Lisa Berigan

Lisa Berigan

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ROCK HALL: CLASS OF 2020 ANNOUNCED

The votes have been counted and the following have been elected for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame:

  • The Doobie Brothers
  • Depeche Mode
  • Whitney Houston
  • Nine Inch Nails
  • The Notorious B.I.G.
  • T. Rex

The Ahmet Ertegun Award will go to Jon Landau, the head of the Hall of Fame's nominating committee and Bruce Springsteen's manager. This award is "given to songwriters, producers, disc jockeys, record executives, journalists and other industry professionals who have had a major influence on Rock and Roll." Ahmet Ertegun is the late co-founder of Atlantic Records and chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The Doobie Brothers finished third in the Fan Vote and were elected their first time on the ballot.

In addition to Johnston and McDonald, the other Doobies set for induction are:

  • Patrick Simmons
  • John McFee
  • Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter
  • John Hartman
  • Michael Hossack- deceased
  • Keith Knudsen- deceased
  • Tiran Porter

The 35th annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on May 2nd at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland and will be broadcast live, for first time, on HBO.

Tickets go on sale February 27th at 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000.

Here are the artists who were nominated, but failed to receive enough votes from members of the music industry, journalists and past inductees:

  • Pat Benatar
  • Judas Priest
  • Thin Lizzy
  • Motorhead
  • Todd Rundgren
  • Soundgarden
  • Dave Matthews Band
  • MC5
  • Kraftwerk
  • Rufus featuring Chaka Khan

Following the end of the Fan Vote last Friday, Pat Benatar and her guitarist, bandleader, collaborator and husband Neil Giraldo posted: "Thank you from both of us for taking time out of your busy lives to vote 882,207 times! However this turns out, know that we are humbled and grateful for your love and support! You all continue to amaze us, you are simply the best."

Out of the Top 5 Fan Vote recipients, only the Doobies, who came in third, were elected. The others were the Dave Matthews Band (1), Pat Benatar (2), Soundgarden (4), and Judas Priest, nominated for a second time, at five.

Source: RockHall.com and Premiere

photo credit - Dave Dahl


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