A variety of music legends were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Saturday night, but three big names skipped the ceremony.

Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, Chubby Checker , Bad Company , Outkast, Soundgarden and the White Stripes were honored by the Rock Hall in Cleveland Saturday night. However, Checker, Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers, and White Stripes drummer Meg White did not make appearances.

Checker, best known for songs like “The Twist,” complained for decades about not being enshrined at the hall of fame. But when he was finally honored, he said he booked a concert for the same night — on purpose — and received his induction trophy from the organization in July.

“We’re not coming. We have a gig,” Checker said . “I told my manager, ‘Make sure when we go to the Rock

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