Rolling Stone's 100 Immortals of Rock & Roll

Back in 2004, Rolling Stone magazine celebrated the 50th birthday of rock & roll by compiling a list of the 50 greatest artists of all-time calling them "The Immortals." A year later, they added 50 more to the list. Here is how they did it:

The Immortals began last year with the creation of a panel of fifty-five top musicians, historians, industry executives and critics, selected by the editors of Rolling Stone. Voters were asked to pick, in order of preference, the twenty artists they deemed to be the most significant and influential of rock's first fifty years, those whose work continues to have an impact today. More than 125 artists were named. The ballots were tabulated according to a weighted point system that was overseen by the international accounting firm Ernst & Young.

Naturally, the list is filled with performers who have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. That certainly isn't surprising, but as you might suspect, given the close ties between Rolling Stone and the Rock Hall, there is a fair amount of overlap between the people who developed this list and current and former members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominating Committee (Anthony DeCurtis, Bob Hilburn, Lenny Kaye, Jon Landau, Joe Levy, Kurt Loder, Seymour Stein, Jann Wenner, etc.).

So, what can we learn from the list with respect to the Hall of Fame?

Out of the 100 Immortals, 94 are now enshrined in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as of 2019). And of the six who are not in the Rock Hall, only one isn't currently eliglble: Eminem.

Here is the full list, with the eligibility dates of the non-Hall of Famers. (Yes, we know this list is flawed -- any list like this would be -- but we're just using it to predict future Hall of Famers.) Update: We have added VH1's Top 100 Artists of All-Time for quick comparison between lists. We also added Rolling Stone's 2011 update to the Immortals list, now branded the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, which added some important artists who were missed in 2004. As of 2021, there are only 3 artists on this new list not in the Rock Hall. In 2013, Rolling Stone's editors selected 14 artists who have made an impact since the 2004 list was created that they dub the "New Immortals." Green Day was the first of these artists to be inducted, when they became first ballot Hall of Famers in 2015, and Pearl Jam followed in 2017.

Rolling Stone's Immortals (2004)
  1. The Beatles
  2. Bob Dylan
  3. Elvis Presley
  4. The Rolling Stones
  5. Chuck Berry
  6. Jimi Hendrix
  7. James Brown
  8. Little Richard
  9. Aretha Franklin
  10. Ray Charles
  11. Bob Marley
  12. The Beach Boys
  13. Buddy Holly
  14. Led Zeppelin
  15. Stevie Wonder
  16. Sam Cooke
  17. Muddy Watters
  18. Marvin Gaye
  19. The Velvet Underground
  20. Bo Diddley
  21. Otis Redding
  22. U2
  23. Bruce Springsteen
  24. Jerry Lee Lewis
  25. Fats Domino
  26. The Ramones
  27. Nirvana
  28. Prince
  29. The Who
  30. The Clash
  31. Johnny Cash
  32. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
  33. The Everly Brothers
  34. Neil Young
  35. Michael Jackson
  36. Madonna
  37. Roy Orbison
  38. John Lennon
  39. David Bowie
  40. Simon and Garfunkel
  41. The Doors
  42. Van Morrison
  43. Sly and the Family Stone
  44. Public Enemy
  45. The Byrds
  46. Janis Joplin
  47. Patti Smith
  48. Run-DMC
  49. Elton John
  50. The Band
  51. Howlin' Wolf
  52. The Allman Brothers Band
  53. Eric Clapton
  54. Dr. Dre (2018)
  55. Grateful Dead
  56. Parliament/
    Funkadelic
  57. Aerosmith
  58. Sex Pistols
  59. Louis Jordan
  60. Joni Mitchell
  61. Tina Turner
  62. Etta James
  63. Phil Spector
  64. The Kinks
  65. Al Green
  66. Cream
  67. The Temptations
  68. Jackie Wilson
  69. Carl Perkins
  70. The Police
  71. Frank Zappa
  72. AC/DC
  73. Radiohead
  74. Hank Williams
  75. The Eagles
  76. The Shirelles
  77. Beastie Boys
  78. The Stooges
  79. The Four Tops
  80. Elvis Costello
  81. The Drifters
  82. Eminem
  83. N.W.A
  84. James Taylor
  85. Black Sabbath
  86. Tupac Shakur
  87. Gram Parsons (1993)
  88. Miles Davis
  89. The Yardbirds
  90. Carlos Santana
  91. Ricky Nelson
  92. Guns N' Roses
  93. Booker T. and the MG's
  94. Nine Inch Nails
  95. Lynyrd Skynyrd
  96. Martha and the Vandellas
  97. Diana Ross and the Supremes
  98. Roxy Music
  99. Curtis Mayfield
  100. Lee "Scratch" Perry (1995)
Greatest Artists of All Time (2011)
  1. The Beatles
  2. Bob Dylan
  3. Elvis Presley
  4. The Rolling Stones
  5. Chuck Berry
  6. Jimi Hendrix
  7. James Brown
  8. Little Richard
  9. Aretha Franklin
  10. Ray Charles
  11. Bob Marley
  12. The Beach Boys
  13. Buddy Holly
  14. Led Zeppelin
  15. Stevie Wonder
  16. Sam Cooke
  17. Muddy Watters
  18. Marvin Gaye
  19. The Velvet Underground
  20. Bo Diddley
  21. Otis Redding
  22. U2
  23. Bruce Springsteen
  24. Jerry Lee Lewis
  25. Fats Domino
  26. The Ramones
  27. Prince
  28. The Clash
  29. The Who
  30. Nirvana
  31. Johnny Cash
  32. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
  33. The Everly Brothers
  34. Neil Young
  35. Michael Jackson
  36. Madonna
  37. Roy Orbison
  38. John Lennon
  39. David Bowie
  40. Simon and Garfunkel
  41. The Doors
  42. Van Morrison
  43. Sly and the Family Stone
  44. Public Enemy
  45. The Byrds
  46. Janis Joplin
  47. Patti Smith
  48. Run-DMC
  49. Elton John
  50. The Band
  51. Pink Floyd
  52. Queen
  53. The Allman Brothers Band
  54. Howlin' Wolf
  55. Eric Clapton
  56. Dr. Dre (2018)
  57. Grateful Dead
  58. Parliament/
    Funkadelic
  59. Aerosmith
  60. Sex Pistols
  61. Metallica
  62. Joni Mitchell
  63. Tina Turner
  64. Phil Spector
  65. The Kinks
  66. Al Green
  67. Cream
  68. The Temptations
  69. Jackie Wilson
  70. The Police
  71. Frank Zappa
  72. AC/DC
  73. Radiohead
  74. Hank Williams
  75. The Eagles
  76. The Shirelles
  77. Beastie Boys
  78. The Stooges
  79. The Four Tops
  80. Elvis Costello
  81. The Drifters
  82. Creedence Clearwater Revival
  83. Eminem
  84. James Taylor
  85. Black Sabbath
  86. Tupac Shakur
  87. Gram Parsons (1993)
  88. Jay-Z
  89. The Yardbirds
  90. Carlos Santana
  91. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
  92. Guns N' Roses
  93. Booker T. and the MG's
  94. Nine Inch Nails
  95. Lynyrd Skynyrd
  96. Diana Ross and the Supremes
  97. R.E.M.
  98. Curtis Mayfield
  99. Carl Perkins
  100. Talking Heads


Rolling Stone's New Immortals (2013)


VH1's Top 100 Artists (1998)
  1. The Beatles
  2. The Rolling Stones
  3. Jimi Hendrix
  4. Led Zeppelin
  5. Bob Dylan
  6. James Brown
  7. David Bowie
  8. Elvis Presley
  9. The Who
  10. The Police *
  11. Stevie Wonder
  12. Ray Charles
  13. The Beach Boys
  14. Marvin Gaye
  15. Eric Clapton *
  16. John Lennon
  17. Elton John
  18. Prince *
  19. Pink Floyd
  20. The Doors
  21. Aretha Franklin
  22. Fleetwood Mac
  23. The Eagles
  24. Bob Marley
  25. Van Morrison
  26. Chuck Berry
  27. Bruce Springsteen *
  28. Sly & the Family Stone
  29. U2 *
  30. Neil Young
  31. The Clash *
  32. Joni Mitchell
  33. Queen *
  34. Buddy Holly
  35. Otis Redding
  36. Little Richard
  37. Al Green
  38. Elvis Costello *
  39. Miles Davis *
  40. Michael Jackson *
  41. Janis Joplin
  42. Nirvana *
  43. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers *
  44. The Jackson Five
  45. Crosby, Stills & Nash
  46. The Sex Pistols *
  47. Creedence Clearwater Revival
  48. Van Halen *
  49. Roy Orbison
  50. R.E.M. *
  51. B.B. King
  52. Cream
  53. Peter Gabriel *
  54. The Grateful Dead
  55. The Byrds
  56. The Kinks
  57. Steely Dan *
  58. Sam Cooke
  59. Bo Diddley
  60. Earth, Wind & Fire *
  61. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
  62. Paul McCartney *
  63. Sting ##
  64. Frank Zappa
  65. James Taylor *
  66. Talking Heads *
  67. Kiss *
  68. The Allman Brothers
  69. Pretenders *
  70. Stevie Ray Vaughan *
  71. Rod Stewart
  72. Simon & Garfunkel
  73. Muddy Waters
  74. The Velvet Underground
  75. Curtis Mayfield
  76. The Bee Gees
  77. John Coltrane #
  78. Billy Joel *
  79. Aerosmith *
  80. Tina Turner *
  81. The Band
  82. Devo #
  83. Iggy Pop ##
  84. T. Rex *
  85. Carole King *
  86. Madonna *
  87. Santana
  88. Ramones *
  89. Johnny Cash
  90. Tom Waits *
  91. Gladys Knight & the Pips
  92. The Temptations
  93. The Four Tops
  94. Diana Ross & the Supremes
  95. Robert Johnson
  96. Lynyrd Skynyrd *
  97. Fats Domino
  98. Traffic
  99. Parliament/
    Funkadelic
  100. Paul Simon *

* Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame after 1998
# Still not a Hall of Famer
## A Hall of Famer, but not as a solo performer

VH1's Top 100 Artists (2010)
  1. The Beatles
  2. Michael Jackson
  3. Led Zeppelin
  4. The Rolling Stones
  5. Bob Dylan
  6. Jimi Hendrix
  7. Prince
  8. Elvis Presley
  9. James Brown
  10. Stevie Wonder
  11. Bob Marley
  12. David Bowie
  13. The Who
  14. Nirvana
  15. The Beach Boys
  16. Madonna
  17. Queen
  18. Pink Floyd
  19. U2
  20. Marvin Gaye
  21. Bruce Springsteen
  22. The Clash
  23. AC/DC
  24. The Velvet Underground
  25. Chuck Berry
  26. Neil Young
  27. Aretha Franklin
  28. Elton John
  29. Radiohead
  30. Aerosmith
  31. John Lennon
  32. Black Sabbath
  33. Guns N' Roses
  34. Tina Turner
  35. Johnny Cash
  36. Paul McCartney
  37. Fleetwood Mac
  38. Sly & The Family Stone
  39. The Kinks
  40. The Police
  41. Van Halen
  42. Metallica
  43. Ray Charles
  44. Joni Mitchell
  45. Al Green
  46. Ramones
  47. Jay-Z
  48. Rage Against The Machine
  49. Parliament-Funkadelic
  50. Sade
  51. Billy Joel
  52. Beyoncé #
  53. Little Richard
  54. Public Enemy
  55. Peter Gabriel
  56. KISS
  57. Iggy & The Stooges
  58. Cheap Trick
  59. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
  60. Whitney Houston
  61. Cream
  62. Genesis
  63. Notorious B.I.G.
  64. Talking Heads
  65. The Doors
  66. Justin Timberlake #
  67. Coldplay
  68. Otis Redding
  69. Tupac Shakur
  70. Def Leppard
  71. R.E.M.
  72. Janis Joplin
  73. Van Morrison
  74. The Cure
  75. Rush
  76. Run-D.M.C.
  77. Lynyrd Skynyrd
  78. Judas Priest
  79. Eminem
  80. Mary J. Blige
  81. ABBA
  82. Steely Dan
  83. Earth, Wind and Fire
  84. Curtis Mayfield
  85. The Band
  86. N.W.A
  87. George Michael
  88. Bee Gees
  89. Beastie Boys
  90. Elvis Costello
  91. Green Day
  92. LL Cool J
  93. Pearl Jam
  94. Mariah Carey
  95. OutKast
  96. Journey
  97. Pretenders
  98. Depeche Mode
  99. Hall & Oates
  100. Alicia Keys #

# Not yet eligible for the Rock Hall because of the 25 year rule
## A Hall of Famer, but not as a solo performer



Comments

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Tavares

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 01/9/2013 @ 20:01pm


Should Cheech and Chong be on FRL?

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 01/9/2013 @ 20:03pm


Prog Rock in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

1996 Pink Floyd
2010 Genesis
2013 Rush

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 02/5/2013 @ 09:13am


The Mindbenders

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 02/13/2013 @ 19:47pm


Al Jolson

Posted by Roy on Monday, 02/18/2013 @ 22:48pm


THE CANADIAN MUSIC HALL OF FAME

2013 K.D. Lang
2012 Blue Rodeo
2011 Shania Twain
2010 April Wine
2009 Loverboy
2008 Triumph
2007 Bob Rock
2006 Bryan Adams
2005 The Tragically Hip
2004 Bob Ezrin
2003 Tom Cochrane
2002 Daniel Lanois
2001 Bruce Cockburn
2000 Bruce Fairbairn
1999 Luc Plamondon
1998 David Foster
1997 Lenny Breau
1997 Gil Evans
1997 Maynard Ferguson
1997 Moe Koffman
1997 Rob McConnell
1996 David Clayton-Thomas
1996 Denny Doherty
1996 John Kay
1996 Domenic Troiano
1996 Zal Yanovsky
1995 Buffy Sainte-Marie
1994 Rush
1993 Anne Murray
1992 Ian & Sylvia
1991 Leonard Cohen
1990 Maureen Forrester
1989 The Band
1988 No Inductees
1987 The Guess Who
1986 Gordon Lightfoot
1985 Wilf Carter
1984 The Crewcuts
1984 The Diamonds
1984 The Four Lads
1983 Glenn Gould
1982 Neil Young
1981 Joni Mitchell
1980 Paul Anka
1979 Hank Snow
1978 Guy Lombardo
1978 Oscar Peterson

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 02/19/2013 @ 19:58pm


Where is Rush?

Posted by Ramon on Wednesday, 02/20/2013 @ 14:23pm


The Early Influence

Roy Brown
The Ravens
The Clovers
Wynonie Harris
The Mills Brothers
Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 02/26/2013 @ 06:53am


The new list doesn't surprise me, except that Taylor Swift and Beyonce doesn't belong. That's just my opinion. I'm actually surprised the Black Keys aren't on there!

Posted by Jason Voigt on Wednesday, 03/6/2013 @ 14:29pm


Alright, so we seem to no longer have the posts ranking the most recent inductees to the side categories...so I'll need everyone to post a ballot again. Simply rank them where you feel they belong on the current list.


My ballot:

Influences (Rock Era):


Karlheinz Stockhausen - #32 (ahead of Ravi Shankar)
Jacques Brel - #34 (#33 + Karlheinz Stockahusen, ahead of Crew Cuts)



Non-Performers (Producers/Engineers):

Glyn Johns - #26 (ahead of Ted Templeman)


Non-Performers (Industry):

Art Rupe - #36 (ahead of Casey Kasem)


Sidemen (Individuals):

Jack Nitzche - #51 (ahead of Rob Sabino)
Philip Paul - #55 (#54 + Jack Nitzche) (ahead of John McLaughlin)



Hopefully, we can get more responses this time and knock that out. The third part of this re-ranking involves adding newly eligible artists to the #302 to 500 list. We will be covering both last fall's class of newbies which consist of the 2027/2028 eligibles, including The Decemberists, LCD Soundsystem and Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the 2028/2029 crop which includes Animal Collective, Arcade Fire and Kanye West.

My proposal is that people can bring forward names from either list and the ones with 5 supporters will be brought forward to the ranking stage where users can place them on the old list, anywhere between #302 and #500.

Posted by Casper on Sunday, 03/17/2013 @ 00:32am


STILL MISSING ON FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS

THE GROUPS

Tavares
The Del Satins
The Persuaders
Shep & The Limelights
The Velvelettes
The Mindbenders
The S.O.S. Band
Billy Vera and the Beaters
Cheech and Chong
Steam
Boys Don't Cry
The Blow Monkeys
Lady Pank
Dog's Eye View
Sister Hazel
Wet Wet Wet
Technotronic
Uncle Kracker
Xscape
Zhane
Kris Kross

THE MEN

Al Jolson
Glenn Gould
Hoyt Axton
David Geddes
John Parr
Paul Carrack
Robert Tepper
Ian Thomas
Jack Wagner
Patrick Swayze
Paul Hardcastle
Baz Luhrmann

THE WOMEN

Fontella Bass
Millie Jackson
Rebbie Jackson
Evelyn "Champagne" King
Maxine Nightingale
Stephanie Mills
Shannon
Stacey Q
Patrice Rushen
Pia Zadora
Pebbles
Brenda Russell
Brenda K Starr
Jennifer Rush
Vonda Shepard
Oleta Adams
Jann Arden
Tasmin Archer
Billie Myers
Monica
Shanice

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 03/26/2013 @ 13:57pm


STILL MISSING ON FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS

etc., etc.,...

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 03.26.13 @ 13:57pm
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Many artists are still missing from the site.

A month ago, I wrote in and asked for J.D. McPherson to be given a page (spurred a bit by Zach here). There's still nothing.

I suggest simply biding our time on these things. I don't know if theings are such that the Site Admin. can devote a 24/7 schedule to all of this. Eventually everything will fall into place.

Posted by Cheesecrop on Wednesday, 03/27/2013 @ 06:42am


Here is my list of the 100 greatest artists of all time:

100. Robert Johnson

99. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

98. Joe Cocker

97. Quiet Riot

96. The Rascals

95. Nine Inch Nails

94. Ratt

93. Miles Davis

92. Bad Brains

91. Dave Matthews Band

90. Rod Stewart

89. New York Dolls

88. Steve Perry

87. Frank Zappa

86. Mountain

85. Sonny and Cher

84. R.E.M

83. The Ink Spots

82. Beck

81. Enya

80. Men at Work

79. Whitesnake

78. Smashing Pumpkins

77. Van Halen

76. Louis Armstrong

75. The Easybeats

74. Daryl Hall and John Oates

73. John Mayer

72. The Moddy Blues

71. Eric Clapton

70. Neil Diamond

69. Huey Lewis & The News

68. Kid Rock

67. Hole

66. Al Green

65. The Hollies

64. Massive Attack

63. The Black Crowes

62. Crosby, Stills & Nash

61. Ten Years After

60. Freddie King

59. Alice In Chains

58. Fugees

57. The Kinks

56. 2Pac

55. Big Joe Tuner

54. Thin Lizzy

53. Neil Young

52. Jane's Addiction

51. Yes

50. Bruce Springsteen

49. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

48. Wham!

47. John Coltrane

46. De La Soul

45. Foo Fighters

44. Mary Wells

43. Robert Palmer

42. Dusty Springfield

41. Motorhead

40. Styx

39. John Lee Hooker

38. Elvis Costello & The Attractions

37. Angels & Airwaves

36. B.B. King

35. Martha & The Vandellas

34. Kiss

33. Boston

32. John Lenonn

31. Marvin Gaye

30. Hank Willims

29. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

28. AC/DC

27. Foreigner

26. Rage Against the Machine

25. Ray Charles

24. Fleetwood Mac

23. Aerosmith

22. The Four Tops

21. AC/DC

20. Bon Jovi

19. Elvis Presley

18. Sam Cooke

17. Bob Marley

16. U2

15. Jefferson Airplane

14. The Who

13. The Temptations

12. Metallica

11. The Doors

10. Nirvana

9. Led Zepplin

8. Creedence Clearwater Revival

7. Cream

6. The Rolling Stones

5. The Beatles

4. Elton John

3. Journey

2. Rush

1. Billy Joel













Posted by Andrew on Saturday, 03/30/2013 @ 21:41pm


Gotta love a list that has Wham! followed by Coltrane.

Posted by GFW on Sunday, 03/31/2013 @ 08:36am


I might as well share my list.

ZACH'S TOP 100 FAVORITE RECORDING ARTISTS OF ALL TIME

1. Buddy Holly and The Crickets
2. Chuck Berry
3. Louis Jordan
4. David Bowie
5. Pat Benatar
6. Fats Domino
7. The Cars
8. Cab Calloway
9. Nat King Cole/The Nat King Cole Trio
10. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
11. Little Richard
12. Roxy Music
13. Hank Williams, Sr.
14. Gary Numan/Tubeway Army
15. Huey Lewis & the News
16. Howlin' Wolf
17. Count Basie
18. The Sweet
19. Queen
20. Ray Charles
21. Van Halen
22. Woody Herman
23. Bo Diddley
24. Dean Martin
25. Foreigner
26. Mott the Hoople
27. The Coasters/The Robins
28. Bill Haley & His Comets
29. Benny Goodman
30. Dizzy Gillespie
31. Carl Perkins
32. Donna Summer
33. Willie Nelson
34. Muddy Waters
35. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
36. The Big Bopper
37. John Valby
38. The Go-Go's
39. The Doobie Brothers
40. Glenn Miller
41. Jackie Wilson
42. Prince & the Revolution
43. T. Rex
44. T-Bone Walker
45. Duran Duran
46. Elvis Presley
47. The Stray Cats
48. Jerry Lee Lewis
49. Ian Dury and the Blockheads
50. Hall & Oates
51. Michael Jackson/The Jackson 5
52. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
53. JD McPherson
54. Roy Orbison
55. Eddie Cochran
56. Al Jolson
57. Louis Armstrong
58. The Waitresses
59. Alice Cooper
60. Judas Priest
61. The Ink Spots
62. Jobriath
63. Elton John
64. Mickey Gilley
65. Scandal
66. The Police
67. The Vince Guaraldi Trio
68. Bill Monroe
69. Sonny Boy Williamson II
70. Lightnin' Hopkins
71. The Art of Noise
72. Billy Ward & the Dominoes
73. Bobby Darin
74. The Charlie Daniels Band
75. Def Leppard
76. George Benson
77. Human League
78. Van Morrison
79. Loverboy
80. Madness
81. Billy Murray
82. Pink Floyd
83. The Platters
84. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
85. Aerosmith
86. Run-D.M.C.
87. Charlie Parker
88. Link Wray
89. Whitesnake
90. Wham!
91. Wanda Jackson
92. The Temptations
93. The Andrews Sisters
94. Aretha Franklin
95. B.B. King
96. The Bee Gees
97. Cyndi Lauper
98. Kenny G (Don't laugh! His funk/disco-influenced material from 1982-1985 is surprisingly good)
99. The Alan Parsons Project
100. Tears for Fears

The top 20 is pretty much etched in stone, but anyone ranked 22-100 may see their stock increase or decrease. New discoveries may crack the top 100. I'll amend this list to reflect any changes, but don't worry about me becoming another Roy. I'm not going to repost this entire list every time I make an alteration.

Posted by Zach on Sunday, 03/31/2013 @ 19:53pm


The Masked Marauders

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 04/6/2013 @ 20:44pm


Here is my list of the 100 greatest artists of all time with a few changes:

100. Robert Johnson
99. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
98. Joe Cocker
97. Quiet Riot
96. The Rascals
95. Nine Inch Nails
94. Ratt
93. Miles Davis
92. Bad Brains
91. Dave Matthews Band
90. Rod Stewart
89. New York Dolls
88. Steve Perry
87. Frank Zappa
86. Mountain
85. The Doobie Brothers
84. R.E.M
83. The Ink Spots
82. Beck
81. Enya
80. Coldplay
79. Whitesnake
78. Smashing Pumpkins
77. Van Halen
76. Louis Armstrong
75. The Yardbirds
74. Daryl Hall and John Oates
73. Sly and The Family Stone
72. The Moody Blues
71. Eric Clapton
70. Neil Diamond
69. Huey Lewis & The News
68. Kid Rock
67. Hole
66. Al Green
65. The Hollies
64. Massive Attack
63. The Black Crowes
62. Crosby, Stills & Nash
61. Ten Years After
60. Genesis
59. Alice In Chains
58. Fugees
57. The Kinks
56. 2Pac
55. Big Joe Tuner
54. Thin Lizzy
53. Neil Young
52. Jane's Addiction
51. Yes
50. Bruce Springsteen
49. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
48. Wham!
47. John Coltrane
46. De La Soul
45. Foo Fighters
44. Mary Wells
43. Robert Palmer
42. Dusty Springfield
41. Motorhead
40. Styx
39. John Lee Hooker
38. Elvis Costello & The Attractions
37. Angels & Airwaves
36. B.B. King
35. Martha & The Vandellas
34. Kiss
33. Boston
32. John Lennon
31. Marvin Gaye
30. Hank Williams
29. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
28. AC/DC
27. Foreigner
26. Adele
25. Ray Charles
24. Fleetwood Mac
23. Aerosmith
22. The Four Tops
21. The Police
20. Bon Jovi
19. Elvis Presley
18. Sam Cooke
17. Bob Marley
16. U2
15. Jefferson Airplane
14. The Who
13. The Temptations
12. Metallica
11. The Doors
10. Nirvana
9. Led Zepplin
8. Creedence Clearwater Revival
7. Cream
6. The Rolling Stones
5. The Beatles
4. Elton John
3. Journey
2. Rush
1. Billy Joel

Posted by Andrew on Sunday, 04/7/2013 @ 00:44am


Here's my list of the 100 greatest artists of hard rock:

100. Nine Inch Nails
99. The Clash
98. Kid Rock
97. Black Flag
96. Grand Funk Railroad
95. Cannibal Corpse
94. Bad Brains
93. Jane's Addiction
92. Meat Loaf
91. King's X
90. The Scorpions
89. White Lion
88. Saxon
87. The Runaways
86. Yes
85. Lita Ford
84. Blue Cheer
83. UFO
82. Spinal Tap
81. Foo Fighters
80. Pantera
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers
78. Frank Zappa
77. Iron Butterfly
76. Hole
75. Quiet Riot
74. Fugazi
73. The White Stripes
72. Anthrax
71. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
70. Ratt
69. Slayer
68. Mott The Hoople
67. White Zombie
66. The Pixies
65. Jeff Beck
64. Jetho Tull
63. Peter Frampton
62. W.A.S.P
61. Primus
60. New York Dolls
59. Danzig
58. Asia
57. Green Day
56. Bad English
55. Living Colour
54. Pink Floyd
53. Alice In Chains
52. Billy Idol
51. Pat Benetar
50. Stone Temple Pilots
49. Husker Du
48. Styx
47. Twisted Sister
46. Wishbone Ash
45. The Black Crowes
44. ZZ Top
43. Whitesnake
42. Kansas
41. King Crimson
40. Ozzy Osbroune
39. MC5
38. Sonic Youth
37. Free
36. Lenny Kravitz
35. Queensryche
34. The Damned
33. The Kinks
32. The Doors
31. Avenged Sevenfold
30. Deep Purple
29. Bachman-Turner Overdrive
28. The Yardbirds
27. Metallica
26. Boston
25. Cheap Trick
24. Poison
23. The Stooges
22. Megadeth
21. Bon Jovi
20. Motorhead
19. Def Leppard
18. Steppenwolf
17. Heart
16. Led Zeppelin
15. Mountain
14. Van Halen
13. Alice Cooper
12. Pearl Jam
11. Jimi Hendrix
10. Black Sabbath
9. Aerosmith
8. The Rolling Stones
7. AC/DC
6. The Who
5. Queen
4. Foreigner
3. Cream
2. Journey
1. Rush

Posted by Andrew on Friday, 04/12/2013 @ 00:34am


KINGS IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 2013 Albert King
02. 2012 Freddie King
03. 2006 Ed King
04. 2000 King Curtis
05. 2000 Nat "King" Cole
06. 1990 Carole King
07. 1988 Ben E. King
08. 1987 B.B. King

Posted by Roy on Friday, 04/12/2013 @ 06:24am


KINGS IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1987 B.B. King
02. 1988 Ben E. King
03. 1990 Carole King
04. 2000 Nat "King" Cole
05. 2000 King Curtis
06. 2006 Ed King
07. 2012 Freddie King
08. 2013 Albert King

Posted by Roy on Friday, 04/12/2013 @ 08:22am


http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20551856,00.html?hpt=hp_t5

Entertainment Weekly's 10 Odd Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Omissions

01. Deep Purple
02. Joe Cocker
03. Eric B. and Rakim
04. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
05. Judas Priest
06. KISS
07. Kraftwerk
08. Chic
09. Bon Jovi
10. The Cars

Posted by Roy on Friday, 04/19/2013 @ 08:46am


Here's my list of the 100 greatest artists of hard rock with a few changes:

100. Nine Inch Nails
99. The Clash
98. Kid Rock
97. Black Flag
96. Grand Funk Railroad
95. Cannibal Corpse
94. Bad Brains
93. Jane's Addiction
92. Meat Loaf
91. King's X
90. The Scorpions
89. White Lion
88. Saxon
87. The Runaways
86. Yes
85. Lita Ford
84. Blue Cheer
83. UFO
82. Spinal Tap
81. Foo Fighters
80. Pantera
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers
78. Frank Zappa
77. Iron Butterfly
76. Hole
75. Quiet Riot
74. Fugazi
73. The White Stripes
72. Anthrax
71. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
70. Ratt
69. Slayer
68. Mott The Hoople
67. White Zombie
66. The Pixies
65. Jeff Beck
64. Jetho Tull
63. Peter Frampton
62. W.A.S.P
61. Primus
60. New York Dolls
59. Danzig
58. Asia
57. Green Day
56. Soundgarden
55. Living Colour
54. Pink Floyd
53. Alice In Chains
52. Billy Idol
51. Pat Benetar
50. Stone Temple Pilots
49. Husker Du
48. Styx
47. Twisted Sister
46. Wishbone Ash
45. The Black Crowes
44. ZZ Top
43. Whitesnake
42. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
41. King Crimson
40. Ozzy Osbroune
39. MC5
38. Sonic Youth
37. Free
36. Lenny Kravitz
35. Queensryche
34. The Damned
33. The Kinks
32. The Doors
31. Poison
30. Deep Purple
29. Bachman-Turner Overdrive
28. The Yardbirds
27. Megadeth
26. Boston
25. Sex Pistols
24. Metallica
23. Guns N' Roses
22. Pearl Jam
21. Bon Jovi
20. Motorhead
19. Def Leppard
18. Steppenwolf
17. Heart
16. Led Zeppelin
15. Mountain
14. Van Halen
13. Alice Cooper
12. Nirvana
11. Jimi Hendrix
10. Black Sabbath
9. Aerosmith
8. The Rolling Stones
7. AC/DC
6. The Who
5. Queen
4. Foreigner
3. Cream
2. Journey
1. Rush

Posted by Andrew on Wednesday, 05/1/2013 @ 15:55pm


FINAL UPDATE FROM ME EVER!

FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS STILL NEEDS PAGES FOR THE FOLLOWING

Tavares * The Del Satins * The Persuaders * Shep & The Limelights * The Velvelettes * The Mindbenders * The S.O.S. Band * Billy Vera and the Beaters * Cheech and Chong * Steam * Opus * Boys Don't Cry * The Blow Monkeys * Lady Pank * Dog's Eye View * Sister Hazel * Wet Wet Wet * Technotronic * Uncle Kracker * Xscape * Zhane

Hoyt Axton * David Geddes * John Parr * Paul Carrack * Robert Tepper * Ian Thomas * Jack Wagner * Patrick Swayze * Paul Hardcastle * Baz Luhrmann * Patrick Hernandez * Robbie Neville

Fontella Bass * Millie Jackson * Rebbie Jackson * Alicia Bridges * Evelyn "Champagne" King * Maxine Nightingale * Stephanie Mills * Shannon * Stacey Q * Patrice Rushen * Pia Zadora * Pebbles * Brenda Russell * Brenda K Starr * Jennifer Rush * Vonda Shepard
Oleta Adams
Jann Arden
Tasmin Archer
Billie Myers
Monica

Posted by Roy on Friday, 05/3/2013 @ 10:17am


FINAL UPDATE FROM ME EVER!

FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS STILL NEEDS PAGES FOR THE FOLLOWING

Tavares * The Del Satins * The Persuaders * Shep & The Limelights * The Velvelettes * The Mindbenders * The S.O.S. Band * Billy Vera and the Beaters * Cheech and Chong * Steam * Opus * Boys Don't Cry * The Blow Monkeys * Lady Pank * Dog's Eye View * Sister Hazel * Wet Wet Wet * Technotronic * Uncle Kracker * Xscape * Zhane

Hoyt Axton * David Geddes * John Parr * Paul Carrack * Robert Tepper * Ian Thomas * Jack Wagner * Patrick Swayze * Paul Hardcastle * Baz Luhrmann * Patrick Hernandez * Robbie Neville

Fontella Bass * Millie Jackson * Rebbie Jackson * Alicia Bridges * Evelyn "Champagne" King * Maxine Nightingale * Stephanie Mills * Shannon * Stacey Q * Patrice Rushen * Pia Zadora * Pebbles * Brenda Russell * Brenda K Starr * Jennifer Rush * Vonda Shepard * Oleta Adams * Jann Arden * Tasmin Archer * Billie Myers * Monica * Shanice

Posted by Roy on Friday, 05/3/2013 @ 10:19am


FINAL UPDATE FROM ME EVER!

Posted by Roy on Friday, 05.3.13 @ 10:19am

I will believe that when I see it.

Posted by brian on Friday, 05/3/2013 @ 11:21am


FINAL UPDATE FROM ME EVER!

Posted by Roy on Friday, 05.3.13 @ 10:19am

Make it final post ever pls?

Posted by GFW on Friday, 05/3/2013 @ 13:12pm


Autograph * J.J. Fad * Kris Kross

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 05/4/2013 @ 10:08am


Roy I thought you said that was your final update EVER. What gives?

Posted by brian on Saturday, 05/4/2013 @ 11:02am


FINAL UPDATE FROM ME EVER!

FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS STILL NEEDS PAGES FOR THE FOLLOWING

Tavares * The Del Satins * The Persuaders * Shep & The Limelights * The Velvelettes * The Mindbenders * The S.O.S. Band * Billy Vera and the Beaters * Cheech and Chong * Steam * Opus * Boys Don't Cry * The Blow Monkeys * Lady Pank * Dog's Eye View * Sister Hazel * Wet Wet Wet * Technotronic * Uncle Kracker * Xscape * Zhane * J.J. Fad * Kris Kross * The Vapors

Hoyt Axton * David Geddes * John Parr * Paul Carrack * Robert Tepper * Ian Thomas * Jack Wagner * Patrick Swayze * Paul Hardcastle * Baz Luhrmann * Patrick Hernandez * Robbie Neville

Fontella Bass * Millie Jackson * Rebbie Jackson * Alicia Bridges * Evelyn "Champagne" King * Maxine Nightingale * Stephanie Mills * Shannon * Stacey Q * Patrice Rushen * Pia Zadora * Pebbles * Brenda Russell * Brenda K Starr * Jennifer Rush * Vonda Shepard * Oleta Adams * Jann Arden * Tasmin Archer * Billie Myers * Monica * Shanice

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 05/4/2013 @ 19:12pm


FINAL UPDATE FROM ME EVER!

FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS STILL NEEDS PAGES FOR THE FOLLOWING

Tavares * The Del Satins * The Persuaders * Shep & The Limelights * The Velvelettes * The Mindbenders * The S.O.S. Band * Billy Vera and the Beaters * Cheech and Chong * Steam * Opus * Boys Don't Cry * The Blow Monkeys * Lady Pank * Dog's Eye View * Sister Hazel * Wet Wet Wet * Technotronic * Uncle Kracker * Xscape * Zhane * J.J. Fad * Kris Kross * The Vapors * Autograph * Inner Circle * Swing Out Sister

Glenn Miller * Al Jolson * Hoyt Axton * David Geddes * John Parr * Paul Carrack * Robert Tepper * Ian Thomas * Jack Wagner * Patrick Swayze * Paul Hardcastle * Baz Luhrmann * Patrick Hernandez * Robbie Neville

Fontella Bass * Millie Jackson * Rebbie Jackson * Alicia Bridges * Evelyn "Champagne" King * Maxine Nightingale * Stephanie Mills * Shannon * Stacey Q * Patrice Rushen * Pia Zadora * Pebbles * Brenda Russell * Brenda K Starr * Jennifer Rush * Vonda Shepard * Oleta Adams * Jann Arden * Tasmin Archer * Billie Myers * Monica * Shanice

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 05/8/2013 @ 14:20pm


Roy, why does Patrick Swayze need a page here? Do you think that anyone here really needs to debate the Rockhall cred of "She's Like the Wind"?

Posted by Dezmond on Wednesday, 05/8/2013 @ 20:36pm


FINAL UPDATE FROM ME EVER!

FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS STILL NEEDS PAGES FOR THE FOLLOWING

Tavares * The Del Satins * The Persuaders * Shep & The Limelights * The Velvelettes * The Mindbenders * The S.O.S. Band * Billy Vera and the Beaters * Cheech and Chong * Steam * Opus * Boys Don't Cry * The Blow Monkeys * Lady Pank * Dog's Eye View * Sister Hazel * Wet Wet Wet * Technotronic * Uncle Kracker * Xscape * Zhane * J.J. Fad * Kris Kross * The Vapors * Autograph * Inner Circle * Swing Out Sister * Trio

Glenn Miller * Al Jolson * Hoyt Axton * David Geddes * John Parr * Paul Carrack * Robert Tepper * Ian Thomas * Jack Wagner * Patrick Swayze * Paul Hardcastle * Baz Luhrmann * Patrick Hernandez * Robbie Neville * Tevin Campbell

Fontella Bass * Millie Jackson * Rebbie Jackson * Alicia Bridges * Evelyn "Champagne" King * Maxine Nightingale * Stephanie Mills * Shannon * Stacey Q * Patrice Rushen * Pia Zadora * Pebbles * Brenda Russell * Brenda K Starr * Jennifer Rush * Vonda Shepard * Oleta Adams * Jann Arden * Tasmin Archer * Billie Myers * Monica * Shanice

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 05/9/2013 @ 10:15am


Roy, why does Patrick Swayze need a page here? Do you think that anyone here really needs to debate the Rockhall cred of "She's Like the Wind"?

Posted by Dezmond on Wednesday, 05.8.13 @ 20:36pm


Yes

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 05/9/2013 @ 10:18am


Final update? But Roy, how we will know when it is June?

Posted by Paul on Thursday, 05/9/2013 @ 13:03pm



Roy, why does Patrick Swayze need a page here? Do you think that anyone here really needs to debate the Rockhall cred of "She's Like the Wind"?

Posted by Dezmond on Wednesday, 05.8.13 @ 20:36pm


Yes
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Posted by GFW on Thursday, 05/9/2013 @ 14:24pm


I read a Rolling Stone readers poll called "10 Worst Band in the Ninties" and here's the list in numerical order:

1. Creed
2. Nickleback
3. Limp Bizket
4. Hanson
5. Nirvana
6. Hootie & The Blowfish
7. Bush
8. Spin Doctors
9. Ace of Base
10. The Dave Matthews Band

It seems that the author was shocked and dissatisfied (also the people on the comment section) that Nirvana is on the list. He also mentioned that they will be in the Hall next year. The author seemed to joke that whether "the members of Warrant, Mötley Crüe, Poison and Bang Tango come together to stuff the ballot boxes." Other than Nirvana, the author have a point on some bands on why they should or sholdn't be in the ballot.

You can read the whole on thing on http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/readers-poll-the-ten-worst-bands-of-the-nineties-20130509

Posted by John R.C. on Friday, 05/10/2013 @ 22:22pm


Edit: Change "ballot" on the last word at the second paragraph to "list

Posted by John R.C. on Friday, 05/10/2013 @ 22:40pm


I read a Rolling Stone readers poll called "10 Worst Band in the Ninties" and here's the list in numerical order:

etc., on down...

Posted by John R.C. on Friday, 05.10.13 @ 22:22pm
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Remember, this is from a very commercial magazine that wishes to make a buck. They say it's a reader's poll, but it's impossible to know, like any other poll, just how much of it is subjected to any kind of Gerry-mandering, per' se. Your comment on both the author And the people commenting on being shocked that a certain band is on this list says something.

Would this list have gained anyone's attention had that one particular band Not been on the list?

Posted by Cheesecrop on Sunday, 05/12/2013 @ 05:45am


Stevie Wonder has no business in the top 30. Neither does Sam Cooke or Ray Charles.

Posted by classicrocker on Saturday, 07.26.08 @ 18:14pm

Thanks for proving my suspicions about you being a rockist asshole.

If you seriously need an explanation as to why Stevie Wonder, Sam Cooke, and Ray Charles are monumental figures in the development of rock 'n roll and deserving of their rankings (and believe me, soul is a part of rock 'n roll), then you are beyond help. Your username explains your ignorance quite well. I can't stand Rolling Stone, but they got something right for once.

Oh, and those VH1 lists made for some great comedic material. Ranking marginal johnny-come-latelies like Rage Against the Machine, Mariah Carey, Pearl Jam, Jay-Z, and Green Day among the greatest artists, while omitting far more significant names like Louis Armstrong, Hank Williams Sr., Bill Monroe, Billie Holiday, and Buddy Holly, is a total travesty. It's a good thing VH1 isn't considered any kind of credible source, because music criticism would be in much worse shape than it already is.

Posted by Zach on Tuesday, 05/14/2013 @ 16:26pm


Oh, and those VH1 lists made for some great comedic material. Ranking marginal johnny-come-latelies like Rage Against the Machine, Mariah Carey, Pearl Jam, Jay-Z, and Green Day among the greatest artists, while omitting far more significant names like Louis Armstrong, Hank Williams Sr., Bill Monroe, Billie Holiday, and Buddy Holly, is a total travesty.

Posted by Zach on Tuesday, 05.14.13 @ 16:26pm
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I'm sorry, warden, but I'm cracking under pressure here.

I love your list of "Johnny-come-Latelies", many of whom have been around for over 20 years now. I'm well aware you don't care for Rage (I can do w/out the lyrics myself, through I appreciate the rock as music element they've got going), but saying Johnny come Lately is foolish here. Same for Mariah Carey & Green Day. I may not care for all of Carey's work, but I at least accord her some respect.

Jay-Z is the only one here whose debut was under 20 yrs. ago, so I guess that's the one you could attach the term to, though in a little while that will cease as well.

W/out a doubt your most hilarious reference to a "Johnny-Come-Lately" is Pearl Jam. PJ, alone amongst these artists, managed to hit #1 (& multiple times, mind you) w/out using music videos. It's notable because it places them at the same level as the older artists you've mentioned, at least in terms of how they acquired their success. Unlike All the artists of the 80's and 90's who were dependent on MTV, PJ did it in exactly he same manner as Armstrong, Williams, Holiday, & Holly.

Guess what - they're still around, too. A modern band, doing it like the "classic" artists, and making it in the modern world. I don't know, does that count in your universe here?

Posted by Cheesecrop on Tuesday, 05/14/2013 @ 17:01pm


The Blueprint>>>The Chirping Crickets, lady In Satin and Hank Williams SIngs

cheese you mah nigga

Posted by GFW on Tuesday, 05.14.13 @ 17:30pm

Well, there goes your credibility, GFW.

Also, Jay-Z isn't even 1/10th the artist that Billie Holiday, Buddy Holly, and Hank Williams Sr. are. Popularity aside, he's got nothing on those three in terms of innovation and influence. In the grand scheme of things, Jay-Z is at best a paragraph or two in the book of music. Williams, Holiday, and Holly all open new chapters and continue to permeate the book with their influences. I can assure you that history will remember those three much better and longer, while Lay-Z will be an odd footnote from a time in which music had little taste.

Cheesecrop, I use the term "johnny-come-latelies" to refer to acts who are still relatively recent (late 1980s onwards) and haven't exactly shaken the world of music in meaningful ways. I mean, let's face it, Jay-Z is a dime-a-dozen rapper, Green Day is a juvenile pop punk band, Mariah Carey is a cheap pop tart, RATM is a discordant mess recycling the same anarchist politics as their heroes, and Pearl Jam is a classic rock revivalist act hiding under grunge clothing.

To even think that any of them are on the same scale of importance as Louis Armstrong, who is virtually synonymous with jazz, or Hank Williams Sr., who made an artform out of singing about heartbreak, is absurd. Let's face it, the only musicians/singers/bands that matter in the grand scheme of things are those that changed it or reinvented the game. I realize that some of my favorites aren't among that pack (i.e., Huey Lewis and the News, Dean Martin, The Sweet, Cab Calloway), but that doesn't bother me in the slightest. I'll always love Screamin' Jay Hawkins and The Cars, but I'll never pretend that they were as important to music as Sam Cooke and Roxy Music.

The more I think about it, the more I've come to realize how bored I am with most rock 'n roll. Don't get me wrong, I'll always love the 1950s pioneers and some of the post-1960s stuff, but lately I've become more entranced with blues, jazz, and other, pre-1960s forms of music. You can only debate the artistic merits of Pet Sounds and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band for so long before that becomes old hat. I'd rather talk about the greatness of Dizzy Gillespie and Sonny Boy Williamson II, as well as the less notable but still fascinating names like Ahmad Jamal and J.B. Lenoir, than rehash Led Zeppelin's discography.

Posted by Zach on Tuesday, 05/14/2013 @ 18:03pm


O.K., I'm torn here. On one hand, I definitely hear where you are coming from in regards to some older artists. I cannot help but notice the Ahmad Jamal reference. I' also thinking that I wish you'd have been here when I was trying to push for Stan Kenton's "Intermission Riff" in the Song Project.

On the other hand, we clearly have two different sets of reference points & ideas about what flies as meaningful. I agree that Carey is a pop tart, & that Rage's politics can get in the way of anything they attempt to do musically. I'm also not necessarily sold on Jay-Z. I will say that they all have had a heavy influence on modern music, and that the notion of what is "meaningful" can easily change over time. Certainly, hip-hop kids would tell you that Jay-Z is meaningful in their world.

Green Day is also quite meaningful to many kids, though in a diff. way. I'll say that Rage, & early Green Day, worked well as rock bands, even if Green Day is more of a pop outfit now.

Pearl Jam also fits here, & here I will disagree slightly w/you on the assumption that they were simply a classic rock outfit in grunge clothing. I think they offered up an excellent take on blues-based rock, which can easily be read as "classic" rock, but at the same time, they in elements of a scene that wasn't necessarily just a re-hash of the 60's & 70's.

Remember, PJ had three straight #1 albums, sans videos. "VS." set a opening wk. sales record that lasted five yrs., & "Vitalogy" beat your favorite band, the Beatles, who's double album "Live At The BBC" could not best them in the fall of 1994. Somebody was being moved by these guys to pull that one off...

btw, I'm going to borrow your 50's ear in relation to Andrew's "Star Wars" musical odyssey for a minute here. If you've been reading, you know what's happening vis' a 'vis "Star Wars". Let me know what you think about this:

We're on the Death Star, at the moment where all the Imperial officers are arguing about the power of the battle station. In the background, we hear the Coasters "Yakety Yak" playing (right around the time that one officer states that "this station is now the ultimate power in the universe"). Vader starts talking about the Force, and the officer gets on his case about not trying to "frighten us w/your sorcerer's ways".

Right at the moment The Coasters are about to fade out, Vader lifts his hand. We hear the lyrics:

"Yakety Yak, Don't Talk Back"...

& then the guy starts clutching at his neck...
& then Vader's voice...

"I find your lack of faith disturbing..."

ask yourself if that isn't timed perfectly! What do you think?

Posted by Cheesecrop on Tuesday, 05/14/2013 @ 20:01pm


So let me get this straight. No Fats Domino?...
So the man who single handed created the rock and roll genre is at number 25? not even in the top 20?

IMO, almost every "grandfather" of rock and roll should be filling in the slots between number 30-1.

How come the beatles pop up @ number 1 on every list?
And why is Elvis presley not at #1?
I mean, if you think about it, with out Elvis blowing up the rock and roll genre, we would have no "rock and roll" beat that we have currently, and we would have no beatles or anything else.

Everything pertaining rock and roll/beatles or whatever goes straight back to Elvis making history in the mid 50's...with out him, it would just be sped up blues/country music that would soon die after the 50's.

What about richie valens? yes he had a short as heck career, rest his soul...but I mean man, that guy was amazing.

Why is buddy holly so low on the list? The beatles early recordings were VIRTUALLY BUDDY HOLLY like.


These lists are stupid because they don't give proper respect where proper respect is due.
The beatles leeched off of elvis and buddy holly...There is no such thing as a "beatles sound", that is wholly elvis and buddy holly....if anything, the beatles made it more boring and dry of a sound.


Lists like these are more of "who was marketed and had the most popularity"...I can give you a handful of bands who can out do the beatles. or nirvana, or half the other garbage groups on this list.

Talent seems to take a back seat on rolling stones lists.

Posted by Adrian on Wednesday, 05/15/2013 @ 04:50am


I mean, if you think about it, with out Elvis blowing up the rock and roll genre, we would have no "rock and roll" beat that we have currently, and we would have no beatles or anything else.

Everything pertaining rock and roll/beatles or whatever goes straight back to Elvis making history in the mid 50's...with out him, it would just be sped up blues/country music that would soon die after the 50's.

Posted by Adrian on Wednesday, 05.15.13 @ 04:50am
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While I agree w/you that no Elvis = no Beatles, we would've had rock & roll, even if Elvis hadn't showed up.

Figure it this way - Haley & his Comets had already hit in 53 w/"Crazy Man, Crazy", the 1st real rock & roll single, before Elvis even showed up. Alan Freed has already been on the airwaves for a bit, & people are tuned in (at least in Cleveland, they are!).

You can assume the majority of the South is tuned in, even if some folks don't like it. When Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, etc., all come down the pike, they still would've made an impression. Figure that "Rock Around The Clock" is showing up on the big screens courtesy of "The Blackboard Jungle", while James Dean is sitting on the edge of success in the rock film w/out a soundtrack "Rebel Without A Cause". Folks have already commented that Haley was wed to rock via "Jungle", while it was also clear that the same audience checking out "Jungle" was also represented by "Rebel".

Even w/out Elvis, connecting the various dots guarantees that an acknowledgment would've had to have been made by 1956 that some sort of "new scene" had sprung up. Maybe they wouldn't have called it rock & roll right off the bat, but certainly it would've been accepted in retrospect. Had they come up w/the term "rock & roll", circa 1960, histories would've eventually re-cast everything from 55/56 in that same manner - it just would've been a bit before the acknowledgement.

Posted by Cheesecrop on Wednesday, 05/15/2013 @ 11:11am


I strongly agree with your comments on these lists, guys.

As far as I can tell, Rolling Stone and VH1 seem to leave a lot of great bands out of these lists. I can't find Kid Rock, Mumford & Sons, UFO, Mountain, Iron Butterfly, Hole, Angels & Airwaves, Foreigner, or Journey on hardly any of them.

There are some performers that are ranked too low like Creedence Clearwater Revival or Billy Joel.

It looks like Rolling Stone tends to focus on the rock groups that they think matter in rock and roll. That is why I've never cared for them or any of those musical snobs.

BTW, fallowing Cheesecrop's example of Star Wars and rock n' roll, I'm going to do one and please let me know what you guys think about this:

We're on Hoth right now and the Imperial AT-ATs are approaching. As the rebel solders prepare for battle, in the background, Iron Maiden's "The Trooper" is playing. As the rebels retreat, the song fades out.

Posted by Andrew on Wednesday, 05/15/2013 @ 13:22pm


"Jay-Z is a dime-a-dozen rapper"

hahahah oh wait you're serious.

Zach, INFLUENCE DOES NOT LAST FOREVER.

Do you honestly think Billie Holiday, Buddy holly etc... have a larger influence on music TODAY, than Jay Z?

Posted by GFW on Wednesday, 05/15/2013 @ 15:01pm


"Zach, INFLUENCE DOES NOT LAST FOREVER.

Do you honestly think Billie Holiday, Buddy holly etc... have a larger influence on music TODAY, than Jay Z?"

Are you being serious?

The rapper who has the best chance of being in the annals of the immortals is Tupac Shakur.

At the present, I must concede that Lay-Z has a wider influence on current popular music. That doesn't really matter though as mainstream music has never been more banal than it is right now. Also, musical trends could shift and allow for rockabilly and jazz singing to be at the top of the charts again.

Influence does last forever, even if it is indirect.

Recent female singers who have credited Holiday as an influence include Macy Gray, Amy Winehouse, and Alicia Keys to name some.

Buddy Holly likewise influenced current rockabilly revivalists like JD McPherson and Brian Setzer. So you're completely wrong about their influence not lasting forever.

I still stand by my belief that critics, historians, and music lovers will remember Williams, Holiday, Holly, and their compatriots far longer than today's flavor-of-the-month types.

The National Recording Registry has copies of Billie Holiday's Strange Fruit and Hank Williams Sr.'s Lovesick Blues in their archives. No Buddy Holly recordings are currently in there, but I suspect that void will be filled soon.

Sing it with me, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls...

GIVE US MORE OF THE PAST SO THAT WE CAN ENJOY THE PRESENT!

Posted by Zach on Wednesday, 05/15/2013 @ 15:51pm


You really think pop trends will shift so Rap (which has been very successful for the past 20 or so years) will be disregarded for jazz Singing and Rockabilly, genres that haven't had a real presence on the charts for decades?

Also, Jay-Z is not "flavour of the month", he's been having hits for more than a decade now.

Posted by GFW on Wednesday, 05/15/2013 @ 16:16pm


Twisting my words around, now, aren't you?

I said that popular music trends could change, not that they would change. If the millennials actually cared about music, they'd be buying copies of Billie Holiday and Hank Williams Sr. albums by the truckloads. Thankfully, I'm among the more enlightened millennials who respect the classics and expose them to others.

And you should know that current popularity is no indication of how well music can stand the test of time. Sisqo, The Spin Doctors, Lionel Richie, Peter Paul and Mary, Johnnie Ray, Captain and Tennille, and Lawrence Welk all sold tons of records and were popular in their days, but nowadays you can't give any of their crap away for free. In other words, their music has not stood the test of time, and I don't foresee Lay-Z faring any better.

Posted by Zach on Wednesday, 05/15/2013 @ 17:02pm


I gotta say, even I give more weight to Jay-Z here, & I'm nowhere near a fan.

You say that influence lasts forever, even if it is indirect. Doesn't that mean that the flavor of the month sorts will still have an influence down the road? When I was younger, my buddies & I all laughed at New Kids On The Block, and thought they were a flavor of the month. You know, real music fans listened to Metallica, Faith No More, etc., not that stuff. Yet clearly someone internalized them, or you wouldn't have seen the hordes of boy bands later down the line.

In addition, if your arguing that today's music stinks, yet you're also saying that someone like Holiday influenced Winehouse, Keys, Gray, et. al, doesn't that mean that Billie Holiday is indirectly to blame for music stinking so bad these days?

After all, influence lasts forever... :)

Posted by Cheesecrop on Wednesday, 05/15/2013 @ 17:11pm


None of those bands got the critical acclaim Jay's gotten.

The Millenials do care about music, just because they don't share your taste doesn't mean they don't care.

Posted by GFW on Wednesday, 05/15/2013 @ 17:43pm


None of those bands got the critical acclaim Jay's gotten.

The Millenials do care about music, just because they don't share your taste doesn't mean they don't care.

Posted by GFW on Wednesday, 05.15.13 @ 17:43pm

Yeah,I'm on several different sites and most of the Millenials that I know or come across tend to have very strong, diverse and varied taste and opinions.

Posted by DarinRG on Wednesday, 05/15/2013 @ 18:07pm


Of all people, I never expected you, Cheesecrop, to completely misinterpret what I was trying to say.

Whatever influence that the flavor of the month acts have is entirely negative and minimal. The average shelf life for a boy band is at least 2-3 years. New Kids on the Block were already ancient history by 1992-93, just as NSync and the Backstret Boys were yesterday's news in 2004. Sadly there will always some boy bands, but their impact will be temporary, rather than revolutionary.

Please point where I said that all modern music is worthless. I'll admit that I loathe most of it, but there are still acts out there producing quality music, just not in the mass quantities that there used to be back in the 1950s or 1930s. Just the fact that Billie Holiday is an influence on Gray, Keys, Winehouse, etc, is enough motivation for me to check them out. Generally speaking, if a current singer or band credits a classic singer or band that I love, then that is enough motivation for me to seek them out. In that case, Holiday can be thanked for influencing the few female singers out there who are actually putting out good music and not attempting to be another Ke$ha or Rihanna.

GFW, I don't expect every member of my generation to have the same passion for older music that I do, but I'm certainly not alone. All I ask for is an acknowledgement of the pioneers and how their music has shaped the landscape, rather than foolishly dismissing them as "old people's music." I know quite a few people at my college who can hold their own when discussing Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Benny Goodman, Ray Charles, Muddy Waters, and others. If you don't know your past, then you won't be able to build the future.

Jay-Z having any kind of critical acclaim is just another sign of how much the standards of music criticism have fallen. He's nothing special anyway.

Posted by Zach on Wednesday, 05/15/2013 @ 18:34pm


I got 99 problems & Zach havin a clue ain't one.

Posted by Paul in KY on Wednesday, 05/15/2013 @ 21:36pm


Come on Zach, I can misinterpret as well as Cheesecrop.

Has all my snark been in vain?!

Posted by Paul in KY on Wednesday, 05/15/2013 @ 21:55pm


Dear Zach,

Nobody likes or respects you.

Please, zip it tight and go away.

You're dismissed.

Sincerely,

The Posters of FRL

Posted by Everybody on Wednesday, 05/15/2013 @ 22:47pm


Paul, all your libelous assumptions about my political background need to stop. You know they're not true.

BTW, I didn't even vote in last year's election, so there. Like W.C. Fields once said, "I never voted for anybody. I always voted against"

Posted by Zach on Wednesday, 05/15/2013 @ 22:49pm


OK, now who's the joker that posted the previous comment signed by Everybody? That has to be some kind of perverse joke on some madman/madwoman's part.

Posted by Zach on Wednesday, 05/15/2013 @ 22:50pm


Dear Zach,

Nobody likes or respects you.

Please, zip it tight and go away.

You're dismissed.

Sincerely,

The Posters of FRL

Posted by Everybody Else on Wednesday, 05/15/2013 @ 22:54pm


Dear Zach,

Your poetry skills are as weak as your musical knowledge.

You're dismissed.

Sincerely,

The Posters of FRL

Posted by Everybody on Wednesday, 05/15/2013 @ 23:06pm


Dear Everybody,

Better than anything your could muster!

My musical knowledge is stellar. I've got well over 5,000 recordings in my library spanning from 1900 - 1990, and it's still growing.

Now please shut up already!

Zach

Posted by Zach on Wednesday, 05/15/2013 @ 23:10pm


Make that "Better than anything you could muster"

Posted by Zach on Wednesday, 05/15/2013 @ 23:11pm


Dear Zach,

Only you are impressed with you. Everybody else laughs at you.

Sincerely,

The Posters of FRL

Posted by Everybody on Wednesday, 05/15/2013 @ 23:21pm



Dear Zach,

A poem from the whole gang:

Roses are red
Violets are blue
You're dismissed.

Sincerely,

The Posters of FRL

Posted by Everybody on Wednesday, 05/15/2013 @ 23:31pm


That was a pitiful, cliched attempt. Mine was at least clever.

Posted by Zach on Wednesday, 05/15/2013 @ 23:54pm



I read a Rolling Stone readers poll called "10 Worst Band in the Ninties" and here's the list in numerical order:

1. Creed
2. Nickleback
3. Limp Bizket
4. Hanson
5. Nirvana
6. Hootie & The Blowfish
7. Bush
8. Spin Doctors
9. Ace of Base
10. The Dave Matthews Band
-----------------------------------------------

Nirvana's place on that list is not that hard to figure out. Rolling Stone has absolutely rammed them down their readers throats for years. Eventually readers react to this. On top of that, music has gone in a different direction. They are from when rock bands still roamed the earth and still got airplay.

Posted by astrodog on Thursday, 05/16/2013 @ 01:21am


Nirvana's place on that list is not that hard to figure out. Rolling Stone has absolutely rammed them down their readers throats for years. Eventually readers react to this. On top of that, music has gone in a different direction. They are from when rock bands still roamed the earth and still got airplay.

Posted by astrodog on Thursday, 05.16.13 @ 01:21am
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Three things:

1. RS has rammed them down readers throats for yrs. - Point Taken. They Have done just that! :)

2. They'd have been there anyway. As I noted, it guarantees a response. Had they taken an act like Third Eye Blind, or Eve 6, or Semisonic, etc. & stuck them there, you wouldn't have had half the postings on the page I saw.

3. Rock bands still roam the Earth. They're just not getting any airplay. Doesn't mean they don't exist.

Posted by Cheesecrop on Thursday, 05/16/2013 @ 05:57am


Of all people, I never expected you, Cheesecrop, to completely misinterpret what I was trying to say.

Whatever influence that the flavor of the month acts have is entirely negative and minimal. The average shelf life for a boy band is at least 2-3 years. New Kids on the Block were already ancient history by 1992-93, just as NSync and the Backstret Boys were yesterday's news in 2004. Sadly there will always some boy bands, but their impact will be temporary, rather than revolutionary.

Please point where I said that all modern music is worthless. I'll admit that I loathe most of it, but there are still acts out there producing quality music, just not in the mass quantities that there used to be back in the 1950s or 1930s. Just the fact that Billie Holiday is an influence on Gray, Keys, Winehouse, etc, is enough motivation for me to check them out. etc. etc.

GFW, I don't expect every member of my generation to have the same passion for older music that I do, but I'm certainly not alone. All I ask for is an acknowledgement of the pioneers and how their music has shaped the landscape, rather than foolishly dismissing them as "old people's music." I know quite a few people at my college who can hold their own when discussing Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Benny Goodman, Ray Charles, Muddy Waters, and others. If you don't know your past, then you won't be able to build the future.

Posted by Zach on Wednesday, 05.15.13 @ 18:34pm
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Zach, you've been yelling that modern music is worthless for the past six months! Nobody's kidding you when they tell you you're driving them crazy! You may have approached the site w/honorable intentions, but you've unwittingly turned yourself into a quasi-troll (if such a thing is possible).

If anything I did not take your words out of context. Those groups did have an impact, though perhaps one driven more by mercenary greed than anything else. I don't mind admitting it at this point, but when I was staggering around mosh pits in the mid-90's, I never thought I'd see a day when pre-packaged MTV pop acts would be on top again. Maybe it's naïve to admit it, but I'm past the point where admitting this does damage to someone's "reputation" (gasp!).

I was goofin' a bit w/the Billie Hoilday bit & I'm glad you caught that.

Beyond that, I can see where people would be worked up about you here. No one's ever come outright & said this, so I'll be the one to do so. When I read your posts, I get the weird impression that you are outraged that other people at diff. times came along & changed rock to suit there own needs. I get this feeling that you are thinking to yourself "how dare the Beatles & the Stones change rock w/out my permission! This must be stopped!" Thing is, it already happened.

It's the same thing w/your modern views. You note in passing on a prior post that you have thousands of recordings from 1900-1990. I cannot help but feel you have the same impression of post 1990 music. "How dare anyone create anything during my time on Earth, w/out me being able to affect it!" Zach, I'm going to tell you straight out - I'm one of the people who allegedly helped "ruin" music, in your little world.

And I loved doing it!

I didn't do it because I knew I'd run into you down the line. I did it cause I was moved by what I saw & heard at the moment. I love the 50's too, but no matter what you attempt to say or do, someone like Buddy Holly will never affect me the way that a Pearl Jam, or an STP, or a Soundgarden, ever will. It's the way everyone feels here. You yelled at a poster called classicrocker, who isn't here any longer. He felt the same way about the 60's as I feel about the 90's (& to some extent the 80's as well - always liked Tears For Fears/Missing Persons/Simple Minds, etc.). It's like your incensed that rock happened w/out you all these yrs. "No, No, No, make it stop! Make it do what I want it to do!"

