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Inductee: Madonna
She's been blowing minds ever since she wore underwear as outerwear, back in the early '80s. The Material Girl is the ultimate changeling, moving from dance pop to trance pop, reinvigorating the art of spectacle along the way.
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Inductee: Leonard Cohen
A soft-spoken lyricist who worked in Dylan's shadow and created cinematic tracks about the anxiety of love, the Canadian bard has always worked the philosophical angle. His miniatures ask big questions.
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Inductee: John Mellencamp
His began as a chart-topping tough guy, fighting authority and singing ditties about Jack and Diane. He became a dedicated man of the people, rocking political moves with Farm Aid and his recent Jena Six track.
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Inductee: The Dave Clark Five
They rode the coat tails of the Beatles, but give it up: the Brit-Pop wonders dropped a string of great, frenzied songs between '64 -- '66. From "Can't You See That She's Mine" to "Catch Us If You Can," they were a blast.
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Inductee: The Ventures
Car tunes, surf tunes, riff tunes -- the instrumental combo cornered the market on cool, oddball ditties in the early '60s with classics such as "Walk, Don't Run," "Telstar," and "Apache." Every garage band has played one of their tunes at least once.
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Inductee: Little Walter
A master of the blues harp, the rough and tumble band leader helped Muddy Waters build his fierce and sexy Chicago blues before breaking off on his own to cut an array of gnarled little gems such as "Juke" and "Off the Wall."
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Inductee: Gamble & Huff
Writers and producers both, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff hooked up to concoct one of R&B most durable sounds: Philly Soul. They're responsible for the perfection that is Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes' "Back Stabbers" and The O'Jays' "Love Train."
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