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Kate Bush, Radiohead, Sister Rosetta Tharpe Nominated For Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

Kate Bush, Radiohead and Sister Rosetta Tharpe are all first-time Rock Hall nominees. Evening Standard/Getty Images, Danny Clinch, Chris Ware/Getty Images hide caption

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Kate Bush, Radiohead, Sister Rosetta Tharpe Nominated For Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

October 5, 2017 • The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced its nominees for the class of 2018, presenting one its more sonically diverse group of first-time nominees.

The J. Geils Band's Greatest Hit Illustrates A Strange, Transitional Moment In Pop

The J Geils Band celebrates the release of its single 'Centerfold' at the Uptown Theater in Chicago, Ill. on November 19, 1981. Paul Natkin/Getty Images hide caption

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The J. Geils Band's Greatest Hit Illustrates A Strange, Transitional Moment In Pop

April 14, 2017 • The death this week of J. Geils Band co-founder and guitarist Jay Geils prompts a look back at the strange, between-worlds year of music in which the group cemented its legacy.