It's the reason why the very slogan you keep pitching, about give me more past so I can enjoy the present, doesn't have any legs to stand on. Just now, you say you can build the future w/out knowing about the past. Yet in the very same breath, you are denying the world you want to change here! How on Earth are you going to affect some kind of "change" if you've cut yourself off from the past 23 yrs. of music, while claiming moral superiority over your own peers - who, btw, are creating the modern, active world, as we speak?

Look, what I have to say cannot be fully written out here. I'm taking up way too much space, so I'll cut off here. I think I've crystallized what a lot of folks feel here. Personally, I will always have respect for your love of the 50's. In addition, you'll still notice I did not descent into rudeness or meanness in terms of language.

Just stop, on occasion, & think about how you really sound when you're writing. Cool? :)

Posted by Cheesecrop on Thursday, 05/16/2013 @ 07:03am


lol zach cannot even into [img][/img] whatta scrub

look here's an example

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it's kitty pryde being better than nearly everyone you like.

Posted by GFW on Thursday, 05/16/2013 @ 15:15pm


Coming from a snot-nosed punk who likes Carly Rae Jepsen.

When your tastes in music have matured beyond that shit, I'll consider having a discussion with you. Until then, piss off and don't reply to me.

Posted by Zachary on Thursday, 05/16/2013 @ 16:56pm


Dear Zach,

Your tantrums are akin to a toddler's. Also, you don't get to decide who posts when and in response to who or what.

Please go away. You add nothing of value.

You're dismissed.

Sincerely,

The Posters of FRL

Posted by Everybody on Thursday, 05/16/2013 @ 19:00pm


Hey Everybody, after dismissing Zach, do you think that I should be dismissed as well?

Posted by Andrew on Thursday, 05/16/2013 @ 21:45pm


As we analyze the phenomenon that is Zach, here is my take. I like Zach the poster. In many ways, he comes across as quite intelligent and knowledgable, and I always applaud anyone carrying the torch for music of days gone by. Zach, of course, frustrates me as well in that he comes across as seeing things in very black and white terms, whereas the world is really shades of grey. He will make very smart comments about 50's-era music, but then try and overstate his points by foolishly dismissing The Beatles, or entire other eras.

Look, on a personal level, I would rather listen to The Kinks, The Who or even The Stones over The Beatles almost any day of the week. But as a music historian, I would be a fool to not be able to see and understand how The Beatles changed rock and roll music. In Zach's laudable crusades, he then untercuts his credibility in dismissing objective fact. It would be like in an argument to prove that Stravinsky has been overlooked, you call Mozart a hack.

All that being said, I hope Zach sticks around keeps fighting the good fight. This place is more fun with these disparate voices. And nothing Zach has said is as bad as Rick Vendl arguing the merits of Buckner & Garcia's 'Pac-Man Fever.' So let's get some perspective here.

Posted by Dezmond on Friday, 05/17/2013 @ 00:18am


Hey Everybody, after dismissing Zach, do you think that I should be dismissed as well?

Posted by Andrew on Thursday, 05.16.13 @ 21:45pm
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Nobody needs to be dismissed. If anything, that's the absolute worst way to go about it. In addition, why should you go? Unless you are pulling a Liam & William (two posters from yrs. ago who sounded frighteningly alike), there's no reason why you should be upset. Nobody should feel threatened.

Dez is right when he notes Zach's love of the 50's. Nothing wrong in that. It's good to have disparate voices - just not one's that attempt to completely drown out every other person on the site.

I think Zach desperately wants a place to talk about the 1950's & early 60's music. Two days ago a poster named Adrian brought up the idea of "what would happen if Elvis hadn't shown up?" At the time, I had been engaged in a long discussion w/Enigmaticus, BSLO, Darin RG, & Paul in KY, on Duran Duran/Rush, & prog rock in general. I honestly thought Zach might like the same thing, & tried to use Adrian's posting to launch a little "theoretical" scenario. I thought he might drop a few words on what would've happened by 1965/1970/1975, etc. I thought that this might be what he was looking for.

Dismissing someone would be terrible.

btw - Andrew - remember when I suggested Manfred Mann for the destruction of the Death Star? Save that for a second. In Return of the Jedi, we see the Death Star explode, followed by a shot from the planet Endor, of everyone looking up to see it in the sky. Using a 50's theme, have Jerry Lee's "Great Balls of Fire" kick off the Death Star, & then cut to "Blinded by the Light" when we get to Endor. It's a great double whammy, & a bit of canny mental editing, if I don't say so myself.

one can almost see my head filling to balloon-size... :)

Posted by Cheesecrop on Friday, 05/17/2013 @ 05:51am


I don't intend on leaving this site anytime soon. I emjoy posting commets here and I love reading your guys' responds to those commets. The reason I asked about being dismissed was because I've always liked Zach and what he has to say.

BTW, today is my 21st birthday.

Posted by Andrew on Friday, 05/17/2013 @ 13:17pm


I'm just hoping that you guys are still wanting to read the comments that I post on this site.

Posted by Andrew on Friday, 05/17/2013 @ 13:33pm


Happy birthday, Andrew. Enjoy your day. And yes, I enjoy reading your posts.

Posted by DarinRG on Friday, 05/17/2013 @ 14:20pm


Naw Andrew man, you're actually cool.

happy birthdy, bro.

Posted by GFW on Friday, 05/17/2013 @ 16:46pm


Wow
I think picking on Zach is a shame.. Like many he has lots to say1
I do have a sad note to say Mose Allison will not be doing any more tours.. I guess 65 years on the road is long enough ...I am surprised he has not been nominated...

having said the sad news .................. Let's respect each other,, Zach has the right to say what he feels... He know lots about the 50's ..My goodness heck ,that is where most of the real legends really be...

Posted by Happy on Sunday, 05/19/2013 @ 01:04am


Why should Zach be respected when he obviously doesn't respect others whose views differ from his? This is what gives the internet a bad name when we condone behavior that we wouldn't tolerate in person. This just serves to enable the mentally unstable with their superiority complexes to abuse other innocent people the minute they disagree with them under the cloak of anonymity. Who are we trying to kid? In real world situations calling somebody an a***ole for expressing views that don't agree with ours sure as hell warrants dismissal. Try doing that in a courtroom, a classroom, or in the workplace if you don't believe me.

Posted by Not the Administrator on Tuesday, 05/21/2013 @ 19:45pm


Four members of King Crimson have a shot at double inductions!

Non-Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees who will most likely be the next two-time inductees:

01. Ian McDonald (guitar, saxophone; King Crimson, Foreigner)
02. Greg Lake (vocals, bass guitar; King Crimson, Emerson, Lake and Palmer)
03. Bill Bruford (drums; Yes, King Crimson)
04. Patrick Moraz (keyboards; Yes, The Moody Blues)
05. Dave Pegg (bass; Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull)
06. Boz Burrell (vocals, bass; Bad Company, King Crimson)
07. Denny Laine (guitar, vocals; The Moody Blues, Wings)
08. Aynsley Dunbar (drums; Whitesnake, Journey, Jefferson Starship, The Mothers, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers)
09. Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters)

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 05/23/2013 @ 10:37am


FINAL UPDATE FROM ME EVER!

FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS STILL NEEDS PAGES FOR THE FOLLOWING

Tavares * The Del Satins * The Persuaders * Shep & The Limelights * The Velvelettes * The Mindbenders * The S.O.S. Band * Billy Vera and the Beaters * Cheech and Chong * Steam * Opus * Boys Don't Cry * The Blow Monkeys * Lady Pank * Dog's Eye View * Sister Hazel * Wet Wet Wet * Technotronic * Uncle Kracker * Xscape * Zhane * J.J. Fad * Kris Kross * The Vapors * Autograph * Inner Circle * Swing Out Sister * Trio

Glenn Miller * Al Jolson * Hoyt Axton * David Geddes * John Parr * Paul Carrack * Robert Tepper * Ian Thomas * Jack Wagner * Patrick Swayze * Paul Hardcastle * Baz Luhrmann * Patrick Hernandez * Robbie Neville * Tevin Campbell * Larry Graham

Fontella Bass * Millie Jackson * Rebbie Jackson * Alicia Bridges * Evelyn "Champagne" King * Maxine Nightingale * Stephanie Mills * Shannon * Stacey Q * Patrice Rushen * Pia Zadora * Pebbles * Brenda Russell * Brenda K Starr * Jennifer Rush * Vonda Shepard * Oleta Adams * Jann Arden * Tasmin Archer * Billie Myers * Monica * Shanice

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 05/26/2013 @ 10:46am


I've been away from FRL for a few weeks due to several factors (With the weather getting warmer, I don't expect to be online all that much to begin with) but have decided to return to address some posts made in my absence.

Cheesecrop, I've attacked the bulk of modern music, not all of it. I've never made such a blanketed statement like the one you falsely attributed to me. In fact, allow me to name a few post-1990 acts who are favorites of mine:

Norah Jones
Smashing Pumpkins
Nine Inch Nails
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
J.D. McPherson
The Brian Setzer Orchestra

There's still others who I haven't listed, but that should give you an impression of what I like in music after the 1980s.

"When I read your posts, I get the weird impression that you are outraged that other people at diff. times came along & changed rock to suit there own needs. I get this feeling that you are thinking to yourself "how dare the Beatles & the Stones change rock w/out my permission! This must be stopped!" Thing is, it already happened."

And you would be completely wrong because I, like you and millions of others, am just a fan. None of us posting here have the power to really affect where music will go. Musicians do not need my permission any more than they needs yours or anyone else's to change music. I may not like the directions that rock 'n roll and music in general have taken in recent years, but I don't allow them to stress me out. The truth is, I hardly ever think about The Rolling Stones or The Beatles. I don't deny their importance, it's just that I get tired of seeing their names and wish my generation would be more willing to dig deeper in regards to older music. I don't oppose changes to rock 'n roll, just as long as we all remember the roots and continue to preserve them. God knows I do a lot of that already.

"It's the reason why the very slogan you keep pitching, about give me more past so I can enjoy the present, doesn't have any legs to stand on. Just now, you say you can build the future w/out knowing about the past. Yet in the very same breath, you are denying the world you want to change here! How on Earth are you going to affect some kind of "change" if you've cut yourself off from the past 23 yrs. of music, while claiming moral superiority over your own peers - who, btw, are creating the modern, active world, as we speak?"

I actually didn't create that "give me more of the past, etc." slogan. It came from a member of a wrestling message board I talk to frequently.

Ever since I was a young child, I have preferred most films, singers, and TV shows from the past over contemporary examples. Just as I prefer Cab Calloway to Jay-Z, I like The Marx Brothers better than Judd Apatow's disgraceful comedies and Green Acres better than Modern Family. I'm not going to allow peer pressure to change me. At this point in my life, I am perfectly set in my ways.

If a film or an album comes out and it connects with me deeply, then I'll be the first to sing its praises. Just recently, I saw 42 (the Jackie Robinson biopic) and fell in love with it immediately. It's a well-acted, beautifully told story that can favorably compare with the classics of yesteryear. Even if you're not a baseball fan, I still recommend it highly.

The past 23 years just don't offer the quantity and quality of what came between 1900-1990. What musical movements in the last decade alone can compare favorably with the Jazz Age, the swing era, the British Invasion, rock 'n roll's first golden age, bebop, honky-tonk country, postwar electric blues, rockabilly, the punk/new wave explosion, U.K. glam rock, etc.? I just don't see anything recent (meaning the last five or so years) that can be spoken of in the same breath as Louis Armstrong's Hot Five and Hot Seven Sessions, Elvis Presley's Sun Sessions, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (See Dezmond, I can be objective about The Beatles), or Hank Williams' 1947-1953 run.

Although I'm not very keen on the future of music, I haven't entirely separated myself from discovering the occasional saving grace. When someone like J.D. McPherson comes along, I have to stand up and take notice. But while I enjoy discussing and reading about music, it's not my main passion in life. Movies will always be my first love as far as hobbies go, and as such they occupy more of my time than music.

In case you haven't already noticed, my negative posts sadly attract more attention and response from other FRL posters than my positive, knowledgeable postings do. That's depressing, because I have a lot to share and hate to see my less harsh posts go unanswered. Just hop on over to the Bill Haley page or The Cars page and you'll see evidence of my knowledge and insight.

Now if you'll pardon me, I've got to run to the John Lee Hooker page, as I've been listening to a 2-disc retrospective I picked up from the library. He is just fantastic!

Posted by Zach on Sunday, 06/2/2013 @ 23:17pm


Administrator, you're just flat-out wrong. I'll confess to verbally attacking Chalkie, Paul in KY, GFW, and classicrocker. However, if you take the time to read the full discussions, you'll notice that they provoked me first, either by making potentially libelous comments or insulting me. I can generally let such remarks slide by, but when Paul in KY makes thinly-veiled Nazi comments about me (Godwin's Law, anyone?), I can't let them go uncontested. I have to defend my character because there is no reason for keyboard assassins to use their PCs as safe havens to defame others.

" This just serves to enable the mentally unstable with their superiority complexes to abuse other innocent people the minute they disagree with them under the cloak of anonymity."

The last time I checked, I post here under my real name. You're the one using an alias. Now who is the one hiding "under the cloak of anonymity?"

I've had disagreements with Tahvo Parivanen, Cheesecrop, Dezmond, Philip, and other posters without insulting them. You obviously haven't read all of my posts if you seriously believe that nonsense. I do indeed respect opposing viewpoints, but not when they are buttressed by personal attacks.

Posted by Zach on Sunday, 06/2/2013 @ 23:30pm


Welcome back, Zach. I've missed reading your commets on this site. Just so you know, I'm posting new commets on the 1986 inductees if you're intrested in reading them. I also turned 21 back in May.

By the way, what are some of your favorite movies?

Posted by Andrew on Sunday, 06/2/2013 @ 23:49pm


Happy belated birthday, Andrew! I hope you had a great day.

I'll read your recent comments shortly, as I just logged on to FRL for the first time in nearly three weeks tonight.

Regarding movies, these are some of my all-time favorites. Feel free to share yours!

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Monkey Business (1931)
Horse Feathers (1932)
Duck Soup (1933)
King Kong (1933)
It's A Gift (1934)
A Night at the Opera (1935)
A Day at the Races (1937)
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
The Bank Dick (1940)
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941)
Buck Privates (1941)
Hold That Ghost (1941)
White Heat (1949)
The Stooge (1953)
House of Wax (1953)
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Gojira/Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1954/1956)
Revenge of the Creature (1955)
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
On the Beach (1959)
North by Northwest (1959)
House of Usher (1960)
The Bellboy (1960)
Mothra (1961)
Gorgo (1961)
The Nutty Professor (1963)
Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
Mothra vs. Godzilla/Godzilla vs. the Thing (1964)
The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
Horror Express (1972)
Blacula (1972)
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1974)
Jaws (1975)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
Hallowneen (1978)
Piranha (1978)
Alligator (1980)
Humanoids from the Deep (1980)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Creepshow (1982)
Porky's (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Gremlins (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Better Off Dead (1985)
The Sure Thing (1985)
Weird Science (1985)
Summer Rental (1985)
One Crazy Summer (1986)
Broadcast News (1987)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
The Great Outdoors (1988)
Stand and Deliver (1988)
Pumpkinhead (1988)
Uncle Buck (1989)
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Death at a Funeral (2007)
42 (2013)

Posted by Zach on Monday, 06/3/2013 @ 00:18am


The past 23 years just don't offer the quantity and quality of what came between 1900-1990. What musical movements in the last decade alone can compare favorably with the Jazz Age, the swing era, the British Invasion, rock 'n roll's first golden age, bebop, honky-tonk country, postwar electric blues, rockabilly, the punk/new wave explosion, U.K. glam rock, etc.? I just don't see anything recent (meaning the last five or so years) that can be spoken of in the same breath as Louis Armstrong's Hot Five and Hot Seven Sessions, Elvis Presley's Sun Sessions, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (See Dezmond, I can be objective about The Beatles), or Hank Williams' 1947-1953 run.

Although I'm not very keen on the future of music, I haven't entirely separated myself from discovering the occasional saving grace. When someone like J.D. McPherson comes along, I have to stand up and take notice. But while I enjoy discussing and reading about music, it's not my main passion in life. Movies will always be my first love as far as hobbies go, and as such they occupy more of my time than music.

In case you haven't already noticed, my negative posts sadly attract more attention and response from other FRL posters than my positive, knowledgeable postings do. That's depressing, because I have a lot to share and hate to see my less harsh posts go unanswered.

Posted by Zach on Sunday, 06.2.13 @ 23:17pm
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I would humbly disagree w/your assessment of post 1990 music. I would definitely argue in favor of the period from 1991 - 1995 or 96 as being the equivalent, & in some cases, the superior, of some of those prior eras. A whole lot of interesting, outlandish works that never could've seen the light of day in the 1980's, emerged in the wake of Nirvana's "Nevermind" album. In addition, there are plenty of good albums by groups beginning in 1998/99 onwards. It's a hit & miss proposition, but if you're willing to take on the challenge, it's worth it in the end.

When everything went haywire here about two wks. ago, I's been talking w/Enigmaticus, DarinRG, Paul in KY, etc., about theoretical voting patterns for the Rock Hall. I'd hoped to introduce a diff. discussion, using a theoretical, non-Elvis rock world as a starting point. I tried to get it going w/a post that a gentleman named Adrian left, but it would not launch. I'd like to hear your taken on how rock would've gone around 63/64, as the effect of rock & roll wouldn't have been so great. It certainly wouldn't have had the power to reach England as fast w/out Elvis, which would've delayed the Beatles entrance into the musical narrative. If you've a few minutes of down time in the next few days, I ask that you stretch your mind out & imagine a bit. Let me know (provided you wish to pursue this - you may think it trivial in the end).

btw - I love your movie list. I've seen every film you listed from 1930, up till the film "On The Beach". I missed a few others later down the line, but even then, it's not for lack of trying. "The Maltese Falcon" stopped me in my tracks when I first had a chance to see it as a teenager. I have a book that taken up several pages, in terms of how many films I've seen from 1900-1960. I could never print it all here, as it would take up too much space.

Posted by Cheesecrop on Monday, 06/3/2013 @ 06:39am


Zach, "Administrator" is just a name someone chose to post with and is not the real FRL.

Posted by FRL on Monday, 06/3/2013 @ 10:11am


As we analyze the phenomenon that is Zach, here is my take. I like Zach the poster. In many ways, he comes across as quite intelligent and knowledgable, and I always applaud anyone carrying the torch for music of days gone by. Zach, of course, frustrates me as well in that he comes across as seeing things in very black and white terms, whereas the world is really shades of grey. He will make very smart comments about 50's-era music, but then try and overstate his points by foolishly dismissing The Beatles, or entire other eras.

Look, on a personal level, I would rather listen to The Kinks, The Who or even The Stones over The Beatles almost any day of the week. But as a music historian, I would be a fool to not be able to see and understand how The Beatles changed rock and roll music. In Zach's laudable crusades, he then untercuts his credibility in dismissing objective fact. It would be like in an argument to prove that Stravinsky has been overlooked, you call Mozart a hack.

All that being said, I hope Zach sticks around keeps fighting the good fight. This place is more fun with these disparate voices. And nothing Zach has said is as bad as Rick Vendl arguing the merits of Buckner & Garcia's 'Pac-Man Fever.' So let's get some perspective here.

Posted by Dezmond on Friday, 05.17.13 @ 00:18am

As much as I loathe The Beatles, I've never dismissed their contributions to music. I don't know why you continue to insist that I do that.

Part of my dislike of The Beatles stems from their overexposure. To most young people, they are merely a crutch for them to say they like "classic rock" or "their parents' music." This overexposure leads to dozens of equally legendary acts receiving the short end of the stick. Now if it were Ray Charles, Chuck Berry, and The Coasters who were overexposed, I'd complain, but that's not the case.

I'll admit that I once loved The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and most of the other classic rock staples (I've always despised Neil Young, though), but I just got tired of them because their music became boring and I needed something fresh. I eventually rediscovered all the great 1950s rock 'n rollers I was introduced to in my childhood, but more importantly, I discovered tons of artists I never knew about (i.e., J.B. Lenoir, Louis Jordan, Howlin' Wolf, Dale Hawkins, Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'n Roll Trio, etc.). I also began to get heavily into 1970s English glam rock like Sweet, Roxy Music, Mott the Hoople, T. Rex, and of course David Bowie and Queen, as well as a lot of 1980s new wave.

I've never been happier with my tastes in music than I am now, but I'll never allow myself to be totally complacent. I'm always discovering "new" artists through YouTube, library loans, friends, and books/magazines. I just got into jazz pianist/cornetist Bix Beiderbecke and got a CD from the library (I'm a pretty huge jazz fan, BTW).

While 1950s rock 'n roll (including rockabilly, rhythm & blues, doo-wop, and other styles) and blues (Delta, jump, Chicago, piano, etc.), will always remain my preferred genres, that does not mean that I ignore or dismiss other all genres and eras (the exceptions being folk, calypso, gangsta rap, teenybopper bop, nu-metal, and new age. As I mentioned above, I am a humongous 1970s British glam rock and new wave fan. I've also gotten big into a lot of jazz dating from the 1920s up through the 1950s. My collection also contains surf, bluegrass, country-western, (A style I once swore I'd never even like!), some traditional pop, some metal, a little disco, early punk, garage rock/proto-punk, soul, a little rap, and funk, so my musical interests are hardly narrow.

Oh, and Pac-Man Fever ain't that bad a of tune. As a fan of old arcade video games, I always feel like hitting the few remaining arcades in my area to play the classics every time I hear Pac-Man Fever. As with many novelty tunes, it's mostly effective if you're familiar with the subject matter or appreciate it (i.e., The Monster Mash, The Curley Shuffle, Pencil Neck Geek etc.).

Posted by Zach on Saturday, 06/22/2013 @ 23:07pm


The ABC's of Rock and Roll Hall of Famers with one word names (few exceptions) and future Rock and Roll Hall of Famers with one word names (few exceptions):


A is for ABBA, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Animals
B is for Bobby "Blue" Bland, Beatles, Byrds, Band, Blondie, Boston
C is for Charlie Christian, Coasters, Comets, Crickets, Cream, Clash, Chic, Chicago
D is for Dion, Doors, Dells, Donovan, Devo, Derek and the Dominos
E is for Eagles, Eurythmics
F is for Famous Flames, Flamingos, Funkadelic, Foreigner, Free, Foo Fighters
G is for Genesis, Garbage
H is for Hollies, Heart, Hole
I is for Impressions, INXS
J is for Johnnie Johnson, Janis Joplin, Journey
K is for Kinks, KISS, Kansas
L is for Love, Lulu
M is for Monkees, Madness, Meters, Madonna, Metallica, Miracles, Midnighters, Moonglows
N is for Nirvana
O is for Orioles, O'Jays, Oasis
P is for Platters, Parliament, Pretenders, Police, Prince, Pixies
Q is for Queen, Queensryche
R is for Ramones, Ronettes, R.E.M, Rush
S is for Supremes, Shirelles, Soul Stirrers, Staple Singers, Seymour Stein, Santana, Stooges, Styx, Squeeze, Soundgarden
T is for Temptations, Traffic, Television, Them, Turtles
U is for U2, UFO, Utopia
V is for Ventures
W is for Who, War, Wings, WHAM!
X is for X, XTC, XYZ
Y is for Yardbirds, Yes
Z is for Zombies

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 07/2/2013 @ 16:18pm


The ABC's of Rock and Roll Hall of Famers with one word names (few exceptions) and future Rock and Roll Hall of Famers with one word names (few exceptions):


A is for ABBA, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Animals
B is for Bobby "Blue" Bland, Beatles, Byrds, Band, Blondie, Boston
C is for Charlie Christian, Clovers, Coasters, Comets, Crickets, Cream, Clash, Chic, Chicago
D is for Dion, Doors, Dells, Donovan, Devo, Derek and the Dominos
E is for Eagles, Eurythmics
F is for Famous Flames, Flamingos, Funkadelic, Foreigner, Free, Foo Fighters
G is for Genesis, Garbage
H is for Hollies, Heart, Hole
I is for Impressions, INXS
J is for Johnnie Johnson, Janis Joplin, Journey
K is for Kinks, KISS, Kansas
L is for Love, Lulu
M is for Monkees, Motorhead, Madness, Meters, Madonna, Metallica, Miracles, Midnighters, Moonglows
N is for Nirvana
O is for Orioles, O'Jays, Oasis
P is for Platters, Parliament, Pretenders, Police, Prince, Penguins, Pogues, Pixies, Pantera, Prodigy
Q is for Queen, Queensryche
R is for Ramones, Ronettes, R.E.M, Rush, Ravens
S is for Supremes, Shirelles, Soul Stirrers, Staple Singers, Seymour Stein, Santana, Stooges, Styx, Squeeze, Soundgarden
T is for Temptations, Traffic, Television, Them, Turtles
U is for U2, UFO, Utopia
V is for Ventures
W is for Who, War, Wings, WHAM!
X is for X, XTC, XYZ
Y is for Yardbirds, Yes
Z is for Zombies

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 07/2/2013 @ 16:30pm


The ABC's of Rock and Roll Hall of Famers with one word names (few exceptions) and future Rock and Roll Hall of Famers with one word names (few exceptions):


A is for ABBA, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Animals
B is for Bobby "Blue" Bland, Beatles, Byrds, Band, Blondie, Boston
C is for Charlie Christian, Clovers, Coasters, Comets, Crickets, Cream, Clash, Chic, Chicago, Cars, Chubby Checker
D is for Dion, Doors, Dells, Donovan, Devo, Derek and the Dominos
E is for Eagles, Eurythmics
F is for Famous Flames, Flamingos, Funkadelic, Foreigner, Free, Foo Fighters
G is for Genesis, Garbage
H is for Hollies, Heart, Hole
I is for Impressions, INXS
J is for Johnnie Johnson, Janis Joplin, Journey
K is for Kinks, KISS, Kansas
L is for Love, Lulu
M is for Monkees, Motorhead, Madness, Meters, Madonna, Metallica, Miracles, Midnighters, Moonglows
N is for Nirvana
O is for Orioles, O'Jays, Oasis
P is for Platters, Parliament, Pretenders, Police, Prince, Penguins, Pogues, Pixies, Pantera, Prodigy
Q is for Queen, Queensryche
R is for Ramones, Ronettes, R.E.M, Rush, Ravens
S is for Supremes, Shirelles, Soul Stirrers, Staple Singers, Seymour Stein, Santana, Stooges, Styx, Squeeze, Soundgarden
T is for Temptations, Traffic, Television, Them, Turtles
U is for U2, UFO, Utopia
V is for Ventures
W is for Who, War, Wings, WHAM!
X is for X, XTC, XYZ
Y is for Yardbirds, Yes
Z is for Zombies

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 07/2/2013 @ 16:48pm


The ABC's of Rock and Roll Hall of Famers with one word names (few exceptions) and future Rock and Roll Hall of Famers with one word names (few exceptions):

A is for ABBA, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Animals
B is for Bobby "Blue" Bland, Beatles, Byrds, Band, Blondie, Boston
C is for Charlie Christian, Clovers, Coasters, Comets, Crickets, Cream, Clash, Chic, Chicago, Cars, Chubby Checker
D is for Dion, Doors, Dells, Donovan, Devo, Derek and the Dominos
E is for Eagles, Eurythmics
F is for Famous Flames, Flamingos, Funkadelic, Foreigner, Free, Foo Fighters
G is for Genesis, Garbage
H is for Hollies, Heart, Hole
I is for Impressions, INXS
J is for Johnnie Johnson, Janis Joplin, Journey
K is for Kinks, KISS, Kansas
L is for Love, Lulu
M is for Monkees, Motorhead, Madness, Meters, Madonna, Metallica, Miracles, Midnighters, Moonglows
N is for Nirvana
O is for Orioles, O'Jays, Oasis
P is for Platters, Parliament, Pretenders, Police, Prince, Penguins, Pogues, Pixies, Pantera, Prodigy
Q is for Queen, Queensryche
R is for Ramones, Ronettes, R.E.M, Rush, Ravens
S is for Supremes, Shirelles, Soul Stirrers, Staple Singers, Seymour Stein, Santana, Stooges, Styx, Squeeze, Soundgarden
T is for Temptations, Traffic, Television, Them, Turtles, Troggs
U is for U2, UFO, Utopia
V is for Ventures
W is for Who, War, Wings, WHAM!
X is for X, XTC, XYZ
Y is for Yardbirds, Yes
Z is for Zombies

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 07/3/2013 @ 07:02am


The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

A is for ABBA
B is for Boston
C is for Chicago
D is for Devo
E is for Eurythmics
F is for Foreigner
G is for Genesis
H is for Hollies
I is for INXS
J is for Journey
K is for KISS
L is for Love
M is for Monkees
N is for Nirvana
O is for Oasis
P is for Pixies
Q is for Queen
R is for Replacements
S is for Smiths
T is for Television
U is for U2
V is for Ventures
W is for War
X is for XTC
Y is for Yes
Z is for Zombies

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 07/3/2013 @ 08:41am


The ABC's of Future Rock and Roll Hall of Famers

A is for America
B is for Boston
C is for Chicago
D is for Devo
E is for Eurythmics
F is for Foreigner
G is for Garbage
H is for Hole
I is for INXS
J is for Journey
K is for KISS
L is for Love
M is for Monkees
N is for Nirvana
O is for Oasis
P is for Pixies
Q is for Queensryche
R is for Replacements
S is for Smiths
T is for Television
U is for Usher
V is for Verve
W is for War
X is for XTC
Y is for Yes
Z is for Zombies

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 07/3/2013 @ 09:20am


FINAL UPDATE!

STILL MISSING ON FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS

THE GROUPS

Tavares * The Del Satins * The Persuaders * Shep & The Limelights * The Velvelettes * The Mindbenders * The S.O.S. Band * Billy Vera and the Beaters * Cheech and Chong * Steam * Opus * Trio * Boys Don't Cry * The Blow Monkeys * Lady Pank * Dog's Eye View * Deep Blue Something * Sister Hazel * Wet Wet Wet * Swing Out Sister * Technotronic * Autograph * The Vapors * J.J. Fad * Kris Kross * Uncle Kracker * Inner Circle * Xscape * XYZ * Zhane

THE MEN

Al Jolson * Glenn Miller * Glenn Gould * Hoyt Axton * David Geddes * Larry Graham * Morris Albert * John Parr * Paul Carrack * Robert Tepper * Ian Thomas * Jack Wagner * Patrick Swayze * Paul Hardcastle * Baz Luhrmann * Patrick Hernandez * Robbie Neville * Tevin Campbell

THE WOMEN

Fontella Bass * Millie Jackson * Rebbie Jackson * Alicia Bridges * Evelyn "Champagne" King * Maxine Nightingale * Stephanie Mills * Shannon * Stacey Q * Patrice Rushen * Pia Zadora * Pebbles * Brenda Russell * Brenda K Starr * Jennifer Rush * Vonda Shepard * Oleta Adams * Jann Arden * Tasmin Archer * Billie Myers * Shanice * Monica

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 07/3/2013 @ 09:57am


The ABC's of Future Rock and Roll Hall of Famers

A is for America
B is for Boston
C is for Chicago
D is for Devo
E is for Eurythmics
F is for Foreigner
G is for Garbage
H is for Hawkwind
I is for INXS
J is for Journey
K is for KISS
L is for Love
M is for Monkees
N is for Nirvana
O is for Oasis
P is for Pixies
Q is for Queensryche
R is for Replacements
S is for Smiths
T is for Television
U is for Usher
V is for Verve
W is for War
X is for XTC
Y is for Yes
Z is for Zombies

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 07/3/2013 @ 10:04am


The ABC's of Future Rock and Roll Hall of Famers

A is for America
B is for Boston
C is for Chicago
D is for Devo
E is for Eurythmics
F is for Foreigner
G is for Garbage
H is for Hole
I is for INXS
J is for Journey
K is for KISS
L is for Love
M is for Monkees
N is for Nirvana
O is for Oasis
P is for Pixies
Q is for Queensryche
R is for Replacements
S is for Smiths
T is for Television
U is for UB40
V is for Verve
W is for War
X is for XTC
Y is for Yes
Z is for Zombies

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 07/4/2013 @ 22:46pm


I guess I'll put this under "The Immortals" since:

A. I can't figure out any other place to put it,

and

B. I guess he fits as the site's first "Immortal" (in more ways than one)


Liam has been knocked out of the Top Ten Voter Comments section. It must've happened a week or two ago, maybe three. He used to have a total of 25-something, but apparently, he only left 16-something in the way of comments. (I believe somewhere in the 1670's).

