They want to include Rappers in the Rock Hall Of Fame while so many rock era pioneers and major stars have been overlooked or intentionally excluded.
Connie Francis is a prime example - she has been snubbed for more than 40 years. Despite being the top-selling female artist from the late ‘50s to early ‘60s
with over 100 million records sold, Connie Francis has never been nominated or inducted and is still not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Others who have been snubbed and are NOT in the Rock Hall Of Fame
Jimmy Buffett
Steppenwolf
Three Dog Night
Grand Funk Railroad
The J. Geils Band
Chubby Checker
The Marvelettes
The Guess Who
Tommy James & the Shondells
Procol Harum
War
The Commodores
Dionne Warwick
Mary Wells
Peter Frampton
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Paul Revere & the Raiders
Cyndi Lauper
Joe Cocker
The B-52’s
Cher
The Monkees
Warren Zevon
Jethro Tull
Iron Maiden
Wow. What a list! I believe Jimmy Buffet was installed to the hall after he died.
The man is a bona fide musical genius across multiple genres, including rock. He's consistently been a solid performer for more than four decades and still sells out venues when he goes on tour.
But I doubt it will happen. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has lost its way too much.