Justin Timberlake, Bruce Springsteen, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart & Neil Young Are Among The Special Guests Scheduled to Induct This Year's Honorees at the 20th Annual '2005 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony' Premiering Exclusively on VH1

NEW YORK (VH1) - For 20 years the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has honored musical artists across all genres for their contribution to the music industry. Now fans can watch the historic celebration of Buddy Guy, Percy Sledge, the O'Jays, the Pretenders and U2 as these artists take their place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The "2005 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony" will take place at The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City on March 14, for debut on VH1 Saturday, March 19 at 9:00 pm. This year's show will honor blue's guitarist Buddy Guy, the Golden Voice of Soul, Percy Sledge, the smooth sounds of the O'Jays, modern rock pioneers The Pretenders and the influential Dublin quartet, U2.

Frank Barsalona, founder and president of Premier Talent Agency and Seymour Stein, Chairman of Sire Records will be inducted in the Lifetime Achievement in the Non-Performer category. Justin Timberlake, Bruce Springsteen, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart and Neil Young are among the special guests currently scheduled to present to this year's inductees.
VH1.com will offer in depth insight and expansive information about this year's inductees along with bios, photos, radio streams, videos, and more!

The "2005 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony" is sponsored by Toyota Motor Sales, Sprint, Pepsi, Southern Comfort, State Farm and Citibank. The "2005 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony" is produced by Joel Gallen, executive producers Suzan Evans and Jann Wenner, executive producer for VH1, Lee Rolontz.