Harrison for Hall of Fame

George Harrison is to be inducted in to the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame today - five years after fellow Beatle Sir Paul McCartney scolded the organisation for ignoring him.

The posthumous award comes 15 years after the Beatles as a group were elected to the hall in Cleveland, Ohio. As well as McCartney, the late John Lennon is also a solo artists member - meaning that Ringo Star is now the only Beatle not to have been inducted.

When Sir Paul was recognised in a starstudded-ceremony in March 1999, looking on was his daughter Stella, wearing a T-shirt with the message: "About f***ing time."

To a roar of approval from the audience at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, Sir Paul said: "You've got me, you've got John in this: how about George and Ringo? Come on guys."

When George is inducted in the 19th annual ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York next week, his name will be joined by the likes of Prince, songwriter Jackson Browne, Bob Seger, Traffic and ZZ Top.