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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2012 Inductees: Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Beastie Boys Are In

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Cleveland, get ready for one hell of a night. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 2012 inductees will include Guns N' Roses, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Beastie Boys.

This year's musician class also includes singer-songwriter Laura Nyro, '60s folk rocker Donovan, Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood's the Faces/Small Faces and late blues legend Freddie King, who will be inducted as an early influence.

Don Kirshner, an executive, songwriter and one of the creators of the Monkees, and producers Tom Dowd, Glyn Johns and Cosimo Matassa round out this year's class.

Among this year's snubs are first-time nominees the Cure, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Heart and Eric B and Rakim. Donna Summer, Rufus with Chaka Khan and Heart also failed to garner the necessary support.

The buzz about this year's ceremony, set for April 14 in Cleveland, will be whether or not Guns N' Roses' classic lineup and the Beastie Boys will perform. GNR's principal members, Axl Rose and Slash, have been embroiled in a bitter feud since the guitarist left the band in 1997.

The Beastie Boys haven't performed since member Adam Yauch was diagnosed with cancer in his parotid gland in 2009. The hip-hop trio released their eighth studio album, 'Hot Sauce Committee Part Two' earlier this year.

The Chili Peppers are pretty much a lock to perform, considering they're touring the U.S. in 2012 behind their latest album, 'I'm With You.' They don't have a show set for April 14.

The 2012 Rock Hall Nominees


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cpi1844

hope the real gun's and roses play all of um

December 22 2011 at 12:26 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
garjen

Here are the top 30 vote-getters at:
http://www.rateitall.com/topic.aspx?topicid=2529&sename=deserving-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame
Only Red Hot Chili Peppers, Guns n' Roses and Donovan made the Top 30.

1) Rush

2) Chicago

3) Yes

4) Deep Purple

5) Doobie Brothers

6) Moody Blues

7) Dire Straits

8) The Cars

9) Electric Light Orchestra

10) Jethro Tull

11) Pete Townshend (solo)

12) Heart

13) Journey

14) Steve Miller

15) Carole King

16) Styx

17) Kiss

18) Jim Croce

19) Peter Gabriel (solo)

20) Squeeze

21) Red Hot Chili Peppers

22) Supertramp

23) Stevie Ray Vaughan

24) Badfinger

25) Hall & Oates

26) The Guess Who

27) Foreigner

28) Guns N' Roses

29) Donovan

30) Cat Stevens

December 15 2011 at 11:26 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Wayne

GNR are only worth their only great rock album Appetite For Destruction & Heart, Grand Funk, Kiss, ELO, Kiss deserve to be inducted into the RNRHOF more than them, Red Hot Chili Peppers & Beastie Boys by a long shot.

December 08 2011 at 9:51 AM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
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surf2rock2

You are so right Wayne. I've been to the Hall and it is a great place, but for me , it will not be LEGIT, untill Kiss is inducted, with HEART close behind.

December 29 2011 at 12:28 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
kcin1995

only question is........



Where the hell are Soundgarden and Alice in Chains??

December 07 2011 at 10:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Laurie Buell Henkel

Where is Bon Jovi!!!!! What is the criteria that the inductees of chosen from... are they going from a list from the bottom up? Or does someone need glasses and a hearing aid. WE WANT BON JOVI... not just a song... THE WHOLE BAND!!!!! Wake up and smell the Roses... well you already did that this year, lets just hope next year BON JOVI gets in!!!!
JerZgirl818

December 07 2011 at 1:38 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Laurie Buell Henkel

Where is Bon Jovi!!!!! What is the criteria that the inductees of chosen from... are they going from a list from the bottom up? Or does someone need glasses and a hearing aid. WE WANT BON JOVI... not just a song... THE WHOLE BAND!!!!! Wake up and smell the Roses... well you already did that this year, lets just hope next year BON JOVI gets in!!!!
JerZgirl818

December 07 2011 at 1:38 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply