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2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Nominees

September 24, 2008 by Danny

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced the 9 induction nominees for 2009:

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

Only 5 of these artists will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in January 2009.  The museum (known by its cooler name ‘Hall of Fame’) sends out 500 nomination ballots and determines who will be inducted.  My 5 choices?  Well, the first would be rockabilly queen Wanda Jackson who has only recently received the attention she deserves for her role in ’50s rock and roll.  Next would be the Stooges, who have been nominated SEVEN times — i believe it’s time for them to take their rightful spot in the Hall of Fame.  Le Freak c’est Chic, and let’s give disco its deserved place in the music canon.  Not this year for Metallica, they just released a new album last week and they’ve got plenty more years to accomplish things — I say, save the induction for an artist that actually needs archiving in a museum.  Say for instance, Run-D.M.C. or Little Anthony and the Imperials.