Categories of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees include Performers, Non-Performers, Early Influences and Side Men.

Members of The Coasters inducted in 1987 included Shreveport, LA native Will "Dub" Jones (born May 14, 1926; died January 16, 2000).

Members of The Ventures inducted in 2008 include Gerry McGee. McGee, a native of Eunice, LA, is the son of late Cajun fiddle legend Dennis McGee.

Lee Allen, while not a Louisiana native, was a major contributor to the classic New Orleans R&B sound of the '50s.

Guitar Slim was a native of Greenwood, MS. He relocated to New Orleans in 1950.

Check out our feature article, New Orleans' Role in Rock: Hall of Fame Embraces Crescent City.