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 95 years, 108 days
2 Jac Holzman September 15, 1931 Ahmet Ertegun Award 2011 93 years, 182 days
3 Clive Davis April 4, 1932 Non-performers 2000 92 years, 346 days
4 Michael Stoller March 13, 1933 Non-performers 1987 92 years, 3 days
5 Willie Nelson April 29, 1933 Performers 2023 91 years, 321 days
6 Lou Adler December 13, 1933 Ahmet Ertegun Award 2013 91 years, 93 days
7 Bobby Jones January 4, 1934 Performers 2012 91 years, 71 days
8 Frankie Valli May 3, 1934 Performers 1990 90 years, 317 days
9 Herb Alpert March 31, 1935 Non-performers 2006 89 years, 350 days
10 Verne Allison June 22, 1936 Performers 2004 88 years, 267 days
11 Buddy Guy July 30, 1936 Performers 2005 88 years, 229 days
12 Bill Wyman October 24, 1936 Performers 1989 88 years, 143 days
13 Jerome Arnold November 12, 1936 Performers 2015 88 years, 124 days
14 Michael McGill February 17, 1937 Performers 2004 88 years, 27 days
15 Sonny Curtis May 9, 1937 Performers 2012 87 years, 311 days
16 Chris Blackwell June 22, 1937 Non-performers 2001 87 years, 267 days
17 Wanda Jackson October 20, 1937 Early influences 2009 87 years, 147 days
18 Jeff Barry April 3, 1938 Ahmet Ertegun Award 2010 86 years, 347 days
19 Billy Davis April 29, 1938 Performers 2012 86 years, 321 days
20 Terry "Buzzy" Johnson November 12, 1938 Performers 2001 86 years, 124 days
21 Barry Mann February 9, 1939 Ahmet Ertegun Award 2010 86 years, 35 days
22 Mavis Staples July 10, 1939 Performers 1999 85 years, 249 days
23 Dion DiMucci July 18, 1939 Performers 1989 85 years, 241 days
24 James Burton August 21, 1939 Sidemen 2001 85 years, 207 days
25 Eddie Holland October 30, 1939 Non-performers 1990 85 years, 137 days
Grace Slick Performers 1996
27 Sammy Strain December 9, 1939 Performers 2005, 2009 85 years, 97 days
28 Dave Clark December 15, 1939 Performers 2008 85 years, 91 days
29 Nate Rogers 1940 Performers 2009 84 years, 75 days to 85 years, 74 days
30 Anthony Gourdine January 8, 1940 Performers 2009 85 years, 67 days
31 Jimmy Merchant February 10, 1940 Performers 1993 85 years, 34 days
32 Smokey Robinson February 19, 1940 Performers 1987 85 years, 25 days
33 Ringo Starr July 7, 1940 Performers

Award for Musical Excellence

1988

2015

84 years, 252 days
34 Bill Medley September 19, 1940 Performers 2003 84 years, 178 days
35 Fred Cash October 8, 1940 Performers 1991 84 years, 159 days
36 Dionne Warwick December 12, 1940 Award for Musical Excellence 2024 84 years, 94 days
37 Jorma Kaukonen December 23, 1940 Performers 1996 84 years, 83 days
38 Grady Thomas January 5, 1941 Performers 1997 84 years, 70 days
39 Joan Baez January 9, 1941 Performers 2017 84 years, 66 days
40 Neil Diamond January 24, 1941 Performers 2011 84 years, 51 days
41 John Steel February 4, 1941 Performers 1994 84 years, 40 days
42 Brian Holland February 15, 1941 Non-performers 1990 84 years, 29 days
43 Herman Santiago February 18, 1941 Performers 1993 84 years, 26 days
44 Mike Love March 15, 1941 Performers 1988 84 years, 1 day
45 Clarence Collins March 17, 1941 Performers 2009 83 years, 364 days
46 Eric Burdon May 11, 1941 Performers 1994 83 years, 309 days
47 Ronald Isley May 21, 1941 Performers 1992 83 years, 299 days
48 Bob Dylan May 24, 1941 Performers 1988 83 years, 296 days
49 Shirley Owens June 10, 1941 Performers 1996 83 years, 279 days
50 Martha Reeves July 18, 1941 Performers 1995 83 years, 241 days
51 George Clinton July 22, 1941 Performers 1997 83 years, 237 days
52 Darlene Love July 26, 1941 Performers 2011 83 years, 233 days
53 Beverly Lee August 3, 1941 Performers 1996 83 years, 225 days
54 Ernest Wright Jr. August 24, 1941 Performers 2009 83 years, 204 days
55 Joe Butler September 16, 1941 Performers 2000 83 years, 181 days
56 Paul Simon October 13, 1941 Performers 1990, 2001 83 years, 154 days
57 Steve Cropper October 21, 1941 Performers 1992 83 years, 146 days
58 Otis Williams October 30, 1941 Performers 1989 83 years, 137 days
59 Art Garfunkel November 5, 1941 Performers 1990 83 years, 131 days
60 Bobby Elliott December 8, 1941 Performers 2010 83 years, 98 days
61 Graham Nash February 2, 1942 Performers 1997, 2010 83 years, 42 days
62 Carole King February 9, 1942 Non-performers

