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Previously Considered Artists

The artists listed below have been nominated (but not inducted) or have consistently received several votes in the Nominating Committee or have been discussed but have never been nominated (through the 2009 Inductions).

Artist	First Eligible
The “5” Royales	1981
Afrika Bambaataa	2005
Albert King	1987
Alice Cooper	1994
The Average White Band	1998
The B-52's	2004
Bad Company	1999
Barry White	1998
Beastie Boys	2007
Ben E. King	1986
The Big Bopper	1983
Big Brother & the Holding Company	1992
Billy Ward & The Dominoes	1979
Blind Faith	1994
Blood Sweat & Tears	1993
The Blues Project	1991
Bon Jovi	2008
Boz Scaggs	1990
Canned Heat	1992
Captain Beefheart	1991
Carole King	1984
The Cars	2003
Cat Stevens	1991
Chaka Khan	2003
The Chantels	1983
Cheap Trick	2002
Chic	2002
Chicago	1994
Chuck Willis	1982
Cliff Richard & the Shadows	1985
The Commodores	1999
Conway Twitty	1984
Country Joe & the Fish	1992
The Crystals	1988
The Cure	2003
Darlene Love	1988
Deep Purple	1993
Def Leppard	2004
Depeche Mode	2006
Devo	2003
Dick Dale	1987
Donna Summer	1999
The Doobie Brothers	1996
Doug Sahm	1998
Dr. Hook	1996
Dr. John	1993
The E Street Band	1998
Electric Light Orchestra	1996
Emerson, Lake & Palmer	1995
Esther Phillips	1975
Eurythmics	2006
The Faces	1995
Fela	1996
The Five Keys	1976
The Five Satins	1981
The Flying Burrito Brothers	1994
The Gap Band	1999
Grace Jones	2000
Gram Parsons	1992
The Harptones	1978
Herman's Hermits	1990
Hot Tuna	1995
Huey “Piano” Smith and the Clowns	1984
Iron Butterfly	1993
Iron Maiden	2004
The J. Geils Band	1995
Jack Scott	1980
The Jam	2002
Jethro Tull	1993
Joe Cocker	1994
Joe Tex	1990
Johnny Ace	1980
Johnny Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio	1981
Johnny Hallyday	1985
Johnny Winter	1994
Judy Collins	1986
Junior Parker	1983
Junior Walker & the All-Stars	1990
Junior Wells	1990
KISS	1999
Kraftwerk	1996
The Last Poets	1995
Laura Nyro	1992
Lee Andrews & the Hearts	1979
Lee Dorsey	1986
Linda Ronstadt	1994
Los Lobos	2003
Lou Reed	1997
Love	1991
Manfred Mann	1988
The Marshall Tucker Band	1998
Mary Wells	1986
MC5	1991
The Meters	1994
Mick Jagger	1995
Mitch Ryder	1991
The Monkees	1991
The Moody Blues	1989
Neil Diamond	1988
Neil Sedaka	1984
New York Dolls	1998
Nick Drake	1994
Pat Boone	1980
Patsy Cline	1982
Paul Anka	1983
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band	1988
Peter Gabriel	2002
Peter Tosh	2001
Poco	1994
Procol Harum	1992
Randy Newman	1990
The Replacements	2006
Ringo Starr	1995
Roxy Music	1997
Rufus Thomas	1988
Ry Cooder	1995
Simple Minds	2004
The Sir Douglas Quintet	1993
Slim Harpo	1986
Sonny & Cher	1990
The Spencer Davis Group	1990
Steve Miller Band	1993
Steve Winwood	1996
Stevie Ray Vaughan	2008
Sugarhill Gang	2004
T. Rex	1993
Teddy Pendergrass	2002
Ten Years After	1992
Three Dog Night	1994
Tim Hardin	1991
Tina Turner	1998
Todd Rundgren	1995
Tom Waits	1998
Tommy James & the Shondells	1991
Treacherous Three	2005
The Turtles	1990
War	1996
Yes	1994