I note this cause back in the past, that guy seemed to be everywhere on this thing. I never thought anybody could've passed him, much less see him knocked out of the top ten. He was the first guy to really get everyone's attention (in ways good and bad - ha-ha).

Posted by Cheesecrop on Saturday, 08/3/2013 @ 06:20am


I'm part of the "3000 club", well chuffed.

I'll never beat Roy but he's a robot anyway.

Posted by GFW on Saturday, 08/3/2013 @ 09:01am


Here's an updated list of my 100 greatest artists of hard rock:

100. Nine Inch Nails
99. The Clash
98. Kid Rock
97. Black Flag
96. Grand Funk Railroad
95. Cannibal Corpse
94. Bad Brains
93. Jane's Addiction
92. Meat Loaf
91. King's X
90. The Scorpions
89. The Ramones
88. Motley Crew
87. The Runaways
86. Yes
85. Lita Ford
84. Blue Cheer
83. UFO
82. Spinal Tap
81. Foo Fighters
80. Pantera
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers
78. Frank Zappa
77. Iron Butterfly
76. Hole
75. Quiet Riot
74. Fugazi
73. The White Stripes
72. Anthrax
71. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
70. Ratt
69. Slayer
68. Mott The Hoople
67. White Zombie
66. The Pixies
65. Jeff Beck
64. Jetho Tull
63. Peter Frampton
62. W.A.S.P
61. Primus
60. New York Dolls
59. Danzig
58. Rage Against The Machine
57. Green Day
56. Soundgarden
55. Living Colour
54. Pink Floyd
53. Alice In Chains
52. Billy Idol
51. Pat Benetar
50. Stone Temple Pilots
49. Husker Du
48. Styx
47. Twisted Sister
46. Wishbone Ash
45. The Black Crowes
44. ZZ Top
43. Whitesnake
42. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
41. King Crimson
40. Ozzy Osbroune
39. MC5
38. Sonic Youth
37. Free
36. Lenny Kravitz
35. Queensryche
34. The Damned
33. The Kinks
32. The Doors
31. Poison
30. Deep Purple
29. Bachman-Turner Overdrive
28. The Yardbirds
27. Megadeth
26. Boston
25. Sex Pistols
24. Metallica
23. Guns N' Roses
22. Pearl Jam
21. Bon Jovi
20. Motorhead
19. Def Leppard
18. Steppenwolf
17. Heart
16. Led Zeppelin
15. Mountain
14. Van Halen
13. Alice Cooper
12. Nirvana
11. Jimi Hendrix
10. Black Sabbath
9. Aerosmith
8. The Rolling Stones
7. AC/DC
6. The Who
5. Queen
4. Foreigner
3. Cream
2. Journey
1. Rush

Cheesecrop, I have some more ideas for songs for another animated Disney film:

For Huchback of Notre Dame, I was thinking of having Boston's "Foreplay/Long Time" play as the opening song and having Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" play as Frollo enters the film.

Here are the other songs I'm thinking could go in the film:

"Skylight Pigeon" when Quasimodo is singing about being free.

"Dare to Be Stupid" for The Festival of Fools.

"Alone Again Naturally" for when Quasimodo is walking back to Notre Dame after being humiliated.

"Wind Beneath My Wings" for when Esmeralda is in the cathedral.

"Suite Judy Blue Eyes" for when Quasimodo is singing about Esmeralda.

"I'm Burin' For You" playing when Frollo is singing about lusting after Esmeralda.

"Seek & Destory" for Frollo's rampage through Paris.

"Beat It" playing when Phoebus is fleeing from Frollo's men.

"Light My Fire" for when Frollo is about to burn Esmeralda.

"We're Not Gonna Take It" for the battle scene.

"We Don't Get Fooled Again" for the ending of the film.

If you have any more ideas for this film, just let me know.

Posted by Andrew on Saturday, 08/3/2013 @ 20:28pm


Andrew you have the strangest definition of Hard Rock I've ever seen.

Posted by GFW on Sunday, 08/4/2013 @ 14:49pm


I was going to comment on that, but yours does fine GFW.

Posted by Paul in KY on Sunday, 08/4/2013 @ 15:10pm


The Belmonts * Tavares * The Del Satins * The Persuaders * Shep & The Limelights * James & Bobby Purify * The Velvelettes * The Mindbenders * The Idle Race * The S.O.S. Band * Billy Vera and the Beaters * Cheech and Chong * Steam * Orion The Hunter * Opus * Trio * Boys Don't Cry * The Blow Monkeys * Lady Pank * Dog's Eye View * Deep Blue Something * Sister Hazel * Wet Wet Wet * Swing Out Sister * Technotronic * Autograph * The Vapors * J.J. Fad * Kris Kross * Uncle Kracker * Inner Circle * Xscape * XYZ * Zhane

Al Jolson * Glenn Miller * Glenn Gould * Hoyt Axton * David Geddes * Larry Graham * Morris Albert * John Parr * Paul Carrack * Robert Tepper * Ian Thomas * Jack Wagner * Patrick Swayze * Paul Hardcastle * Baz Luhrmann * Patrick Hernandez * Robbie Neville * Tevin Campbell

Fontella Bass * Millie Jackson * Rebbie Jackson * Alicia Bridges * Evelyn "Champagne" King * Maxine Nightingale * Stephanie Mills * Shannon * Stacey Q * Patrice Rushen * Pia Zadora * Pebbles * Brenda Russell * Brenda K Starr * Jennifer Rush * Vonda Shepard * Oleta Adams * Jann Arden * Tasmin Archer * Billie Myers * Shanice * Monica * Dionne Farris

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 08/13/2013 @ 16:21pm


Cheesecrop, I have some more ideas for songs for another animated Disney film:

For Huchback of Notre Dame, I was thinking of having Boston's "Foreplay/Long Time" play as the opening song and having Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" play as Frollo enters the film.

Here are the other songs I'm thinking could go in the film:

"Skylight Pigeon" when Quasimodo is singing about being free.

"Dare to Be Stupid" for The Festival of Fools.

"Alone Again Naturally" for when Quasimodo is walking back to Notre Dame after being humiliated.

"Wind Beneath My Wings" for when Esmeralda is in the cathedral.

"Suite Judy Blue Eyes" for when Quasimodo is singing about Esmeralda.

"I'm Burin' For You" playing when Frollo is singing about lusting after Esmeralda.

"Seek & Destory" for Frollo's rampage through Paris.

"Beat It" playing when Phoebus is fleeing from Frollo's men.

"Light My Fire" for when Frollo is about to burn Esmeralda.

"We're Not Gonna Take It" for the battle scene.

"We Don't Get Fooled Again" for the ending of the film.

If you have any more ideas for this film, just let me know.

By the way, GFW, what do you mean when you say that I have a strange definition of hard rock?

Posted by Andrew on Tuesday, 08/13/2013 @ 17:33pm


100. Nine Inch Nails
99. The Clash
98. Kid Rock
97. Black Flag
96. Grand Funk Railroad
95. Cannibal Corpse
94. Bad Brains
93. Jane's Addiction
92. Meat Loaf
91. King's X
90. The Scorpions
89. Ramones
88. Motley Crew
87. The Runaways
86. Yes
85. Lita Ford
84. Blue Cheer
83. UFO
82. Spinal Tap
81. Foo Fighters
80. Pantera
79. Red Hot Chili Peppers
78. Frank Zappa
77. Iron Butterfly
76. Hole
75. Quiet Riot
74. Fugazi
73. The White Stripes
72. Anthrax
71. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
70. Ratt
69. Slayer
68. Mott The Hoople
67. White Zombie
66. The Pixies
65. Jeff Beck
64. Jetho Tull
63. Peter Frampton
62. W.A.S.P
61. Primus
60. New York Dolls
59. Danzig
58. Rage Against The Machine
57. Green Day
56. Soundgarden
55. Living Colour
54. Pink Floyd
53. Alice In Chains
52. Billy Idol
51. Pat Benetar
50. Stone Temple Pilots
49. Husker Du
48. Styx
47. Twisted Sister
46. Wishbone Ash
45. The Black Crowes
44. ZZ Top
43. Whitesnake
42. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
41. King Crimson
40. Ozzy Osbroune
39. MC5
38. Sonic Youth
37. Patti Smith
36. Lenny Kravitz
35. Queensryche
34. The Damned
33. The Kinks
32. The Doors
31. Poison
30. Deep Purple
29. Neil Young & Crazy Horse
28. The Yardbirds
27. Megadeth
26. Boston
25. Sex Pistols
24. Guns N' Roses
23. Motorhead
22. Pearl Jam
21. Bon Jovi
20. Metallica
19. Def Leppard
18. Mountain
17. Heart
16. Led Zeppelin
15. Steppenwolf
14. Van Halen
13. Alice Cooper
12. Nirvana
11. Jimi Hendrix
10. Black Sabbath
9. Aerosmith
8. The Rolling Stones
7. AC/DC
6. The Who
5. Queen
4. Foreigner
3. Cream
2. Journey
1. Rush

Posted by Andrew on Tuesday, 08/13/2013 @ 17:41pm


305. Rory Gallagher
304. Alan Parsons Project
303. Louis Jordan
302. The White Stripes
301. Bill Monroe
300. Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
299. Scott Joplin
298. Richie Havens
297. Carole King
296. Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps
295. Stevie Nicks
294. Ma Rainey
293. The Faces
292. The Impressions
291. Billy Idol
290. Red Hot Chili Peppers
289. Supertramp
288. Beck
287. Mumford & Sons
286. Bad Brains
285. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
284. Wham!
283. Les Paul
282. Dwight Yoakam
281. Tracy Chapman
280. MC5
279. Gordon Lightfoot
278. The Platters
277. Fleet Foxes
276. Joe Walsh
275. Cab Calloway
274. Lenny Kravitz
273. The Supremes
272. De La Soul
271. War
270. John Lee Hooker
269. The Temptations
268. UFO
267. Jeff Beck
266. The Pretenders
265. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
264. Jimmie Rodgers
263. Don Henley
262. Ten Years After
261. Rainbow
260. Massvie Attack
259. Tina Turner
258. Edward Shape & The Magnetic Zeros
257. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
256. Motley Crew
255. Queen Latifah
254. Yellowcard
253. Peter Gabriel
252. Luther Vandross
251. Weezer
250. Frank Sinatra
249. Kid Rock
248. Donna Summer
247. Quiet Riot
246. The Coasters
245. Steve Perry
244. Iron Maiden
243. Curtis Mayfield
242. Lita Ford
241. The Spinners
240. Freddie King
239. Three Dog Night
238. Ritchie Valens
237. Love
236. Steely Dan
235. Garth Brooks
234. Smashing Pumpkins
233. Ringo Starr
232. Tommy James & The Shondells
231. Paul Revere & The Riders
230. Patti Smith
229. Ella Fitzgerald
228. Hole
227. Jimmy Reed
226. The Wallflowers
225. Buck Owens
224. Jim Croce
223. King's X
222. Peter Frampton
221. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
220. Radiohead
219. Elmore James
218. Bachman-Tuner Overdrive
217. The Clash
216. Men At Work
215. The Drifters
214. Tom Jones
213. Roxy Music
212. Lionel Richie
211. Twisted Sister
210. Robert Palmer
209. Donovan
208. The Go Go's
207. Van Morrison
206. The Pixies
205. Stephen Stills
204. Talking Heads
203. Jefferson Starship
202. The Rascals
201. Etta James
200. Albert King
199. Nine Inch Nails
198. The Guess Who
197. Steve Miller Band
196. W.A.S.P
195. Al Green
194. Kenny Loggins
193. Bruce Hornsby
192. The Lovin' Spoonful
191. Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers
190. Yes
189. The Shirelles
188. Woody Guthrie
187. The Yardbirds
186. Blue Cheer
185. Run D.M.C
184. Big Joe Tuner
183. Tim Hardin
182. King Crimson
181. Willie Dixon
180. Graham Nash
179. Phil Collins
178. Pat Benatar
177. Jimmy Buffett
176. Pink Floyd
175. Iron Butterfly
174. Alice In Chains
173. Sly & The Family Stone
172. John Coltrane
171. Dionne Warwick
170. Green Day
169. The Beastie Boys
168. Bessie Smith
167. Miles Davis
166. Ratt
165. The Bangles
164. John Mayer
163. Tom Waits
162. The Dan Clark Five
161. Sting
160. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
159. Tears For Fears
158. Paul Butterfield Blues Band
157. Styx
156. Ted Nugent
155. The Animals
154. Weird Al Yankovic
153. ZZ Top
152. Celine Dion
151. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
150. The Kinks
149. Lyle Lovett
148. Whitesnake
147. Mott The Hoople
146. Blood, Sweat & Tears
145. Marshall Tucker Band
144. The Mamas And The Papas
143. The Small Faces
142. Chicago
141. Allman Brothers Band
140. Grand Funk Railroad
139. Nat "King" Cole
138. KC & The Sunshire Band
137. Little Anthony & The Imperials
136. David Crosby
135. Glen Campbell
134. The Black Crowes
133. Jane's Addiction
132. The Bee Gees
131. Pete Seeger
130. Sarah McLachlan
129. Blondie
128. Soundgarden
127. T-Bone Walker
126. Paul Simon
125. Blue Oyster Cult
124. Ruth Brown
123. John Denver
122. Dan Fogelberg
121. The Ronettes
120. Al Stewart
119. Big Country
118. Muddy Waters
117. Joan Baez
116. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
115. Jetho Tull
114. David Bowie
113. Bing Crosby
112. Leonard Cohen
111. Enya
110. Adele
109. New York Dolls
108. Bon Jovi
107. Roy Orbison
106. Anthrax
105. Barry White
104. Eddie Cochran
103. Simon & Garfukel
102. Wilson Pickett
101. The Doobie Brothers
100. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
99. Marvin Gaye
98. Joni Mitchell
97. The Velvet Underground
96. Coldplay
95. Howlin' Wolf
94. Angels & Airwaves
93. Buddy Holly & The Crickets
92. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
91. 2Pac
90. Neil Diamond
89. Santana
88. Johnny Cash
87. Buffalo Springfield
86. The Four Tops
85. Megadeth
84. Ozzy Osbourne
83. Elvis Costello & The Attractions
82. Louis Armstrong
81. Aretha Franklin
80. B.B King
79. Rod Stewart
78. The Byrds
77. Otis Redding
76. Joe Cocker
75. Eric Clapton
74. The Grateful Dead
73. The Band
72. Deep Purple
71. The Hollies
70. James Taylor
69. Bo Diddley
68. Eminem
67. The Moody Blues
66. Cream
65. George Harrison
64. Van Halen
63. Paul McCartney
62. Jackson Browne
61. Black Sabbath
60. Stevie Wonder
59. Alice Cooper
58. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
57. Daryl Hall & John Oates
56. Ray Charles
55. John Lennon
54. James Brown & The Famous Flames
53. Thin Lizzy
52. Pearl Jam
51. Foo Fighters
50. Neil Young & Crazy Horse
49. Jerry Lee Lewis
48. The Police
47. Huey Lewis & The News
46. Sam & Dave
45. Janis Joplin & Big Brother & The Holding Company
44. The Stooges
43. Heart
42. Judas Priest
41. Steve Winwood
40. Def Leppard
39. Guns N' Roses
38. The Four Seasons
37. Elvis Presley
36. Queen
35. Bill Haley & The Comets
34. Little Richard
33. Tom Petty & The Heartbeakers
32. R.E.M
31. Foreigner
30. Lynyrd Skynyrd
29. The Everly Brothers
28. Genesis
27. Fats Domino
26. Motorhead
25. Metallica
24. Nirvana
23. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
22. Electric Light Orchestra
21. Led Zeppelin
20. Mountain
19. Steppenwolf
18. Sam Cooke
17. U2
16. Bob Marley & The Wailers
15. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
14. Jefferson Airplane
13. Fleetwood Mac
12. Robert Johnson
11. The Eagles
10. AC/DC
9. Journey
8. Chuck Berry
7. Aerosmith
6. Creedence Clearwater Revival
5. Elton John
4. The Rolling Stones
3. Rush
2. Billy Joel
1. The Beatles

BTW, Glassman, would it upset you if I join in on the 70s song voting?

Posted by Andrew on Thursday, 08/15/2013 @ 00:32am


Andrew-Are are actually almost done with the 70's, but if you want to join in for the 80's which will start on Friday you are more then welcome too!

Posted by Gassman on Thursday, 08/15/2013 @ 04:24am


I find it hard to fathom that Pink Floyd is not included in the list of immortals.

Posted by islander67 on Saturday, 08/17/2013 @ 11:07am


Oh my god, you're right!

That's atrocious!

Posted by GFW on Saturday, 08/17/2013 @ 13:46pm


They weren't in the 2004 list, but they were in the 2011 list.

Posted by Gassman on Saturday, 08/17/2013 @ 13:59pm


305. Rory Gallagher
304. Alan Parsons Project
303. Louis Jordan
302. The White Stripes
301. Bill Monroe
300. Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band-
299. Scott Joplin
298. Richie Havens
297. Carole King
296. Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps
295. Stevie Nicks
294. Ma Rainey
293. The Faces
292. The Impressions
291. Billy Idol
290. Red Hot Chili Peppers
289. Supertramp
288. Beck
287. Mumford & Sons
286. Bad Brains
285. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
284. Wham!
283. Les Paul
282. Dwight Yoakam
281. Tracy Chapman
280. MC5
279. Gordon Lightfoot
278. The Platters
277. Fleet Foxes
276. Joe Walsh
275. Cab Calloway
274. Lenny Kravitz
273. The Supremes
272. De La Soul
271. War
270. John Lee Hooker
269. The Temptations
268. UFO
267. Jeff Beck
266. The Pretenders
265. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
264. Jimmie Rodgers
263. Don Henley
262. Ten Years After
261. Rainbow
260. Massvie Attack
259. Tina Turner
258. Edward Shape & The Magnetic Zeros
257. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
256. Motley Crew
255. Queen Latifah
254. Yellowcard
253. Peter Gabriel
252. Luther Vandross
251. Weezer
250. Frank Sinatra
249. Kid Rock
248. Donna Summer
247. Quiet Riot
246. The Coasters
245. Steve Perry
244. Iron Maiden
243. Curtis Mayfield
242. Lita Ford
241. The Spinners
240. Freddie King
239. Three Dog Night
238. Ritchie Valens
237. Love
236. Steely Dan
235. Garth Brooks
234. Smashing Pumpkins
233. Ringo Starr
232. Tommy James & The Shondells
231. Paul Revere & The Riders
230. Patti Smith
229. Ella Fitzgerald
228. Hole
227. Jimmy Reed
226. The Wallflowers
225. Buck Owens
224. Jim Croce
223. King's X
222. Peter Frampton
221. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
220. Radiohead
219. Elmore James
218. Bachman-Tuner Overdrive
217. The Clash
216. Men At Work
215. The Drifters
214. Tom Jones
213. Roxy Music
212. Lionel Richie
211. Twisted Sister
210. Robert Palmer
209. Donovan
208. The Go Go's
207. Van Morrison
206. The Pixies
205. Stephen Stills
204. Talking Heads
203. Jefferson Starship
202. The Rascals
201. Etta James
200. Albert King
199. Nine Inch Nails
198. The Guess Who
197. Steve Miller Band
196. W.A.S.P
195. Al Green
194. Kenny Loggins
193. Bruce Hornsby
192. The Lovin' Spoonful
191. Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers
190. Yes
189. The Shirelles
188. Woody Guthrie
187. The Yardbirds
186. Blue Cheer
185. Run D.M.C
184. Big Joe Tuner
183. Willie Nelson
182. King Crimson
181. Willie Dixon
180. Graham Nash
179. Phil Collins
178. Pat Benatar
177. Jimmy Buffett
176. Pink Floyd
175. Iron Butterfly
174. Alice In Chains
173. Sly & The Family Stone
172. John Coltrane
171. Dionne Warwick
170. Green Day
169. The Beastie Boys
168. Bessie Smith
167. Miles Davis
166. Ratt
165. The Bangles
164. John Mayer
163. Tom Waits
162. The Dan Clark Five
161. Sting
160. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
159. Tears For Fears
158. Paul Butterfield Blues Band
157. Styx
156. Ted Nugent
155. The Animals
154. Weird Al Yankovic
153. ZZ Top
152. Celine Dion
151. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
150. The Kinks
149. Lyle Lovett
148. Whitesnake
147. Mott The Hoople
146. Blood, Sweat & Tears
145. Marshall Tucker Band
144. The Mamas And The Papas
143. The Small Faces
142. Chicago
141. Allman Brothers Band
140. Grand Funk Railroad
139. Nat "King" Cole
138. KC & The Sunshire Band
137. Little Anthony & The Imperials
136. David Crosby
135. Glen Campbell
134. The Black Crowes
133. Jane's Addiction
132. The Bee Gees
131. Pete Seeger
130. Sarah McLachlan
129. Blondie
128. Soundgarden
127. T-Bone Walker
126. Paul Simon
125. Blue Oyster Cult
124. Ruth Brown
123. John Denver
122. Dan Fogelberg
121. The Ronettes
120. Al Stewart
119. Big Country
118. Muddy Waters
117. Joan Baez
116. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
115. Jetho Tull
114. David Bowie
113. Bing Crosby
112. Leonard Cohen
111. Enya
110. Adele
109. New York Dolls
108. Bon Jovi
107. Roy Orbison
106. Anthrax
105. Barry White
104. Eddie Cochran
103. Simon & Garfukel
102. Wilson Pickett
101. The Doobie Brothers
100. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
99. Marvin Gaye
98. Joni Mitchell
97. The Velvet Underground
96. Coldplay
95. Howlin' Wolf
94. Angels & Airwaves
93. Bob Marley & The Wailers
92. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
91. 2Pac
90. Neil Diamond
89. Santana
88. Johnny Cash
87. Buffalo Springfield
86. The Four Tops
85. Megadeth
84. Ozzy Osbourne
83. Elvis Costello & The Attractions
82. Louis Armstrong
81. Aretha Franklin
80. B.B King
79. Rod Stewart
78. The Byrds
77. Otis Redding
76. Joe Cocker
75. Eric Clapton
74. The Grateful Dead
73. The Band
72. Deep Purple
71. The Hollies
70. James Taylor
69. Bo Diddley
68. Eminem
67. The Moody Blues
66. Motorhead
65. George Harrison
64. Van Halen
63. Paul McCartney
62. Jackson Browne
61. Black Sabbath
60. Stevie Wonder
59. Alice Cooper
58. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
57. Daryl Hall & John Oates
56. Ray Charles
55. John Lennon
54. James Brown & The Famous Flames
53. Thin Lizzy
52. Pearl Jam
51. Foo Fighters
50. Neil Young & Crazy Horse
49. Jerry Lee Lewis
48. The Police
47. Huey Lewis & The News
46. Sam & Dave
45. Janis Joplin & Big Brother & The Holding Company
44. The Stooges
43. Heart
42. Judas Priest
41. Steve Winwood
40. Def Leppard
39. Guns N' Roses
38. The Four Seasons
37. Elvis Presley
36. Queen
35. Bill Haley & The Comets
34. Little Richard
33. Tom Petty & The Heartbeakers
32. R.E.M
31. Foreigner
30. Lynyrd Skynyrd
29. The Everly Brothers
28. Genesis
27. Fats Domino
26. Mountain
25. Metallica
24. Nirvana
23. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
22. Electric Light Orchestra
21. Led Zeppelin
20. Cream
19. Steppenwolf
18. Sam Cooke
17. U2
16. Buddy Holly & The Crickets
15. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
14. Jefferson Airplane
13. Fleetwood Mac
12. Robert Johnson
11. The Eagles
10. Aerosmith
9. Journey
8. Chuck Berry
7. AC/DC
6. Creedence Clearwater Revival
5. Elton John
4. The Rolling Stones
3. Rush
2. Billy Joel
1. The Beatles

Posted by Andrew on Monday, 08/19/2013 @ 23:19pm


STILL MISSING ON FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS

The Belmonts * Stone Poneys * Tavares * The Del Satins * The Persuaders * Shep & The Limelights * James & Bobby Purify * The Velvelettes * The Mindbenders * The Idle Race * The S.O.S. Band * Billy Vera and the Beaters * Cheech and Chong * Steam * Orion The Hunter * Opus * Trio * Boys Don't Cry * The Blow Monkeys * Lady Pank * Dog's Eye View * Deep Blue Something * Sister Hazel * Wet Wet Wet * Swing Out Sister * Technotronic * Autograph * The Vapors * J.J. Fad * Kris Kross * Uncle Kracker * Inner Circle * Dru Hill * Xscape * XYZ * Zhane

Al Jolson * Glenn Miller * Glenn Gould * Hoyt Axton * David Geddes * Larry Graham * Morris Albert * John Parr * Paul Carrack * Robert Tepper * Ian Thomas * Jack Wagner * Patrick Swayze * Paul Hardcastle * Baz Luhrmann * Patrick Hernandez * Robbie Dupree * Robbie Neville * Tevin Campbell

Fontella Bass * Millie Jackson * Rebbie Jackson * Alicia Bridges * Evelyn "Champagne" King * Maxine Nightingale * Stephanie Mills * Shannon * Stacey Q * Patrice Rushen * Pia Zadora * Pebbles * Brenda Russell * Brenda K Starr * Jennifer Rush * Vonda Shepard * Oleta Adams * Jann Arden * Tasmin Archer * Billie Myers * Shanice * Monica * Dionne Farris

Posted by Roy on Monday, 09/2/2013 @ 22:52pm


http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/herald/obituary.aspx?n=fred-milano&pid=155329429#sthash.tqfJFQIH.dpbs

STILL MISSING ON FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS

The Belmonts * Stone Poneys * Tavares * The Del Satins * The Persuaders * Shep & The Limelights * James & Bobby Purify * The Velvelettes * The Mindbenders * The Idle Race * The S.O.S. Band * Billy Vera and the Beaters * Cheech and Chong * Steam * Orion The Hunter * Opus * Trio * Boys Don't Cry * The Blow Monkeys * Lady Pank * Dog's Eye View * Deep Blue Something * Sister Hazel * Wet Wet Wet * Swing Out Sister * Technotronic * Autograph * The Vapors * J.J. Fad * Kris Kross * Uncle Kracker * Inner Circle * Dru Hill * Xscape * XYZ * Zhane


Roy: I've been trying to get a page on The Belmonts on FRL for a while. I feel kinda bad, because, had I done it earlier, they might have gotten in with the 6 other classic groups last year . I think that the H of F could've just as easily have made it 7...and let The Belmonts in.

There are those here who've said that Dion's solo career merited individual induction...but that, to me , isn't the point. The ever- decreasing- frequency at which deserving 50's acts are getting in these days means that sometimes, the ship only sails ONCE...and maybe never again. The Belmonts should have gone in with Dion. If they wanted to honor him again solo later, all well and good. But ,at LEAST the ENTIRE GROUP would have gotten in .

At the time of original Belmonts member Fred Milano's death,The above article appeared in The Miami Herald.

"There was strife between DiMucci and Belmonts members, who were not pleased when DiMucci was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame without them in 1989."


WHY didn't the Hall of Fame correct this ??

Posted by Bill G on Tuesday, 09/3/2013 @ 09:17am


Dion DiMucci is a close friend of Bruce Springsteen, Steven Van Zandt and the rest of the E Street Band. Do you think they are up to something? The Belmonts and the E Street Band being inducted in the same year and performing together?

