Bono To Induct Chris Blackwell

16 Mar 2001
Bono, Moby and the Foo Fighters will be inducting new members at the 16th annual Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Awards on Monday.



Bono will induct Chris Blackwell, who founded Island Records and originally signed U2 to the label, in the non performer category.



Moby will induct Steely Dan, fresh from their surprise success with U2 at the Grammy Awards, while the Foo Fighters are set to induct Queen at the ceremony which takes place at New York's Waldorf Hotel.



Others set for honours include Michael Jackson, Paul Simon and Aerosmith.

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