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Coffee Break: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees

Kate Bush, Radiohead and Sister Rosetta Tharpe are all first-time Rock Hall nominees.
Kate Bush, Radiohead and Sister Rosetta Tharpe are all first-time Rock Hall nominees.Evening Standard/Getty Images, Danny Clinch, Chris Ware/Getty Images

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by Anna Reed

October 06, 2017

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced its 2018 nominees.

Anna will post them in the comments below - upvote your favorites for today's 9:30 Coffee Break!

The full list of nominees:

  1. Bon Jovi

  2. Depeche Mode

  3. Dire Straits*

  4. Eurythmics*

  5. J. Geils Band

  6. Judas Priest*

  7. Kate Bush*

  8. Link Wray

  9. LL Cool J

  10. MC5

  11. Moody Blues*

  12. Nina Simone*

  13. Radiohead*

  14. Rage Against The Machine*

  15. Rufus featuring Chaka Khan

  16. Sister Rosetta Tharpe*

  17. The Cars

  18. The Meters

  19. The Zombies

*First-time nominees.

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Songs played

Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Down By The Riverside
Radiohead - High And Dry
Rufus - Tell Me Something Good
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
Rage Against The Machine - Bulls on Parade
Nina Simone - To Be Young, Gifted and Black
MC5 - Kick Out the Jams