Dave Grohl has a long history with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In addition being inducted as a member of Nirvana in 2014, he has given induction speeches for Queen in 2001 and Rush in 2013. At the 2015 induction ceremony, he performed with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts and with Ringo Starr during the all-star jam. Grohl was instrumental in getting Ringo inducted that year in the Musical Excellence category, despite not formally being on the Nominating Committee.

McCartney:"I said, 'Let me see what I can do. And I talked to Bruce and I talked to Dave Grohl, and they both said he should be in."

— Future Rock Legends (@futurerocklgnds) March 25, 2015

Soon after the 2017 Rock Hall ballot was announced, Perry Ferrell revealed that Grohl told him he was responsible for getting Jane’s Addiction nominated. That led us to speculate that the Bad Brains nomination had Grohl’s fingerprints all over it as well.

So now Dave Grohl gets credit for getting @JanesAddiction on the ballot. It also seems likely that he was involved in the Bad Brains nom too

— Future Rock Legends (@futurerocklgnds) October 19, 2016

Yesterday, Rolling Stone published a story about Bad Brains where H.R. confirmed that it was indeed Grohl that pushed their case.

As with other newly added Nominating Committee members such as Tom Morello and Questlove, Grohl was immediately successful in getting his picks directly on to the ballot (Nominating Committee members supposedly put forward two names each). Fresh voices seem to carry a lot of weight with the Committee, so Grohl may be most successful early in his tenure. With his experience on the Sonic Highways documentary series, he’s sure to have a long list of artists he wants to join him in the Hall of Fame.

Dave Grohl: "If anyone deserves to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it’s Lemmy." Motörhead -- eligible since '02. http://bit.ly/6UErki

— Future Rock Legends (@futurerocklgnds) January 6, 2010

The chances we will see artists like Motörhead, Minor Threat, Pixies or Fugazi on future ballots just went way up.