Rock Hall Class of 2017


New York | Barclays Center | April 7, 2017 | Public Event | HBO

These artists were voted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2016, but the induction ceremony took place in 2017. Click here for a list of artists who were first eligible in 2016 and haven't gotten in yet.

ArtistInducted ByCategory
2PacSnoop DoggPerformer
Electric Light OrchestraDhani HarrisonPerformer
Joan BaezJackson BrownePerformer
JourneyPat MonahanPerformer
Pearl JamDavid LettermanPerformer
YesGeddy Lee and Alex LifesonPerformer
Nile RodgersPharrellMusical Excellence
⇦ 20162018 ⇨

Nominees who didn't make the cut in 2017

These artists were officially nominated in the Performer category for induction in 2017, but didn't receive enough votes from the "international voting body of rock experts" to get in that year. Roughly 72% of nominated artists who don't get in eventually get inducted in a later year.

NomineeEventually Inducted
Bad BrainsNot yet
The Cars2018
Chaka Khan2023
ChicNot yet
Depeche Mode2020
The J. Geils BandNot yet
Jane's AddictionNot yet
Janet Jackson2019
Joe TexNot yet
Kraftwerk2021
MC5Not yet
SteppenwolfNot yet
The Zombies2019

Nominating Committee who determined the 2017 performer ballot

Jon Landau, chairmanSandy AloueteJames Bernard
Nathan BrackettCliff BurnsteinAnthony DeCurtis
Reginald C. DennisDavid DornBill Flanagan
David FrickeElysa GardnerHolly George-Warren
Meg GriffinDave GrohlGreg Harris
Mike KaufmanLenny KayeRick Krim
Alan LightRob LightAmy Linden
Dave MarshTom MorelloRobbie Robertson
Paul ShafferSeymour SteinJohn Sykes
Ahmir "?uestlove" ThompsonSteven Van ZandtCraig Werner

⇦ 20162018 ⇨


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