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by
Ken Lieck
This year’s list of nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, with the Chronicle music staff’s official eight picks numbered in order of preference:
AC/DC (4)
Black Sabbath
Jackson Browne
The Chantels
The Dells
The 5 Royales (7)
Isaac Hayes (8)
Brenda Lee
Lynyrd Skynyrd (3)
Gram Parsons (2)
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Gene Pitney
Ramones (1)
Sex Pistols
Patti Smith (6)
Talking Heads (5)
This article appears in October 12 • 2001.
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