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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees for 2012

Written by admin on September 27, 2011 – 6:01 pm -



Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame nominees 2012 The Faces/Small Faces, Donovan, and Guns ‘N Roses are among the nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for 2012.

The final list of inductees will be announced in December after a ballot.

The full list of nominees is as follows:

  • Beastie Boys
  • The Cure
  • Donovan
  • Eric B. & Rakim
  • Guns ‘N Roses
  • Heart
  • Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
  • Freddie King
  • Laura Nyro
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • Rufus with Chaka Khan
  • The Small Faces/The Faces
  • The Spinners
  • Donna Summer
  • War.

Acts are eligible for nomination if they have released their single or album at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination.

The 27th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held in Cleveland on Saturday, April 14, 2012.

Donovan, the Beastie Boys, Donna Summer and Laura Nyro were among last year’s nominees, but did not make the cut.



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  1. garjen Says:
    October 10th, 2011 at 10:00 pm

    Here are the top 25 vote-getters (year 2011) on the “Deserving of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame” list at:
    http://www.rateitall.com/t-2529-deserving-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame.aspx

    The 2012 nominees for the R&R HoF are (# indicates where they were on my list at the time of their nomination): Red Hot Chili Peppers (#19), Guns n’ Roses (#25), Joan Jett (#60), The Beastie Boys (#168), Heart (#12), Freddie King (#181), Laura Nyro (#191), Rufus with Chaka Khan (#421), Donna Summer (#212), The Faces/Small Faces (#232), The Spinners (#82), Donovan (#30), The Cure (#43), Eric B. & Rakim (#949), War (#64)

    1) Rush

    2) Chicago

    3) Yes

    4) Deep Purple

    5) Doobie Brothers

    6) Moody Blues

    7) Dire Straits

    8) The Cars

    9) Electric Light Orchestra

    10) Jethro Tull

    11) Pete Townshend (solo)

    12) Heart

    13) Journey

    14) Steve Miller

    15) Carole King

    16) Styx

    17) Kiss

    18) Peter Gabriel (solo)

    19) Red Hot Chili Peppers

    20) Squeeze

    21) Stevie Ray Vaughan

    22) Jim Croce

    23) The Guess Who

    24) Foreigner

    25) Guns N’ Roses

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