Last week, we asked eight writers to tell us which overlooked and underappreciated acts they would nominate for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Their answers? The J. Geils Band, Kate Bush, OutKast, Patti LaBelle, Hüsker Dü, Patsy Cline, the Wu-Tang Clan, and Big Star.
Then we asked you.
We got nearly 70 responses to our poll (and many more of you chimed in in the comments section of the original story). The results? Some of you liked our writers’ suggestions, with a few more nods for Kate Bush, OutKast, Big Star, and especially the J. Geils Band.
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Top vote-getters were Jethro Tull (7), Warren Zevon (6), Little Feat (5), and Procol Harum (4). Also getting multiple votes were Emerson, Lake & Palmer (3), the Replacements (2), Poco (2), Dan Fogelberg (2), Phish (2), Iron Maiden (2), Tower of Power (2), Foreigner (2), Boston (2), Oasis (2), and Nicky Hopkins (2).
To the voters who nominated the Moody Blues and the Zombies, we have good news for you: They’re already in! And one voter from Brookline nominated what appears to be everyone in his record collection, but we’re looking the other way.
Here are all the other artists you’d like to see inducted:
Ian Hunter
Tori Amos
The New Kids on the Block
Harry Nilsson
The Buzzcocks
Fairport Convention
Meat Loaf/Jim Steinman
Jimmy Buffett
Squeeze
Guess Who
The Pixies
Garbage
New York Dolls
Joe Jackson
Dave Matthews Band
Harry Chapin
Sheryl Crow
Devo
Utopia
Iron Maiden
King Crimson
Ozzy Osbourne (solo)
Pantera
Megadeth
Slayer
Porcupine Tree
Faith No More
The Black Crowes
Cher
Wilco
Peter Wolf
Los Lobos
The Meters
Jeff Beck Group
10cc
UFO
Sublime
Joe Cocker
Michael Nesmith (”The true founder of MTV,” says Clinton P. from Maine)
Johnny Rivers
Kansas
Bad Company
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Thin Lizzy
REO Speedwagon
.38 Special
Atlanta Rhythm Section
Outlaws
Air Supply
Link Wray
Firefall
Loverboy
Scorpions
Motorhead
B-52s
Ted Nugent
Supertramp
Grand Funk Railroad
Mötley Crüe
Chubby Checker
Dionne Warwick
Country Joe and the Fish
David Cassidy
Chris Morris can be reached at christine.morris@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @morrisglobe.