Delco Native Nominated For Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

UPPER DARBY, PA — Delaware County's Todd Rundgren, has been nominated for the 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2019.

His name appears beside 14 other rock and roll luminaries from recent decades, including legendary acts like Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Def Leppard, The Zombies, John Prine, Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks, and more.

Rundgren, 70, of Upper Darby, will have to wait until December to find out if he's one of the handful of nominees who is inducted. A total five acts were inducted in 2018, and six were inducted in 2017, giving a good insight into what 2019's class will probably look like.

Inductees will be determined by more than a thousand ballots sent to prominent members of the music industry around the world, including fellow artists, analysts, and historians.

Rundgren has performed as a solo act and as part of Utopia. He's best known for iconic hits like "Bang The Drum All Day" and "I Saw The Light. "

"Factors such as an artist’s musical influence on other artists, length and depth of career and the body of work, innovation and superiority in style and technique are taken into consideration," the Cleveland-based Hall of Fame said in a release.

Fans can also participate in the induction process by voting at rockhall.com through Dec. 9.

An induction ceremony will be held at Barclays Center in New York on March 29, 2019.

A full list of 2019 nominees is included below:

• Def Leppard
  
• Devo
• Janet Jackson
• John Prine
• Kraftwerk
• LL Cool J
• MC5
• Radiohead
• Rage Against the Machine
• Roxy Music
• Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
• Stevie Nicks
• The Cure
• The Zombies
• Todd Rundgren

Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images for Coachella