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The Temptations, Otis Redding, Stevie Wonder and Bessie Smith were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fam (722 hits)


The Temptations, Otis Redding, Stevie Wonder and Bessie Smith were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Jan. 18, 1989.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame recognized a historic array of African-American artists from many genres and eras on Jan. 18, 1989. The group of inductees included Stevie Wonder, the internationally acclaimed songwriter and singer, as well as the Temptations, the vocal group known for their success with Motown Records during the 1960s and 1970s. Stevie Wonder began as a musical child prodigy and became one of the most creative and successful musical figures of the 20th century and beyond.

Also inducted was Otis Redding, the singer and composer who is considered one of the greatest vocal talents in soul and rhythm and blues.

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