Here's the list of nominees. Who would you vote to induct? The ones with the (*) are on the list of nominees for the first time. The one that I definitely want inducted is CHICAGO.

 

Chicago *

Steve Miller *

Janet Jackson *

The Cars *

The Spinners

Los Lobos *

The J.B's *

Yes

Chaka Khan*

Deep Purple

Chic (10th time nominated)

N.W.A.

Nine Inch Nails

Cheap Trick *

The Smiths

NWA

Cheap Trick

Chic

The Smiths

Chicago (begrudgingly, as I do loathe Peter Cetera)

NWA

Cheap Trick

Chic

The Smiths

Chicago (begrudgingly, as I do loathe Peter Cetera)

 

 

I know you do. I remember. Right up there in the Henley category of loathing perhaps? Did you like the early Chicago stuff?

N.W.A.

Deep Purple

Yes

I know you do. I remember. Right up there in the Henley category of loathing perhaps? Did you like the early Chicago stuff?

 

Yeah, love the early stuff. It's just in later years it was too much Peter Cetera. I'm thinking songs like "Stay The Night."

N.W.A.

Deep Purple

Yes

 

I kinda have to add Deep Purple to mine, if for no other reason than "Hush" is just so darned great.

 

Yes, well, ehhh … I can take 'em or "Leave It."

Yeah, love the early stuff. It's just in later years it was too much Peter Cetera. I'm thinking songs like "Stay The Night."

 

 

Would love to see Zevon get inducted but probably isn't going to happen. That's too bad..

Would love to see Zevon get inducted but probably isn't going to happen. That's too bad..

 

Warren Zevon absolutely deserves to be in there.

Would love to see Zevon get inducted but probably isn't going to happen. That's too bad..

 

He will one day. Too many other people recorded his songs for him not to.

I believe they usually have somewhere between 5 and 10 performers that they induct each year, along with a smattering of "early influence" and "lifetime achievement" and "musical excellence" inductees to go along with them. It's hard to believe that there are groups that started in the 90s already making it in, but my list of performers would be:

 

Chicago

Steve Miller

The Cars

Yes

Deep Purple

N.W.A.

Nine Inch Nails

The Smiths

And I could agree on Chicago. Fairly impressive body of work. Our H.S. jazz band did a lot of their stuff.

And I could agree on Chicago. Fairly impressive body of work. Our H.S. jazz band did a lot of their stuff.

 

"25 or 6 to 4" is a HS band staple.

you could make an argument for all but JJ, Los Lobos (except their crossover appeal), maybe Chaka Khan, first lady of 70's funk, except not enough of a catalog.

Chicago

The Spinners

Chicago

Steve Miller

The Cars

The Spinners

Yes

Deep Purple

Cheap Trick