Art Garfunkel had the honor of inducting his friend Yusuf Islam into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight, and the Simon and Garfunkel star did a fine job pointing out why the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens's music was so enduring...
This year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony was already set to go forward without nearly half of its 2014 class members - including Kiss, Linda Ronstadt and the late Kurt Cobain of Nirvana. Now, Cat Stevens maybe be bowing out as well.
If the recent announcement of Cat Stevens' upcoming induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame caught you off guard, don't worry -- Stevens was just as surprised as anybody.
For Hall & Oates, it means a sort of validation. For Cat Stevens, there's a bit of embarrassment at how good it makes him feel. And for Linda Ronstadt, there's the awful realization that Parkinson's will probably keep her away from her big night.
Kiss, Linda Ronstadt, Peter Gabriel, Nirvana, Hall & Oates and Cat Stevens have been elected into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 2014 class. That means Deep Purple, Yes and the Zombies are among the nominees who were not chosen this year.
Collin McLoughlin dropped out of grad school to boldly pursue his dream of singing and performing. His family didn't approve of such pursuits, but in the end, he proved them wrong by getting not one, not two, but three judges to turn their chairs around for him during the blind auditions on tonight's (Sept. 18) episode of 'The Voice.' So how did he do it? With his smooth, mellow and near flawless