# The SDMB Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! -\>Latest Poll in post 321

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**Created:** [February 27, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-321/1028060 "2026-02-27T19:26:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 19, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-321/1028060/237 "2026-07-19T18:29:34Z")

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> [@Tamerlane](#):
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> Yeah…maybeeee. Thing is I think Robert Johnson should be in. I think Muddy Waters should probably be in. I’m inclined to think John Lee Hooker should be in. I absolutely think Willie Dixon should be in. Buddy Guy is a close maybe for me, because talented as he is and sorta iconic as he is, I think he is just a hair less seminal and iconic than the other aforementioned artists.

Hello folks, Sunday is the new Friday! Congratulations to U2, Steely Dan, and Billy Joel!

This seems like a good spot to introduce a new rule; earlier, I’d said that anyone who drops off the ballot can be re-nominated 25 years later, but I think it’s simpler to just make that automatic. Hence, **any act that received at least 15% of the vote on its first ballot appearance, but didn’t ultimately get in, will automatically re-appear on the ballot 25 years after its first appearance.** The first beneficiary of this policy will be Ray Charles, who will return to the 2011 ballot in a few weeks. I imagine this should work to the benefit of some of the artists Tamerlane mentioned (personally, I like Buddy Guy better than any of those folks, but I’m aware this is an outlier position).

For this week, we have the 2006 class, plus last week’s holdovers. Vote for three.

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-321/1028060/237))_

(BTW, until I started doing this poll I had always thought that “ZZ Topp” was spelled with two P’s. Anyone else ever think that, or was it just me?)

Miles Davis is the tough call for me here…unquestionably great, unquestionably not rock. I’m going to leave him off.

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