Timeline Wednesday 21 January 1987

Events on Wednesday 21 January 1987 5

• 1987 Aretha Franklin inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame First woman inducted The first woman to enter the Hall of Fame.
• 1987 Bo Diddley inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Hall of Fame Inducted in the second class.
• 1987 Marvin Gaye inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Hall of Fame Inducted posthumously.
• 1987 Muddy Waters inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Hall of Fame Inducted as an early influence on rock and roll.
• 1987 Roy Orbison inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Hall of Fame Inducted by Bruce Springsteen.