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Freaks Hall Class of 2020 Election: The Polls Are Open!

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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 sixth annual Rock 'n' Roll Freaks Hall election - THE POLLS ARE OPEN!

HOW TO VOTE:

Our 2020 election features a total of 30 nominees. In order to be eligible for the Freaks Hall Class of 2020, an artist or group had to have released their debut recording no later than 1984.

Select up to 15 (minimum of 10) and send your votes to rocknrollfreaks@gmail.com to be counted. The top five vote getters will join our class of 2020. The polls close on Sunday, December 7 at 12:00 PM EST.

Nominees:

The Adverts
The B-52’s
Badfinger
Black Flag
Can
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Chubby Checker
Wayne Cochran
The Creation 
The Dead Kennedys
The Dream Syndicate
Dave Edmunds
Brian Eno
Esquerita
The Fall
The Flying Burrito Brothers
Richard Hell
Jan & Dean
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Nick Lowe 
Mountain
Raspberries
Redd Kross
Shocking Blue
Sparks
Steppenwolf
Suicide
The Sweet
The Trashmen
X-Ray Spex


X-Ray Spex



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