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 09/3/2013 @ 09:25am


THE MOST NOMINATED ARTISTS FOR THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME (5 NOMINATIONS OR MORE)

01. Solomon Burke (Nominated for 10 years; inducted in 2001)

02. Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers (Nominated for 8 years; inducted in 1993)
02. Duane Eddy (Nominated for 8 years; inducted in 1994)
02. Little Willie John (Nominated for 8 years; inducted in 1996)
02. Gene Pitney (Nominated for 8 years; inducted in 2002)
02. Black Sabbath (Nominated for 8 years; inducted in 2006)
02. The Stooges (Nominated for 8 years; inducted in 2010)

03. Lloyd Price (Nominated for 7 years; inducted in 1998)
03. Gene Vincent (Nominated for 7 years; inducted in 1998)
03. Del Shannon (Nominated for 7 years; inducted in 1999)
03. Lynyrd Skynyrd (Nominated for 7 years; inducted in 2006)
03. Patti Smith (Nominated for 7 years; inducted in 2007)
03. Chic (Nominated for 7 years)

04. LaVern Baker (Nominated for 6 years; inducted in 1991)
04. Jimmy Reed (Nominated for 6 years; inducted in 1991)
04. Bobby “Blue” Bland (Nominated for 6 years; inducted in 1992)
04. Ruth Brown (Nominated for 6 years; inducted in 1993)
04. The Moonglows (Nominated for 6 years; inducted in 2000)
04. Chuck Willis (Nominated for 6 years)

05. Hank Ballard (Nominated for 5 years; inducted in 1990)
05. Bobby Darin (Nominated for 5 years; inducted in 1990)
05. Ike and Tina Turner (Nominated for 5 years; inducted in 1991)
05. The Velvet Underground (Nominated for 5 years; inducted in 1996)
05. Gladys Knight and the Pips (Nominated for 5 years; inducted in 1996)
05. The Flamingos (Nominated for 5 years; inducted in 2001)
05. Sex Pistols (Nominated for 5 years; inducted in 2006)
05. Donna Summer (Nominated for 5 years; inducted in 2013)

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 09/3/2013 @ 19:41pm


The Luv'd Ones

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 09/3/2013 @ 23:09pm


308. Dave Matthews Band- A vibrant multiracial band with a wide instrumental range.
307. Judy Collins- A expressive folk singer.
306. Hank Williams Sr. - Father of contemporary country music.
305. Rory Gallagher- A skilled Irish blues rocker.
304. Alan Parsons Project- A highly concept art rock group.
303. Louis Jordan- The quintessential jump blues band leader and the father of rap.
302. The White Stripes- A musical duo that walked the line between blues rock and art rock.
301. Bill Monroe- The man who invented bluegrass.
300. Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band- Influential band who fused free jazz, blues and rock into a highly original style.
299. The Fugees- Rap trio whose blend of reggae and soul took the world by storm in the late 90s.
298. Richie Havens- A singer with imaginative interpretations and highly rhythmic strumming.
297. Carole King- Wove the album "Tapestry," which marked the peak of the singer/songwriter movement.
296. Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps- Rockabilly group who defined the greasy-haired sparks of rock n' roll.
295. Stevie Nicks- A talented singer and songwriter with a raspy crooning voice.
294. Ma Rainey- The "Mother of the Blues."
293. The Faces- Boozy and bluesy rock band of the 70s.
292. The Impressions- One of the greatest soul acts ever to walk the earth.
291. Billy Idol- A British punk and new wave icon of the 80s.
290. Red Hot Chili Peppers- California group who mixed rock guitar with funk rhythms.
289. Supertramp- One of the largest prog-rock bands of the 70s.
288. Beck- One of the most inventive singers of the 90s.
287. Mumford & Sons- Blending folksy Americana with an indie slant.
286. Bad Brains- Created a unique style of metal, funk and reggae.
285. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers- Major British blues-rock band.
284. Wham! - Britain's answer to Hall & Oates.
283. Les Paul- A brilliantly gifted guitarist.
282. Dwight Yoakam- An outspoken and self-assured country singer/songwriter.
281. Tracy Chapman- The most successful folk singer/songwriter of the 80s.
280. MC5- Rock revolutionaries and one of the fathers of punk.
279. Gordon Lightfoot- Canadian singer/songwriter who married folk and pop.
278. The Platters- The leading R&B group of the 50s.
277. Fleet Foxes- Indie folk band with an earthy, harmony-rich sound.
276. Joe Walsh- One of rock's most colorful figures with his skewed humor and guitar chops.
275. Cab Calloway- A flamboyant swing bandleader and a gifted scat singer.
274. Lenny Kravitz- Hendrix-inspired guitarist who brought classic rock into the new millennium.
273. The Supremes- The flagship girl group of Motown.
272. De La Soul- Lyrically keen and idiomatically diverse alternative rappers.
271. War- L.A. group that created a mix of funk, R&B, Latin and rock.
270. John Lee Hooker- The most elemental of the electric blues guitar players
269. The Temptations- One of Motown’s greatest and grittiest vocal groups of all time.
268. UFO- Underrated British heavy metal band.
267. Jeff Beck- The underappreciated guitar master.
266. The Pretenders- Alternative rock group whose melodic, intelligent sound combined punk with new wave.
265. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five- One of the most important rap groups of the 80s.
264. Jimmie Rodgers- The first star of country music.
263. Don Henley- Drummer for the Eagles and a fine solo artist as well.
262. Ten Years After- Hard-rocking British blues-rock band.
261. Rainbow- Early heroes of heavy metal.
260. Massive Attack- A rap group whose mixture of dark rhythms, reverb- laden guitars, and atmospheric samples produced a more laid-back style of rap.
259. Tina Turner- Legendary soul singer and showstopper.
258. Edward Shape & The Magnetic Zeros- A down-home indie folk band.
257. Screamin' Jay Hawkins- The father of shock rock.
256. Motley Crew- Joyfully sleazy 80s glam metal band.
255. Queen Latifah- One of the first politically conscious female rappers.
254. Yellowcard- Successful indie punk band whose usage of the violin sets them apart from other bands.
253. Peter Gabriel- Theatrical leader of Genesis then an experimental pop star in the 80s.
252. Luther Vandross- Velvet-smooth soul singer.
251. Weezer- Alternative rock group who put power pop and melodic metal together.
250. Frank Sinatra- The original teen idol and the definitive crooner.
249. Kid Rock- The self-proclaimed king of the rock-rap-country hybrid.
248. Donna Summer- The seminal voice of disco.
247. Quiet Riot- The first heavy metal band to top the American rock charts.
246. The Coasters- Pioneering R&B act.
245. Steve Perry- Processor of the one of the finest singing voices in all of rock.
244. Iron Maiden- A major contributor to the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.
243. Curtis Mayfield- One of soul’s best singers and one of its most incisive songwriters.
242. Lita Ford- A feisty heavy metal guitar player.
241. The Spinners- Soul troop whose orchestrated arrangements are some of the finest in soul.
240. Freddie King- A blues guitarist with a laid-back voice and a fast-fingered guitar playing technique.
239. Three Dog Night- A 70s group with soulful harmonies.
238. Ritchie Valens- A pioneering Mexican rocker of the 50s.
237. Love- One of the greatest West Coast psychedelic rock bands of the 60s.
236. Steely Dan- Sophisticated, distinctive rock group built around accessible guitar hooks and complex harmonies.
235. Garth Brooks- The wildly successful 90s country artist.
234. Smashing Pumpkins- 90s alternative rock band who fused guitar heavy arena rock with mope rock.
233. Ringo Starr- Charismatic drummer for the Beatles and a fine solo artist.
232. Tommy James & The Shondells- 60s group who took bubblegum pop to a new level.
231. Paul Revere & The Riders- Hard-working American garage-rock band.
230. Patti Smith- A fiercely literate woman punk rocker.
229. Ella Fitzgerald- A unique vocalist mixing scat and jazz.
228. Hole- A alterative rock group who lifted itself out from a giant shadow with great songwriting and an ever-evolving genre of rock.
227. Jimmy Reed- The most popular bluesman of the 50s.
226. The Wallflowers- Thoughtful, straightforward rock band.
225. Buck Owens- Helped return country music to the roadhouses and the honky tonks.
224. Jim Croce- Master of the folk storyteller style.
223. King's X- Respected Texas band that incorporated Beatles-style harmonies, heavy metal and blues riffs with a dash of progressive rock.
222. Peter Frampton- An ace-faced mod guitar player.
221. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention- Creators of radical 60s jazz rock.
220. Radiohead- Achieved iconic rock status in the 90s despite a more experimental direction.
219. Elmore James- One of the greatest slide guitarist in blues history and provided a major link between Delta blues and Chicago blues.
218. The Guess Who- Canadian rockers who dabbled in R&B and blues rock.
217. The Clash- The most accomplished punk rock band of the 70s.
216. Slayer- The early thrash metal band with the least risk of compromise.
215. The Drifters- Honey-voiced giants of doo-wop.
214. Tom Jones- A dynamic crooner.
213. Roxy Music- The quintessential art rock group and cult favorites.
212. Lionel Richie- One of the most popular soul singers, first with the Commodores and then as a solo artist.
211. Twisted Sister- Larger-then-life glam metal band.
210. Robert Palmer- An 80s blue-eyed soul singer.
209. Donovan- The British Bob Dylan and an icon of flower power.
208. The Go Go's- The queens of L.A. new wave.
207. Van Morrison- Soulful Irish singer who combines folk, R&B, rock and jazz, often with a mystic bent.
206. The Pixies- Alternative rock icons who mixed classical pop influences with roaring guitars.
205. Stephen Stills- Framed for his work with two of folk rock’s most successful groups.
204. Talking Heads- One of the finest post-punk bands featuring David Byrne’s manic grooves.
203. Jefferson Starship- The progressive rock successor to Jefferson Airplane.
202. The Rascals- The finest blue-eyed soul group of the 60s.
201. Etta James- A Californian blues belter whose incredible recordings drifted into jazz and soul.
200. Albert King- A blues guitarist renowned for his massive tone and unique way of playing.
199. Nine Inch Nails- Industrial rock’s most popular band.
198. Bachman-Tuner Overdrive- Canadian classic rock heroes.
197. Steve Miller Band- One of the top selling rock acts of the 70s.
196. W.A.S.P- An L.A. theatrical shock rock group.
195. Al Green- The prototypical soul singer and a vocalist who continues to amaze to this day.
194. Kenny Loggins- Soft rock singer/songwriter, guitarist and pianist.
193. Bruce Hornsby- Singer/songwriter and pianist with a breezy, nonchalant style.
192. The Lovin' Spoonful- A well-loved Now York City band with a unique blend of folk, blues and rock and roll.
191. Bad Company- British heavy metal supergroup.
190. Yes- The definitive English progressive rock band with virtuoso playing and gorgeous melodies.
189. The Shirelles- Their blend of soul, doo-wop, and R&B was tremendous for the other girl groups who followed them.
188. Woody Guthrie- A colossal folk singer whose simple, lyrically powerful songs inspired whole generations of singers.
187. The Yardbirds- Adventurous blues-rock band, best known for having Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page in their ranks.
186. Blue Cheer- One of the earliest pioneers of heavy metal.
185. Run D.M.C- The instigators of hardcore rap who injected it into heavy metal.
184. Big Joe Tuner- A powerhouse of a singer and shouter.
183. Willie Nelson- Pioneer of the anti-establishment outlaw image in country music.
182. King Crimson- The definitive early British progressive rock band.
181. Willie Dixon- Legendary Chicago bluesman.
180. Graham Nash- Guitarist, songwriter, and outstanding vocalist for The Hollies and Crosby, Stills & Nash.
179. Phil Collins- Frontman for Genesis in the 80s and a soulful solo artist as well.
178. Pat Benatar- A siren-voiced singer who was adept at defiant anthems and chiming ballads.
177. Solomon Burke- The kingpin of 60s soul music with a wonderful voice.
176. Pink Floyd- One of the most predominant and celebrated progressive and space rock bands of all time and known for superlative musicianship.
175. Iron Butterfly- Californian acid rockers and a defining early band of heavy metal.
174. Alice In Chains- Giants of the grunge movement with Black Sabbath-style riffs and an unconventional vocal style.
173. Sly & The Family Stone- Soul’s first fully integrated group who brought funk to a large audience and laid the groundwork for urban soul and rap.
172. John Coltrane- The supreme icon of jazz in the late 20th century whose transition from a jazz traditionalist to a radical innovator has made him the main stylist of the music.
171. Martha & The Vandellas- One of soul’s finest vocal groups.
170. Green Day- Snotty 90s punk rock revivalists.
169. The Beastie Boys- A trio of punk rappers.
168. Bessie Smith- The greatest female blues singer of all time.
167. Miles Davis- An eternally evolving trumpeter.
166. Ratt- 80s glam metal band who infused their brand of heavy metal with pop hooks
165. The Bangles- Masters of melodic guitar-based rock.
164. John Mayer- A talented guitarist with a post-grunge vocal style.
163. Tom Waits- A neo-beatnik singer and songwriter.
162. The Dave Clark Five- One of the most popular British beat groups in the 60s.
161. Sting- First the frontman for the Police, then a solo artist with a blend of jazz and world music.
160. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts- Hard-edged punk-rock band.
159. Tears For Fears- The most thoughtful and tuneful of any British synth group.
158. Paul Butterfield Blues Band- A Chicago blues-rock group with a gritty blues sound.
157. Styx- The art rock band with high commercial success.
156. Ted Nugent- A powerful guitarist and singer known as the “Motor City Madman.”
155. The Animals- One of the most formidable British blues-rock bands of the 60s.
154. Weird Al Yankovic- The undisputed king of song parodying who has mocked music from new age to rap.
153. ZZ Top- Texas trio specializing in down and dirty blues rock.
152. Celine Dion- Emotional Canadian ballad singer.
151. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys- The kings of Western country swing.
150. The Kinks- An early highlight of the British Inversion who also started the riff for heavy metal.
149. Lyle Lovett- Highly literate country songwriter and bandleader.
148. Whitesnake- Heavy metal hitmakers.
147. Mott The Hoople- Flamboyant proto-punk icons of the 70s with a nasty fusion of heavy metal and glam rock.
146. Blood, Sweat & Tears- One of the first rock bands who used horns.
145. Marshall Tucker Band- Pioneering southern rock band that combined country, rock, blues and jazz.
144. The Mamas And The Papas- A four-piece folk-rock act whose high harmonies soundtracked the late 60s.
143. The Small Faces- British beat combo who delivered prime R&B and mod songs.
142. Chicago- One of the greatest jazz-rock groups of the 70s.
141. The Allman Brothers Band- The fathers of southern rock in all it’s wild gory.
140. Grand Funk Railroad- Early 70s American heavy metal band.
139. Nat "King" Cole- One of the greatest vocalists on all time and a major figure in jazz piano.
138. KC & The Sunshine Band- Disco-based funk band.
137. David Crosby- A brilliant singer/songwriter with an angelic voice.
136. The Beach Boys- One of the most influential bands of the rock era, purveyors of surf rock and psychedelic pop.
135. Glen Campbell- A former session player who became one of the greatest country artists of the 70s.
134. The Black Crowes- Georgia band who brought the barroom rauch of the Rolling Stones back to the charts in 1989.
133. Jane's Addiction- Innovate alternative rockers that united heavy metal and alternative music.
132. The Bee Gees- Harmony-laden brother act.
131. Pete Seeger- Perhaps the most important figure of the American folk revival.
130. Sarah McLachlan- Canadian singer/songwriter of emotional songs.
129. Blondie- Influential New York new wave group.
128. Soundgarden- Grunge pioneers who took the heavy sludge of metal and combined it with the raw aesthetic of punk.
127. T-Bone Walker- Pioneer of a harder style of the blues.
126. Paul Simon- One of the defining singer/songwriters of his time.
125. Blue Oyster Cult- Seminal 70s heavy metal band whose songs were ambitious in a sensual way.
124. Ruth Brown- A major pioneer of R&B in the 50s and processed a rich singing voice.
123. John Denver- The hitmaking folk singer/songwriter.
122. Boston- Classic 70s rockers with thundering guitar hooks.
121. The Ronettes- Legendary 60s girl group.
120. Linda Ronstadt- The best interpreter among the 70s singer/songwriters.
119. Big Country- Scottish group who incorporated a strong folk and native music influence into their material.
118. Muddy Waters- The giant of postwar Chicago blues.
117. Joan Baez- The world’s most famous female folk singer.
116. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble- A rocking powerhouse of a band with its lead guitarist giving the blues a burst of momentum.
115. Jetho Tull- Courtly progressive rock band tangled with folk.
114. David Bowie- The mercurial glam rock icon and a figurehead for countless musical movements.
113. Bing Crosby- One of the most popular and influential crooners in music history.
112. Procol Harum- British group with an ability to produce rootsy soulfulness with progressive leanings.
111. Adele- A London singer/songwriter with a soaring voice.
110. Enya- Classically trained Irish pianist with a distinctive voice.
109. New York Dolls- The fathers of glam rock.
108. Bon Jovi- Bridged the gap between heavy metal and arena rock.
107. Roy Orbison- Rockabilly singer with a near-operatic voice and dark broken hearted songs.
106. Anthrax- One of the most innovative thrash metal bands of all time.
105. Barry White- 70s soul artist with salacious ballads.
104. Eddie Cochran- A red hot rock n’ roll guitar picking rebel.
103. Simon & Garfukel- One of the pivotal 60s folk rock acts.
102. Wilson Pickett- A raucous southern soul singer.
101. The Doobie Brothers- Californian rockers who fused soul, rock, and R&B.
100. Emerson, Lake & Palmer- The original progressive rock supergroup of the 70s.
99. Marvin Gaye- Monumentally influential soul singer whose music incorporated political issues, atmospheric arrangements and unified themes.
98. Joni Mitchell- A confessional singer/songwriter regarded as one of the finest of her generation.
97. The Velvet Underground- The quintessential New York bohemian rock group of the 60s who fused art, rock, and poetry into a style that was highly influential.
96. Coldplay- Passionate, heart-rending British rock group whose sweet melodies and swooning lyrics have made them one of the new millennium’s greatest bands.
95. Howlin' Wolf- A furious blues belter with a growling voice.
94. Angels & Airwaves- A band that created more anthemic rock then any other indie group.
93. Bob Marley & The Wailers- A Jamaican band who introduced reggae to the world.
92. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band- A passionate band who married literate songwriting with bar-band rock n’ roll.
91. 2Pac- Highly controversial, but highly influential and talented rapper.
90. Neil Diamond- A suave showman and a versatile singer/songwriter.
89. Santana- Pioneers of Latin jazz rock.
88. Johnny Cash- Equal parts rockabilly rebel, campfire storyteller and outlaw in black, his hearty baritone remains the essence of country.
87. Buffalo Springfield- Short-lived 60s rock band that made a massive impact on the Californian folk-rock scene.
86. The Four Tops- Soulful Motown quartet with delightful four-part-harmonies.
85. Megadeth- One of the most important thrash metal bands whose songs contain social and political messages.
84. Ozzy Osbourne- An instinctive metal showman with a dramatic flair.
83. Elvis Costello & The Attractions- One of the most evocative, innovative and gifted groups of all time.
82. Louis Armstrong- The most important and influential musician in the history of jazz.
81. Aretha Franklin- The undisputed Queen of Soul and owner of one of the most powerful voices in rock n’ roll.
80. B.B King- Highly influential blues guitarist with a soft-fingered style as well as having the longest blues career.
79. Rod Stewart- A flamboyant gravelly-voiced blue-eyed soul singer.
78. The Hollies- One of the leading lights of the first British Invasion, distinguished by their high harmonies and ringing guitars.
77. Otis Redding- One of the greatest soul singers of the 60s.
76. Joe Cocker- Gravel-voiced blue-eyed soul vocalist whose animated live performances have made him a legend.
75. Eric Clapton- A blues-rock guitar legend.
74. The Grateful Dead- Legendary San Francisco psychedelic rock group who went from an LSD-testing jugband to a worldwide counterculture institution.
73. The Band- Bob Dylan’s former backing group who embodied Americana in a way that no one else ever could.
72. Deep Purple- Progressive rock giants who made heavy metal an art form and unleashed some of the finest guitar riffs ever known to rock and roll.
71. The Byrds- Influential L.A. rock band who pioneered folk-rock, psychedelic rock and country-rock with their jangling guitars and angelic harmonies.
70. James Taylor- The archetype for the gentle, inward-looking singer/songwriters of the early 70s.
69. Bo Diddley- Seminal R&B guitarist whose rhythmic attacks and boasting vocals became one of the most overpowering sounds in rock and roll.
68. Eminem- The best selling white rapper of all time, being comical and controversial at the same time.
67. The Moody Blues- 60s progressive mystics who created surreal albums with pseudo-classical glory.
66. Motorhead- Furious speed metal act with breakneck speed and defining volume.
65. George Harrison- Known as the quiet Beatle, he nonetheless had an incredible impression with musical virtuosity, lyrical guitar playing and passionate songs.
64. Van Halen- One of the greatest heavy metal bands of the 80s primarily with the fast guitar fingers of Eddie Van Halen.
63. Paul McCartney- Former Beatle who made up the other half of the greatest songwriting duo in all of rock and roll then launched a solo career with outstanding longevity.
62. Jackson Browne- The folk rock singer/songwriter whose literate lyrics and laid-back music set the style for Californian music during the 70s.
61. Black Sabbath- The embodiment of heavy metal with their overpowering volume, sludgy guitar attacks and horrifying lyrics.
60. Stevie Wonder- A teen soul sensation in the 60s who then explored more musical territory in the 70s.
59. Alice Cooper- Pioneers of heavy metal and masters of shock rock in the early 70s.
58. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles- Legendary Motown group with high tenors and catchy songs.
57. Daryl Hall & John Oates- Blue-eyed soul duo whose smooth take on soul brought them high commercial success.
56. Mountain- Early heavy metal band with a dense, blues-based sound.
55. John Lennon- One of the giants of 60s rock and an adventurous soloist too.
54. James Brown & The Famous Flames- A phenomenal 50s R&B group led by one of the most influential soul singers in rock and roll.
53. Thin Lizzy- One of Ireland’s finest rock bands, distinguished by a twin guitar sound.
52. Foo Fighters- The sequel band to Nirvana who fused heavy guitars and punk sensibilities with delightful melodies.
51. Pearl Jam- The prototypical grunge band with a driving sound and a reputation as one of the hardest working bands in all of rock.
50. Neil Young & Crazy Horse- Eternally restless musical group who touched on every musical style from heavy metal to blues and rockabilly.
49. Jerry Lee Lewis- A prodigy on the boogie-woogie piano who became of one of the great names of 50s rock and roll.
48. The Police- British rock trio with an innovate fusion of rock and reggae, superb songwriting and a unique appeal.
47. Huey Lewis & The News- Mainstream bar band that ruled the 80s with slick, catchy tunes.
46. The Doors- Mystical blues-based rock band centered on the dark poetry and charismatic presence of Jim Morrison.
45. Janis Joplin & Big Brother & The Holding Company- Raw, heavy, hallucinogenic, psychedelic rock band with a belting led singer.
44. The Stooges- Seminal proto-punk band whose simple and vicious music laid the groundwork for a generation of volatile performers.
43. Heart- Seattle rock band led by two sisters who produced some of the most thrilling rock anthems of the 70s and 80s.
42. Judas Priest- One of the most influential heavy metal bands of the 70s and the one responsible for spearheading the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.
41. Steve Winwood- A soulful teenager who explored adventurous territory with Traffic and Blind Faith before settling into a solo career.
40. Def Leppard- Stadium rock perennials whose guitar-driven rock became one of the most imitated styles of heavy metal.
39. Guns N' Roses- One of the greatest and most influential heavy metal band of the 80s and 90s that often displayed a surprising musical diversity.
38. The Four Seasons- New Jersey vocal group who were perennial chart residents during the 60s thanks to the high tenor of Frankie Valli.
37. Elvis Presley- A rock and roll icon whose fusion of R&B, bluegrass and country became the cornerstone of rock.
36. Queen- Larger then life British arena rock band that mastered the art of the rock single and led by the charismatic Freddie Mercury.
35. Bill Haley & The Comets- Chameleonic rockabilly band whose “Rock Around the Clock” singled the beginning of the rock & roll era.
34. Little Richard- The wildest and one of the most influential of all the 50s rock and roll singers.
33. Tom Petty & The Heartbeakers- Heartland rock group whose honest, unpretentious music has made one of America’s greatest rock bands.
32. Lynyrd Skynyrd- The kings of southern rock.
31. Foreigner- Platinum arena rockers with biting anthems and mammoth ballads.
30. Steppenwolf- California acid rockers who fused heavy metal with blues influences.
29. The Everly Brothers- Close harmony masters who formed one of the most artistic rock acts of the 50s and early 60s.
28. Genesis- A seminal British progressive rock band whose classical tangled music became more accessible in the 80s.
27. Fats Domino- A piano-playing giant of R&B and early rock and roll.
26. R.E.M- One of the first alternative rock bands to make a high musical impact and maintained their integrity and their sense of adventure.
25. Metallica- The most consistently innovate thrash metal bands of the 80s and 90s who reinvigorating metal with a fast and fierce sound.
24. Nirvana- Grunge’s unlikely success story that influenced thousands of artists, but ended in tragedy.
23. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band- A gravel-voiced band who whose blend of roots rock and keen songwriting made them a mainstream group.
22. Electric Light Orchestra- Creators of high-tech Beatles-type progressive rock in the 70s.
21. Ray Charles- A brilliant, towering musical figure who through his singing and piano playing invented soul.
20. Cream- The first and greatest psychedelic rock trio and pioneers of heavy metal.
19. Led Zeppelin- One of the most successful and influential bands in all of rock and roll.
18. Sam Cooke- A massive influence on soul, with an incredible singing voice and a smooth delivery that has never been surpassed.
17. U2- Trafficking on big ideas and even bigger sounds, they operated on a grander scale then any other 80s rock group.
16. Buddy Holly & The Crickets- The single most creative forces in early rock and roll.
15. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young- The definitive folk-rock supergroup.
14. Jefferson Airplane- The quintessential San Francisco psychedelic rock group.
13. Fleetwood Mac- A British blues rock group that morphed into the world biggest rock band in the 70s.
12. The Who- An explosive rock group who pioneered progressive rock and heavy metal.
11. The Eagles- One of the best-selling bands of the 70s, first as a country rock band then as a soft rock band.
10. Aerosmith- Boston heavy metal quintet that epitomized decadence and sleaze in the 70s.
9. Journey- Anthemic arena rock group.
8. AC/DC- One of the defining acts of 70s heavy metal characterized by the roaring guitars of the Young brothers and Bon Scott’s searing vocals.
7. Chuck Berry- The prime innovator of rock and roll.
6. Creedence Clearwater Revival- Gritty down-home, playful rockers with echoes of blues and country.
5. Elton John- Soulful British singer who moved from simple piano rock to a glamorous musical star.
4. The Rolling Stones- The primer British rock band for half a century.
3. Rush- Beloved by millions, one of the great progressive rock bands possess an instrumental genus few other rock groups have.
2. Billy Joel- New York City rock pianist whose driving music has gained near-universal appeal.
1. The Beatles- The most influential band in all of rock and roll that blazed several new paths for rock.

Posted by Andrew on Friday, 09/6/2013 @ 17:36pm


I just noticed for the first time Rolling Stone's 'New Immortals' list. Having seen it I now want to stab my eyes out. In what universe are Rihanna and Taylor Swift important or iconic artists?!

Posted by Sam on Friday, 09/6/2013 @ 17:56pm


I know, Sam. When I saw that list, I just laughed at it. Leave it to Rolling Stone and Jann Banner to come up with another 'New Immortals' list. Taylor Swift is a hack when it comes to song writing, Rihanna is a waste of talent, Beyonce's music is crap, Lady Gaga is a hack too.

Here are the artists that I would put on that list:

Angels & Airwaves
Mumford & Sons
Adele
Yellowcard
The Fleet Foxes
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Phish
Arcade Fire
Green Day
Pearl Jam
The White Stripes
Wilco
The Strokes
The Roots

Feel free to share your list too, Sam

Posted by Andrew on Friday, 09/6/2013 @ 19:33pm


I just noticed for the first time Rolling Stone's 'New Immortals' list. Having seen it I now want to stab my eyes out. In what universe are Rihanna and Taylor Swift important or iconic artists?!

Posted by Sam on Friday, 09.6.13 @ 17:56pm
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In the universe of boosted subscription rates & New York over-head costs.

Posted by Cheesecrop on Saturday, 09/7/2013 @ 06:29am


The Beautiful Rock N’ Roll by Andrew Miller

Have you ever spent the late afternoon sitting on your poach listening to Jackson Browne’s “Stay?”
Or seen a crowd bang their heads at a Metallica concert?
Did you ever roll down a highway with Deep Purple’s “Highway Star” playing?
Or sing Gordon Lightfoot’s “Wreak of the Edmund Fitzgerald” while sailing on a lake?
Or have you ever rocked out to AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck”?
Or seen a kid walk down the street wearing a Nirvana t-shirt?

Have you ever listened to grunge in Seattle, soul in Detroit, or country and western in Texas?
Have you ever listened to blues in Mississippi, or rap in New York or psychedelic rock in San Francisco?

Did you ever fall asleep to Crosby, Stills and Nash’s “Wooden Ships” playing?
Or, stood on the field at Woodstock and felt the presence of Jimi Hendrix and The Who?
Did you ever feel like running away from home after hearing Bruce Springteen’s “Born To Run” or Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Traveling Band”?

Or tended to a collection of old Little Richard and Buddy Holly records,
Or heard the thunderous roar of Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man” coming out of a stereo speaker?
Have you ever seen the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame or stood at John Lennon’s grave?

Have you ever visited the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Mississippi,
Or been to the daddy of all alternative rock festivals in Seattle, Washington?
Or seen U2 open the Superbowl half-time show?

Did you ever see Jimi Hendrix play a rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner”?
Or John Fogerty belt out “Bad Moon Rising”,
Or hear the summer sounds of The Beach Boys drifting out of a Californian radio,
Or dream about becoming a rock star after hearing Chuck Berry’s “Johnny Be Goode”?

Did you ever play “Born To Be Wild” super loud when diving an open stretch of highway?
Or, see Led Zeppelin play an eighteen minute version of “Kashmir”?
Or, marvel at Eddie Van Halen’s rapid fingered guitar strumming?

Did you ever feel like dancing when listening to “Dancing In The Streets”?
Or, ever cried after hearing “Teach Your Children”?
Or, driven with “Running On Empty” playing on the radio?
Have you ever heard the uplifting sound of Angels & Airwaves’ “Secret Crowds”?

Or listen to “Waiting in The Weeds” just as the sun was setting?

Have you ever been to Memphis or New Orleans or Chicago or Cleveland?
Have you ever passed through Manchester, Newcastle, London or Liverpool?
Have you ever seen Sun Studio?
The Experience Music Project?
Or Graceland?

This then is rock n’ roll!
The music people bless with all their hearts
And no PMRC: no teacher;
No government; no religious group;
Neither censorship nor school
Can ever destroy its awesome power
It’s blazing guitars, it’s hard-hitting lyrics
I wanna rock and roll all night!
It’s a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll!
Long live rock!

Posted by Andrew on Monday, 09/16/2013 @ 19:56pm


COMING SOON TO FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS

The Belmonts * Stone Poneys * Tavares * The Del Satins * The Persuaders * Shep & The Limelights * James & Bobby Purify * The Velvelettes * The Mindbenders * The Idle Race * The S.O.S. Band * Billy Vera and the Beaters * Cheech and Chong * Steam * Orion The Hunter * Opus * Trio * Boys Don't Cry * The Blow Monkeys * Lady Pank * Dog's Eye View * Deep Blue Something * Sister Hazel * Wet Wet Wet * Swing Out Sister * Technotronic * Autograph * The Vapors * Musical Youth * J.J. Fad * Kris Kross * Uncle Kracker * Inner Circle * Dru Hill * Xscape * XYZ * Zhane

Al Jolson * Glenn Miller * Glenn Gould * Hoyt Axton * David Geddes * Larry Graham * Morris Albert * John Parr * Paul Carrack * Robert Tepper * Ian Thomas * Jack Wagner * Patrick Swayze * Paul Hardcastle * Baz Luhrmann * Patrick Hernandez * Robbie Dupree * Robbie Neville * Tevin Campbell

Fontella Bass * Millie Jackson * Rebbie Jackson * Alicia Bridges * Evelyn "Champagne" King * Maxine Nightingale * Stephanie Mills * Shannon * Stacey Q * Patrice Rushen * Pia Zadora * Pebbles * Brenda Russell * Brenda K Starr * Jennifer Rush * Vonda Shepard * Oleta Adams * Jann Arden * Tasmin Archer * Billie Myers * Shanice * Monica * Dionne Farris

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 09/24/2013 @ 16:57pm


Nik Kershaw

Posted by Roy on Friday, 09/27/2013 @ 08:50am


The Beautiful Rock N’ Roll by Andrew Miller

Have you ever spent the late afternoon sitting on your poach listening to The Eagles’ “New Kid In Town”?
Or seen a crowd bang their heads at a Metallica concert?
Did you ever roll down a highway with Deep Purple’s “Highway Star” playing?
Or sing John Lennon’s “Beautiful Boy” to your child while they’re sleeping?
Or have you ever rocked out to AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck”?
Or seen a kid walk down the street wearing a Nirvana t-shirt?

Have you ever listened to grunge in Seattle, soul in Detroit, or country and western in Texas?
Have you ever listened to blues in Mississippi, or rap in New York or psychedelic rock in San Francisco?

Did you ever fall asleep to Crosby, Stills and Nash’s “Wooden Ships” playing?
Or, stood on the field at Woodstock and felt the presence of Jimi Hendrix and The Who?
Did you ever feel inspired to help others after hearing Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Goin’ On” or “Inner City Blues”?

Or tended to a collection of old Little Richard and Buddy Holly records,
Or heard the thunderous roar of Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man” coming out of a stereo speaker?
Have you ever seen the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame or stood at John Lennon’s grave?

Have you ever visited the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Mississippi,
Or been to the daddy of all alternative rock festivals in Seattle, Washington?
Or seen U2 open the Superbowl half-time show?

Did you ever see Jimi Hendrix play a rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner”?
Or John Fogerty belt out “Bad Moon Rising”,
Or hear the summer sounds of The Beach Boys drifting out of a Californian radio,
Or dream about becoming a rock star after hearing Chuck Berry’s “Johnny Be Goode”?

Did you ever play “Born To Be Wild” super loud when diving an open stretch of highway?
Or, see Neil Young belt out “Keep on Rockin’ in the Free World”?
Or, marvel at Eddie Van Halen’s rapid fingered guitar strumming?

Did you ever feel like dancing when listening to “Dancing In The Streets”?
Or, ever cried after hearing “Teach Your Children”?
Or, sat in a darkened room and listen to Rush’s “Moving Pictures”?
Have you ever heard the uplifting sound of Angels & Airwaves’ “Secret Crowds”?

Or listen to “Waiting in The Weeds” just as the sun was setting?

Have you ever been to Memphis or New Orleans or Chicago or Cleveland?
Have you ever passed through Manchester, Newcastle, London or Liverpool?
Have you ever seen Sun Studio?
The Experience Music Project?
Or Graceland?

This then is rock n’ roll!
The music people bless with all their hearts
And no PMRC: no teacher;
No government; no religious group;
Neither censorship nor school
Can ever destroy its awesome power
It’s blazing guitars, it’s hard-hitting lyrics
I wanna rock and roll all night!
It’s a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll!
Long live rock!

