Remembering the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's all-male opening act

• The first induction ceremony took place three years later as a private event at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York — four months before the foundation officially tapped Cleveland as the future home of its museum.

The big picture: The inaugural class featured 16 honorees, including Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis.

• Alan Freed, the Cleveland disc jockey who coined the term "rock 'n' roll," was among the non-performer inductees.

State of play: Stars like Keith Richards, Neil Young and Steve Winwood honored their heroes with speeches.

• The festivities culminated with an epic all-star jam featuring Berry, Lewis, Richard and other legends performing classics like "Johnny B. Goode" and "Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On."

Yes, but: The only thing missing was proper representation of women. The class of 1986 was all male.

What they said: Roberta Flack, who inducted Richard, name-dropped her heroes like Tina Turner, Big Maybelle and Janis Joplin, before lamenting: "Maybe next year will be the year for women."

What came next: Aretha Franklin became the first woman inducted the following year.

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