Madonna, Mellencamp lead Rock Hall '08 class

March 12, 2008 Pop superstar Madonna, heartland rocker John Mellencamp, singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, British Invasion pioneers the Dave Clark Five and instrumental rock legends the Ventures were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during a ceremony Monday night at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Blues harmonica virtuoso Little Walter was posthumously inducted in the sideman category, while Philadelphia-bred producers-songwriters Gamble & Huff received the Ahmet Ertegun award in the nonperformer category. Afterward, Iggy & the Stooges barreled through punked-up versions of Madonna's second single, "Burning Up," and her latter-day hit, "Ray of Light," with the artist bopping up and down in her seat as they played.

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