Stevie Ray Vaughan Leads Next Batch Of Rock Hall Inductees

12/17/2014
. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble lead the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame class of 2015. After winning the public vote, the late blues legend and his group will be inducted next year.

Another late rock icon, Lou Reed, who had previously been inducted as a member of the Velvet Underground, will be inducted as solo artist. Other inductees for 2015 include the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Bill Withers, who had a string of hits in the 1970s and 1980s including the No. 1 "Lean On Me" and the No. 2 hit "Just The Two Of Us".

Beatles drummer Ringo Starr will also receive an honor for Award For Musical Excellence and R&B pioneers the 5 Royales will be present with the Early Influence Award.

Nine Inch Nails, who came in second in the public poll with 22.2% of the vote, won't be inducted next year, but Green Day who captured only 2.6% of the vote will. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts came in third in the vote and will also be inducted next year.

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