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Test your music knowledge with our Rock & Roll Hall of Fame First Ballot Inductees Quiz. Can you name the performers inducted in 1986?

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Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame First Ballot Inductees

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Name the performers (no special awards) inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame the first year they were eligible. This includes all performers inducted in the inaugural year of 1986.

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