2009 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominees

[Super Silver Haze]

This is not some twisted version of the good/bad movies thread. fyi

The nominations for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum have been announced!

The 2009 Induction nominees are:

Jeff Beck
Chic
Wanda Jackson
Little Anthony and the Imperials
Metallica
Run-D.M.C.
the Stooges
War
Bobby Womack

Five of these nine nominees will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The inductees will be announced in January 2009. Ballots will be sent to more than 500 voters, who will select artists to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the 24th Annual Induction Ceremony on April 4 at historic Public Hall in Cleveland. For the first time, tickets to the ceremony will be made available to the public. Advance ticket sales for the events will be made available to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum members and then to the public.

My vote would be easy as I've only even heard of five of the nominees
Wait, maybe six, if Chic are the ones who did "Le Freak".

[Malik Shabazz]

War! What are they good for? Absolutely nothing! Say it again!

[Malik Shabazz]

Originally Posted by Super Silver Haze

Wait, maybe six, if Chic are the ones who did "Le Freak".

Yes, Chic did "Le Freak" and "Good Times".

[Person Man]

Weird Al denied again.

[Actuarial Groupie]

Stevie Ray Vaughn overlooked - a real shame

[glassjaws]

Originally Posted by Actuarial Groupie

Stevie Ray Vaughn overlooked - a real shame

definitely more deserving of the RnR HOF than Run DMC IMO.

[Linus]

Originally Posted by glassjaws

definitely more deserving of the RnR HOF than Run DMC IMO.

You be illin'.

[glassjaws]

Originally Posted by Linus

You be illin'.

I did nothing to illogic. That is a bold-faced lie!

[Patience]

agree on Vaughn and surprised no Bon Jovi

[Chief Petosky]

Originally Posted by Linus

You be illin'.

If I go, I'll be wearing my adidas.

After all, Run DMC is the King of Rock.

Now we rock the party and come correct
All cuts are on time and rhymes connect
Got the right to vote and will elect

But my favorite Run DMC line (from that same song):

There's three of us but we're not the Beatles

Yeah, because people often confuse other great threesomes with the Fab Three.

How many rappers/rap groups are in the HoF? I don't follow it that closely. I know some of the rockers that are in there. Has it become much more than the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? Were Run DMC nominated because their songs had a lot of rock guitar riffs (along with the whole Walk This Way song)?