Inductees By Year

Love, Class of 2014

2014: Inaugural Class

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
Link Wray

2015

Flamin’ Groovies
Kim Fowley
Joe Meek
The Shangri-Las
Them
The Troggs
The Zombies

2016

Captain Beefheart
Alex Chilton
Slim Harpo
Shadow Morton
Greg Shaw
Big Mama Thornton
Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers
T. Rex

2017

Richard Berry
Buzzcocks
The Chocolate Watchband
The Damned
Devo
The Fleshtones
The Bobby Fuller Four
Wynonie Harris
Lenny Kaye
The Kingsmen
Billy Miller & Miriam Linna
The Modern Lovers
Motorhead
Mott the Hoople
Dewey Phillips
Roxy Music
Slade
The Wailers

2018

Hasil Adkins
Big Star
Blue Cheer
Blue Oyster Cult
The Dictators
The Easybeats
Danny Fields
The Monks
The Move
The Runaways
The Standells
Rufus Thomas
The Turtles
Tom Wilson
X

2019

Mickey "Guitar" Baker
Roy Brown
Nicky Hopkins
The Monkees
The Replacements
Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels
Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
Television
Sonny Boy Williamson

2020

Badfinger
Dave Edmunds
Esquerita
Brian Eno
Lightnin' Hopkins
Nick Lowe
Steppenwolf
The Sweet
Shel Talmy
Andre Williams

2021

Bad Brains

Can

Charlie Feathers

Carol Kaye

Lyres

2022

Moby Grape

The Music Machine

Suzi Quatro

Thin Lizzy

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Freaks Hall Class of 2021 Election: The Polls Are Open!

First time nominees Bad Brains The Rock ‘n’ Roll Freaks Hall honors artists, groups and contributors who have not been recognized by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Commercial success and/or critical acclaim are not factors in choosing candidates or inductees. Rather, we seek to spotlight those people who embody the true spirit of rock ‘n’ roll in their recordings, performances, and in the lives they’ve lived. In fact, we often strive to recognize those who are not likely to ever be invited to one of the establishment’s made for TV galas – the forgotten heroes, the renegades, and the free spirits who have left a unique imprint on the history of rock ‘n’ roll. Welcome to the seventh annual Rock 'n' Roll Freaks Hall election - THE POLLS ARE OPEN! HOW TO VOTE: Our 2021 election features a total of 15 nominees. In order to be eligible for the Freaks Hall Class of 2021, an artist or group had to have released their debut recording no later than 1985. In order to vote, you must be a ...

The Polls Are Open, Vote for the Freaks Hall class of 2022!

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Freaks Hall Class of 2021 Oldies and Side Performer Inductees

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