Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 2009 Nominees

The 2009 Nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Jeff Beck, Chic, Wanda Jackson, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Metallica, Run-D.M.C., the Stooges, War, and Bobby Womack
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Run D.M.C.
This seminal hip-hop trio helped take rap mainstream in the 1980s. Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, and Jason "Jam-Master Jay" Mizell formed the group in 1982 after graduating high school in New York.

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