Kabir Bhatia

Now the late Nicky Hopkins is being inducted into the Rock Hall.

The ceremony in Los Angeles also honors Joe Cocker, with whom Hopkins recorded many times.

Performers are eligible 25 years after the release of their first record.

Two of the longest-waiting acts this year are Chubby Checker, singer of The Twist, and Carol Kay, who played bass guitar on thousands of records for everyone from the Beach Boys to Sam Cooke.

More recent groups in this year's class include Soundgarden, The White Stripes, Outkast, and Salt-N-Pepa.

For NPR News, I'm Kabir Bhatia.