<Tr> <Th> Public transit access </Th> <Td> North Coast station (RTA Rapid Transit) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> rockhall.com </Td> </Tr> <P> The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, located on the shore of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, recognizes and archives the history of the best - known and most influential artists, producers, engineers, and other notable figures who have had some major influence on the development of rock and roll . The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was established on April 20, 1983, by Atlantic Records founder and chairman Ahmet Ertegun . In 1986, Cleveland was chosen as the Hall of Fame's permanent home . </P> <P> Founder Ahmet Ertegun assembled a team that included attorney Suzan Evans, Rolling Stone magazine editor and publisher Jann S. Wenner, attorney Allen Grubman, and record executives Seymour Stein, Bob Krasnow, and Noreen Woods . The Foundation began inducting artists in 1986, but the Hall of Fame still had no home . The search committee considered several cities, including Philadelphia (home of Bill Haley and American Bandstand), Memphis (home of Sun Studios and Stax Records), Detroit (home of Motown Records), Cincinnati (home of King Records), New York City, and Cleveland . </P>

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