Alice Cooper & Bon Jovi Nominated For Hall Of Fame

Alice Cooper and Bon Jovi have been included in the nominees for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

Alice's inclusion in the nominees is long overdue having released his first single in 1969. Bon Jovi, meanwhile, have only fairly recently become eligible for the Hall as nominees must have released a single 25 years before the induction ceremony - Bon Jovi released their first single in 1984.

Alice released a lengthy statement about his long awaited nomination:

"On behalf of Dennis (Dunaway), Neal (Smith), Michael (Bruce) and the late great Glen (Buxton), we are honored to be nominated for induction in to the Hall. Anytime you are nominated in your chosen profession, it's definitely a
compliment to be recognized.

"It's hard to fathom possibly being in the same club as artists who inspired us originally, like the Beatles, the Stones, the Beach Boys, the Who, the Yardbirds, and Chuck Berry, and to be nominated the same year as legendary artists like my personal favorite songwriter of all time, Laura Nyro, as well as Donovan, who sang on our "Billion Dollar Babies" record, and our good friends in Bon Jovi, is a great feeling.

"Five guys starting a band, just hoping to meet girls and drink free beer, rehearsing and playing local bars five hours a night for the first few years, that was us.   We came up with the theatrics without sacrificing the music one bit, it was like our job to bring theatrics to rock'n roll. And then, amazingly enough, having a bunch of massive hit records, proving that theatrics and rock'n roll work together, revolutionizing the live concert experience, and it all leads to this -- to be nominated for induction into the Hall of Fame.  There's no business like show business!"

Nominees will find out whether they have made the cut and will actually be inducted into the Hall in December, and they will be inducted in a ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria in New York on 14 March next year.

Here's the full list of nominees:

Alice Cooper
Beastie Boys
Bon Jovi
Chic
Neil Diamond
Donovan
Dr. John
J. Geils Band
LL Cool J
Darlene Love
Laura Nyro
Donna Summer
Joe Tex
Tom Waits
Chuck Willis