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![Willie Nelson and Sheryl Crow performing together at the 38th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Willie Nelson and Sheryl Crow performing together at the 38th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.](https://cdn.aarp.net/content/dam/aarpe/en/home/entertainment/music/info-2023/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-2023-induction-ceremony/_jcr_content/root/container_main/container_body_main/container_body1/container_body_cf/container_image/articlecontentfragment/cfimage.coreimg.50.932.jpeg/content/dam/aarp/entertainment/music/2023/11/1140-willie-nelson-sheryl-crow-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony.jpg)
What is rock, anyway? At the 38th annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Nov. 3 — all four-plus hours are streaming now on Disney+, and a two-hour version airs Jan. 1 on ABC — the boundaries of the genre’s meaning were stretched, embracing blues, rhythm and blues, gospel, country, funk and hip-hop.
The Rock Hall’s head, John Sykes, 68, said it all adds up to what Motown founder Berry Gordy, 93, once called “the music of young America — I can’t think of a better description of rock ’n’ roll.” But Sykes said anything that exudes youthful energy — and above all, “attitude” — qualifies.
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This year’s diverse inductees include Kate Bush, 65; Sheryl Crow, 61; Missy Elliott, 52; Rage Against the Machine; the Spinners; Chaka Khan, 70; Blood, Sweat & Tears founder and Dylan sideman Al Kooper, 79; the late George Michael; and Willie Nelson, 90, who said that while he’s never been inducted before, “I’ve been indicted.”
Here are some highlights from the evening.
![Inductee Sheryl Crow speaks onstage as she's honored at the 38th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Inductee Sheryl Crow speaks onstage as she's honored at the 38th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.](https://cdn.aarp.net/content/dam/aarpe/en/home/entertainment/music/info-2023/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-2023-induction-ceremony/_jcr_content/root/container_main/container_body_main/container_body1/container_body_cf/body_one_cf_one/par4/articlecontentfragme/cfimage.coreimg.50.932.jpeg/content/dam/aarp/entertainment/music/2023/11/1140-sheryl-crow-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony.jpg)
Sheryl Crow quotes Jimmy Buffett, says she loves ‘the work’
After actress Laura Dern, 56, hailed Crow as a “legendary artist, poet, activist, friend, mother, daughter and all-around badass goddess rock star,” Crow confessed that it’s a bit disconcerting to be honored for a career that isn’t anywhere near done: “This is a little bit like getting an Oscar for a screenplay you haven’t finished writing yet.”
But she added that the quest is its own reward. “If you love what you do, you will never work a day of your life,” she said, quoting the words of Jimmy Buffett, who died this September. “Yes, there have been ups and downs in my story, but mine is a story of infinite possibility for any young person setting out on a musical journey. I love the work.”
![Sheryl Crow and Olivia Rodrigo perform onstage together during the 38th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Sheryl Crow and Olivia Rodrigo perform onstage together during the 38th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.](https://cdn.aarp.net/content/dam/aarpe/en/home/entertainment/music/info-2023/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-2023-induction-ceremony/_jcr_content/root/container_main/container_body_main/container_body1/container_body_cf/body_one_cf_one/par7/articlecontentfragme/cfimage.coreimg.50.932.jpeg/content/dam/aarp/entertainment/music/2023/11/1140-sheryl-crow-olivia-rodrigo-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony.jpg)
Crow teamed with Gen Z sensation Olivia Rodrigo and 90-year-old Willie Nelson
She opened the show by singing her 1996 hit “If It Makes You Happy” with Gen Z sensation Olivia Rodrigo, 20 — less than a third her age — a duet as hooky as Rodrigo’s rendition of “You’re So Vain” at Carly Simon’s 2022 Rock Hall induction. Later, Crow joined Willie Nelson in performing “Crazy,” his hit for Patsy Cline (and also himself), and his ode to never working a day in your life, “On the Road Again.”
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