Dave Grohl performs ‘Straightforward’ with Lionel Richie at Rock & Roll Corridor Of Fame ceremony
Lionel Richie was inducted into the Rock & Roll Corridor Of Fame this weekend (November 5) – watch him carry out ‘Straightforward’ with Foo Fighters‘ Dave Grohl under.
As a part of Saturday’s ceremony in Los Angeles, the category of 2022 have been inducted to the celebrated membership, which noticed alongside Eminem, Duran Duran, Dolly Parton and extra additionally honoured.
Throughout the ceremony, Richie performed a three-song set together with renditions of ‘Good day’ and ‘All Evening Lengthy’. On the finish of the medley, he performed his model of The Commodores’ hit ‘Straightforward’, which noticed him joined by Grohl on guitar.
Watch the collaboration under.
Elsewhere on the ceremony, Carly Simon was additionally inducted, with Olivia Rodrigo masking her tune ‘You’re So Useless’ after Simon was unable to attend the ceremony.
Eminem additionally carried out with Ed Sheeran and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler forward of his induction. Performing six of his largest hits, beginning with ‘My Identify Is’ and ‘Rap God’, Marshall Mathers was then joined by Tyler for ‘Sing For The Second’ (which samples Aerosmith’s ‘Dream On’) earlier than Sheeran joined him to sing Dido’s components in ‘Stan’. He rounded out the efficiency with ‘Eternally’ and ‘Not Afraid’.
One other act to be inducted have been Judas Priest, who carried out a three-song set on the evening through which they reunited with former guitarist Ok.Ok. Downing and drummer and ex-member Les Binks.
Frontman Rob Halford then returned to the stage to carry out ‘Jolene’ with Dolly Parton as a part of her efficiency. “I’m a rock star now!” Parton mentioned throughout her acceptance speech (by way of Rolling Stone), including: “It is a very particular evening for me. I’m certain loads of you knew that again after they mentioned they have been gonna put me within the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame, I didn’t really feel like I had completed sufficient to deserve that. And I didn’t perceive on the time that it’s about greater than that. However I’m simply so honoured and so proud to be right here tonight.”