Dolly Parton joins Eminem, Duran Duran in Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: 'Guess I'm a rock star now' - USA TODAY

LOS ANGELES – Country euphony legend Dolly Parton summed up an unusual, diverse class of musicians, speaking from Saturday's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2022 induction ceremony at the Microsoft Theater.

"I conjecture I'm a stone prima now," Parton, 76, said happily aft accepting the honor, joining Lionel Richie, Duran Duran, Eminem, Judas Priest, Pat Benatar, Carly Simon and the Eurythmics successful the existent class. 

Parton – who had originally asked the Rock Hall to retreat her nomination due to the fact that she hadn't earned the close – embraced her emerging stone aforesaid Saturday, even changing into a achromatic leather rocker ensemble to execute an electrical guitar number she had written particularly for the event.

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"Since I'm going to beryllium successful the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I'm going to constitute a opus for it," said Parton, promising an upcoming stone medium to an assemblage that included Bruce Springsteen, U2's The Edge, Sheryl Crow and Dave Grohl. "Any of you stone stars going to assistance maine retired connected that? Because I'm going to clasp you to it."

Parton's entree came astatine the extremity of a bloated, five-and-a-half-hour lawsuit that volition beryllium edited extensively and aired connected HBO Nov. 19.

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Robert Downey Jr. kicked disconnected the festivities, introducing Duran Duran similar a fanboy.

"I’m a fortunate dude to beryllium present tonight," said Downey, who recalled the cosmopolitan fervor astir the band, including erstwhile Duran Duran played astatine his blow-out 50th day party. "Halfway done 'Rio,' the woman of this prominent director tore disconnected her bra and threw it connected stage."

After being denied introduction by the Rock Hall for 17 years, the British MTV favorites showed their powerfulness during a signifier medley that included "Girls connected Film," "Hungry Like the Wolf" and "Ordinary World."

But Duran Duran's evening was bittersweet, arsenic original guitarist Andy Taylor was incapable to articulation them onstage due to the fact that of his Stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer. 

Lead vocalist Simon Le Bon work an unfastened missive astatine the podium from the 61-year-old guitarist, who expressed his disappointment astatine missing the ceremonial aft suffering a large wellness setback.

"Let determination beryllium nary uncertainty I was stoked astir the full thing, adjacent bought a caller guitar with the indispensable whammy," Taylor's missive said of the induction. "I often doubted the time would come. I'm definite arsenic hellhole gladsome I'm astir to spot the day."

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After a glowing instauration by Sheryl Crow, Benatar, 69, was inducted with longtime bandmate and hubby of 43 years, guitarist Neil Giraldo. Benatar, a classically trained musician, gave acknowledgment for their family, which includes 2 grown daughters and 3 grandchildren. 

"It has been an unthinkable ride," said Benatar. "To my spouse and love, 43 years agone successful a rehearsal studio, could you person imagined this night?" 

After his instauration from Lenny Kravitz, one-time Commodore Richie, 73, said it was a bully happening that the hallway was moving beyond purists' parameters for stone music.

"Rock 'n' roll is not a color, it is simply a feeling, it is simply a vibe," said Richie. "And if we fto this vibe travel through, this country volition lone turn and grow." 

Richie thanked his household present, including daughters Nicole and Sofia, for enduring his traveling done "my magical enigma tour" of a career, adding that it wasn't going to extremity soon.

"I'm astir apt not coming location for rather a while. I'm successful emotion with this business," helium said.

Detroit's Eminem was inducted by longtime collaborator Dr. Dre, who praised the "underdog" achromatic rapper who "broke the solid ceiling" to go 1 of the best-selling hip-hop artists ever.

"I’m astir apt not expected to really beryllium present contiguous for a mates of reasons," Eminem said arsenic helium accepted the honor. "I know that I’m a rapper and this is the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame."

Onstage, Eminem performed portions of his hit "My Name Is," past brought connected Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler to sing the "Dream On" chorus for "Sing for the Moment."  As rainfall fell connected the stage, the hoodie-wearing Eminem brought connected Ed Sheeran to sing his portion successful "River."

"I recognize close present what an grant it is close present for maine to beryllium up present tonight," said Eminem from the podium. "And what a privilege it is to bash the euphony I emotion – euphony that fundamentally saved my life."

Parton helped adjacent retired the evening with her state classical "Jolene," performed with an all-star ensemble that included Crow and Brandi Carlile – arsenic good arsenic chap inductees Le Bon, Benatar, a cowboy hat-wearing Annie Lennox and Judas Priest pb vocalist Rob Halford.

"Congratulations to everybody up here," said Parton. "I consciousness similar a hillbilly successful the city."

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