Cleveland (AP) - Canadian folk singer Joni Mitchell is headed to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with a band that once included fellow Canadian Neil Young.
Other 1997 inductees announced Wednesday included disco kings the Bee Gees and another successful brother group from the 1970's, the Jackson Five.
The 1960s folk-rock band Buffalo Springfield, which featured Young, was also inducted along with its later incarnation, Crosby, Still and Nash. Both bands were headed by singer-guitarist
Stephen Stills.
Rounding out the inductees are George Clinton's Parliament-Funkadelic and 1960s pop band The Young Rascals.
The May 15 induction ceremony will take place at the Rock and Roll Hall and Museum, a first for the year-old Cleveland facility. In past years, the ceremony has been held in New York or Los Angeles.
Bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe, who died just last week, and gospel singer Mahalia Jackson will be honored for their early influences on rock 'n' roll.
The hall of fame foundation has been organizing the induction ceremony since 1986. Usually about 1,500 people, including rock stars and industry insiders, pay up to $1,500 for dinner and the ceremony.
"We have a real strong inductee group, and I think we're going to have some great presenters on hand to induct the artists," said William Hulett, the hall's chief executive officer.
The rock hall has averaged 72,000 visitors a month since it opened alongside Lake Erie last year.
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