He was enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.

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Early next month, Major League Baseball will announce the next class of players who will be inducted into its Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.

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Former Yankee pitching great Rich "Goose" Gossage will be formally inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend in Cooperstown, N.

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Unlike the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, the centre will not be a repository of musical memorabilia.

ECONOMIST: Steeltown sound

They were inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 1999 and received a Grammy lifetime achievement award in 2005.

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He idolised Ronald Reagan, and used the band's induction into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 2002 to heap praise on George Bush.

ECONOMIST: Obituary

He spent almost two decades out of the spotlight, although the US music industry honoured him in 1989, inducting him into its Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.

BBC: Phil Spector: Pop innovator

He was there, making a small fortune out of selling on chocolate bars to other inmates, when he and Tina were inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.

ECONOMIST: Ike Turner

Former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash is to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next month.

BBC: Slash to receive Hollywood Walk of Fame star

The Buckeye state also houses the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and has issued a stream of rock stars, including members of Warrant, Guns N' Roses, Nirvana, and the Black Keys.

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