MEMPHIS, Tennessee: Justin Timberlake sang and strutted his way through his induction into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame on Saturday, doing vocal impersonations of soul singers Al Green and Otis Redding, performing on stage with Sam Moore of Sam & Dave, and joking with buddy Jimmy Fallon.

The pop singer and actor accepted the honor in front of about 2,100 people, who laughed throughout his acceptance speech. He told Fallon, who introduced him, that he was not funny. The pair marched together on stage as Timberlake led the audience in the fight song for the Memphis Tigers’ football team, which upset Mississippi on Saturday.

Timberlake, a Memphis native, joked with friend DJ Paul of rap group Three 6 Mafia and sang bits of Green’s “Love and Happiness,” Sam & Dave’s “Hold On, I’m Comin’” and Redding’s “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” during his speech.

“This is the (expletive) coolest thing that has ever happened to me,” said Timberlake, a former ‘NSync member and solo artist who has won multiple Emmy and Grammy awards and appeared in several films.

Later, he added: “The Grammys are political. The Emmys are political. Memphis is not political. And don’t get me started on Hollywood.” “He’s one of the biggest stars in the world,” Fallon said of Timberlake. “He can sing, he can dance, he can act, he’s funny, he’s good looking. And if you don’t believe me, you can ask Justin himself. He wrote this speech.”