Phil Gallo of Billboard reports:
The punk trio Green Day is the 48th act to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility, joining acts such as Nirvana, R.E.M. and the Clash as first-ballot honorees. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, Bill Withers, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Lou Reed will join them in the class of 2015 being inducted April 18 at Cleveland’s Public Hall.
In addition, Ringo Starr will be honored with the Award for Musical Excellence and the “5” Royales will receive the Early Influence Award.
The Smiths, Nine Inch Nails, Kraftwerk, N.W.A, Sting and Chic were among acts on the ballot that did not make cut.
A voting body of more than 700 artists, historians and members of the music industry chose the 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performer inductees. To be eligible for nomination, an individual artist or band must have released its first single or album at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination. The 2015 nominees had to release their first recording no later than 1989.
Induction ceremony presenters, performers and broadcast information as well as additional details about the week of events leading up the show ceremony will be announced at a later date.
Read more at Billboard.
source: billboard.com
36 Responses
Like others have said, Deep Purple and Judas Priest should be in the HOF.
But I love Joan Jett – is she the caliber of the bands above? No, I have not flipped my wig but I think she rocks…better than Chic or NWA going in.
Eddie / Dan – we need an Ask the RealPaulStanley column on this site…the dude cracked me up and I am getting serious withdrawals!
Merry Kissmas to you all!
I enjoy reading the comments and repartee back and forth about the inductees. It’s a fun use of my free time. However, would you really want to take seriously or be a member of an institution that inducts somebody like Madonna before Deep Purple or Judas Priest? How “un-Blackmore” is that? Completely “non-Metal God like.” The RRHOF is a non-entitiy for me. It would be like going to a master chef’s restaurant and ordering a plain rice cake. What’s the point?
Was Deep Purple even on the ballot? Ridiculous. Oh and I have issues about Joan Jett getting why not just let Eddie Money & Toto in as well. And Green Day but not Iron Maiden?
No YES who are the kings of prop rock.
I thought once Heart got in it would open up the box for the rest.
I can’t remember but are Def Leppard and Journey in the Hall? If Green Day got in before them, then this voting system is definitely flawed. And Nine Inch Nails got snubbed as well!? Geez.
Neither are
Green Day?…….Freakin Green Day? I just don’t get it