Lionel Richie's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction

[Motown Eddie]

From RollingStone.com-
LIONEL RICHIE PERFORMED his greatest hits — with Dave Grohl [of The Foo Fighters] on guitar — before accepting his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Saturday night.

After being introduced by Lenny Kravitz, the Commodores musician and American Idol judge opened the medley with “Hello” on piano, immediately taking control of the crowd as they sang the ubiquitous chorus.

He quickly switched into the Commodores’ “Easy,” which brought much of the crowd to its feet clapping to the rhythm, swaying and singing the backing vocals. Grohl joined onstage as a surprise guest to perform “Easy,” one of the night’s musical highlights. [Grohl has been a longtime fan of Richie’s, hosting a town hall with the singer, appearing at Richie’s MusiCares award, and recruiting him for Foo Fighters’ comedy-horror film Studio 666 to chastise Grohl for stealing “Hello.”]

Richie finished with a groovy, bongo-tinged “All Night Long,” pacing the stage and pointing at the crowd to join in.

[Boogiedown]

Nice selections.

Was Lionel the last of the pop male superstars to emerge ? Especially along the lines of adult contemporary. Certainly one of the last. Maybe Luther Vandross ….others ?