Aproximately 5 of the following nominees, listed alphabetically, will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 12, 2007:

Chic
Disco band popular in the late-70s

Dave Clark Five
Major force in the British Invasion, at one time outselling both the Beatles and the Rolling Stones

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Flash was one the first rappers, and the prototype for today's rap DJs

R.E.M.
Dominated the alternative rock scene in the 80s

The Ronettes
Mid-60s "girl group" produced by Phil Spector

Patti Smith
Variously known as the "godmother" or "poet laureate" of punk

Stooges
Garage rock meets punk, headed by the one-of-a-kind Iggy Pop

Joe Tex
Soul singer who flourished in the late 60s and early 70s

Van Halen
Hard rock stalwarts for 30+ years

And the 2007 Inductees are:

• Van Halen
• R.E.M.
• Patti Smith
• The Ronettes
• Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five