1. At the center, she says, is Woody Guthrie.

2. Woody Guthrie wrote almost three thousand songs.

3. Even the hardcore rock 'n' rollers know who Woody Guthrie was.

4. Folk singer Woody Guthrie wrote a song in praise of her, titled "Ingrid Bergman , " but died before he had a chance to record it.

5. Following in the footsteps of Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan (both inducted in 1988), rocker John Mellencamp was honored in 2008.