Bo Diddley (Ellas Otha Bates) influenced many legendary 
  performers including Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, 
  and the Rolling Stones. He co-wrote Mickey & Sylvia’s 1957 hit  
  Love Is Strange. Bo Diddley was inducted into both the Rock and 
  Roll Hall of Fame and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame in 1987. Bo was 
  79 when he died in 2008. 

Singer Neil Diamond has been eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame for several years now, but never got a nomination until
now. The 2011 class for the Cleveland hall made the induction 
announcement Tuesday. The ceremony will be in New York
City on March 14, 2011.

Otis Ray Redding Jr. , often called the “King of Soul”, died
in a plane crash, one month before The Dock of the Bay, his
biggest hit, was released. He was only 26. Otis was inducted
into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.

The guitarist and singer-songwriter was considered
by many to be the greatest electric guitarist in the
history of rock music. Hendrix won numerous rock
music awards and was inducted into the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame in 1992. He died in 1970.