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Originally Posted by michaelD
Madge joins heartland rocker John Mellencamp, the puckish rappers Beastie Boys and premier dance acts Donna Summer and Chic among the nine nominees for the hall. The five leading vote-getters will be inducted in the annual ceremony March 10, 2008 at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
The other nominees are rap pioneer Afrika Bambaataa, literate songwriter Leonard Cohen, the original British Invasion combo The Dave Clark Five and surf rock instrumentalists The Ventures.
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Um... I thought that, in order to be eligible, you had to have released your first recording at least 25 years earlier. Did I miss something? I believe the Beastie Boys' first album was "Licensed to Ill" in 1987. If they released something in 1982, I certainly am not aware of it.
