Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Run Dmc named to Rock 'N' Roll Music Hall of Fame



The venerable veteran's of Run DMC have been nominated into the Rock's Hall of Halls! I don't care much for award ceremonys and the like, but it's great to see some of rap's founding fathers getting their due.

Here's what Pitchfork had to say:
Run-DMC and Metallica are probably the two most interesting inclusions in this year's list of Hall of Fame inductees. Run-DMC is the second rap group in the Hall, following Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five a couple of years ago, and Metallica is one of the Hall's first metal bands-- the exact number depending on how exactly you choose to define "metal." This year's class also includes baby-boomer guitar hero Jeff Beck, soul great Bobby Womack, doo-wop group Little Anthony and the Imperials, and early rockabilly star Wanda Jackson. There's also a sideman category, and this year Elvis bassist Bill Black and drummer D.J. Fontana and longtime session pianist Dewey Lyndon "Spooner" Oldham get the nod.

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