Cheap Trick, N.W.A., Steve Miller, Chicago, Deep Purple, and Burt Berns earned their way into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2016. See if you can identify their lyrics.
~Karen Heeringa
~Karen Heeringa
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