Rock Hall Inductions 2005

Soul balladeer Percy Sledge is best known as the impassioned voice behind "When a Man Loves a Woman," which dominated the radio in 1966. He is among five musical legends to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during the foundation's 20th annual induction ceremony, set to take place March 14, 2005.

U2

The group U2 is pictured after winning the album of the year Grammy for "The Joshua Tree," March 2, 1988. The band members from left are The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen and Bono. The megahit album made the Irish rockers one the planet's most popular bands in the 1980s.

U2 perform in front of thousands of people who showed up for a 30-minute free concert under the Brooklyn Bridge, Nov. 22, 2004. The band continue to make the charts: Their November 2004 release, "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts and sold more than 800,000 copies in its first week.

The Pretenders

Induction into the Cleveland-based Hall of Fame will be a homecoming for The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde, who arrived in London via Akron, Ohio, in the 1970s. She formed the band with British musicians Martin Chambers, Pete Farndon and James Honeyman-Scott. Hynde is seen here performing in London, April 5, 2004.

The Pretenders' blend of rock and new wave was heard on hits such as "Brass in Pocket," which appeared on their 1980 self-titled debut album, pictured. Farndon and Honeyman-Scott both died of drug overdoses in the early '80s, but Hynde continued the band with a new lineup.

The O'Jays

R&B act the O'Jays also call Ohio home. Pictured here are Walter Williams, William Powell and Eddie Levert in 1972, the year they released the Philly soul hit "Backstabbers." Band members Bobby Massey and Sammy Strain will also be inducted.

The O'Jays had eight No. 1 R&B hits during the 1970s and '80s, including "Love Train" and "Use Ta Be My Girl." Most recently, their 1973 hit "For the Love of Money" has been heard as the theme song on television's "The Apprentice." They are pictured here onstage during a taping of "Motown Live," Sept. 9, 1998.

Buddy Guy

Chicago blues guitarist Buddy Guy has been on the scene since the '50s, and gained new popularity and several Grammys in the early '90s. Here he performs "I Can't Be Satisfied" during the "Salute to the Blues" concert at Radio City Music Hall, Feb. 7, 2003, in New York.

Three-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Eric Clapton embraces Buddy Guy at the end of their set at New York's Madison Square Garden, Oct. 20, 2001, during the "Concert for New York" to benefit Sept. 11 victims. According to the All Music Guide, Clapton cites Guy as his favorite blues guitarist.

Talent agent Frank Barsalona and executive Seymour Stein, pictured here at the 2004 ceremonies, will be inducted in the non-performer category. Barsalona is credited with creating the first legitimate rock and roll booking agency. Stein, as chairman and co-founder of Sire Records, is known for signing artists like Madonna, The Ramones and The Talking Heads.