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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2013 nominees includes Canadian prog-rockers Rush, hard-rock heroes Deep Purple, bluesman Albert King, Motown favorites The Marvelettes, hip-hop pioneers N.W.A. and Public Enemy and '60s innovators Procol Harum. All are first-time nominees
Rounding out the slate are repeat nominees The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Chic, Heart, JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS, Kraftwerk, The Meters, Randy Newman and Donna Summer.
Here's a look at the nominees:
PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND
From the south side of Chicago to the stage at The Newport Folk Festival where they were the band onstage with Bob Dylan when he went electric, The Paul Butterfield Band has been there for seminal moments in music history. The group's self-titled debut in 1965 and "East-West" in '66 helped bring Chicago blues to a wider, younger audience.
CHIC
The disco juggernaut put together a string of dance hits in the late '70s that crossed over to the pop charts including "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)," "Everybody Dance" and "Le Freak" with it's memorable "aaaaah . . . freak out!" chorus. In 2005, Chic was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame.
DEEP PURPLE
The heavy-metal/hard rock pioneers have sold more than 100 million records worldwide and have been in the Guinness Book of World Records as the "World's Loudest Band." 1972's "Machine Head" is a genre classic.
HEART
With 30 million albums sold and 20 Top-40 hits, the melodic hard rock band defined by the Wilson sisters Ð lead singer Ann and guitarist Nancy Ð is a rarity: a late-'70s/early-'80s fixtures that returned to the Top 10 decades later with 2010's "Velvet Red Car," and still remains popular. Eligible since the 2002 ceremony, Heart were first nominated for induction last year.
JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS
Born Joan Marie Larkin, Jett's "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" spent seven weeks atop the charts in 1982 and is Billboard's No. 56 song of all time. Their glam-punk-rock mashup made for hook-filled records that pushed through the din of snyth-based music in the early '80s.
ALBERT KING
One of the "Three Kings of Blues" along with Freddie King and fellow Indianola, Miss. native B.B. King, Albert King's distinct vocals and signature Gibson Flying V influenced a wide swath of blues artists from Eric Clapton to Joe Walsh to Stevie Ray Vaughan.
KRAFTWERK
The godfathers of all synth rock and electronic dance music, Kraftwerk would be only the second non-English language inductee. Founded in Dusseldorf, Germany in 1970 the have been sampled extensively by dance and hip-hop artists.
THE MARVELETTES
Contemporaries of the Supremes, The Marvelettes gave Motown/Tamla it's first No. 1 hit with "Please Mr. Postman" and would see their signature tunes resonate with the next generation. They are members of the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.
THE METERS
The last pillar of funk yet to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Meters's "Cissy Strut" and "Look-Ka Py Py" are funk classics. The group has been sampled extensively by fellow nominees Public Enemy and N.W.A.
RANDY NEWMAN
Perhaps best-known today for his contributions to recent Pixar movie soundtracks, singer-songwriter Randy Newman has inhabited the edges of the pop scene for decades. His witty and satirical "It's Money That Matters" and "Rednecks" are good example of his writing prowess.
N.W.A.
One of the first albums to wear the Parental Advisory sticker, the group's debut studio album "Straight Outta Compton" helped launch the gangsta rap genre. Despite Ñ or perhaps due in part to Ñ the well-chronicled beefs that led to some acrimonious departures, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E and Ice Cube all went on to platinum-selling solo careers.
PROCUL HARUM
Best known for the 1967 classic "A Whiter Shade of Pale," the British band are a forerunner of prog rock. Ambitious albums "Shine on Brightly" and "A Salty Dog" brought a higher-brow manifestation of rock to the masses.
PUBLIC ENEMY
Anchored by two MCs as political as they are charismatic, Chuck D and Flavor Flav, and turntable innovator Terminator X, New York's Public Enemy are ranked 44th on Rolling Stone's Stone's list of the Immortals: 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. 1987's "Yo! Bum Rush The Show," 1988's "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back," and 1990's "Fear of a Black Planet" are no-brainer inclusions in any hip-hop canon.
RUSH
The Canadian band places third, behind only the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, for most consecutive gold or platinum records. Perhaps the band's best-known track, "Tom Sawyer" from 1981's "Moving Pictures" typifies Rush's prog-rock tendencies. Like Kiss, they're considered a major Rock Hall snub. This is just their first nomination in 15 years of eligibility.
DONNA SUMMER
Born LaDonna Adrian Gaines, the queen of disco won five Grammy awards and charted 14 Top-10 singles including "Love to Love You Baby," "Bad Girls," "Hot Stuff" and "She Works Hard for the Money." Summer died of lung cancer on May 17.
