Not that it matters much but Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five didn’t make the cut. I wonder what criteria the judges use to make the final decision.
“Passed over for the Hall of Fame were legendary British punk rockers the Sex Pistols, whose singer, John Lydon (a.k.a. Johnny Rotten), once said the Cleveland museum is where “old rockers go to die.” The Pistols were among a group of 10 artists who were eligible for induction but passed over this year.Fellow punkers Patti Smith and the Stooges also didn’t make the final cut, along with Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd and one of the pioneering acts in hip-hop history, Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five, who would have been the first rap act to be inducted into the hall.”
[...] After a few years of being on the ballot, Grandmaster Flash (Joseph Saddler), Rahiem (Guy Todd Williams), Cowboy (Keith Wiggins), Melle Mel (Melvin Glover), Kidd Creole (Nathaniel Glover) and Scorpio (Eddie Morris) have finally been formally inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Link The five inductees will be honored at a ceremony on March 12, 2007 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Presenters and performers at the induction will be announced in February, 2007. “We couldn’t be more proud to honor this unique, diverse group of rockers, rappers, singers and poets. This is what rock and roll is all about,” said Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation President and C.E.O., Joel Peresman. [...]