When the Beach Boys were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, band member Mike Love used it as an opportunity to criticize Mick Jagger.

The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson said 'Be My Baby' is 'the greatest record ever produced.'

Watch Bruce Springsteen induct Bob Dylan into the 3rd Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class.

Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys were an influence on early punk rock

Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys were an influence on early punk rock

The Sex Pistols declined their induction to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with a crass letter, which Jann Wenner, the museum's cofounder, read at the ceremony.

Watch a star-studded performance of The Beatles' 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' at the 2004 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, featuring a mesmerizing guitar solo by Prince.

In 2023, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame removed cofounder Jann Wenner from its board after he made disparaging remarks about female and Black artists.

Explore a critics' list of the 100 best songs of the 1960s, featuring records by the Beach Boys, the Ronettes, Miles Davis, and more.

After the bitter breakup of the Beatles, John Lennon and Paul McCartney only played music together one more time—at an impromptu studio session in 1974, joined by Stevie Wonder.

The Beatles were not an immediate success in the US—their label rejected their first two singles, and the band was mocked on the TV show 'American Bandstand.'

Explore a list of legendary artists who have been nominated for but never inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

The Beatles loved Motown Records, covering some of the label's songs while honing their skills as a club act in Germany.

Watch the Talking Heads unite at their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2002.

Watch 'Standing in the Shadows of Motown,' a documentary about Motown's house band that played on more chart-topping hits than the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and Elvis Presley combined.

The American girl groups of the 1950s and '60s had a profound influence on The Beatles, who frequently paid homage to acts like the Marvelettes and the Ronettes

The Beatles stopped touring in 1966, citing frustration with the era's limited sound systems and the pressures of their massive fame.

At the height of her popularity, Rolling Stone derided Joni Mitchell as 'Old Lady of the Year' and listed her rumored lovers.

Dolly Parton initially declined her nomination for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, saying she didn't think she had 'earned that right.'

When Nirvana was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, they invited 4 women to fill Kurt Cobain's spot.

Watch Diana Ross posthumously induct Billie Holiday into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

See a list of every Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, going back to the museum's inaugural 1986 class.

Watch a 1965 press conference with Bob Dylan where he mocks the media's focus on celebrity.

Brian Wilson originally wrote the Beach Boys' classic 'Don't Worry Baby' for the Ronettes, but the legendary girl group rejected it.

Watch Ice Cube speak about hip-hop's place in rock 'n' roll history after NWA was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

The Beatles' appearance on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' in 1964 launched Beatlemania in the US after the band struggled to break through to American audiences.

Hear how the Beatles became the most influential band on Earth, with guest Conan O'Brien.

Some were angry that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame removed a rock pioneer's ashes, but the practice is now common in the museum world.

Watch James Brown perform several songs in 1964 during one of rock 'n' roll's most legendary sets.

Warren Zevon's sardonic takes landed him in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Springsteen played in several groups in Asbury Park, including one massive jam band

Clive Davis was responsible for signing influential artists and superstars, including Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, and Alicia Keys.

Paul McCartney announced his departure from the Beatles in a 1970 press release, surprising his bandmates.

Springsteen is considered one of rock's greatest songwriters

Fifty backstage photos of musicians in the 1970s

The Ronettes' 'Be My Baby' is a quintessential 'wall of sound' record

Lorne Michaels jokingly offered the Beatles $3K to reunite on 'Saturday Night Live,' which John Lennon and Paul McCartney briefly considered.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's location in Cleveland is a nod to pioneering DJ Alan Freed, who's credited with popularizing rock 'n' roll.

Watch Neil Young, backed by Pearl Jam, perform 'Rockin' in the Free World' at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards.

1984's 'Born in the USA' was a sensation, due in part to its music videos

Listen to Bruce Springsteen's first band, the Castiles, which he joined when he was still a teenager.

The Beatles' 1968 visit with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, an Indian guru, illustrated Western pop culture's growing interest in Eastern spirituality.

Check out the records stocked in the jukebox at the Stonewall Inn, the bar responsible for modern Pride celebrations.

The Rolling Stones got their name from a Muddy Waters song.

Before they found fame as solo artists, Rick James and Neil Young played together in a band that was signed to Motown Records.

Some dispute why the Newport crowd booed Dylan

Bruce Springsteen was initially so unhappy with his album 'Born to Run' that he threw it in a swimming pool.

The Beatles' 'Norwegian Wood' was the first Western pop track to use a sitar, which George Harrison taught himself to play.

Watch Bruce Springsteen's 1985 performance of Woody Guthrie's 'This Land Is Your Land,' which he calls 'the greatest song ever written about America.'

Springsteen's nickname 'the Boss' began as a joke

Dylan's 1965 electric set at the Newport Folk Festival was viewed by some as a betrayal