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Coffee Break: Rock Hall snubs

A photo of Whitney Houston from the film WHITNEY, directed by Kevin Macdonald.
A photo of Whitney Houston from the film WHITNEY, directed by Kevin Macdonald.Courtesy of The Estate of Whitney E. Houston

by Anna Weggel

December 14, 2018

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced its 2019 class of inductees and this year, like every year, part of the conversation is which artists and groups were snubbed.

And though it's always tough to see nominated artists fail to get inducted, there are a great number of very respected artists that have never been nominated.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, which artists and groups do you want to hear that you think at some point should have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive. Or, when you register for a Minnesota Public Radio account, you can send requests via Alexa, too Just say "Alexa, ask The Current to play Song by Artist" e.g. "Alexa, ask The Current to play Left of the Dial by The Replacements."

Songs played

Dolly Parton - Here You Come Again
New Order - Ceremony
The Spinners - Rubberband Man
Depeche Mode - People Are People
Pixies - Gouge Away
Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker
John Prine - Spanish Pipedream
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody