The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honors music's most treasured acts, but this time it was the hall's turn to be feted, as Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder and more celebrated the hall's 25th birthday with a concert that included all-star collaborations, spellbinding guitars, plenty of high notes - and even tears. Thursday's extravaganza at New York's Madison Square Garden, the first of two concerts, ran more than five hours, and was a reunion of past inductees: Among the performers were Simon and amp; Garfunkel (1990), Crosby, Stills and Nash (1997), Jeff Beck (2009), James Taylor (2000), Bonnie Raitt (2000) and Sting (with the Police, 2003). “It's been incredible being in a room with musicians ...who put music in your head,” Springsteen said during his rollicking set, which ran nearly two hours and featured the Boss collaborating with the Piano Man, singing Joel hits like “New York State of Mind” and “Only the Good Die Young.” The night's emotional highlight came courtesy of Wonder, who sang Michael Jackson's upbeat “The Way You Make Me Feel,” in tribute to the fallen King of Pop. Friday's concert promised to provide even more, with a lineup including U2, Aretha Franklin and Metallica.
