List of oldest living Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees

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This article contains a list of the oldest living Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees. Of those living, the oldest living actually is Berry Gordy.

Oldest living inductees

Rank Name Date of birth Category Year(s) Age (years, days)
1 Berry Gordy November 28, 1929 Non-performers 1988 96 years, 51 days
2 Jac Holzman September 15, 1931 Ahmet Ertegun Award 2011 94 years, 125 days
3 Clive Davis April 4, 1932 Non-performers 2000 93 years, 289 days
4 Michael Stoller March 13, 1933 Non-performers 1987 92 years, 311 days
5 Willie Nelson April 29, 1933 Performers 2023 92 years, 264 days
6 Lou Adler December 13, 1933 Ahmet Ertegun Award 2013 92 years, 36 days
7 Bobby Jones January 4, 1934 Performers 2012 92 years, 14 days
8 Frankie Valli May 3, 1934 Performers 1990 91 years, 260 days
9 Carol Kaye March 24, 1935 Award for Musical Excellence 2025 90 years, 300 days
10 Herb Alpert March 31, 1935 Non-performers 2006 90 years, 293 days
11 Verne Allison June 22, 1936 Performers 2004 89 years, 210 days
12 Buddy Guy July 30, 1936 Performers 2005 89 years, 172 days
13 Bill Wyman October 24, 1936 Performers 1989 89 years, 86 days
14 Jerome Arnold November 12, 1936 Performers 2015 89 years, 67 days
15 Michael McGill February 17, 1937 Performers 2004 88 years, 335 days
16 Chris Blackwell June 22, 1937 Non-performers 2001 88 years, 210 days
17 Wanda Jackson October 20, 1937 Early influences 2009 88 years, 90 days
18 Jeff Barry April 3, 1938 Ahmet Ertegun Award 2010 87 years, 290 days
19 Billy Davis April 29, 1938 Performers 2012 87 years, 264 days
20 Barry Mann February 9, 1939 Ahmet Ertegun Award 2010 86 years, 343 days
21 Mavis Staples July 10, 1939 Performers 1999 86 years, 192 days
22 Dion DiMucci July 18, 1939 Performers 1989 86 years, 184 days
23 James Burton August 21, 1939 Sidemen 2001 86 years, 150 days
24 Eddie Holland October 30, 1939 Non-performers 1990 86 years, 80 days
Grace Slick Performers 1996
26 Sammy Strain December 9, 1939 Performers 2005, 2009 86 years, 40 days
27 Dave Clark December 15, 1939 Performers 2008 86 years, 34 days
28 Nate Rogers 1940 Performers 2009 85 years, 18 days to 86 years, 17 days
29 Anthony Gourdine January 8, 1940 Performers 2009 86 years, 10 days
30 Jimmy Merchant February 10, 1940 Performers 1993 85 years, 342 days
31 Smokey Robinson February 19, 1940 Performers 1987 85 years, 333 days
32 Ringo Starr July 7, 1940 Performers

Award for Musical Excellence

1988

2015

85 years, 195 days
33 Bill Medley September 19, 1940 Performers 2003 85 years, 121 days
34 Fred Cash October 8, 1940 Performers 1991 85 years, 102 days
35 Dionne Warwick December 12, 1940 Award for Musical Excellence 2024 85 years, 37 days
36 Jorma Kaukonen December 23, 1940 Performers 1996 85 years, 26 days
37 Grady Thomas January 5, 1941 Performers 1997 85 years, 13 days
38 Joan Baez January 9, 1941 Performers 2017 85 years, 9 days
39 Neil Diamond January 24, 1941 Performers 2011 84 years, 359 days
40 John Steel February 4, 1941 Performers 1994 84 years, 348 days
41 Brian Holland February 15, 1941 Non-performers 1990 84 years, 337 days
42 Herman Santiago February 18, 1941 Performers 1993 84 years, 334 days
43 Mike Love March 15, 1941 Performers 1988 84 years, 309 days
44 Clarence Collins March 17, 1941 Performers 2009 84 years, 307 days
45 Eric Burdon May 11, 1941 Performers 1994 84 years, 252 days
46 Ronald Isley May 21, 1941 Performers 1992 84 years, 242 days
47 Bob Dylan May 24, 1941 Performers 1988 84 years, 239 days
48 Shirley Owens June 10, 1941 Performers 1996 84 years, 222 days
49 Martha Reeves July 18, 1941 Performers 1995 84 years, 184 days
50 George Clinton July 22, 1941 Performers 1997 84 years, 180 days
51 Darlene Love July 26, 1941 Performers 2011 84 years, 176 days
52 Beverly Lee August 3, 1941 Performers 1996 84 years, 168 days
53 Ernest Wright Jr. August 24, 1941 Performers 2009 84 years, 147 days
54 Joe Butler September 16, 1941 Performers 2000 84 years, 124 days
55 Chubby Checker October 3, 1941 Performers 2025 84 years, 107 days
Lenny Waronker Ahmet Ertegun Award 2025
57 Paul Simon October 13, 1941 Performers 1990, 2001 84 years, 97 days
58 Otis Williams October 30, 1941 Performers 1989 84 years, 80 days
59 Art Garfunkel November 5, 1941 Performers 1990 84 years, 74 days
60 Bobby Elliott December 8, 1941 Performers 2010 84 years, 41 days
61 Graham Nash February 2, 1942 Performers 1997, 2010 83 years, 350 days
62 Carole King February 9, 1942 Non-performers

