Tonight is the induction ceremony for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (you can watch it on VH-1).  Sharon Cobb has a great post detailing her opinion on each inductee.  Here’s the list:

* Leonard Cohen will be inducted by Lou Reed
* The Dave Clark Five (Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson, Rick Huxley, Denis Payton and Mike Smith) will be inducted by Tom Hanks
* Madonna will be inducted by Justin Timberlake
* John Mellencamp will be inducted by Billy Joel
* Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff will be inducted by Jerry Butler
* The Ventures (Bob Bogle, Nokie Edwards, Gerry McGee, Mel Taylor, Don Wilson) will be inducted by John Fogerty

I’m pretty agreeable with Sharon’s assessment…

I’ve got to tell you, the only inductee I’m excited about is Leonard Cohen. A poet, an author, a monk and a musician, Cohen has influenced everyone from Judy Collins to Bono.

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The induction of The Dave Clark Five is bittersweet. The lead singer, Mike Smith, died less than two weeks ago. To make matters worse, they should have been inducted last year. An accounting error was discovered, and DC5 received more votes than Run DMC, but the powers that be went ahead and inducted Run DMC and in the process, screwed over the Dave Clark Five and now the lead singer isn’t alive to attend the ceremony.

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Madonna made mediocrity an art form…[however] She has morphed into numerous characters and stayed relevant into the 21st century, which is not an easy thing for a woman of almost 50 years of age to do in rock and roll.

John Mellencamp […] He’s really good, but like Madonna, I don’t know if he belongs in the rock and roll Hall Of Fame in the first year he’s eligible.

Who do you think should be inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame who has been ignored thus far?