Wednesday’s announcement of the 16 acts nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, here is a list of acts for which an argument could be made:
- Bad Company / Free
- Badfinger
- Blood, Sweat and Tears
- Blue Oyster Cult
- Boston
- Bryan Adams
- BTO / The Guess Who
- Dave Matthews Band
- Eddie Money
- ELP
- Foreigner
- Grand Funk Railroad
- Ian Hunter / Mott the Hoople
- Jethro Tull
- Jimmy Buffett
- Joe Cocker
- Joe Walsh
- John Mayall
- Judas Priest
- Kansas
- Little Feat
- Meat Loaf
- Pat Benatar
- Peter Frampton / Humble Pie
- Phil Collins
- Procol Harum
- REO Speedwagon
- Scorpions
- The Smiths
- Soundgarden
- Sting
- Styx
- Thin Lizzy
And, as for this year's nominees, the early Fan Vote has Tina Turner in the lead, followed by:
- Foo Fighters
- Carole King
- Iron Maiden
- The Go-Go's
- Todd Rundgren
- Rage Against the Machine
- Devo
- Dionne Warwick
- Chaka Khan
- New York Dolls
- Kate Bush
- LL Cool J
- Jay Z
- Mary J. Blige
- Fela Kuti
You can vote once a day at RockHall,com through April 30th. The Class of 2021 will be announced in May with the ceremony to be held late in the year in Cleveland.