Bon Jovi, Cars, Dire Straits, Moody Blues, Nina Simone, for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Bon Jovi, The Cars, Dire Straits, The Moody Blues and the late jazz soul diva Nina Simone will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Cleveland on April 14.

The late gospel legend Sister Rosetta Tharp will also be gonged for Early Influence.

The ceremony will also mark a reunion between Bon Jovi and estranged guitarist Richie Sambora.

In separate interviews, the guitarist has said he intends to be there. “Sure. Of course, why not? There’s not a lot of malice there.”

Jon Bon Jovi told Billboard, “He’s absolutely invited.”

Artists are eligible for nomination 25years after the release of their first commercial record, and make the final cut from votes from 900 music industry executives and via online by music fans.

The event will be televised on HBO and broadcast on Sirius XM.

No Australian broadcaster has been announced yet.

Bon Jovi and The Moody Blues continue to tour.

As late as 2013, the New Jersey rockers had the top tour of the year, with Pollstar confirming they sold more than 2.6 million tickets worldwide.

British prog rock pioneers The Moody Blues, who had a series of smash hits in Australia from the late ‘60s to mid-70s with ‘Nights In White Satin’ and ‘Question’, are still continuing.

Band singer Justin Hayward said, “It’s been a lovely ride. We never thought that first record would get an audience. But FM radio began in America and that’s what changed everything.”