Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 (under the category Early Influence). Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1982. Inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2008.
Alpha particle. Alpha particles consist of two protons and two neutrons bound together into a particle identical to a helium nucleus. They are generally produced in the process of alpha decay, but may also be produced in other ways.
Alpha radiation is a stream of particles. These are the nuclei of helium  two protons and two neutrons. This means that they have a (relatively) large mass. Alpha particles from a given radioactive decay all have the same energy (of the order of a few MeV).