Cleveland’s Rock Hall announces 2016 nominees

Cleveland’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced the nominees for induction in 2016. And they are:

Chicago – Had a string of #1 albums and top 40 hits in the 70s and 80s.
Cheap Trick – Classic rock group want you to want them in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Deep Purple – Heavy metal / modern rock pioneers.
The Cars – Late 70s through mid-80s radio staple with hits including You Might Think, Just What I Needed and Tonight She Comes.
Chaka Khan – For her sake, hopefully she’ll fare better here than she did on this season’s Dancing With the Stars…eliminated first.
Chic – Disco era group had two #1 hits in the late 70s with Le Freak and Good Times.
The J.B.s – James Brown’s longtime backing band.
Janet Jackson – Penny from Good Times broke out of her brothers’ shadows and became one of the most successful female artists of all time.
Los Lobos – Winners of multiple Grammys. Hit #1 with their 1987 cover of La Bamba.
Steve Miller – He’s a joker. He’s a smoker. He’s a midnight toker. But is he worthy of induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
N.W.A. – Nominees With Attitude.
Nine Inch Nails – Possibly entering the Hall of Fame based in the city where the act was founded (Cleveland).
The Smiths – If they don’t make it in, it will be one more reason for Morrissey to cry.
The Spinners – Classic R&B group formed in Detroit. Hits included Working My Way Back to You and Could it be I’m Falling in Love.
Yes – Noted owners of a lonely heart.

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(photo credit: Cheap Trick)

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