Posted by Andrew on Monday, 10/7/2013 @ 13:47pm


nah but i have gotten pretty turnt listening to some lil b

#05FüCKEM #THANKYOUBASEDGOD #BASEDFAM #BASEDBARROVIANTASKFORCE #PROTECTLILBATALLCOSTS

Posted by GFW on Monday, 10/7/2013 @ 17:30pm


Climax Blues Band

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 10/8/2013 @ 23:42pm


Stars on 45

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 10/8/2013 @ 23:46pm


The Belmonts * Stone Poneys * Tavares * The Del Satins * The Persuaders * Shep & The Limelights * James & Bobby Purify * The Velvelettes * The Mindbenders * The Luv'd Ones * The Idle Race * Stars On 45 * The S.O.S. Band * Billy Vera and the Beaters * Cheech and Chong * Steam * Orion The Hunter * Climax Blues Band * Opus * Trio * Boys Don't Cry * The Blow Monkeys * Lady Pank * Dog's Eye View * Deep Blue Something * Sister Hazel * Wet Wet Wet * Swing Out Sister * Technotronic * Autograph * The Vapors * Musical Youth * J.J. Fad * Kris Kross * Uncle Kracker * Inner Circle * Dru Hill * Xscape * XYZ * Zhane

Al Jolson * Glenn Miller * Glenn Gould * Hoyt Axton * David Geddes * Larry Graham * Morris Albert * John Parr * Paul Carrack * Robert Tepper * Ian Thomas * Jack Wagner * Patrick Swayze * Paul Hardcastle * Baz Luhrmann * Patrick Hernandez * Robbie Dupree * Robbie Neville * Tevin Campbell * Nik Kershaw

Fontella Bass * Millie Jackson * Rebbie Jackson * Alicia Bridges * Evelyn "Champagne" King * Maxine Nightingale * Stephanie Mills * Shannon * Stacey Q * Patrice Rushen * Pia Zadora * Pebbles * Brenda Russell * Brenda K Starr * Jennifer Rush * Vonda Shepard * Oleta Adams * Jann Arden * Tasmin Archer * Billie Myers * Shanice * Monica * Dionne Farris

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 10/9/2013 @ 06:17am


I've come to a conclusion. Rock and Roll existed before the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame so it shouldn't matter if some members of bands are left out when their bands are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It doesn't make them any less of members of the bands if they are not inducted.

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 10/9/2013 @ 11:51am


***ARTISTS of the "SOUL TRAIN" ERA***
Ignored by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame:
The Manhattans,The Chi-Lites,The Dramatics, Blue Magic, The Spinners, The Stylistics,The Delfonics, Gene Chandler, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes,The Intruders, Main Ingredient, Whispers,Barry White,Lou Rawls Chaka Khan & Rufus, Three Degree, Patti LaBelle & The BlueBelles/LaBelle,Dionne Warwick, The Commodores...and DON CORNELIUS !!!

Posted by Bill G on Monday, 10/14/2013 @ 01:16am


In a book on the the first 25 years of the RRHOF that I owne, it says that like McCartney and Lennon discovered Little Richard and Elvis Presley, today's generation are discovering artists like U2, Talking Heads and The Doors. What a joke!

Most kids these days would rather listen to Talyor Swift, Lady Gaga, Little Wayne, and Rihanna then Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Rush or The Beatles. Yes, there are still some kids who listen to rock and other forms of music, but for the most part, most teenagers listen to the same pop, country and rap garbage over and over again.

Whenever you say to a teenage girl or boy who is in to Katy Perry or Lady GaGa and you tell them that you listen to Buddy Holly & The Crickets or Chuck Berry, they will call you a dinosuar. In other worlds, your taste in music is out dated according to them.

If you guys are ever encoutered people like that, let me know.

Posted by Andrew on Tuesday, 10/15/2013 @ 01:44am


Rockism is an ugly thing, Andrew dear. Don't fall prey to it.

Posted by GFW on Tuesday, 10/15/2013 @ 13:56pm


Roy you crazy.

Posted by DC on Tuesday, 10/15/2013 @ 15:29pm


GFW, I'm not quite sure what you mean by rockism. Could you go in a little deeper?

Posted by Andrew on Thursday, 10/17/2013 @ 20:05pm


Do the immortals get to survive climate change...or do they have to be already long dead and inducted?

Posted by GFY on Saturday, 10/19/2013 @ 12:48pm


Thank God my brother and his wife raised my niece on classic rock. She's 17 and cares more about Ozzy, Led Zeppelin, Metallica and Joan Jett than Lady Gaga, Kanye and Lil Wayne. There's hope yet!!!

Posted by avenger280 on Monday, 10/28/2013 @ 02:41am


Now I'm aware that my rankings and the artists I picked for this list may have some of you thinking, "What was this kid thinking, putting Michael Jackson so high or putting Pink Floyd so low?", but this is my list in which I picked artists who I think have made a high impact on the world of music.

Not only doses this list highlight the big names in rock n' roll, but it also touches on other genres like jazz, blues, soul, rap, doo wop, folk, country, and alterative.

Here is the list:

740. Bob Dylan
739. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
738. KISS
737. Michael Jackson
736. The Ramones
735. Charlie Parker
734. The Notorious B.I.G.
733. Bette Midler
732. Emmylou Harris
731. Chuck Wills
730. Thelonious Monk
729. Harry Nilsson
728. Whitney Houston
727. Merle Haggard
726. Nick Drake
725. The Monkees
724. Dusty Springfield
723. Eurythmics
722. Peter, Paul & Mary
721. Sufjan Stevens
720. Fela Kuti
719. My Bloody Valentine
718. The Carpenters
717. Pavement
716. The Traveling Wilburys
715. The Smiths
714. Bobby “Blue” Bland
713. Queens of the Stone Age
712. Dexys Midnight Runners
711. Graham Parker
710. The 5th Dimension
709. The Modern Lovers
708. Wyclef Jean
707. Bobby Womack
706. Procol Harum
705. Norah Jones
704. Jerry Butler
703. The Flying Burrito Brothers
702. The Average White Band
701. The J. Geils Band
700. Tammy Wynette
699. The Sir Douglas Quintet
698. The Cult
697. Mitch Ryder
696. K.D. Lang
695. The Neville Brothers
694. Ornette Coleman
693. George Jones
692. White Zombie
691. The Staple Singers
690. Lonnie Donegan
689. Bill Evens
688. Link Wray
687. Dan Fogelberg
686. Adam & The Ants
685. Percy Mayfield
684. Eric Dolphy
683. Sammy Davis Jr.
682. The Commodores
681. The Arctic Monkeys
680. Rufus & Chaka Khan
679. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
678. Bobby Darin
677. Uncle Tupelo
676. Michael Buble
675. Buchanan & Goodman
674. Junior Walker & The All Stars
673. The Stone Roses
672. Dean Martin
671. The B-52s
670. Nancy Sinatra
669. Albert Collins
668. The Pretty Things
667. Disturbed
666. Arcade Fire
665. Jan & Dean
664. Robert Cray
663. America
662. The Dead Kennedys.
661. Edith Piaf
660. Patsy Cline
659. T. Rex
658. Tom Petty
657. Hugh Masekela
656. Al Stewart
655. Barenaked Ladies
654. Nina Simone
653. The Zombies
652. Can
651. LL Cool J.
650. Screaming Trees
649. Sonic Youth
648. X
647. Tony Bennett
646. The Mills Brothers
645. The Jam
644. Brenda Lee
643. Quicksilver Massager Service
642. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
641. The O’Jays
640. Scott Walker
639. New Order
638. Charles Mingus
637. The Strokes
636. Meat Loaf
635. Eddie Lang
634. Michael Bolton
633. Hank Williams III
632. Gladys Knight & The Pips
631. The Clovers
630. Josh Groban
629. Judy Garland
628. Question Mark & The Mysteries
627. Mariah Carey
626. Rage Against The Machine
625. Belle & Sebastian
624. W.C. Handy
623. Boys II Men
622. Dizzy Gillespie
621. Warren Zevon
620. The Flaming Lips
619. Peggy Lee
618. Eric B & Rakim
617. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
616. Soul Asylum
615. Al Kooper
614. Parliament-Funkadelic
613. Danzig
612. Mississippi John Hurt
611. Laura Nyro
610. Sheryl Crow
609. Patti LaBelle
608. Ziggy Marley
607. The 5 Royales
606. Loverboy
605. Natalie Cole
604. Primus
603. The Cranberries
602. Joe Tex
601. Hank Williams Jr.
600. Sonny Boy Williamson
599. Connie Francis
598. The Chi-Lites
597. Band of Horses
596. The Specials
595. XTC
594. Brian Eno
593. Ry Cooder
592. The Ink Spots
591. Kate Bush
590. The Lumineers
589. Sam & Dave
588. Oasis
587. Depeche Mode
586. Cheap Trick
585. M.C. Hammer
584. Duke Ellington
583. The Afghan Whigs
582. Otis Rush
581. Air Supply
580. Johnny Ace
579. Del Shannon
578. Little Willie John
577. Cat Stevens
576. Black Flag
575. The Replacements
574. The Scorpions
573. TV on the Radio
572. Clyde McPhatter
571. Jimmy Buffet
570. The Cure
569. Sonny Boy Williamson II
568. Alicia Keys
567. Henry Connrick Jr.
566. Jelly Roll Morton
565. Lloyd Price
564. Faith No More
563. The Seeds
562. Shania Twain
561. Janet Jackson
560. The Meters
559. Benny Goodman
558. INXS
557. The Orioles
556. Allen Toussaint
555. The Four Freshmen
554. Melissa Etheridge
553. Blind Melon
552. The Buzzcocks
551. Duran Duran
550. Simple Minds
549. Lou Reed
548. The Kingsmen
547. Sweet
546. Men At Work
545. Professor Longhair
544. Uriah Heep
543. Sean Lennon
542. Bauhaus
541. Nico
540. Buddy Knox
539. Mahavishnu Orchestra
538. Dinah Washington
537. Gene Pitney
536. Lee Morgan
535. Django Reinhardt
534. Todd Rundgren
533. Leon Russell
532. Meat Puppets
531. Yo La Tango
530. Julian Lennon
529. Darlene Love
528. The Birthday Party
527. Madness
526. Suicide
525. Buddy Guy
524. Siouxsie & The Banshees
523. Serge Gainsborug
522. Fairport Convention
521. Wire
520. Chic
519. Adele
518. Cliff Richards & The Shadows
517. Brian Wilson
516. Tom Paxton
515. Billy Squier
514. The Progues
513. Bon Iver
512. Robyn Hitchcock
511. The Ravens
510. Muse
509. Asia
508. Badfinger
507. Gang of Four
506. Dolly Parton
505. The Move
504. The Fall
503. Cage The Elephant
502. Kool & The Gang
501. The Corrs
500. Lee “Scratch” Perry
499. Roseanne Cash
498. Toots & The Maytals
497. Cher
496. Johnny Otis
495. Fiona Apple
494. Jacques Brel
493. Ennio Morricone
492. Blur
491. Kraftwerk
490. Sex Pistols
489. Lauryn Hill
488. The Jesus & Mary Chain
487. Pulp
486. Gram Parsons
485. The Dominoes
484. Olivia Newton-John
483. The Marvelettes
482. Dion & The Belmonts
481. Elliot Smith
480. System Of A Down
479. Neutral Milk Hotel.
478. Cyndi Lauper
477. Happy Mondays
476. Mahalia Jackson
475. Alanis Morissette
474. Manic Street Preachers
473. Country Joe & The Fish
472. Charlie Christian
471. Manfred Mann
470. Pubic Image Ltd.
469. Hank Snow
468. Gary U.S. Bonds
467. Avenged Sevenfold
466. Violent Femmes
465. Ike & Tina Turner
464. Blues Travelers
463. PJ Harvey
462. Little Anthony & The Imperials
461. Seal
460. Sonny Rollins
459. Minor Threat
458. The Crystals
457. Anvil
456. Sublime
455. Wanda Jackson
454. The Soul Stirrers
453. Television
452. Poison
451. Echo & The Bunnymen
450. The Runaways
449. Devo
448. Carl Perkins
447. The Weavers
446. Chet Atkins
445. Dream Theater
444. George Michael
443. Traffic
442. Gene Clandler
441. Cocteau Twins
440. The Isley Brothers
439. Liz Phair
438. Korn
437. Arrested Development
436. Skinny Puppy
435. Jimmy Yancy
434. Joe Jackson
433. Ministry
432. Peter Tosh
431. Midnight Oil
430. Barry Manilow
429. Dio
428. Tim Hardin
427. Roy Brown
426. Queensryche
425. Dinosaur Jr.
424. Steve Earle
423. Garbage
422. Soft Machine
421. Billie Holiday
420. The Association
419. The Offspring
418. Billy Bragg
417. Chubby Checker
416. The Monks
415. David Sylvain
414. Jimmy Cliff
413. Big Star
412. Johnny Rivers
411. Mastodon
410. Carly Simon
409. Jeff Buckley
408. Mission of Burma
407. Petula Clark
406. Herbie Hancock
405. Pantera
404. Charles Brown
403. Joe South
402. They Might Be Giants
401. Japan
400. The Sonics
399. Waylon Jennings
398. The Stranglers
397. Diana Ross
396. Ian Dury & The Blockheads
395. Fugazi
394. Tim Buckley
393. Them
392. Gil Scott-Heron
391. Charley Patton
390. Lucinda Williams
389. The Damned
388. The Spencer Davis Group
387. Louis Prima
386. Marianne Faithful
385. The Turtles
384. Dire Straits
383. Booker T. & The MG’S
382. Dr. John
381. The Roots
380. Tindersticks
379. The Minutemen
378. The Shangri-las
377. Wishbone Ash
376. Guided By Voices
375. Lead Billy
374. The Dells
373. John Mellencamp
372. The Ventures
371. Lavern Baker
370. The Cars
369. Rick Nelson
368. Tricky
367. Iggy Pop
366. Frank Sinatra
365. Earth, Wind & Fire
364. Gillian Welch
363. Randy Newman
362. Blind Lemon Jefferson
361. Primal Scream
360. Mary Wells
359. Grant Lee Buffalo
358. Suede
357. Will Smith
356. Poco
355. Living Colour
354. Silver Apples
353. Wynonie Harris
352. ABBA
351. The Flamingos
350. Little Feat
349. Wilco
348. Dionne Warwick
347. Sleater-Kinney
346. Chris Isaak
345. Scott Joplin
344. Bonnie Raitt
343. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
342. 10cc
341. Bill Withers
340. The Troggs
339. Little Walter
338. Foghat
337. Duane Eddy
336. Counting Crows
335. Big Mama Thornton
334. Hawkwind
333. Nick Lowe
332. Ben E. King
331. Leonard Cohen
330. Stone Temple Pilots
329. The 13th Floor Elevators
328. Afrika Bambaataa
327. Husker Du
326. Tori Amos
325. The Cater Family
324. The Jackson Five
323. Humble Pie
322. Stan Getz
321. The Kingston Trio
320. The Righteous Brothers
319. The Moonglows
318. Johnny Brunette & The Rock N’ Roll Trio
317. A Tribe Called Quest
316. The Big Bopper
315. Saxon
314. Franz Ferdinand
313. Lightin’ Hopkins
312. Isaac Hayes
311. Phish
310. Dick Dale
309. Robert Johnson
308. Dave Matthews Band
307. Judy Collins
306. Hank Williams Sr.
305. Rory Gallagher
304. Alan Parsons Project
303. Louis Jordan
302. The White Stripes
301. Bill Monroe
300. Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
299. The Fugees
298. Richie Havens
297. Carole King
296. Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps
295. Stevie Nicks
294. Ma Rainey
293. The Faces
292. The Impressions
291. Billy Idol
290. Red Hot Chili Peppers
289. Supertramp
288. Beck
287. Mumford & Sons
286. Bad Brains
285. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
284. Wham!
283. Les Paul
282. Dwight Yoakam
281. Tracy Chapman
280. MC5
279. Gordon Lightfoot
278. The Platters
277. Fleet Foxes
276. Joe Walsh
275. Cab Calloway
274. Lenny Kravitz
273. The Supremes
272. De La Soul
271. War
270. John Lee Hooker
269. The Temptations
268. UFO
267. Jeff Beck
266. The Pretenders
265. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
264. Jimmie Rodgers
263. Don Henley
262. Ten Years After
261. Rainbow
260. Massive Attack
259. Tina Turner
258. Edward Shape & The Magnetic Zeros
257. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
256. Motley Crew
255. Queen Latifah
254. Yellowcard
253. Peter Gabriel
252. Luther Vandross
251. Weezer
250. Ravi Shankar
249. Kid Rock
248. Donna Summer
247. Quiet Riot
246. The Coasters
245. Steve Perry
244. Iron Maiden
243. Curtis Mayfield
242. Lita Ford
241. The Spinners
240. Freddie King
239. Three Dog Night
238. Ritchie Valens
237. Love
236. Steely Dan
235. Garth Brooks
234. Smashing Pumpkins
233. Ringo Starr
232. Tommy James & The Shondells
231. Paul Revere & The Riders
230. The Patti Smith Group
229. Ella Fitzgerald
228. Hole
227. Jimmy Reed
226. The Wallflowers
225. Buck Owens
224. Jim Croce
223. King's X
222. Peter Frampton
221. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
220. Radiohead
219. Elmore James
218. The Guess Who
217. The Clash
216. Slayer
215. The Drifters
214. Tom Jones
213. Roxy Music
212. Lionel Richie
211. Twisted Sister
210. Robert Palmer
209. Donovan
208. The Go Go's
207. Van Morrison
206. The Pixies
205. Stephen Stills
204. Talking Heads
203. Jefferson Starship
202. The Rascals
201. Etta James
200. Albert King
199. Nine Inch Nails
198. Bachman-Tuner Overdrive
197. Steve Miller Band
196. W.A.S.P
195. Al Green
194. Kenny Loggins
193. Bruce Hornsby
192. The Lovin' Spoonful
191. Bad Company
190. Yes
189. The Shirelles
188. Woody Guthrie
187. The Yardbirds
186. Blue Cheer
185. Run D.M.C
184. Big Joe Tuner
183. Willie Nelson
182. King Crimson
181. Willie Dixon
180. Graham Nash
179. Phil Collins
178. Pat Benatar
177. Solomon Burke
176. Pink Floyd
175. Iron Butterfly
174. Alice In Chains
173. Sly & The Family Stone
172. John Coltrane
171. Mott The Hoople
170. Green Day
169. The Beastie Boys
168. Bessie Smith
167. Martha & The Vandellas
166. Ratt
165. The Bangles
164. John Mayer
163. Tom Waits
162. The Dave Clark Five
161. Sting
160. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
159. Tears For Fears
158. Paul Butterfield Blues Band
157. Styx
156. Ted Nugent
155. The Animals
154. Weird Al Yankovic
153. ZZ Top
152. Celine Dion
151. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
150. The Kinks
149. Lyle Lovett
148. Whitesnake
147. Miles Davis
146. Blood, Sweat & Tears
145. Marshall Tucker Band
144. The Mamas And The Papas
143. The Small Faces
142. Chicago
141. The Allman Brothers Band
140. Grand Funk Railroad
139. Nat "King" Cole
138. KC & The Sunshine Band
137. David Crosby
136. The Beach Boys
135. Glen Campbell
134. The Black Crowes
133. Jane's Addiction
132. The Bee Gees
131. Pete Seeger
130. Sarah McLachlan
129. Blondie
128. Soundgarden
127. T-Bone Walker
126. Paul Simon
125. Blue Oyster Cult
124. Ruth Brown
123. John Denver
122. Boston
121. The Ronettes
120. Linda Ronstadt
119. Big Country
118. Muddy Waters
117. Joan Baez
116. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
115. Jetho Tull
114. David Bowie
113. Bing Crosby
112. Barbra Streisand
111. Jackie Wilson
110. Enya
109. New York Dolls
108. Bon Jovi
107. Roy Orbison
106. Anthrax
105. Barry White
104. Eddie Cochran
103. Simon & Garfukel
102. Wilson Pickett
101. The Doobie Brothers
100. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
99. Marvin Gaye
98. Joni Mitchell
97. The Velvet Underground
96. Coldplay
95. Howlin' Wolf
94. Angels & Airwaves
93. Bob Marley & The Wailers
92. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
91. 2Pac
90. Neil Diamond
89. Santana
88. Johnny Cash
87. Buffalo Springfield
86. The Four Tops
85. Megadeth
84. Ozzy Osbourne
83. Elvis Costello & The Attractions
82. Louis Armstrong
81. Aretha Franklin
80. B.B King
79. Rod Stewart
78. The Hollies
77. Otis Redding
76. Joe Cocker
75. Eric Clapton
74. The Grateful Dead
73. The Band
72. Deep Purple
71. The Byrds
70. James Taylor
69. Bo Diddley
68. Eminem
67. The Moody Blues
66. Motorhead
65. George Harrison
64. Van Halen
63. Paul McCartney & Wings
62. Jackson Browne
61. Black Sabbath
60. Stevie Wonder
59. Alice Cooper
58. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
57. Daryl Hall & John Oates
56. Mountain
55. John Lennon
54. James Brown & The Famous Flames
53. Thin Lizzy
52. Foo Fighters
51. Pearl Jam
50. Neil Young & Crazy Horse
49. Jerry Lee Lewis
48. The Police
47. Huey Lewis & The News
46. The Doors
45. Janis Joplin & Big Brother & The Holding Company
44. The Stooges
43. Heart
42. Judas Priest
41. Steve Winwood
40. Def Leppard
39. Guns N' Roses
38. The Four Seasons
37. Elvis Presley
36. Queen
35. Bill Haley & The Comets
34. Little Richard
33. Tom Petty & The Heartbeakers
32. Lynyrd Skynyrd
31. Foreigner
30. Steppenwolf
29. The Everly Brothers
28. Genesis
27. Fats Domino
26. R.E.M
25. Metallica
24. Nirvana
23. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
22. Electric Light Orchestra
21. Ray Charles
20. Cream
19. Led Zeppelin
18. Sam Cooke
17. U2
16. Buddy Holly & The Crickets
15. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
14. Jefferson Airplane
13. Fleetwood Mac
12. The Who
11. The Eagles
10. Aerosmith
9. Journey
8. AC/DC
7. Chuck Berry
6. Creedence Clearwater Revival
5. Elton John
4. The Rolling Stones
3. Rush
2. Billy Joel
1. The Beatles

If any of you have any questions about this list, just talk to me.

Posted by Andrew on Wednesday, 11/20/2013 @ 00:47am


Now I'm aware that my rankings and the artists I picked for this list may have some of you thinking, "What was this kid thinking, putting Michael Jackson so high or putting Pink Floyd so low?", but this is my list in which I picked artists who I think have made a high impact on the world of music.

Not only doses this list highlight the big names in rock n' roll, but it also touches on other genres like jazz, blues, soul, rap, doo wop, folk, country, and alterative.

Here is the list:

740. Bob Dylan
739. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
738. KISS
737. Michael Jackson
736. The Ramones
735. Charlie Parker
734. The Notorious B.I.G.
733. Bette Midler
732. Emmylou Harris
731. Chuck Wills
730. Thelonious Monk
729. Harry Nilsson
728. Whitney Houston
727. Merle Haggard
726. Nick Drake
725. The Monkees
724. Dusty Springfield
723. Eurythmics
722. Peter, Paul & Mary
721. Sufjan Stevens
720. Fela Kuti
719. My Bloody Valentine
718. The Carpenters
717. Pavement
716. The Traveling Wilburys
715. The Smiths
714. Bobby “Blue” Bland
713. Queens of the Stone Age
712. Dexys Midnight Runners
711. Graham Parker
710. The 5th Dimension
709. The Modern Lovers
708. Wyclef Jean
707. Bobby Womack
706. Procol Harum
705. Norah Jones
704. Jerry Butler
703. The Flying Burrito Brothers
702. The Average White Band
701. The J. Geils Band
700. Tammy Wynette
699. The Sir Douglas Quintet
698. The Cult
697. Mitch Ryder
696. K.D. Lang
695. The Neville Brothers
694. Ornette Coleman
693. George Jones
692. White Zombie
691. The Staple Singers
690. Lonnie Donegan
689. Bill Evens
688. Link Wray
687. Dan Fogelberg
686. Adam & The Ants
685. Percy Mayfield
684. Eric Dolphy
683. Sammy Davis Jr.
682. The Commodores
681. The Arctic Monkeys
680. Rufus & Chaka Khan
679. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
678. Bobby Darin
677. Uncle Tupelo
676. Michael Buble
675. Buchanan & Goodman
674. Junior Walker & The All Stars
673. The Stone Roses
672. Dean Martin
671. The B-52s
670. Nancy Sinatra
669. Albert Collins
668. The Pretty Things
667. Disturbed
666. Arcade Fire
665. Jan & Dean
664. Robert Cray
663. America
662. The Dead Kennedys.
661. Edith Piaf
660. Patsy Cline
659. T. Rex
658. Tom Petty
657. Hugh Masekela
656. Al Stewart
655. Barenaked Ladies
654. Nina Simone
653. The Zombies
652. Can
651. LL Cool J.
650. Screaming Trees
649. Sonic Youth
648. X
647. Tony Bennett
646. The Mills Brothers
645. The Jam
644. Brenda Lee
643. Quicksilver Massager Service
642. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
641. The O’Jays
640. Scott Walker
639. New Order
638. Charles Mingus
637. The Strokes
636. Meat Loaf
635. Eddie Lang
634. Michael Bolton
633. Hank Williams III
632. Gladys Knight & The Pips
631. The Clovers
630. Josh Groban
629. Judy Garland
628. Question Mark & The Mysteries
627. Mariah Carey
626. Rage Against The Machine
625. Belle & Sebastian
624. W.C. Handy
623. Boys II Men
622. Dizzy Gillespie
621. Warren Zevon
620. The Flaming Lips
619. Peggy Lee
618. Eric B & Rakim
617. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
616. Soul Asylum
615. Al Kooper
614. Parliament-Funkadelic
613. Danzig
612. Mississippi John Hurt
611. Laura Nyro
610. Sheryl Crow
609. Patti LaBelle
608. Ziggy Marley
607. The 5 Royales
606. Loverboy
605. Natalie Cole
604. Primus
603. The Cranberries
602. Joe Tex
601. Hank Williams Jr.
600. Sonny Boy Williamson
599. Connie Francis
598. The Chi-Lites
597. Band of Horses
596. The Specials
595. XTC
594. Brian Eno
593. Ry Cooder
592. The Ink Spots
591. Kate Bush
590. The Lumineers
589. Sam & Dave
588. Oasis
587. Depeche Mode
586. Cheap Trick
585. M.C. Hammer
584. Duke Ellington
583. The Afghan Whigs
582. Otis Rush
581. Air Supply
580. Johnny Ace
579. Del Shannon
578. Little Willie John
577. Cat Stevens
576. Black Flag
575. The Replacements
574. The Scorpions
573. TV on the Radio
572. Clyde McPhatter
571. Jimmy Buffet
570. The Cure
569. Sonny Boy Williamson II
568. Alicia Keys
567. Henry Connrick Jr.
566. Jelly Roll Morton
565. Lloyd Price
564. Faith No More
563. The Seeds
562. Shania Twain
561. Janet Jackson
560. The Meters
559. Benny Goodman
558. INXS
557. The Orioles
556. Allen Toussaint
555. The Four Freshmen
554. Melissa Etheridge
553. Blind Melon
552. The Buzzcocks
551. Duran Duran
550. Simple Minds
549. Lou Reed
548. The Kingsmen
547. Sweet
546. Men At Work
545. Professor Longhair
544. Uriah Heep
543. Sean Lennon
542. Bauhaus
541. Nico
540. Buddy Knox
539. Mahavishnu Orchestra
538. Dinah Washington
537. Gene Pitney
536. Lee Morgan
535. Django Reinhardt
534. Todd Rundgren
533. Leon Russell
532. Meat Puppets
531. Yo La Tango
530. Julian Lennon
529. Darlene Love
528. The Birthday Party
527. Madness
526. Suicide
525. Buddy Guy
524. Siouxsie & The Banshees
523. Serge Gainsborug
522. Fairport Convention
521. Wire
520. Chic
519. Adele
518. Cliff Richards & The Shadows
517. Brian Wilson
516. Tom Paxton
515. Billy Squier
514. The Progues
513. Bon Iver
512. Robyn Hitchcock
511. The Ravens
510. Muse
509. Asia
508. Badfinger
507. Gang of Four
506. Dolly Parton
505. The Move
504. The Fall
503. Cage The Elephant
502. Kool & The Gang
501. The Corrs
500. Lee “Scratch” Perry
499. Roseanne Cash
498. Toots & The Maytals
497. Cher
496. Johnny Otis
495. Fiona Apple
494. Jacques Brel
493. Ennio Morricone
492. Blur
491. Kraftwerk
490. Sex Pistols
489. Lauryn Hill
488. The Jesus & Mary Chain
487. Pulp
486. Gram Parsons
485. The Dominoes
484. Olivia Newton-John
483. The Marvelettes
482. Dion & The Belmonts
481. Elliot Smith
480. System Of A Down
479. Neutral Milk Hotel.
478. Cyndi Lauper
477. Happy Mondays
476. Mahalia Jackson
475. Alanis Morissette
474. Manic Street Preachers
473. Country Joe & The Fish
472. Charlie Christian
471. Manfred Mann
470. Pubic Image Ltd.
469. Hank Snow
468. Gary U.S. Bonds
467. Avenged Sevenfold
466. Violent Femmes
465. Ike & Tina Turner
464. Blues Travelers
463. PJ Harvey
462. Little Anthony & The Imperials
461. Seal
460. Sonny Rollins
459. Minor Threat
458. The Crystals
457. Anvil
456. Sublime
455. Wanda Jackson
454. The Soul Stirrers
453. Television
452. Poison
451. Echo & The Bunnymen
450. The Runaways
449. Devo
448. Carl Perkins
447. The Weavers
446. Chet Atkins
445. Dream Theater
444. George Michael
443. Traffic
442. Gene Clandler
441. Cocteau Twins
440. The Isley Brothers
439. Liz Phair
438. Korn
437. Arrested Development
436. Skinny Puppy
435. Jimmy Yancy
434. Joe Jackson
433. Ministry
432. Peter Tosh
431. Midnight Oil
430. Barry Manilow
429. Dio
428. Tim Hardin
427. Roy Brown
426. Queensryche
425. Dinosaur Jr.
424. Steve Earle
423. Garbage
422. Soft Machine
421. Billie Holiday
420. The Association
419. The Offspring
418. Billy Bragg
417. Chubby Checker
416. The Monks
415. David Sylvain
414. Jimmy Cliff
413. Big Star
412. Johnny Rivers
411. Mastodon
410. Carly Simon
409. Jeff Buckley
408. Mission of Burma
407. Petula Clark
406. Herbie Hancock
405. Pantera
404. Charles Brown
403. Joe South
402. They Might Be Giants
401. Japan
400. The Sonics
399. Waylon Jennings
398. The Stranglers
397. Diana Ross
396. Ian Dury & The Blockheads
395. Fugazi
394. Tim Buckley
393. Them
392. Gil Scott-Heron
391. Charley Patton
390. Lucinda Williams
389. The Damned
388. The Spencer Davis Group
387. Louis Prima
386. Marianne Faithful
385. The Turtles
384. Dire Straits
383. Booker T. & The MG’S
382. Dr. John
381. The Roots
380. Tindersticks
379. The Minutemen
378. The Shangri-las
377. Wishbone Ash
376. Guided By Voices
375. Lead Billy
374. The Dells
373. John Mellencamp
372. The Ventures
371. Lavern Baker
370. The Cars
369. Rick Nelson
368. Tricky
367. Iggy Pop
366. Frank Sinatra
365. Earth, Wind & Fire
364. Gillian Welch
363. Randy Newman
362. Blind Lemon Jefferson
361. Primal Scream
360. Mary Wells
359. Grant Lee Buffalo
358. Suede
357. Will Smith
356. Poco
355. Living Colour
354. Silver Apples
353. Wynonie Harris
352. ABBA
351. The Flamingos
350. Little Feat
349. Wilco
348. Dionne Warwick
347. Sleater-Kinney
346. Chris Isaak
345. Scott Joplin
344. Bonnie Raitt
343. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
342. 10cc
341. Bill Withers
340. The Troggs
339. Little Walter
338. Foghat
337. Duane Eddy
336. Counting Crows
335. Big Mama Thornton
334. Hawkwind
333. Nick Lowe
332. Ben E. King
331. Leonard Cohen
330. Stone Temple Pilots
329. The 13th Floor Elevators
328. Afrika Bambaataa
327. Husker Du
326. Tori Amos
325. The Cater Family
324. The Jackson Five
323. Humble Pie
322. Stan Getz
321. The Kingston Trio
320. The Righteous Brothers
319. The Moonglows
318. Johnny Brunette & The Rock N’ Roll Trio
317. A Tribe Called Quest
316. The Big Bopper
315. Saxon
314. Franz Ferdinand
313. Lightin’ Hopkins
312. Isaac Hayes
311. Phish
310. Dick Dale
309. Robert Johnson
308. Dave Matthews Band
307. Judy Collins
306. Hank Williams Sr.
305. Rory Gallagher
304. Alan Parsons Project
303. Louis Jordan
302. The White Stripes
301. Bill Monroe
300. Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
299. The Fugees
298. Richie Havens
297. Carole King
296. Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps
295. Stevie Nicks
294. Ma Rainey
293. The Faces
292. The Impressions
291. Billy Idol
290. Red Hot Chili Peppers
289. Supertramp
288. Beck
287. Mumford & Sons
286. Bad Brains
285. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
284. Wham!
283. Les Paul
282. Dwight Yoakam
281. Tracy Chapman
280. MC5
279. Gordon Lightfoot
278. The Platters
277. Fleet Foxes
276. Joe Walsh
275. Cab Calloway
274. Lenny Kravitz
273. The Supremes
272. De La Soul
271. War
270. John Lee Hooker
269. The Temptations
268. UFO
267. Jeff Beck
266. The Pretenders
265. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
264. Jimmie Rodgers
263. Don Henley
262. Ten Years After
261. Rainbow
260. Massive Attack
259. Tina Turner
258. Edward Shape & The Magnetic Zeros
257. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
256. Motley Crew
255. Queen Latifah
254. Yellowcard
253. Peter Gabriel
252. Luther Vandross
251. Weezer
250. Ravi Shankar
249. Kid Rock
248. Donna Summer
247. Quiet Riot
246. The Coasters
245. Steve Perry
244. Iron Maiden
243. Curtis Mayfield
242. Lita Ford
241. The Spinners
240. Freddie King
239. Three Dog Night
238. Ritchie Valens
237. Love
236. Steely Dan
235. Garth Brooks
234. Smashing Pumpkins
233. Ringo Starr
232. Tommy James & The Shondells
231. Paul Revere & The Riders
230. The Patti Smith Group
229. Ella Fitzgerald
228. Hole
227. Jimmy Reed
226. The Wallflowers
225. Buck Owens
224. Jim Croce
223. King's X
222. Peter Frampton
221. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
220. Radiohead
219. Elmore James
218. The Guess Who
217. The Clash
216. Slayer
215. The Drifters
214. Tom Jones
213. Roxy Music
212. Lionel Richie
211. Twisted Sister
210. Robert Palmer
209. Donovan
208. The Go Go's
207. Van Morrison
206. The Pixies
205. Stephen Stills
204. Talking Heads
203. Jefferson Starship
202. The Rascals
201. Etta James
200. Albert King
199. Nine Inch Nails
198. Bachman-Tuner Overdrive
197. Steve Miller Band
196. W.A.S.P
195. Al Green
194. Kenny Loggins
193. Bruce Hornsby
192. The Lovin' Spoonful
191. Bad Company
190. Yes
189. The Shirelles
188. Woody Guthrie
187. The Yardbirds
186. Blue Cheer
185. Run D.M.C
184. Big Joe Tuner
183. Willie Nelson
182. King Crimson
181. Willie Dixon
180. Graham Nash
179. Phil Collins
178. Pat Benatar
177. Solomon Burke
176. Pink Floyd
175. Iron Butterfly
174. Alice In Chains
173. Sly & The Family Stone
172. John Coltrane
171. Mott The Hoople
170. Green Day
169. The Beastie Boys
168. Bessie Smith
167. Martha & The Vandellas
166. Ratt
165. The Bangles
164. John Mayer
163. Tom Waits
162. The Dave Clark Five
161. Sting
160. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
159. Tears For Fears
158. Paul Butterfield Blues Band
157. Styx
156. Ted Nugent
155. The Animals
154. Weird Al Yankovic
153. ZZ Top
152. Celine Dion
151. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
150. The Kinks
149. Lyle Lovett
148. Whitesnake
147. Miles Davis
146. Blood, Sweat & Tears
145. Marshall Tucker Band
144. The Mamas And The Papas
143. The Small Faces
142. Chicago
141. The Allman Brothers Band
140. Grand Funk Railroad
139. Nat "King" Cole
138. KC & The Sunshine Band
137. David Crosby
136. The Beach Boys
135. Glen Campbell
134. The Black Crowes
133. Jane's Addiction
132. The Bee Gees
131. Pete Seeger
130. Sarah McLachlan
129. Blondie
128. Soundgarden
127. T-Bone Walker
126. Paul Simon
125. Blue Oyster Cult
124. Ruth Brown
123. John Denver
122. Boston
121. The Ronettes
120. Linda Ronstadt
119. Big Country
118. Muddy Waters
117. Joan Baez
116. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
115. Jetho Tull
114. David Bowie
113. Bing Crosby
112. Barbra Streisand
111. Jackie Wilson
110. Enya
109. New York Dolls
108. Bon Jovi
107. Roy Orbison
106. Anthrax
105. Barry White
104. Eddie Cochran
103. Simon & Garfukel
102. Wilson Pickett
101. The Doobie Brothers
100. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
99. Marvin Gaye
98. Joni Mitchell
97. The Velvet Underground
96. Coldplay
95. Howlin' Wolf
94. Angels & Airwaves
93. Bob Marley & The Wailers
92. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
91. 2Pac
90. Neil Diamond
89. Santana
88. Johnny Cash
87. Buffalo Springfield
86. The Four Tops
85. Megadeth
84. Ozzy Osbourne
83. Elvis Costello & The Attractions
82. Louis Armstrong
81. Aretha Franklin
80. B.B King
79. Rod Stewart
78. The Hollies
77. Otis Redding
76. Joe Cocker
75. Eric Clapton
74. The Grateful Dead
73. The Band
72. Deep Purple
71. The Byrds
70. James Taylor
69. Bo Diddley
68. Eminem
67. The Moody Blues
66. Motorhead
65. George Harrison
64. Van Halen
63. Paul McCartney & Wings
62. Jackson Browne
61. Black Sabbath
60. Stevie Wonder
59. Alice Cooper
58. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
57. Daryl Hall & John Oates
56. Mountain
55. John Lennon
54. James Brown & The Famous Flames
53. Thin Lizzy
52. Foo Fighters
51. Pearl Jam
50. Neil Young & Crazy Horse
49. Jerry Lee Lewis
48. The Police
47. Huey Lewis & The News
46. The Doors
45. Janis Joplin & Big Brother & The Holding Company
44. The Stooges
43. Heart
42. Judas Priest
41. Steve Winwood
40. Def Leppard
39. Guns N' Roses
38. The Four Seasons
37. Elvis Presley
36. Queen
35. Bill Haley & The Comets
34. Little Richard
33. Tom Petty & The Heartbeakers
32. Lynyrd Skynyrd
31. Foreigner
30. Steppenwolf
29. The Everly Brothers
28. Genesis
27. Fats Domino
26. R.E.M
25. Metallica
24. Nirvana
23. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
22. Electric Light Orchestra
21. Ray Charles
20. Cream
19. Led Zeppelin
18. Sam Cooke
17. U2
16. Buddy Holly & The Crickets
15. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
14. Jefferson Airplane
13. Fleetwood Mac
12. The Who
11. The Eagles
10. Aerosmith
9. Journey
8. AC/DC
7. Chuck Berry
6. Creedence Clearwater Revival
5. Elton John
4. The Rolling Stones
3. Rush
2. Billy Joel
1. The Beatles

