With Bad Company finally nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the band’s contemporaries are rallying to get them officially inducted. Artists like Robert Plant, Alice Cooper, Ronnie Wood, and Neal Schon have all pledged their support and their votes for Bad Company. Here’s where fans can also cast their votes for the 2025 class.
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“What an epic journey the music of Bad Company has been on,” Plant wrote on social media. “As effective now as it was all those years ago. A cool groove from the Swan Song boys.” The comment, of course, references Swan Song Records, the label that Plant and Led Zeppelin started in the 70s.
“In the business, we call [Bad Company singer] Paul [Rodgers] ‘the voice,’” Alice Cooper recently stated during an interview for the Rock Legends Cruise, per a report from Ultimate Classic Rock. He continued, “because he’s just one of the best singers out there and one of the nicest guys ever.”
Rock Legends Cast Their Votes for Bad Company for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Additional support comes from Neal Schon of Journey, who reposted a tweet from Joe Bonamassa who claimed that Paul Rodgers’ earlier band Free should also be nominated. Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones posted his congratulations on social media as well, sharing that he cast his vote for the classic band. Sammy Hagar, meanwhile, posted a video of himself alongside Rodgers, writing, “Paul Rodgers had as much influence on my singing as any singer of my time,” also calling Rodgers “my hero.”
Neal Schon additionally urged fans to vote, saying it’s “a sin” that Free and Bad Company have not been nominated sooner. Bad Company has been eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 1999, which marked 25 years since their debut.
Foreigner experienced a similar rallying when they finally got on the Rock Hall ballot last year. When their nomination was announced, Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, and Slash immediately cast their votes and urged fans to do the same.
Other nominees for the 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are Cyndi Lauper, Joe Cocker, Billy Idol, The Black Crowes, Chubby Checker, Joy Division and New Order, Soundgarden, Mariah Carey, Maná, The White Stripes, Oasis, Phish, and Outkast.
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