The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its 2010 inductees: ABBA, The Hollies, Genesis, The Stooges and Jimmy Cliff. Denied, for the second time, are The Chantels and Donna Summer.
Making the "nonperformer" category of inductions are mogul David Geffen, Brill Building songwriting teams Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil ("You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling") and Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry ("Be My Baby"), and songwriters Otis Blackwell ("Don't Be Cruel"), Mort Shuman ("Save the Last Dance for Me," with Doc Pomus), and Jesse Stone ("Shake, Rattle and Roll").
Here's the full list of 2010 Hall of Fame nominees. Click on a link to read their profile:
- ABBA
- Darlene Love
- Donna Summer
- Genesis
- Jimmy Cliff
- KISS
- Laura Nyro
- LL Cool J
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- The Chantels
- The Hollies
- The Stooges
The winners will be inducted at a ceremony held on March 14, 2010 in New York. (Officials have decided to return to the museum's home base of Cleveland only once every three years for the actual inductions.) Which of these artists should make it into the hall, and which shouldn't even be on this list? Let me know what you think here.
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