If any of you have any questions about this list, just talk to me.

Posted by Andrew on Wednesday, 11/20/2013 @ 00:56am


Andrew,

It's a great list. Although it requires a few corrections:

I would Exchange AC/DC with Bob Dylan, then exchange Bob Dylan with Billy Joel. Then I would exchange Stevie Wonder with Journey, exchange The Moody Blues with Rush, then exchange Rush with U2. Then, I would exchange King Crimson with The Who, exchange The Who with Elton John. Now exchange Aerosmith with Pink Floyd. Then, I would exchange Cream with Creedence Clearwater Revival. Then exchange Nirvana with Deep Purple, to start.

Posted by Enigmaticus on Wednesday, 11/20/2013 @ 03:11am


The list should look something like this, when finished:


740. AC/DC
.
.
.
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20. The Eagles
19. Queen
18, Fleetwood Mac
17. Rush
16. Jefferson Airplane
15. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
14. Heart
13. Yes
12. King Crimson
11. Cream
10. Pink Floyd
9. Sam Cooke
8. The Beach Boys
7. Deep Purple
6. Black Sabbath
5. Stevie Wonder
4. Led Zeppelin
3. The Rolling Stones
2. Bob Dylan
1. The Beatles

This is just a suggestion.

Posted by Enigmaticus on Wednesday, 11/20/2013 @ 03:27am


When completely finished, the top 5 should look something like this:

5. Stevie Wonder
4. Chuck Berry
3. The Rolling Stones
2. Bob Dylan
1. The Beatles

Posted by Enigmaticus on Wednesday, 11/20/2013 @ 03:32am



20. James Brown
19. Sam Cooke
18. Rush
17. Jefferson Airplane
16. Deep Purple
15. Yes
14. Black Sabbath
13. King Crimson
12. Pink Floyd
11. Led Zeppelin
10, The Who
9, The Moody Blues
8. The Yardbirds
7, Cream
6. Little Richard

Posted by Enigmaticus on Wednesday, 11/20/2013 @ 03:48am


The corrected list:

25. Duran Duran
24. Talking Heads
23. The Clash
22. The Sex Pistols
21. Fleetwood Mac
20. Rush
19. Genesis
18. Jefferson Airplane
17. Deep Purple
16. Yes
15. Black Sabbath
14. Jimi Hendrix
13. King Crimson
12. Pink Floyd
11. Led Zeppelin
10, The Who
9. James Brown
8. The Moody Blues
7. The Yardbirds
6. Cream
5. Little Richard/ Stevie Wonder
4. The Rolling Stones
3. Bob Dylan
2. Chuck Berry
1. The Beatles

Posted by Enigmaticus on Wednesday, 11/20/2013 @ 09:25am


Andrew,

Very interesting list. I like big lists like this. I am going to look through it, but I am going to address the most interesting thing right now because it sticks out.

740. Bob Dylan

Why is Dylan so low? I understand everyone has their own take on these things, and even an objective list has criteria which may hurt an artist or help another one too much. But Dylan (and Charlie Parker) seem to be 2 artists that do well on anyone's list. I am just wondering why he sits at the bottom here?

Also why not fill the remaining 360 or so spots to make a full 1000?

Posted by Chris F. on Wednesday, 11/20/2013 @ 09:39am


Andrew, come on. I would be fine with your list if was presented as simply "here are my favorite artists in order." That is completely subjective and purely taste. But in your post you stated "in which I picked artists who I think have made a high impact on the world of music." OK, so you are trying to make some sort of historical assessment on influence and importance. Just to pick an example, you have Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jackson and Charlie Parker listed as much less important than, say, Simple Minds.

I like Simple Minds. And it is OK if you personally don't enjoy listening to Dylan, MJ, Hendrix or Bird. But you present the list as artists who had high impact, presumably in order of importance. Taking personal taste out of the equation, that is ridiculous. You need some historical context here.

Posted by Dezmond on Wednesday, 11/20/2013 @ 12:10pm


So in other words, if I read your list and introduction correctly, you are saying that Simple Minds, Kenny Loggins and Dylan's son in The Wallflowers (226) have had a bigger impact historically on music than Bob Dylan (740), Jimi Hendrix Experience (739), Michael Jackson (737) and Charlie Parker (735)? Is that really your argument?

Posted by Dezmond on Wednesday, 11/20/2013 @ 12:20pm


Danger Zone>>>Highway 61 Revisited, Are You Experienced and Thriller.

"Thank God my brother and his wife raised my niece on classic rock. She's 17 and cares more about Ozzy, Led Zeppelin, Metallica and Joan Jett than Lady Gaga, Kanye and Lil Wayne. There's hope yet!!!"

how did i miss this?

im finna pray to yeezus for ur neice.

Posted by GFW on Wednesday, 11/20/2013 @ 13:18pm


Any list that has Foreigner or Duran Duran ahead of Elvis is just plain silly.

Posted by Classic Rock on Wednesday, 11/20/2013 @ 18:50pm


740. AC/DC
739. Foo Fighters
738. Mountain
737. R.E.M.
736. The Ramones
735. Charlie Parker
734. The Notorious B.I.G.
733. Bette Midler
732. Emmylou Harris
731. Chuck Wills
730. Thelonious Monk
729. Harry Nilsson
728. Whitney Houston
727. Merle Haggard
726. Nick Drake
725. The Monkees
724. Dusty Springfield
723. Eurythmics
722. Peter, Paul & Mary
721. Sufjan Stevens
720. Fela Kuti
719. My Bloody Valentine
718. The Carpenters
717. Pavement
716. The Traveling Wilburys
715. The Smiths
714. Bobby “Blue” Bland
713. Queens of the Stone Age
712. Dexys Midnight Runners
711. Graham Parker
710. The 5th Dimension
709. The Modern Lovers
708. Wyclef Jean
707. Bobby Womack
706. The Moody Blues
705. Norah Jones
704. Jerry Butler
703. The Flying Burrito Brothers
702. The Average White Band
701. The J. Geils Band
700. Tammy Wynette
699. The Sir Douglas Quintet
698. The Cult
697. Mitch Ryder
696. K.D. Lang
695. The Neville Brothers
694. Ornette Coleman
693. George Jones
692. White Zombie
691. The Staple Singers
690. Lonnie Donegan
689. Bill Evens
688. Link Wray
687. Dan Fogelberg
686. Adam & The Ants
685. Percy Mayfield
684. Eric Dolphy
683. Sammy Davis Jr.
682. The Commodores
681. The Arctic Monkeys
680. Rufus & Chaka Khan
679. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
678. Bobby Darin
677. Uncle Tupelo
676. Michael Buble
675. Buchanan & Goodman
674. Junior Walker & The All Stars
673. The Stone Roses
672. Dean Martin
671. The B-52s
670. Nancy Sinatra
669. Albert Collins
668. The Pretty Things
667. Disturbed
666. Arcade Fire
665. Jan & Dean
664. Robert Cray
663. America
662. The Dead Kennedys.
661. Edith Piaf
660. Patsy Cline
659. T. Rex
658. Tom Petty
657. Hugh Masekela
656. Al Stewart
655. Barenaked Ladies
654. Nina Simone
653. The Zombies
652. Can
651. LL Cool J.
650. Screaming Trees
649. Sonic Youth
648. X
647. Tony Bennett
646. The Mills Brothers
645. The Jam
644. Brenda Lee
643. Quicksilver Massager Service
642. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
641. The O’Jays
640. Scott Walker
639. New Order
638. Charles Mingus
637. The Strokes
636. Meat Loaf
635. Eddie Lang
634. Michael Bolton
633. Hank Williams III
632. Gladys Knight & The Pips
631. The Clovers
630. Josh Groban
629. Judy Garland
628. Question Mark & The Mysteries
627. Mariah Carey
626. Rage Against The Machine
625. Belle & Sebastian
624. W.C. Handy
623. Boys II Men
622. Dizzy Gillespie
621. Warren Zevon
620. The Flaming Lips
619. Peggy Lee
618. Eric B & Rakim
617. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
616. Soul Asylum
615. Al Kooper
614. Parliament-Funkadelic
613. Danzig
612. Mississippi John Hurt
611. Laura Nyro
610. Sheryl Crow
609. Patti LaBelle
608. Ziggy Marley
607. The 5 Royales
606. Loverboy
605. Natalie Cole
604. Primus
603. The Cranberries
602. Joe Tex
601. Hank Williams Jr.
600. Sonny Boy Williamson
599. Connie Francis
598. The Chi-Lites
597. Band of Horses
596. The Specials
595. XTC
594. Brian Eno
593. Ry Cooder
592. The Ink Spots
591. Kate Bush
590. The Lumineers
589. Sam & Dave
588. Oasis
587. Depeche Mode
586. Cheap Trick
585. M.C. Hammer
584. Duke Ellington
583. The Afghan Whigs
582. Otis Rush
581. Air Supply
580. Johnny Ace
579. Del Shannon
578. Little Willie John
577. Cat Stevens
576. Black Flag
575. The Replacements
574. The Scorpions
573. TV on the Radio
572. Clyde McPhatter
571. Jimmy Buffet
570. The Cure
569. Sonny Boy Williamson II
568. Alicia Keys
567. Henry Connrick Jr.
566. Jelly Roll Morton
565. Lloyd Price
564. Faith No More
563. The Seeds
562. Shania Twain
561. Janet Jackson
560. The Meters
559. Benny Goodman
558. INXS
557. The Orioles
556. Allen Toussaint
555. The Four Freshmen
554. Melissa Etheridge
553. Blind Melon
552. The Buzzcocks
551. Duran Duran
550. Simple Minds
549. Lou Reed
548. The Kingsmen
547. Sweet
546. Men At Work
545. Professor Longhair
544. Uriah Heep
543. Sean Lennon
542. Bauhaus
541. Nico
540. Buddy Knox
539. Mahavishnu Orchestra
538. Dinah Washington
537. Gene Pitney
536. Lee Morgan
535. Django Reinhardt
534. Todd Rundgren
533. Leon Russell
532. Meat Puppets
531. Yo La Tango
530. Julian Lennon
529. Darlene Love
528. The Birthday Party
527. Madness
526. Suicide
525. Buddy Guy
524. Siouxsie & The Banshees
523. Serge Gainsborug
522. Fairport Convention
521. Wire
520. Chic
519. Adele
518. Cliff Richards & The Shadows
517. Brian Wilson
516. Tom Paxton
515. Billy Squier
514. The Progues
513. Bon Iver
512. Robyn Hitchcock
511. The Ravens
510. Muse
509. Asia
508. Badfinger
507. Gang of Four
506. Dolly Parton
505. The Move
504. The Fall
503. Cage The Elephant
502. Kool & The Gang
501. The Corrs
500. Lee “Scratch” Perry
499. Roseanne Cash
498. Toots & The Maytals
497. Cher
496. Johnny Otis
495. Fiona Apple
494. Jacques Brel
493. Ennio Morricone
492. Blur
491. Kraftwerk
490. Sex Pistols
489. Lauryn Hill
488. The Jesus & Mary Chain
487. Pulp
486. Gram Parsons
485. The Dominoes
484. Olivia Newton-John
483. The Marvelettes
482. Dion & The Belmonts
481. Elliot Smith
480. System Of A Down
479. Neutral Milk Hotel.
478. Cyndi Lauper
477. Happy Mondays
476. Mahalia Jackson
475. Alanis Morissette
474. Manic Street Preachers
473. Country Joe & The Fish
472. Charlie Christian
471. Manfred Mann
470. Pubic Image Ltd.
469. Hank Snow
468. Gary U.S. Bonds
467. Avenged Sevenfold
466. Violent Femmes
465. Ike & Tina Turner
464. Blues Travelers
463. PJ Harvey
462. Little Anthony & The Imperials
461. Seal
460. Sonny Rollins
459. Minor Threat
458. The Crystals
457. Anvil
456. Sublime
455. Wanda Jackson
454. The Soul Stirrers
453. Television
452. Poison
451. Echo & The Bunnymen
450. The Runaways
449. Devo
448. Carl Perkins
447. The Weavers
446. Chet Atkins
445. Dream Theater
444. George Michael
443. Traffic
442. Gene Clandler
441. Cocteau Twins
440. The Isley Brothers
439. Liz Phair
438. Korn
437. Arrested Development
436. Skinny Puppy
435. Jimmy Yancy
434. Joe Jackson
433. Ministry
432. Peter Tosh
431. Midnight Oil
430. Barry Manilow
429. Dio
428. Tim Hardin
427. Roy Brown
426. Queensryche
425. Dinosaur Jr.
424. Steve Earle
423. Garbage
422. Soft Machine
421. Billie Holiday
420. The Association
419. The Offspring
418. Billy Bragg
417. Chubby Checker
416. The Monks
415. David Sylvain
414. Jimmy Cliff
413. Big Star
412. Johnny Rivers
411. Mastodon
410. Carly Simon
409. Jeff Buckley
408. Mission of Burma
407. Petula Clark
406. Herbie Hancock
405. Pantera
404. Charles Brown
403. Joe South
402. They Might Be Giants
401. Japan
400. The Sonics
399. Waylon Jennings
398. The Stranglers
397. Diana Ross
396. Ian Dury & The Blockheads
395. Fugazi
394. Tim Buckley
393. Them
392. Gil Scott-Heron
391. Charley Patton
390. Lucinda Williams
389. The Damned
388. The Spencer Davis Group
387. Louis Prima
386. Marianne Faithful
385. The Turtles
384. Dire Straits
383. Booker T. & The MG’S
382. Dr. John
381. The Roots
380. Tindersticks
379. The Minutemen
378. The Shangri-las
377. Wishbone Ash
376. Guided By Voices
375. Lead Billy
374. The Dells
373. John Mellencamp
372. The Ventures
371. Lavern Baker
370. The Cars
369. Rick Nelson
368. Tricky
367. Iggy Pop
366. Frank Sinatra
365. Earth, Wind & Fire
364. Gillian Welch
363. Randy Newman
362. Blind Lemon Jefferson
361. Primal Scream
360. Mary Wells
359. Grant Lee Buffalo
358. Suede
357. Will Smith
356. Poco
355. Living Colour
354. Silver Apples
353. Wynonie Harris
352. ABBA
351. The Flamingos
350. Little Feat
349. Wilco
348. Dionne Warwick
347. Sleater-Kinney
346. Chris Isaak
345. Scott Joplin
344. Bonnie Raitt
343. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
342. 10cc
341. Bill Withers
340. The Troggs
339. Little Walter
338. Foreigner
337. Duane Eddy
336. Counting Crows
335. Big Mama Thornton
334. Hawkwind
333. Nick Lowe
332. Ben E. King
331. Leonard Cohen
330. Stone Temple Pilots
329. The 13th Floor Elevators
328. Afrika Bambaataa
327. Husker Du
326. Tori Amos
325. The Cater Family
324. The Jackson Five
323. Humble Pie
322. Stan Getz
321. The Kingston Trio
320. The Righteous Brothers
319. The Moonglows
318. Johnny Brunette & The Rock N’ Roll Trio
317. A Tribe Called Quest
316. The Big Bopper
315. Saxon
314. Franz Ferdinand
313. Lightin’ Hopkins
312. Isaac Hayes
311. Phish
310. Dick Dale
309. Robert Johnson
308. Dave Matthews Band
307. Judy Collins
306. Hank Williams Sr.
305. Rory Gallagher
304. Alan Parsons Project
303. Louis Jordan
302. The White Stripes
301. Bill Monroe
300. Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
299. The Fugees
298. Richie Havens
297. Carole King
296. Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps
295. Stevie Nicks
294. Ma Rainey
293. The Faces
292. The Impressions
291. Billy Idol
290. Red Hot Chili Peppers
289. Supertramp
288. Beck
287. Mumford & Sons
286. Bad Brains
285. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
284. Wham!
283. Les Paul
282. Dwight Yoakam
281. Tracy Chapman
280. MC5
279. Gordon Lightfoot
278. The Platters
277. Fleet Foxes
276. Joe Walsh
275. Cab Calloway
274. Lenny Kravitz
273. The Supremes
272. De La Soul
271. War
270. John Lee Hooker
269. The Temptations
268. UFO
267. Jeff Beck
266. The Pretenders
265. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
264. Jimmie Rodgers
263. Don Henley
262. Ten Years After
261. Rainbow
260. Massive Attack
259. Tina Turner
258. Edward Shape & The Magnetic Zeros
257. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
256. Motley Crew
255. Queen Latifah
254. Yellowcard
253. Peter Gabriel
252. Luther Vandross
251. Weezer
250. Ravi Shankar
249. Kid Rock
248. Donna Summer
247. Quiet Riot
246. The Coasters
245. Steve Perry
244. Iron Maiden
243. Curtis Mayfield
242. Lita Ford
241. The Spinners
240. Freddie King
239. Three Dog Night
238. Ritchie Valens
237. Love
236. Steely Dan
235. Garth Brooks
234. Smashing Pumpkins
233. Ringo Starr
232. Tommy James & The Shondells
231. Paul Revere & The Riders
230. The Patti Smith Group
229. Ella Fitzgerald
228. Hole
227. Jimmy Reed
226. The Wallflowers
225. Buck Owens
224. Jim Croce
223. King's X
222. Peter Frampton
221. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
220. Radiohead
219. Elmore James
218. The Guess Who
217. The Clash
216. Slayer
215. The Drifters
214. Tom Jones
213. Roxy Music
212. Lionel Richie
211. Twisted Sister
210. Robert Palmer
209. Donovan
208. The Go Go's
207. Van Morrison
206. The Pixies
205. Stephen Stills
204. Talking Heads
203. Jefferson Starship
202. The Rascals
201. Etta James
200. Albert King
199. Nine Inch Nails
198. Bachman-Tuner Overdrive
197. Steve Miller Band
196. W.A.S.P
195. Al Green
194. Kenny Loggins
193. Bruce Hornsby
192. The Lovin' Spoonful
191. Bad Company
190. Steve Winwood
189. The Shirelles
188. Woody Guthrie
187. The Yardbirds
186. Blue Cheer
185. Run D.M.C
184. Big Joe Tuner
183. Willie Nelson
182. King Crimson
181. Willie Dixon
180. Graham Nash
179. Phil Collins
178. Pat Benatar
177. Solomon Burke
176. Pink Floyd
175. Iron Butterfly
174. Alice In Chains
173. Sly & The Family Stone
172. John Coltrane
171. Mott The Hoople
170. Green Day
169. The Beastie Boys
168. Bessie Smith
167. Martha & The Vandellas
166. Ratt
165. The Bangles
164. John Mayer
163. Tom Waits
162. The Dave Clark Five
161. Sting
160. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
159. Tears For Fears
158. Paul Butterfield Blues Band
157. Styx
156. Ted Nugent
155. Huey Lewis & The News
154. Weird Al Yankovic
153. ZZ Top
152. Celine Dion
151. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
150. The Kinks
149. Lyle Lovett
148. Whitesnake
147. Miles Davis
146. Blood, Sweat & Tears
145. Marshall Tucker Band
144. The Mamas And The Papas
143. The Small Faces
142. Chicago
141. The Allman Brothers Band
140. Grand Funk Railroad
139. Nat "King" Cole
138. KC & The Sunshine Band
137. David Crosby
136. Def Leppard
135. Glen Campbell
134. The Black Crowes
133. Jane's Addiction
132. The Bee Gees
131. Pete Seeger
130. Sarah McLachlan
129. Blondie
128. Soundgarden
127. T-Bone Walker
126. Paul Simon
125. Blue Oyster Cult
124. Ruth Brown
123. John Denver
122. Boston
121. The Ronettes
120. Linda Ronstadt
119. Big Country
118. Muddy Waters
117. Joan Baez
116. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
115. Jetho Tull
114. Steppenwolf
113. Bing Crosby
112. Barbra Streisand
111. Jackie Wilson
110. Enya
109. New York Dolls
108. Bon Jovi
107. Roy Orbison
106. Anthrax
105. Barry White
104. Eddie Cochran
103. Carl Perkins
102. Wilson Pickett
101. The Doobie Brothers
100. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
99. Marvin Gaye
98. Joni Mitchell
97. The Velvet Underground
96. Coldplay
95. Howlin' Wolf
94. Angels & Airwaves
93. Bob Marley & The Wailers
92. Judas Priest
91. 2Pac
90. Neil Diamond
89. Santana
88. Johnny Cash
87. Buffalo Springfield
86. The Four Tops
85. Megadeth
84. Ozzy Osbourne
83. Elvis Costello & The Attractions
82. Louis Armstrong
81. Aretha Franklin
80. B.B King
79. Rod Stewart
78. The Hollies
77. Otis Redding
76. Joe Cocker
75. Eric Clapton
74. The Grateful Dead
73. The Band
72. Deep Purple
71. The Byrds
70. James Taylor
69. Bo Diddley
68. Eminem
67. King Crimson
66. Motorhead
65. George Harrison
64. Van Halen
63. Paul McCartney & Wings
62. Jackson Browne
61. KISS
60. Ray Charles
59. Alice Cooper
58. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
57. Daryl Hall & John Oates
56. Black Sabbath
55. John Lennon
54. James Brown & The Famous Flames
53. Thin Lizzy
52. The Stooges
51. Pearl Jam
50. Neil Young & Crazy Horse
49. Jerry Lee Lewis
48. The Police
47. The Animals
46. The Doors
45. Janis Joplin & Big Brother & The Holding Company
44. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
43. Heart
42. Simon & Garfukel
41. Journey
40. Aerosmith
39. Guns N' Roses
38. The Four Seasons
37. The Eagles
36. Queen
35. Bill Haley & The Comets
34. Little Richard
33. Tom Petty & The Heartbeakers
32. Lynyrd Skynyrd
31. Michael Jackson
30. David Bowie
29. The Everly Brothers
28. Genesis
27. Fats Domino
26. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
25. Metallica
24. Nirvana
23. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
22. Electric Light Orchestra
21. Stevie Wonder
20. Yes
19. Led Zeppelin
18. Sam Cooke
17. U2
16. Buddy Holly & The Crickets
15. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
14. Jefferson Airplane
13. Fleetwood Mac
12. The Who
11. Creedence Clearwater Revival
10. Billy Joel
9. Cream
8. Elton John
7. Rush
6. The Beach Boys
5. Elvis Presley
4. The Rolling Stones
3. Chuck Berry
2. Bob Dylan
1. The Beatles

Enigmaticus, I want to thank you for recommeding the change for my list.

Also, could you recommend a few lesser-known Rush songs for me to listen to?

Posted by Andrew on Wednesday, 11/20/2013 @ 20:24pm


So Air Supply had more importance than Duke Ellington? According to your list they did.