Performers

1990

2021

83 years, 343 days
63 Glyn Johns February 15, 1942 Award for Musical Excellence 2012 83 years, 337 days
64 John Cale March 9, 1942 Performers 1996 83 years, 315 days
Bobby Massey Performers 2005
66 Allan Clarke April 5, 1942 Performers 2010 83 years, 288 days
67 Leon Huff April 8, 1942 Ahmet Ertegun Award 2008 83 years, 285 days
68 Alan Price April 19, 1942 Performers 1994 83 years, 274 days
69 Eddie Levert June 16, 1942 Performers 2005 83 years, 216 days
70 Paul McCartney June 18, 1942 Performers 1988, 1999 83 years, 214 days
71 Claudette Rogers Robinson June 20, 1942 Performers 2012 83 years, 212 days
72 Roger McGuinn July 13, 1942 Performers 1991 83 years, 189 days
73 Al Jardine September 3, 1942 Performers 1988 83 years, 137 days
74 Merald "Bubba" Knight September 4, 1942 Performers 1996 83 years, 136 days
75 Bernie Calvert September 16, 1942 Performers 2010 83 years, 124 days
76 Jerry Martini October 1, 1942 Performers 1993 83 years, 109 days
77 Elvin Bishop October 21, 1942 Performers 2015 83 years, 89 days
78 Bob Gaudio November 17, 1942 Performers 1990 83 years, 62 days
79 Felix Cavaliere November 29, 1942 Performers 1997 83 years, 50 days
80 Allen Grubman December 17, 1942 Ahmet Ertegun Award 2022 83 years, 32 days
81 Andy Summers December 31, 1942 Performers 2003 83 years, 18 days
82 David Geffen February 21, 1943 Ahmet Ertegun Award 2010 82 years, 331 days
83 Chris White March 7, 1943 Performers 2019 82 years, 317 days
84 Paul Samwell-Smith May 8, 1943 Performers 1992 82 years, 255 days
85 Spooner Oldham June 14, 1943 Sidemen 2009 82 years, 218 days
86 Carly Simon June 25, 1943 Performers 2022 82 years, 207 days
87 Annette Beard July 4, 1943 Performers 1995 82 years, 198 days
88 Jim McCarty July 25, 1943 Performers 1992 82 years, 177 days
89 Mick Jagger July 26, 1943 Performers 1989 82 years, 176 days
90 Kenneth Gamble August 11, 1943 Ahmet Ertegun Award 2008 82 years, 160 days
91 Walter Williams August 25, 1943 Performers 2005 82 years, 146 days
92 Rosalind Ashford September 2, 1943 Performers 1995 82 years, 138 days
93 Roger Waters September 6, 1943 Performers 1996 82 years, 134 days
94 Mickey Hart September 11, 1943 Performers 1994 82 years, 129 days
95 Steve Boone September 23, 1943 Performers 2000 82 years, 117 days
96 Steve Miller October 5, 1943 Performers 2016 82 years, 105 days
97 Joni Mitchell November 7, 1943 Performers 1997 82 years, 72 days
98 Randy Newman November 28, 1943 Performers 2013 82 years, 51 days
99 Keith Richards December 18, 1943 Performers 1989 82 years, 31 days
100 Jimmy Page January 9, 1944 Performers 1992, 1995 82 years, 9 days
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