Def Leppard
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Year:
2019
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Inducted by:
Brian May (Queen)
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Category:
Performers
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Rick Allen
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Vivian Campbell
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Steve Clark
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Phil Collen
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Joe Elliott
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Rick Savage
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Pete Willis
Brian May of Queen Inducts Def Leppard
Brian May of Queen Inducts Def Leppard at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony-
Brian May of Queen Inducts Def Leppard00:11:12
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Def Leppard Acceptance Speech00:10:25
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"Photograph"00:05:08
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"Pour Some Sugar On Me"00:04:26
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"Rock of Ages"00:04:30
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"All the Young Dudes"00:03:52
Hall of Fame Essay
2019
Missing his bus that autumn day in Sheffield, England, 1977, may have inconvenienced 18-year old wannabe rocker Joe Elliott, but it set in motion a series of events that would lead to his fronting one of the biggest bands in history: Def Leppard.
An undeniable eighties juggernaut still vital today, Def Leppard stand as one of a handful of rock bands to reach the RIAA’s “Double Diamond” status, i.e., ten million units of two or more original studio albums sold in the United States.

they made real songs that people can sing
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