( Rolling Stone ) -- The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will make up for past oversights at this year 's induction ceremony by admitting the backing groups of six first-generation rock stars . The honored groups include the Blue Caps ( Gene Vincent ) , The Comets ( Bill Haley ) , the Crickets ( Buddy Holly ) , the Famous Flames ( James Brown ) , the Midnighters ( Hank Ballard ) and the Miracles ( Smokey Robinson ) . In each of these cases , the backing group failed to get into the Hall of Fame at the same time as their frontman - sometimes causing a great deal of controversy . The Hall of Fame 's failure to induct the Miracles along with Smokey Robinson in 1987 caused a particularly large uproar . Hall of Fame rules state that artists are eligible for induction 25 years after their debut release . At the time , Robinson had been a solo artist for only 14 years . The six groups will be inducted April 14 at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 's annual ceremony at Cleveland 's Public Hall . `` These Inductees are pioneers in the development of the music we call rock and roll , '' the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 's president and CEO Joel Peresman said in a statement . `` As part of our mission to recognize the most impactful , innovative and influential artists in rock , the committee brought forth these six groups that belong in the Hall of Fame . '' Beastie Boys , Donovan , Guns N ' Roses , Laura Nyro , Red Hot Chili Peppers , The Small Faces/The Faces , Freddie King , Don Kirshner , Cosimo Matassa , Tom Dowd and Glyn Johns are also being inducted at this year 's ceremony . See the full article at RollingStone.com . Copyright © 2011 Rolling Stone .
The honored groups include the Blue Caps ( Gene Vincent ) , The Comets ( Bill Haley ) etc . The following group failed to get into the Hall of Fame at the same time as their frontman . The six groups will be inducted April 14 at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame annual convention .