Patti nominated - again

[Phil Grabar <pgrabar>]

Rock Hall Snubs 1980

09/16/2005 5:41 PM, E! Online
Sarah Hall

Apparently, 1980 just wasn't a rockin' year.

In the way of the music world, acts that have seen 25 years elapse 
since the release of their first record become eligible to be 
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

However, the Rock Hall nominating committee snubbed the newly 
eligible class of 1980 entirely, seemingly unable to find a band 
worthy of putting on the ballot sent out to voters this week.

That left room for perennial nominees such as Black Sabbath (now on 
their eighth bid), Lynyd Skynyrd (seventh bid), the Sex Pistols and 
the Stooges (five bids apiece).

Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, which last year became the 
first rap act nominated to the Rock Hall, has another chance this 
year to become the first rap act inducted.

Other holdovers from previous years include the J. Geils Band, 
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Mellencamp, the 
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Smith Group, Chic and Joe Tex.

First-time nominees to the eclectic ballot include Miles Davis, 
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Stevens, Blondie, the Paul Butterfield Band, the Dave Clark Five and 
the Sir Douglas Quintet.

The 2006 induction ceremony will be held in New York, though no other 
details have been released. Inductees will be announced before the 
end of the year.

Davis, known for his jazz mastery, may seem an odd choice for the 
Rock Hall. However, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame CEO Terry Stewart, who 
also sits on the nominating committee, said that Davis influenced 
many rockers musically and in terms of his attitude.

The trumpet player was born in Alton, Illinois, and raised in St. 
Louis. From the 1940s until his 1991 death from pneumonia, 
respiratory failure and a stroke at age 65, he pushed the limits of 
jazz, experimenting with everything from bebop to jazz fusion and beyond.

Stevens, who is now known by the name Yusuf Islam, sold scads of his 
gentle folk ballads in the 1960s and '70s, including "Moonshadow," 
"Peace Train" and "Wild World."

In 1977, the singer abandoned his musical career and became a Muslim. 
Last fall, he was deported from the United States after his name 
popped up on a federal no-fly list while he was on a plane bound from 
London to Washington D.C.

New wave rockers Blondie, led by Debbie Harry, topped the charts in 
the late '70s and early '80s with hits such as "Heart of Glass" and "Call Me."

The Paul Butterfield Band, led by harmonica-blowing singer Paul 
Butterfield, earned a place in musical immortality when the blues 
band backed 
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Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965. Butterfield died of a 
heroin overdose in 1987.

Disco scenesters Chic scored their first massive hit in 1977 with 
"Dance, Dance, Dance." Frontman Nile Rodgers later went on to produce 
hits for artists including Madonna, Debbie Harry and 
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Bowie.

The Dave Clark Five was a wildly successful British Invasion band in 
the 1960s with 24 hit records Stateside, including "Over and Over" 
and "I Like It Like That." In the height of the band's fame, the Dave 
Clark made a record 13 appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show before 
breaking up in the early 1970s.

The J. Geils Band came together in Boston in 1967 and scored hits 
such as "Must of Got Lost" and "Give It to Me" in the '70s before 
rising to the top of the charts in 1981 with the catchy 
teen-obsession anthem "Centerfold." Other hits include "Freeze Frame" 
and "Love Stinks."

Heartland singer Mellencamp, known for his numerous Top 10 singles 
such as "Jack and Diane," "Hurst So Good" and "Pink Houses," released 
his first album in 1976 and cofounded Farm Aid with 
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Nelson.

The Sir Douglas Quintet was formed in San Antonio in the 1960s and 
scored a 1965 hit single, "She's About a Mover." Frontman Doug Sahm 
died in 1999 of heart failure.

The Patti Smith Group was signed to Arista by Clive Davis and 
released its first album, Horses, in 1975. The group's no-frills 
approach to rock paved the way for the punk movement that followed.

Tex was a soul singer, who scored his biggest hit with 1972's "I 
Gotcha." He converted to Islam that same year and changed his name to 
Joseph Hazziez . He died in 1982.

Nominees are picked by a 70-member committee of rock 'n' roll 
historians, journalists and label execs, with ballots then mailed to 
an international voting body of 700 music industry types for the 
final decision. The five to seven nominees that receive the most 
votes will be inducted into the Rock Hall next year.
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