Metallica, Run-DMC, Jeff Beck, Bobby Womack, and Little Anthony and the Imperials will be inducted into the Hall of Fame this year. Metallica and Run-DMC are of course well known to our readers, but what of the other acts?

Jeff Beck replaced Eric Clapton in the Yardbirds before going off on his own career. He has floated between a solo career and various bands, as well as various types of music. He’s always been considered one of rock’s top guitarists, but he never found a band to consistently put out great music.

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In one of the most anticipated events of the past decade, Oklahoma’s Official Rock Song Advisory Panel – now that is a really long name, which goes along with how little work they must do – has named ten finalists for the honor of being named Oklahoma’s official rock song.  The songs are split between songs you’ve never heard about Oklahoma and songs by famous bands from Oklahoma that have nothing to do with Oklahoma.

The winner gets an exhibit in the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame.  The existence of an Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame confirms my belief that Hall of Fames have gotten out of control.  There are Hall of Fames for everything, so much so that they have to take people who aren’t even famous, making them no longer even fit their own names.  But they create cushy jobs for some people and probably bring in some government money, so they’ll continue to proliferate.

Read on for a full list of the finalists.

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