Joe Cocker‘s older brother Victor had something of a front row seat for his sibling's first steps toward the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame while they were growing up in Sheffield, England. "We had a little skiffle group - this was when Joe was only around 12 or 13 and I was a teenager,

First-time nominees Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

The announcement of the singer and dancer making it into the class was made by Ryan Seacrest on April 27's episode of "American Idol."