Congratulations to Bon Jovi, the Cars, Dire Straits, Moody Blues, Nina Simone and Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who are headed into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
The list of newest inductees was revealed by the Cleveland-based institution on Wednesday morning. These handful of honorees will join more that 300 previous inductees. To be eligible for nomination, an individual artist or band must have released its first commercial recording at least 25 years prior to the year of induction.
The nominees were announced in October. The hall’s fan voting – a clear indication of who the public most wants to see join as honorees – closely matched the voting of the Rock Hall’s voting membership, that consists of more than 900 music critics, record executives, managers and other industry insiders.
Topping the fan voting was Bon Jovi with 1.16 million votes followed by the Moody Blues with 947,000 votes, Dire Straits and the Cars each with 613,000 and 552,000 votes respectively.
This was Simone’s first year on the nominee list. Subject of the 2015 documentary, What Happened, Miss Simone? refreshed the public’s memories of the singer, songwriter and social activist’s role in the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2018 Inductions, presented by Klipsch Audio, will be held at Public Auditorium in Cleveland on April 14, 2018.