Performers

1990

2021

83 years, 35 days
63 Glyn Johns February 15, 1942 Award for Musical Excellence 2012 83 years, 29 days
64 John Cale March 9, 1942 Performers 1996 83 years, 7 days
Bobby Massey Performers 2005
66 Allan Clarke April 5, 1942 Performers 2010 82 years, 345 days
67 Leon Huff April 8, 1942 Ahmet Ertegun Award 2008 82 years, 342 days
68 Alan Price April 19, 1942 Performers 1994 82 years, 331 days
69 Eddie Levert June 16, 1942 Performers 2005 82 years, 273 days
70 Paul McCartney June 18, 1942 Performers 1988, 1999 82 years, 271 days
71 Claudette Rogers Robinson June 20, 1942 Performers 2012 82 years, 269 days
Brian Wilson Performers 1988
73 Roger McGuinn July 13, 1942 Performers 1991 82 years, 246 days
74 Al Jardine September 3, 1942 Performers 1988 82 years, 194 days
75 Merald "Bubba" Knight September 4, 1942 Performers 1996 82 years, 193 days
76 Bernie Calvert September 16, 1942 Performers 2010 82 years, 181 days
77 Jerry Martini October 1, 1942 Performers 1993 82 years, 166 days
78 Elvin Bishop October 21, 1942 Performers 2015 82 years, 146 days
79 Bob Gaudio November 17, 1942 Performers 1990 82 years, 119 days
80 Felix Cavaliere November 29, 1942 Performers 1997 82 years, 107 days
81 Allen Grubman December 17, 1942 Ahmet Ertegun Award 2022 82 years, 89 days
82 Andy Summers December 31, 1942 Performers 2003 82 years, 75 days
83 David Geffen February 21, 1943 Ahmet Ertegun Award 2010 82 years, 23 days
84 Chris White March 7, 1943 Performers 2019 82 years, 9 days
85 Sly Stone March 15, 1943 Performers 1993 82 years, 1 day
86 Paul Samwell-Smith May 8, 1943 Performers 1992 81 years, 312 days
87 Spooner Oldham June 14, 1943 Sidemen 2009 81 years, 275 days
88 Carly Simon June 25, 1943 Performers 2022 81 years, 264 days
89 Annette Beard July 4, 1943 Performers 1995 81 years, 255 days
90 Jim McCarty July 25, 1943 Performers 1992 81 years, 234 days
91 Mick Jagger July 26, 1943 Performers 1989 81 years, 233 days
92 Kenneth Gamble August 11, 1943 Ahmet Ertegun Award 2008 81 years, 217 days
93 Walter Williams August 25, 1943 Performers 2005 81 years, 203 days
94 Rosalind Ashford September 2, 1943 Performers 1995 81 years, 195 days
95 Roger Waters September 6, 1943 Performers 1996 81 years, 191 days
96 Mickey Hart September 11, 1943 Performers 1994 81 years, 186 days
97 Steve Boone September 23, 1943 Performers 2000 81 years, 174 days
98 Steve Miller October 5, 1943 Performers 2016 81 years, 162 days
99 Joni Mitchell November 7, 1943 Performers 1997 81 years, 129 days
100 Randy Newman November 28, 1943 Performers 2013 81 years, 108 days
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