First-time nominees Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a class that also includes pop star Cyndi Lauper, the hip-hop pioneers Outkast, the rock duo the White Stripes and grunge masters Soundgarden.Salt-N-Pepa, the first female rap act to achieve gold and platinum status, and the late singer-songwriter Warren Zevon will get the Musical Influence Award. The late record producer Thom Bell, pianist Nicky Hopkins and bassist Carol Kaye will each get the Musical Excellence Award.The late Cocker, who sang at Woodstock and was best known for his cover of The Beatles맥스카지노� 맥스카지노�With a Little Help From My Friends,맥스카지노� had the backing of Billy Joel, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top and Pete Thomas, a member of Elvis Costello & The Attractions, who argued that Cocker is "about as rock and roll as it gets.맥스카지노�Soundgarden 맥스카지노� with the late Chris Cornell as singer 맥스카지노� get into the Hall on their third nomination. They follow two other grunge acts in the Hall 맥스카지노� Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Bad Company get in having become radio fixtures with such arena-rock staples as 맥스카지노�Feel Like Makin맥스카지노� Love,맥스카지노� 맥스카지노�Can맥스카지노�t Get Enough맥스카지노� and 맥스카지노�Rock 맥스카지노�n맥스카지노� Roll Fantasy.맥스카지노�The Ahmet Ertegun Award 맥스카지노� given to nonperforming industry professionals who had a major influence on music 맥스카지노� will go to Lenny Waronker, a former head of Warner Bros. Records who signed Prince and R.E.M., and had a part in records from Madonna, Randy Newman, the Doobie Brothers, Rickie Lee Jones, Paul Simon and Gary Clark Jr.Some nominees that didn't get in this year include Mariah Carey, Phish, Billy Idol, Joy Division/New Order, Maná, the Black Crowes and Oasis.Checker맥스카지노�s recording of 맥스카지노�The Twist,맥스카지노� and subsequent 맥스카지노�Let맥스카지노�s Twist Again맥스카지노� are considered among the most popular songs in the history of rock 맥스카지노�n맥스카지노� roll. The 83-year-old has expressed frustration that he hadn't been granted entry before, including telling the AP in 2014: 맥스카지노�I don맥스카지노�t want to get in there when I맥스카지노�m 85 years old. I맥스카지노�ll tell them to drop dead, so you better do it quick while I맥스카지노�m still smiling.맥스카지노�Lauper rose to fame in the 1980s with hits such as 맥스카지노�Time After Time맥스카지노� and 맥스카지노�Girls Just Want To Have Fun맥스카지노� and went on to win a Tony Award for 맥스카지노�Kinky Boots.맥스카지노� OutKast, made up of André 3000 and Big Boi, have six Grammys and a reputation for pushing the boundaries of hip-hop. The White Stripes 맥스카지노� made up of Jack White and Meg White 맥스카지노� were indie darlings in the early 2000s with such songs as 맥스카지노�Seven Nation Army.맥스카지노�Artists must have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years before they맥스카지노�re eligible for induction. The induction ceremony will take place in Los Angeles this fall.Nominees were voted on by more than 1,200 artists, historians and music industry professionals. The selection criteria include 맥스카지노�an artist맥스카지노�s impact on other musicians, the scope and longevity of their career and body of work, as well as their innovation and excellence in style and technique.맥스카지노�Last year, Mary J. Blige, Cher, Foreigner, A Tribe Called Quest, Kool & The Gang, Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Matthews Band and singer-guitarist Peter Frampton all were inducted.