Lindenhurst's Pat Benatar To Be Inducted Into Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

LINDENHURST, NY — Pat Benatar, Lindenhurst native and music legend, will officially be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

The museum announced on Wednesday its list of 17 inductees for its class of 2022.

This is Benatar's second time being nominated for the honor; she was also nominated in 2020. She will be honored along with artists Dolly Parton, Duran Duran, Eminem, Carly Simon, and Duran Duran.

She will be inducted together with her husband and longtime musical partner and collaborator, musician Neil Giraldo.

"We are thrilled and humbled to become part of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame family," the couple wrote on social media. "Thank you to everyone who voted especially the fans and congratulations to all the other inductees."

According to her Rock Hall biography, the two met in 1979. Girlado's "distinctive, distorted guitar playing complemented the clarity and strength of Benatar’s voice."

The power couple quickly rose to the top of the charts with hits like "Heartbreaker”, “Treat Me Right," “Hit Me With Your Best Shot,” “We Belong,” and “Invincible.”

The induction ceremony will take place on November 5 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

Benatar and Giraldo have been on Long Island in recent years, not just in concert but on the East End, showcasing the "The Romeo and Juliet Project", a musical. With a book by Bradley Bredeweg and directed by Scott Schwartz, artistic director of the Bay Street Theater, the show weaves together the 40 years of lyrics and music Benatar and Giraldo have created with the timeless tale of a Shakespearean classic.