Cyndi Lauper Joins 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees

Cyndi Lauper, a pop icon and social activist known for hits like "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and "True Colors," will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2025, the same year her farewell tour concludes. She fondly recalls her early days performing a Bad Company song, "Can't Get Enough," at the Boardy Barn, highlighting a serendipitous connection as Bad Company is also inducted alongside her. Lauper's transformative reinterpretation of songs and feminist influence have solidified her legacy in pop music. Meanwhile, Joan Baez remains a towering figure in the 1960s New York folk scene, celebrated for her peerless singing and activism, with a career spanning over six decades. Janis Joplin, remembered as the first rock 'n' roll queen, left an indelible mark on music with her raw emotional performances and influence on artists like Pink and Florence Welch. Together, these artists represent different facets of rock and folk music history, each contributing uniquely to their genres and continuing to inspire new generations.