1987

Aretha Franklin

B.B. King

Smokey Robinson

1986

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 So the number is 68. The most I have seen an inductee: Bruce Springsteen. Biggest regrets (that were attainable): Led Zeppelin, The Clash, Talking Heads, the Stooges, Patti Smith, Lou Reed, and Tom Waits.

Still might see them live: Paul Simon, Linda Ronstadt, Guns 'n' Roses, Jimmy Cliff, Tom Waits, Neil Diamond (umm...), Metallica, Jeff Beck, Patti Smith, Madonna, and Leonard Cohen.