R.E.M., Van Halen Headed to Hall?
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Monday, 30 October 2006 |
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R.E.M., but not the Replacements. The Stooges, but not MC5. Van Halen, but not Motley Crue, Billy Idol or KISS.
Nominations were announced Monday for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2007. And as happens, some eligible acts made the ballot; most didn't.
The nominees are:
producers Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards' funk group Chic ("Good Times");
British Invasion band the Dave Clark Five ("Glad All Over");
"White Lines" hip-hop pioneer Grandmaster Flash and his outfit, the Furious Five;
college/indie-rock icons R.E.M.;
1960s girl-group/Phil Spector project The Ronettes ("Be My Baby");
punk poet Patti Smith ("Horses");
Iggy Pop's breakthrough act, the Stooges ("I Wanna Be Your Dog");
the late soul singer/rap innovator Joe Tex ("Hold What You've Got"); and
arena-rock gods Van Halen.
Of the nine, R.E.M., The Ronettes and Van Halen are the only first-time nominees. A maximum of five will be enshrined next March.
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