36 - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Snubs

03/07/22 • 119 min

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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced the nominees for the class of 2022. As always, the list includes some people who deserve to be inducted as well as some head scratchers. In this week’s episode of Prisoners of Rock and Roll, we’re talking about artists who have been snubbed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. We’ve put together a list of 10 artists that we think should be nominated, and we want you to vote on who should get in. VOTE NOW. Plus, we’re going to send a song to the Electric Chair, talk about the death of Mark Lanegan, and chat with Jesse Jackson from the Set Lusting Bruce podcast in our Visiting Hours segment. We’re part of Pantheon Podcasts. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. New subscribers can get 10% off of your first month at betterhelp.com/prisoner. Episode Playlist Check out all of the great music we talked about in our episode playlist. Get In Touch Check us out online, on Facebook and Twitter, or shoot get in touch at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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