9 Candidates Nominated For Rock Hall Of Fame
The other candidates areJeff Beck Little Anthony And The Imperials Wanda Jackson Bobby Womackand bands War and Chic. The pioneering hip-hop act Run-DMC, the heavy metal band Metallica and the proto-punk rock group The Stooges are among the nine candidates for induction in Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2009, announced the hall. Votes for Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame are cast by more than 500 musicians, journalists and industry professionals, the five acts that collect the most votes will be announced in January and invested on April 4 2009. If invested, Run-DMC, the trio from Hollis, Queens, made by Joseph Simmons (Run), Darryl McDaniels (DMC), above, and Jason Mizell (Jam Master Jay), who died in 2002, would be only the second hip -- hop act hall after the induction of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five in 2007.