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Special Committee Blueprint: Comprehensive Roster with Key Figures Bolds

Original Inducted Artist	Proposed Joint/Merged Artist	All Members Included (Key Members in Bold)
Bob Seger	Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band	Alto Reed • Chris Campbell • Drew Abbott • Robyn Robbins • Charlie Allen Martin • David Teegarden • Craig Frost
Bob Marley	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Peter Tosh • Bunny Wailer • Aston "Family Man" Barrett • Carlton Barrett • Earl "Chinna" Smith • Alvin "Seeco" Patterson • Tyrone Downie • Junior Marvin • Al Anderson
Frank Zappa	Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention	Jimmy Carl Black • Ian Underwood • Bunk Gardner • Don Preston • Ray Collins • Roy Estrada • Motorhead Sherwood • Art Tripp • Billy Mundi
Steve Miller	The Steve Miller Band	Boz Scaggs • Lonnie Turner • Tim Davis • Jim Peterman • Ben Sidran
Jeff Beck	The Jeff Beck Group	Rod Stewart • Ronnie Wood • Nicky Hopkins • Mickey Waller • Clive Chaman • Max Middleton • Cozy Powell • Bob Tench
Patti Smith	The Patti Smith Group	Lenny Kaye • Jay Dee Daugherty • Ivan Kral • Richard Sohl • Bruce Brody
Dion	Dion & The Belmonts	Carlo Mastrangelo • Fred Milano • Angelo D'Aleo
Paul McCartney	Paul McCartney & Wings	Denny Laine • Linda McCartney • Jimmy McCulloch • Joe English • Denny Seiwell • Henry McCullough • Steve Holley • Laurence Juber
Nile Rodgers	Chic	Bernard Edwards • Tony Thompson • Norma Jean Wright • Luci Martin • Alfa Anderson • Raymond Jones • Robert Sabino
Janis Joplin	Big Brother and the Holding Company	Sam Andrew • James Gurley • Peter Albin • Dave Getz
John Mayall	John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers	John Mayall • Jack Bruce • Peter Green • John McVie • Mick Taylor • Aynsley Dunbar • Hughie Flint • Keef Hartley • Dick Heckstall-Smith
Link Wray	Link Wray & The Wray Men	Vernon Wray • Doug Wray • Shorty Horton
Prince	Prince & The Revolution	Wendy Melvoin • Lisa Coleman • Bobby Z. • BrownMark • Matt Fink • Dez Dickerson
James Brown	The J.B.'s	Bootsy Collins • Catfish Collins • Bobby Byrd • Fred Wesley • Maceo Parker • John "Jabo" Starks • Clyde Stubblefield • Fred Thomas • Hearlon "Cheese" Martin • St. Clair Pinckney

In the last few years or decades, we seen artists who were previously nominated or not being inducted through the non voting method meaning they got in through two categories: Musical Excellence & Musical (Early) Influence.

With the recent sidedoor inclusion of such performers as Kraftwerk, MC5, Judas Priest, LL Cool J, Dionne Warwick, Chaka Khan, Jimmy Buffett etc, it's no denying that the trend will continue long as possible.

Now said, here's a list of acts who would end up being contenders in these two categories.

Influence:

Patsy Cline

John Coltrane

Dick Dale

Devo

Duke Ellington

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Motorhead

New York Dolls

Siouxsie & The Banshees

Sonic Youth

Thin Lizzy

Chuck Willis

Excellence:

Bad Brains

Ronnie James Dio

Eric B. & Rakim

The J.B's

Rory Gallagher

Jane's Addiction

King Crimson

The Meters

Sinead O'Connor

John Prine

The Replacements

Neil Sedaka

Conway Twitty

War

That's all I got for now. Who do you think would be the acts in those categories in the future?

In looking at the future elligble acts for the Rock Hall, I've noticed that many acts that younger generations enjoy now are slowly creeping their way to becoming elligible.

There's acts like Beyoncé (2027) and Taylor Swift (2031) that are/could be commonly agreed on to recieve first year nominations and inductions.

In reflecting on this and looking through the list of both upcoming, newer, and older eligible acts, what year do you believe will result in a either a greater focus on the newer and away from the older, or the greatest divide amongst fans of either? Additionally, or rather, could we see something different occur?

This is an open-ended question that I'm curious to hear from all angles.