‘Rock and Roll Hall of fame’ inductees list released

December 7th, 2011 - 11:06 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt  

Los Angeles, Dec 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The list of nominees to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has been announced. The event which will take place on the 14th of April 2012 will see Red Hot Chili Peppers, Guns N’ Roses and Beastie Boys among those who will be inducted. The list of inductees was released on Wednesday.

The list of the Class of 2012 also includes 1960s pop singer Laura Nyro, Archies and Monkees’ creator and television music host Don Kirshner, singer Folkie Donovan Leitch and guitarist Freddie King.

For eligibility to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, the premiere album of the act must have been released at least 25 years ago.

With the official list conformed, the organizers have thus removed Cure, Heart, Joan Jett and Eric B. & Rakim from those going to be inducted next year. With reports that the original members of the Guns N’ Roses are planning a comeback the announcement couldn’t have come at a better time.

The induction ceremony will be held in Cleveland. HBO has exclusive right to the show and they will air it in May. The event is used to recognize individuals and groups who have helped promote the Rock and Rock genre.

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