Perseverance finally pays off for fans of Iggy Pop.  After several years of falling short, The Stooges will join the ranks of Rock Hall of Fame members on March 15.  Genesis also gains entrance, along with the Hollies, reggae star Jimmy Cliff and, in the what the *&#@ are they thinking category, ABBA gets in, KISS does not.  Others that missed the cut: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Donna Summer, Laura Nyro, the Chantels, LL Cool J and Darlene Love. We maintain that an institution that inducts Madonna and the Jackson 5 and even considers LL Cool J before it has admitted KISS, Alice Cooper, the Moody Blues, the J. Geils Band, Rush, the Doobie Brothers, Cheap Trick, Jethro Tull, Todd Rundgren, the Cars and other legitimate Rockers should forfeit the use of the word 'Rock' in its name.
 
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