Posted on 11/16/2025 4:23:18 PM PST by DallasBiff
Styx musician Dennis DeYoung is dragging the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
The singer-keyboardist, 78, shared a scathing Facebook message on Thursday where he blasted the organization for waiting too long to induct iconic musicians as new members.
“It’s a shame that Bad Company had to wait so long to get in that it rendered Paul Rodgers unable to perform due to health concerns,” DeYoung wrote. “Bollocks!! I would have liked to have seen him perform years ago to demonstrate how one of rock’s premiere singers ACTUALLY ROCKS.”
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I would make an Aaackk sound just like Bill the Cat when this tune came on the radio, Swingin’ by John Anderson
And we were swingin’ (swingin’)
Yes, we were swingin’ (swingin’)
Little Charlotte she’s as pretty as the angels when they sing
I can’t believe I’m out here on her front porch in this swing
Just a-swangin’ (swingin’)
(And eatin chocolate pie)
Emerson Lake & Palmer never made it, and Yes waited until several of the key players were dead. Meanwhile you have the likes of Woody Guthrie and Dolly Parton (Dolly is great - but was never R&R). No Blue Oyster Cult, no B-52s, no Styx, but Springsteen and his band are both in there as separate entries. Yeah, pretty lame.
RRHOF is just a Grand Illusion.
The Rock-and-Roll HoF is a joke.
Even worse, greats like Warren Zevon weren’t inducted until long after they passed.
“Bad Company deserved the Hall more than the Go-Gos or the Cure did.”
More than the Go-GOs yes . More than The Cure , no way .
C’mon people! We all know madonna and janet jackson are legendary rockers!!!
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