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(1) Vedder closing with

“Rockin’ in the Free

World”. (2) Journey’s

Schon (left) and Perry.

(3) Jackson Browne

inducting Baez. “Her

voice led me into the

world of folk and

blues,” he said.

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the 2017 rock and roll hall of

Fame ceremony was full of moments fans

thought they’d never see, from the clas-

sic lineup of Yes putting aside years of bad

blood to play one last time, to the first

performance since 1991 from Pearl Jam’s

original lineup. But nothing was more sur-

prising than the reunion of Journey. In the

days before the show, the band resorted to

Twitter to lobby its estranged former singer,

Steve Perry, to appear with his old band

onstage for the fi rst time in 26 years. The

group got its wish, with Perry showing up

and embracing his bandmates as they col-

lected their statues. Backstage, Perry made

plans with guitarist Neal Schon to meet

for a “way-overdue coff ee”. “The night was

surreal,” says Schon. “I got very emotional.”

The April 7th show – which also saw

the inductions of Joan Baez, Nile Rodgers,

Rock Hall’s Epic Night

Journey and Yes put

old grudges aside,

and Pearl Jam bring

down the house at

moving ceremony

BY ANDY GREENE

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