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including “It Don’t Come Easy,”
Written by George Harrison.
Popularity born of nostalgia. Respect? Not so much. Well, Nancy Sinatra level respect, perhaps.
Surprised that Lou Reed wasn’t already in.
I know what you mean and especially when you have legendary bands like Deep Purple and the Moody Blues still not in, but if memory serves you have rap groups like Run DMC and pop singers like Madonna in there. What the hell?
Kudos to Joan Jett for her success. I’ve read that after the Beatles break-up that Ringo turned into an alcoholic because of depression. That’s understandable, I guess. But he fought through it and became successful on his own. So, good on him as well.
Ringo considered by drummers, to be a very good drummer.
Ringo’s been clean and sober for many, many years along with his lovely wife, too.
At the time of his death, Stevie Ray had been clean and sober for a few years, too.
My BIL is one of the finest SRV tribute performers in the country, and was invited by Jimmy Vaughan to visit Cleveland to perform there this week.
Good news about Paul Butterfield, ahead of their time in ‘65.
He died young, heart attack at 44.
/johnny
If the baseball HOF had the same entrance requirements as the R R HOF, any ,250 hitter with 100 career HR’s would be in.
I hear you...especially when inducted on the same day as Ringo, Withers, and SRV?
just...YIKES.
What’s wrong with Green Day?
It stopped being pure years ago. Now it's all about "inclusion" and political correctness so that every oddball genre, race and gender is represented.
Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury, I submit to you for the record these ten examples of inductees: Run DMC; Abba; The Staple Singers; Madonna; Public Enemy; Queensryche; Pete Seeger; Cat Stevens; Donna Summer; and Kiss
I can submit many more but in the interests of expediency, I believe that the prosecution can rest its case on these examples alone.
I think some entrepreneur should come up with a new Hall of Fame for rock and roll music. Call it something else and put it in New York City or Las Vegas, or some other place where somebody would actually want to visit. Not Cleveland. Not Fargo. And certainly not Little Rock.
Start with the basics like Chuck Berry; Buddy Holly; Elvis Presley; Bob Dylan, The Beatles (and not the individual members); The Rolling Stones; and The Who to start. Then very selectively add additional ones.
One important rule. The rock and roll act must have been active for a minimum of 25 years in order to qualify. That will eliminate the "flavor of the day" acts that are forgotten about 10 years later.
Apparently Joan Jett wasn't a lesbian back when Robert Plant paid "The Runaway's" a visit.
Slim pickings these days.
Who in sam hill is “Double Trouble?” I’ve never heard of them before.
Isn’t that Bill Withers?
Geez, I’m old. To me ‘Green Day’ are a new band....sigh....
I think Paul Butterfield Blues Band is pretty questionable, especially since Mike Bloomfield is already in. If anything add Al Kooper as an individual. Kooper and Bloomfield were better known for backing Bob Dylan than PBBB.
1. Paul McCartney. K.
2. Les Paul. Natch. [Hello, Fender?]
3. Jann Wenner. Why? Founded Rolling Stone magazine? High Times, would have been way more fitting...
Honestly, if they have to worry about who to induct in order to sell their dinner tickets, there's something very wrong with that process.