CLEVELAND, Ohio – At long last, one of the great wrongs in music history will be righted when Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble finally are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year.

Vaughan, who died in a helicopter crash at the at the height of his career in 1990, and seven others were announced as the Rock Hall's Class of 2015, and will be inducted into the Hall in ceremonies in Cleveland in April.

Joining Vaughan, who topped both a national and cleveland.com fan poll, as performers are the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Green Day, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Lou Reed and Bill Withers.

Ringo Starr, already enshrined as a member of the Beatles, is being inducted as a solo artist as the recipient of the Rock Hall's Award for Musical Excellence.

The "5'' Royales, a 1950s and early '60- era North Carolina R&B band that combined gospel, jump blues and doo-wop, will be inducted as an Early Influence Award winner.

The induction ceremony, which rotates between New York, Los Angeles and Cleveland, will be at Public Hall here on Saturday, April 18. Tickets, $75 to $300, go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, at Ticketmaster outlets, online at ticketmaster.com and by phone at 1-800-745-3000. Rock Hall members with a valid membership number can purchase tickets a day earlier only at ticketmaster.com, not by phone. There is a two-ticket limit to purchases for both members and the general public.

"As we mark 30 years of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductions, we're proud to honor these artists," said Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation President Joel Peresman in a release announcing the inductees.

"These inductees epitomize rock and roll's impact over the past 50 years and continuing through today," Peresman said.

The announcement means Cleveland's Nine Inch Nails, Chic, Kraftwerk, the Marvelettes, N.W.A., the Smiths, the Spinners, Sting and War did not make the cut among the 700 industry insiders – Rock Hall inductees, music professionals and writers -- who cast the final ballots.

To be eligible for induction, an artist or band had to have released their first single or album at least 25 years ago.

The Rock Hall is planning several events leading up to the ceremony, including the opening of a new exhibit honoring the Class of 2015.

"The 2015 Inductee exhibit is the first thing visitors will experience when they enter the Museum galleries," said Rock Hall President and CEO Greg Harris in the release. "It's prominently located to honor and celebrate these legends and the powerful impact of their music on our lives.''

Plans call for the new exhibit to feature "interpretive content and video to engage fans, share the stories of the 2015 inductees and inspire visitors to think about their impact not only on music history, but on their own lives,'' according to the release.