Elton John, Sheryl Crow, Brittany Howard, and Chris Stapleton all convened on stage at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Friday night, covering “The Weight” by the Band for the evening’s In Memoriam segment. Watch it below.
The Band’s frontman, Robbie Robertson, died at age 80 in August, and he was honored in the In Memoriam segment alongside Tina Turner, Robbie Robertson, Sinéad O’Connor, Jimmy Buffett, David Crosby, and Christine McVie. Tom Verlaine, Harry Belafonte, Gordon Lightfoot, Dwight Twilley, Jane Birkin, Gangsta Boo, Steve Harwell, Rodriguez, and Wayne Shorter were also recognized.
Crow was inducted into the Rock Hall this year, with Kate Bush, Rage Against the Machine, the Spinners, George Michael, Willie Nelson, and Missy Elliott as her fellow performer honorees. Her friend and one-time roommate Laura Dern inducted her.
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