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2014 Freaks Hall Inductees - Inaugural Class

Link Wray

Lester Bangs
Johnny Burnette & the Rock ‘n’ Roll Trio
The Cramps
Dick Dale
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
Love
MC5
? & the Mysterians
New York Dolls
John Peel
The Pretty Things
The Seeds
The Sonics
Paul Revere & the Raiders
The 13th Floor Elevators
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