Posted by Dezmond on Wednesday, 11/20/2013 @ 20:38pm


740. AC/DC
739. Foo Fighters
738. Mountain
737. R.E.M.
736. The Ramones
735. Charlie Parker
734. The Notorious B.I.G.
733. Bette Midler
732. Emmylou Harris
731. Chuck Wills
730. Thelonious Monk
729. Harry Nilsson
728. Whitney Houston
727. Merle Haggard
726. Nick Drake
725. The Monkees
724. Dusty Springfield
723. Eurythmics
722. Peter, Paul & Mary
721. Sufjan Stevens
720. Fela Kuti
719. My Bloody Valentine
718. The Carpenters
717. Pavement
716. The Traveling Wilburys
715. The Smiths
714. Bobby “Blue” Bland
713. Queens of the Stone Age
712. Dexys Midnight Runners
711. Graham Parker
710. The 5th Dimension
709. The Modern Lovers
708. Wyclef Jean
707. Bobby Womack
706. The Moody Blues
705. Norah Jones
704. Jerry Butler
703. The Flying Burrito Brothers
702. The Average White Band
701. The J. Geils Band
700. Tammy Wynette
699. The Sir Douglas Quintet
698. The Cult
697. Mitch Ryder
696. K.D. Lang
695. The Neville Brothers
694. Ornette Coleman
693. George Jones
692. White Zombie
691. The Staple Singers
690. Lonnie Donegan
689. Bill Evens
688. Link Wray
687. Dan Fogelberg
686. Adam & The Ants
685. Percy Mayfield
684. Eric Dolphy
683. Sammy Davis Jr.
682. The Commodores
681. The Arctic Monkeys
680. Rufus & Chaka Khan
679. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
678. Bobby Darin
677. Uncle Tupelo
676. Michael Buble
675. Buchanan & Goodman
674. Junior Walker & The All Stars
673. The Stone Roses
672. Dean Martin
671. The B-52s
670. Nancy Sinatra
669. Albert Collins
668. The Pretty Things
667. Disturbed
666. Arcade Fire
665. Jan & Dean
664. Robert Cray
663. America
662. The Dead Kennedys.
661. Edith Piaf
660. Patsy Cline
659. T. Rex
658. Tom Petty
657. Hugh Masekela
656. Al Stewart
655. Barenaked Ladies
654. Nina Simone
653. The Zombies
652. Can
651. LL Cool J.
650. Screaming Trees
649. Sonic Youth
648. X
647. Tony Bennett
646. The Mills Brothers
645. The Jam
644. Brenda Lee
643. Quicksilver Massager Service
642. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
641. The O’Jays
640. Scott Walker
639. New Order
638. Charles Mingus
637. The Strokes
636. Meat Loaf
635. Eddie Lang
634. Michael Bolton
633. Hank Williams III
632. Gladys Knight & The Pips
631. The Clovers
630. Josh Groban
629. Judy Garland
628. Question Mark & The Mysteries
627. Mariah Carey
626. Rage Against The Machine
625. Belle & Sebastian
624. W.C. Handy
623. Boys II Men
622. Dizzy Gillespie
621. Warren Zevon
620. The Flaming Lips
619. Peggy Lee
618. Eric B & Rakim
617. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
616. Soul Asylum
615. Al Kooper
614. Parliament-Funkadelic
613. Danzig
612. Mississippi John Hurt
611. Laura Nyro
610. Sheryl Crow
609. Patti LaBelle
608. Ziggy Marley
607. The 5 Royales
606. Loverboy
605. Natalie Cole
604. Primus
603. The Cranberries
602. Joe Tex
601. Hank Williams Jr.
600. Sonny Boy Williamson
599. Connie Francis
598. The Chi-Lites
597. Band of Horses
596. The Specials
595. XTC
594. Brian Eno
593. Ry Cooder
592. The Ink Spots
591. Kate Bush
590. The Lumineers
589. Sam & Dave
588. Oasis
587. Depeche Mode
586. Cheap Trick
585. M.C. Hammer
584. Blink-182
583. The Afghan Whigs
582. Otis Rush
581. Duke Ellington
580. Johnny Ace
579. Del Shannon
578. Little Willie John
577. Cat Stevens
576. Black Flag
575. The Replacements
574. The Scorpions
573. TV on the Radio
572. Clyde McPhatter
571. Jimmy Buffet
570. The Cure
569. Sonny Boy Williamson II
568. Alicia Keys
567. Henry Connrick Jr.
566. Jelly Roll Morton
565. Lloyd Price
564. Faith No More
563. The Seeds
562. Shania Twain
561. Janet Jackson
560. The Meters
559. Benny Goodman
558. INXS
557. The Orioles
556. Allen Toussaint
555. The Four Freshmen
554. Melissa Etheridge
553. Blind Melon
552. The Buzzcocks
551. Duran Duran
550. Simple Minds
549. Lou Reed
548. The Kingsmen
547. Sweet
546. Men At Work
545. Professor Longhair
544. Uriah Heep
543. Sean Lennon
542. Bauhaus
541. Nico
540. Buddy Knox
539. Mahavishnu Orchestra
538. Dinah Washington
537. Gene Pitney
536. Lee Morgan
535. Django Reinhardt
534. Todd Rundgren
533. Leon Russell
532. Meat Puppets
531. Yo La Tango
530. Julian Lennon
529. Darlene Love
528. The Birthday Party
527. Madness
526. Suicide
525. Buddy Guy
524. Siouxsie & The Banshees
523. Serge Gainsborug
522. Fairport Convention
521. Wire
520. Chic
519. Adele
518. Cliff Richards & The Shadows
517. Brian Wilson
516. Tom Paxton
515. Billy Squier
514. The Progues
513. Bon Iver
512. Robyn Hitchcock
511. The Ravens
510. Muse
509. Asia
508. Badfinger
507. Gang of Four
506. Dolly Parton
505. The Move
504. The Fall
503. Cage The Elephant
502. Kool & The Gang
501. The Corrs
500. Lee “Scratch” Perry
499. Roseanne Cash
498. Toots & The Maytals
497. Cher
496. Johnny Otis
495. Fiona Apple
494. Jacques Brel
493. Ennio Morricone
492. Blur
491. Kraftwerk
490. Sex Pistols
489. Lauryn Hill
488. The Jesus & Mary Chain
487. Pulp
486. Gram Parsons
485. The Dominoes
484. Olivia Newton-John
483. The Marvelettes
482. Dion & The Belmonts
481. Elliot Smith
480. System Of A Down
479. Neutral Milk Hotel.
478. Cyndi Lauper
477. Happy Mondays
476. Mahalia Jackson
475. Alanis Morissette
474. Manic Street Preachers
473. Country Joe & The Fish
472. Charlie Christian
471. Manfred Mann
470. Pubic Image Ltd.
469. Hank Snow
468. Gary U.S. Bonds
467. Avenged Sevenfold
466. Violent Femmes
465. Ike & Tina Turner
464. Blues Travelers
463. PJ Harvey
462. Little Anthony & The Imperials
461. Seal
460. Sonny Rollins
459. Minor Threat
458. The Crystals
457. Anvil
456. Sublime
455. Wanda Jackson
454. The Soul Stirrers
453. Television
452. Poison
451. Echo & The Bunnymen
450. The Runaways
449. Devo
448. Carl Perkins
447. The Weavers
446. Chet Atkins
445. Dream Theater
444. George Michael
443. Traffic
442. Gene Clandler
441. Cocteau Twins
440. The Isley Brothers
439. Liz Phair
438. Korn
437. Arrested Development
436. Skinny Puppy
435. Jimmy Yancy
434. Joe Jackson
433. Ministry
432. Peter Tosh
431. Midnight Oil
430. Barry Manilow
429. Dio
428. Tim Hardin
427. Roy Brown
426. Queensryche
425. Dinosaur Jr.
424. Steve Earle
423. Garbage
422. Soft Machine
421. Billie Holiday
420. The Association
419. The Offspring
418. Billy Bragg
417. Chubby Checker
416. The Monks
415. David Sylvain
414. Jimmy Cliff
413. Big Star
412. Johnny Rivers
411. Mastodon
410. Carly Simon
409. Jeff Buckley
408. Mission of Burma
407. Petula Clark
406. Herbie Hancock
405. Pantera
404. Charles Brown
403. Joe South
402. They Might Be Giants
401. Japan
400. The Sonics
399. Waylon Jennings
398. The Stranglers
397. Diana Ross
396. Ian Dury & The Blockheads
395. Fugazi
394. Tim Buckley
393. Them
392. Gil Scott-Heron
391. Charley Patton
390. Lucinda Williams
389. The Damned
388. The Spencer Davis Group
387. Louis Prima
386. Marianne Faithful
385. The Turtles
384. Dire Straits
383. Booker T. & The MG’S
382. Dr. John
381. The Roots
380. Tindersticks
379. The Minutemen
378. The Shangri-las
377. Wishbone Ash
376. Guided By Voices
375. Lead Billy
374. The Dells
373. John Mellencamp
372. The Ventures
371. Lavern Baker
370. The Cars
369. Rick Nelson
368. Tricky
367. Iggy Pop
366. Frank Sinatra
365. Earth, Wind & Fire
364. Gillian Welch
363. Randy Newman
362. Blind Lemon Jefferson
361. Primal Scream
360. Mary Wells
359. Grant Lee Buffalo
358. Suede
357. Will Smith
356. Poco
355. Living Colour
354. Silver Apples
353. Wynonie Harris
352. ABBA
351. The Flamingos
350. Little Feat
349. Wilco
348. Dionne Warwick
347. Sleater-Kinney
346. Chris Isaak
345. Scott Joplin
344. Bonnie Raitt
343. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
342. 10cc
341. Bill Withers
340. The Troggs
339. Little Walter
338. Foreigner
337. Duane Eddy
336. Counting Crows
335. Big Mama Thornton
334. Hawkwind
333. Nick Lowe
332. Ben E. King
331. Leonard Cohen
330. Stone Temple Pilots
329. The 13th Floor Elevators
328. Afrika Bambaataa
327. Husker Du
326. Tori Amos
325. The Cater Family
324. The Jackson Five
323. Humble Pie
322. Stan Getz
321. The Kingston Trio
320. The Righteous Brothers
319. The Moonglows
318. Johnny Brunette & The Rock N’ Roll Trio
317. A Tribe Called Quest
316. The Big Bopper
315. Saxon
314. Franz Ferdinand
313. Lightin’ Hopkins
312. Isaac Hayes
311. Phish
310. Dick Dale
309. Robert Johnson
308. Dave Matthews Band
307. Judy Collins
306. Hank Williams Sr.
305. Rory Gallagher
304. Alan Parsons Project
303. Louis Jordan
302. The White Stripes
301. Bill Monroe
300. Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
299. The Fugees
298. Richie Havens
297. Carole King
296. Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps
295. Stevie Nicks
294. Ma Rainey
293. The Faces
292. The Impressions
291. Billy Idol
290. Red Hot Chili Peppers
289. Supertramp
288. Beck
287. Mumford & Sons
286. Bad Brains
285. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
284. Wham!
283. Les Paul
282. Dwight Yoakam
281. Tracy Chapman
280. MC5
279. Gordon Lightfoot
278. The Platters
277. Fleet Foxes
276. Joe Walsh
275. Cab Calloway
274. Lenny Kravitz
273. The Supremes
272. De La Soul
271. War
270. John Lee Hooker
269. The Temptations
268. UFO
267. Jeff Beck
266. The Pretenders
265. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
264. Jimmie Rodgers
263. Don Henley
262. Ten Years After
261. Rainbow
260. Massive Attack
259. Tina Turner
258. Edward Shape & The Magnetic Zeros
257. Screamin' Jay Hawkins
256. Motley Crew
255. Queen Latifah
254. Yellowcard
253. Peter Gabriel
252. Luther Vandross
251. Weezer
250. Ravi Shankar
249. Kid Rock
248. Donna Summer
247. Quiet Riot
246. The Coasters
245. Steve Perry
244. Iron Maiden
243. Curtis Mayfield
242. Lita Ford
241. The Spinners
240. Freddie King
239. Three Dog Night
238. Ritchie Valens
237. Love
236. Steely Dan
235. Garth Brooks
234. Smashing Pumpkins
233. Ringo Starr
232. Tommy James & The Shondells
231. Paul Revere & The Riders
230. The Patti Smith Group
229. Ella Fitzgerald
228. Hole
227. Jimmy Reed
226. The Wallflowers
225. Buck Owens
224. Jim Croce
223. King's X
222. Peter Frampton
221. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
220. Radiohead
219. Elmore James
218. The Guess Who
217. The Clash
216. Slayer
215. The Drifters
214. Tom Jones
213. Roxy Music
212. Lionel Richie
211. Twisted Sister
210. Robert Palmer
209. Donovan
208. The Go Go's
207. Van Morrison
206. The Pixies
205. Stephen Stills
204. Talking Heads
203. Jefferson Starship
202. The Rascals
201. Etta James
200. Albert King
199. Nine Inch Nails
198. Bachman-Tuner Overdrive
197. Steve Miller Band
196. W.A.S.P
195. Al Green
194. Kenny Loggins
193. Bruce Hornsby
192. The Lovin' Spoonful
191. Bad Company
190. Steve Winwood
189. The Shirelles
188. Woody Guthrie
187. The Yardbirds
186. Blue Cheer
185. Run D.M.C
184. Big Joe Tuner
183. Willie Nelson
182. King Crimson
181. Willie Dixon
180. Graham Nash
179. Phil Collins
178. Pat Benatar
177. Solomon Burke
176. Pink Floyd
175. Iron Butterfly
174. Alice In Chains
173. Sly & The Family Stone
172. John Coltrane
171. Mott The Hoople
170. Green Day
169. The Beastie Boys
168. Bessie Smith
167. Martha & The Vandellas
166. Ratt
165. The Bangles
164. John Mayer
163. Tom Waits
162. The Dave Clark Five
161. Sting
160. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
159. Tears For Fears
158. Paul Butterfield Blues Band
157. Styx
156. Ted Nugent
155. Huey Lewis & The News
154. Weird Al Yankovic
153. ZZ Top
152. Celine Dion
151. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
150. The Kinks
149. Lyle Lovett
148. Whitesnake
147. Miles Davis
146. Blood, Sweat & Tears
145. Marshall Tucker Band
144. The Mamas And The Papas
143. The Small Faces
142. Chicago
141. The Allman Brothers Band
140. Grand Funk Railroad
139. Nat "King" Cole
138. KC & The Sunshine Band
137. David Crosby
136. Def Leppard
135. Glen Campbell
134. The Black Crowes
133. Jane's Addiction
132. The Bee Gees
131. Pete Seeger
130. Sarah McLachlan
129. Blondie
128. Soundgarden
127. T-Bone Walker
126. Paul Simon
125. Blue Oyster Cult
124. Ruth Brown
123. John Denver
122. Boston
121. The Ronettes
120. Linda Ronstadt
119. Big Country
118. Muddy Waters
117. Joan Baez
116. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
115. Jetho Tull
114. Steppenwolf
113. Bing Crosby
112. Barbra Streisand
111. Jackie Wilson
110. Enya
109. New York Dolls
108. Bon Jovi
107. Roy Orbison
106. Anthrax
105. Barry White
104. Eddie Cochran
103. Carl Perkins
102. Wilson Pickett
101. The Doobie Brothers
100. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
99. Marvin Gaye
98. Joni Mitchell
97. The Velvet Underground
96. Coldplay
95. Howlin' Wolf
94. Angels & Airwaves
93. Bob Marley & The Wailers
92. Judas Priest
91. 2Pac
90. Neil Diamond
89. Santana
88. Johnny Cash
87. Buffalo Springfield
86. The Four Tops
85. Megadeth
84. Ozzy Osbourne
83. Elvis Costello & The Attractions
82. Louis Armstrong
81. Aretha Franklin
80. B.B King
79. Rod Stewart
78. The Hollies
77. Otis Redding
76. Joe Cocker
75. Eric Clapton
74. The Grateful Dead
73. The Band
72. Deep Purple
71. The Byrds
70. James Taylor
69. Bo Diddley
68. Eminem
67. King Crimson
66. Motorhead
65. George Harrison
64. Van Halen
63. Paul McCartney & Wings
62. Jackson Browne
61. KISS
60. Ray Charles
59. Alice Cooper
58. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
57. Daryl Hall & John Oates
56. Black Sabbath
55. John Lennon
54. James Brown & The Famous Flames
53. Thin Lizzy
52. The Stooges
51. Pearl Jam
50. Neil Young & Crazy Horse
49. Jerry Lee Lewis
48. The Police
47. The Animals
46. The Doors
45. Janis Joplin & Big Brother & The Holding Company
44. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
43. Heart
42. Simon & Garfukel
41. Journey
40. Aerosmith
39. Guns N' Roses
38. The Four Seasons
37. The Eagles
36. Queen
35. Bill Haley & The Comets
34. Little Richard
33. Tom Petty & The Heartbeakers
32. Lynyrd Skynyrd
31. Michael Jackson
30. David Bowie
29. The Everly Brothers
28. Genesis
27. Fats Domino
26. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
25. Metallica
24. Nirvana
23. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
22. Electric Light Orchestra
21. Stevie Wonder
20. Yes
19. Led Zeppelin
18. Sam Cooke
17. U2
16. Buddy Holly & The Crickets
15. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
14. Jefferson Airplane
13. Fleetwood Mac
12. The Who
11. Creedence Clearwater Revival
10. Billy Joel
9. Cream
8. Elton John
7. Rush
6. The Beach Boys
5. Elvis Presley
4. The Rolling Stones
3. Chuck Berry
2. Bob Dylan
1. The Beatles

Dezmond, Blink-182 has replaced Air Supply on my list and yes, Duke Ellington is more important.

Posted by Andrew on Wednesday, 11/20/2013 @ 22:15pm


I may have to modify this list, yet once again:

30. The Eagles
29. Jethro Tull
28. Velvet Underground
27. David Bowie
26. Roxy Music
25. Brian Eno
24. U2
23. Fleetwood Mac
22. Talking Heads
21. Simon & Garfunkel
20. Duran Duran
19. Genesis
18. Rush
17. Stevie Wonder
16. Yes
15. King Crimson
14. Jimi Hendrix Experience
13. The Beach Boys
12. Pink Floyd
11. Led Zeppelin
10, The Who
9. James Brown
8. The Moody Blues
7. The Yardbirds
6. Cream
5. Little Richard
4. The Rolling Stones
3. Bob Dylan
2. Chuck Berry
1. The Beatles

Posted by Enigmaticus on Thursday, 11/21/2013 @ 04:15am


100. KiSS
99. Janet Jackson
98. Whitney Houston
97. Linda Ronstadt
96. The Village People
95. Wham
94. Aha
93. Frankie Goes To Hollywood
92. The Runaways
91. Motley Crue
90. Celine Dion
89. Nektar
88. ABC
87. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
86. Poison
85. N.W.A.
84. Gong
83. Ringo Starr
82. The Bee Gees
81. The Fixx
80. Tears For Fears
79. Aerosmith
78. Iron Maiden
77. Van der Graaf Generator
76. Neil Young
75. Bruce Springsteen
74. Twisted Sister
73. Mastodon
72. The Cure
71. Culture Club
70. Marvin Gaye
69. Sam Cooke
68. The Hollies
67. Sly & The Family Stone
66. Outkast
65. Ice-T
64. Lou Reed
63. Thomas Dolby
62. Radiohead
61. The Clash
60. Elvis Presley
59. Janis Joplin
58. Motorhead
57. The Alan Parson's Project
56. The Jackson 5
55. Madonna
54. Green Day
53. The Cure
52. The Gin Blossoms
51. Alice Cooper
50. Traffic
49. Styx
48. Echolyn
47. Kansas
46. Depeche Mode
45. Bill Haley & The Comets
44. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
43. The Meters
42. Kansas
41. Sting
40. The Police
39. Barbra Streisand
38. The Capenters
37. Donna Summer
36. Stevie Nicks
35. Depeche Mode
34. The Kinks
33. The Doors
32. Buddy Holly
31. Michael Jackson

Posted by Enigmaticus on Thursday, 11/21/2013 @ 05:02am


Actually, quite a few great artists, that I actually like, are missing from that previous list:

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Jim Croce
Carly Simon
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Sade
Gentle Giant
Asia
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Jefferson Airplane
Heart
The Grateful Dead
Jefferson Starship
Starship
Eric Clapton
Camel
Caravan
Soft Machine
Toto
Foreigner
Bad Company
The Guess Who
The Band
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Thin Lizzy
Pearl Jam
Stevie Ray Vaughan
The Cars

The solution might be to move the previous list up so that
those artists are accommodated.



Posted by Enigmaticus on Thursday, 11/21/2013 @ 05:29am


Lest we forget the following artists:

Whitesnake
Deep Purple
Black Sabbath
Free
Journey
Peter Gabriel (solo)
Van Halen
Van Hagar
Sammy Hagar
Cheryl Crowe
Beyonce
Paul Simon (solo)
Blind Faith
Derek & The Dominoes
Metallica
Judas Priest
Ozzy Osbourne
Rainbow
Ronnie James Dio
Hawkwind
The Allman Brother's Band
The Doobie Brothers
The Zombies

To name but a few more.

Posted by Enigmaticus on Thursday, 11/21/2013 @ 05:41am


Then there are the Superstars who were commercially successful and innovative also:

Paul McCartney
John Lennon
George Harrison
Queen
Elton John
Billy Joel
Chicago
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Phish
Blondie


The innovators:

Buffalo Springfield
Argent
Robert Johnson
Muddy Waters

The point ultimately is this: it is very difficult to come up with an unbiased list of artists. Even though, it may have been slightly flawed, I think that Andrew has done an exemplary job of even making the attempt to create one.

Individual's tastes tend to vary, my favorite artists would also include Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern era composers and Big Band era musicians, it would also include jazz musicians, instrumentalists, etc.


Uriah Heep

Posted by Enigmaticus on Thursday, 11/21/2013 @ 06:22am


Then you have the artists who were eclectic, yet radio and video friendly:

Steely Dan
Donald Fagen (solo)
Don Henley (solo)
Glenn Frey (solo)
The Pretenders
Human League
Cher
Sonny & Cher
The Monkees
Neil Diamond
Carole King
James Taylor
Eurythmics
Annie Lennox
Steve Miller Band
Kate Bush
Blue Oyster Cult
Midnight Oil

Then the eclectic artists whose visual presentation may, or may not be radio friendly:

Laurie Anderson
Dream Theater
Roxy Music
Bryan Ferry
Jane's Addiction
Nine Inch Nails
New Order
Joy Division
Kings X
New Order
INXS


I have an idea. Why not take each of the various genres and vote for the 25 best artsts and using that information, come up with the Immortals?

Posted by Enigmaticus on Thursday, 11/21/2013 @ 06:46am


Yeah, Blink-182 made Andrew's list!! Take that haters.

Posted by Paul in KY on Thursday, 11/21/2013 @ 07:44am


andrew can you please stop posting that gigantic list every time you make a change or i can't promise I won't spam erotic dinosaur fanfiction everywhere.

Posted by GFW on Thursday, 11/21/2013 @ 12:55pm


Except this is not an exemplary job by Andrew. I'm sorry but it just isn't. Again, it would be fine if it were a personal list of favorites. But he claims it is supposed to be in order of importance. That implies an attempt at historical analysis and some objectivity. You spend hours taking it apart. Here's another one: Whitesnake at 148, while ELLA FITZGERALD is at 229. One of the most important singers in jazz history is 81 spots less significant than freakin Whitesnake. Billy Joel should not be in a top 100, let alone top 10.

I don't mean to be a jerk and I admire andrew's enthusiasm, but much of this list looks like names were drawn randomly from a hat vs. decided with real historical analysis. Or, as I suspect, it is really a list of personal favorites in order of personal preference. In that case, it is fine.

Posted by dezmond on Thursday, 11/21/2013 @ 14:51pm


This one section of Andrew's list says more about it than I ever could:

255. Queen Latifah
254. Yellowcard
253. Peter Gabriel

I mean, I'm a fan of Yellowcard and turn-of-the-century pop punk in general, but that is just wrong. And the absence of Blink-182 from the original list makes the inclusion of Yellowcard even more perplexing.

Also, there's this:

358. Suede
357. Will Smith
356. Poco

I really do admire the effort that went into this list - it's even inspired me to create a similar list of my own - but that's about where the admiration ends.

Posted by Idlewild on Thursday, 11/21/2013 @ 15:11pm


Dezmond,

I do agree with you that it seems a bit random in placement, but I don't think it actually looks like a list of favorites. I think Andrew collected what everyone usually has in a top artists list and tried to make something comprehensive. He has taken constructive criticism well and changed the list accordingly which is always a great start for someone trying to be objective. I think there may be some bias for certain styles and I think he is relying more on what he has read so far than what might be historically accurate. But it is a great attempt, and a very exhaustive one, so I think we should cut him some slack on that. It isn't like he is missing a huge amount of the greats. He did at the very least move Dylan up 738 spots!


Andrew,

I think if you are going to share the list here you should maybe chunk it up into 25-50 artists at a time. If you are looking for feedback and analysis. Then people who wanted to help could actually absorb in that group. Tell you who is to low or to high. The whole list appearing in the feed every time is making it hard to see the changes and kind of overwhelms the senses a bit. So why not just take places 740-700 for now and see what people think could be moved up. The list is already on the page so we know what is ahead. I Also I would say to go ahead and fill in 260 more artists to make a nice round 1000. If you need help there are plenty of greatest lists online that contain artists you don't have. There are also plenty of quality posters here who can point out some gaps in styles. I can say for example you are missing a lot of Traditional Pop and Blues acts, and the second and third tier of Jazz artists hasn't been touched. Keep going with what you have though you are collecting and recognizing some important names.

Posted by Chris F. on Thursday, 11/21/2013 @ 16:19pm


plus, inexcusably.

no yeezy.

what is this a serato?

Posted by GFW on Thursday, 11/21/2013 @ 17:13pm


Well, GFW, I must confess that avenger280's brother and wife are doing one thing right, and that's exposing their daughter to Joan Jett, whose music I absolutely love. Led Zeppelin and Metallica, on the other hand, I can live without. Way too overexposed for my tastes. I guess some people would rather remain in their comfort zones (in avenger's case, classic raaawk), then broaden their horizons. I pity dem fools, like Mr. T would say.

Since the Immortals page has become the de facto part of this site for posters sharing their favorites lists, I might as well share the revised version of my 100 favorite recording artists list. However, rather than reposting the list, I'll instead provide a direct link to the list on RateYourMusic. Feel free to read the list there and if you feel inclined to post any remarks, I'd appreciate it if you either leave them here or (if you have a RYM account) post them directly on the list. Thanks!

http://rateyourmusic.com/list/RockabillyBluesMan/my_top_100_favorite_recording_artists_of_all_time/

While I admire Andrew's enthusiasm in reposting his list to reflect changes, I personally feel that it's kind of overkill to include such a massive volume of entries. This statement isn't specifically directed to Andrew or anyone else on FRL, but whenever I read a list that extends far into the high hundreds, I kind of get the impression that the individual compiling the list decided after a certain point to just add anyone they happen to like. I personally chose to limit my list to 100 because it's a nice, even number. If I extended the list any further, it would merely become a compilation of every recording artist who I've enjoyed at least one song or album by. For example, I have a strong dislike for Neil Diamond, but I've always made an exception for Cherry Cherry as it's the only song of his that I enjoy. Therefore, putting him on a favorites list would be erroneous as there's only one tune in his discography that I like.

I won't provide a blow-by-blow analysis of Andrew's list, but if he actually believes that Joan Baez really had more of a musical impact than Muddy Waters, Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Les Paul, Edith Piaf, Depeche Mode, Duke Ellington, Kraftwerk, and Stan Getz, then I think he seriously need to reorganize his priorities.

Whenever I evaluate a musician's actual importance, the #1 question I ask myself is, "Would the world of music have changed dramatically if they didn't exist?" In Moany Joanie's case, the answer is no (Using music as a soapbox for personal politics is not relevant to creating music). Now, with someone who made musical innovations or expanded musical boundaries like Muddy Waters or Kraftwerk, you're basically talking about names that started new chapters in the book of music.

Posted by Zach on Thursday, 11/21/2013 @ 18:47pm


Chris F, thank you for reconmmeding that I start breaking this list up into smaller pieces. It will be much better that way. I'll take a look at some other lists of greatest artists of all time.

740. AC/DC
739. Foo Fighters
738. Mountain
737. R.E.M.
736. The Ramones
735. Charlie Parker
734. The Notorious B.I.G.
733. Bette Midler
732. Emmylou Harris
731. Chuck Wills
730. Thelonious Monk
729. Harry Nilsson
728. Whitney Houston
727. Merle Haggard
726. Nick Drake
725. The Monkees
724. Dusty Springfield
723. Eurythmics
722. Peter, Paul & Mary
721. Sufjan Stevens
720. Fela Kuti
719. My Bloody Valentine
718. The Carpenters
717. Pavement
716. The Traveling Wilburys
715. The Smiths
714. Bobby “Blue” Bland
713. Queens of the Stone Age
712. Dexys Midnight Runners
711. Graham Parker
710. The 5th Dimension
709. The Modern Lovers
708. Wyclef Jean
707. Bobby Womack
706. The Moody Blues
705. Norah Jones
704. Jerry Butler
703. The Flying Burrito Brothers
702. The Average White Band
701. The J. Geils Band
700. Tammy Wynette

Posted by Andrew on Thursday, 11/21/2013 @ 19:11pm


Zach - Nice to see the Blasters on your list. They're a great band that I think gets overlooked quite a bit for their role in Americana and Alt-Country, so I'm always happy to see them remembered or namedropped.

Dave Alvin's solo work is really great as well if you've never checked it out. It's more straightforward Traditional Country and Country Folk.

Posted by DarinRG on Thursday, 11/21/2013 @ 19:15pm


Thanks, DarinRG. I love rockabilly and its various offshoots, so The Blasters definitely resonate with me. I picked up their self-titled 1981 album over the summer and just loved it. I need to acquire some more of their work, along with Dave Alvin's solo material. Any personal recommendations on other Blasters albums?

Posted by Zach on Thursday, 11/21/2013 @ 19:23pm


AC/DC ranked #23 on VH1 list.
AC/DC ranked #72 on Rolling Stone list.
AC/DC ranks #740 (last I may add) on your list.
???

Posted by Classic Rock on Friday, 11/22/2013 @ 11:07am


Zach - As far as the Blasters go, you're already a third of the way there on what I would consider essential: American Music (1980), The Blasters (1981) and Hard Line (1985).

As far as Dave Alvin's solo material, I'm pretty high on most everything he's done, but I've always really loved King of California (1994). He was the primary songwriter for the Blasters and his solo work is top notch, but more country leaning than the rockabilly basis that the Blasters had.

Posted by DarinRG on Friday, 11/22/2013 @ 20:28pm


I dunno, GFW, I think if Kanye is missing from the list, he's doing something right. #overrated

Posted by Philip on Friday, 11/22/2013 @ 21:34pm


699. The Sir Douglas Quintet
698. Junior Walker & The All Stars
697. Mitch Ryder
696. K.D. Lang
695. The Neville Brothers
694. Ornette Coleman
693. George Jones
692. White Zombie
691. The Staple Singers
690. Lonnie Donegan
689. Bill Evens
688. Link Wray
687. Dan Fogelberg
686. Adam & The Ants
685. Percy Mayfield
684. Eric Dolphy
683. Sammy Davis Jr.
682. The Commodores
681. The Arctic Monkeys
680. Rufus & Chaka Khan
679. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
678. Bobby Darin
677. Uncle Tupelo
676. Michael Buble
675. The Blasters
674. The Cult

Chris F, I'm still thinking about finishing off this list with another 260 artists but I'm not sure who to put on, so I'm asking for some help if anyone is up to it.

Posted by Andrew on Friday, 11/22/2013 @ 23:18pm


699. The Sir Douglas Quintet
698. Junior Walker & The All Stars
697. Mitch Ryder
696. K.D. Lang
695. The Neville Brothers
694. Ornette Coleman
693. George Jones
692. White Zombie
691. The Staple Singers
690. Lonnie Donegan
689. Bill Evens
688. Link Wray
687. Dan Fogelberg
686. Adam & The Ants
685. Percy Mayfield
684. Eric Dolphy
683. Sammy Davis Jr.
682. The Commodores
681. The Arctic Monkeys
680. Rufus & Chaka Khan
679. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
678. Bobby Darin
677. Uncle Tupelo
676. Michael Buble
675. The Blasters
674. The Cult

Chris F, I'm still thinking about finishing off this list with another 260 artists but I'm not sure who to put on, so I'm asking for some help if anyone is up to it.

Posted by Andrew on Friday, 11/22/2013 @ 23:19pm


You say that Phillip, but New Slaves 2nd verse has been decided as the best rap verse ever after an fierce debate held entirely by the utterly unbiased Mr. Omari West, if that's not proof of his objective genius I don't know what it.

Posted by GFW on Saturday, 11/23/2013 @ 06:51am


Andrew, again, I wasn't trying to be a jerk with my comments on your list. Like I said, your enthusiasm is commendable. And you have taken criticism very will, which is also impressive. Too many people here get their knickers in a twist if someone disagrees with them.

So, in that spirit, here are some more thoughts on your list. I will will chunk them according to your more broken up repostings, although that has the disadvantages of not having the entire list handy. But as others have said, it is just too much to go through almost 800 names at onces. And I am trying to make these comments with as little personal preference as possible. I am trying to look purely at importance, influence and historical significance.

700-740:

* AC/DC needs to be way higher. One of the most important hard rock bands of all time, and any band that is a genre leader (in any genre) deserves a pretty high ranking.

* Similar with REM. I am not a huge REM fan, but they are one of the most significant bands since 1980.

* I personally feel the Ramones are overrated, but they need to be higher then where you have them.

* Parker and Monk are two all time jazz giants, so if you are trying to make this a comprehensive popular music list, then it makes sense that two of the most significant figures in jazz need to be way, way higher.

* I am not a huge rap fan, but Biggie was one of the key figures of the 90's, and also one of the best natural rappers ever, so higher for him.

* Merle Haggard and Tammy Wynette are country giants, so much higher.

* I would have Bobby Womack a bit higher (love his work, but not hugely important, but more important than where you have him.)

* Bobby Bland needs to be a bit higher too.

* Not a fan, but The Moody Blues need to be quite a bit higher as well.

I'll hit your next set soon.

NOTE: When I say "higher", I mean ranked more important, although I guess that would be a lower number. Whatever. You know what I mean.

Posted by Dezmond on Saturday, 11/23/2013 @ 07:47am


I just reread my post and noticed numerous grammatical and typing mistakes. I apologize. I'm not that dumb.

Posted by Dezmond on Saturday, 11/23/2013 @ 07:51am


Dezmond and Classic Rock,

Andrew had only gone with my suggestion, regarding AC/DC. If you want to know who's responsible for ranking them thusly, I am the individual responsible. I have my own reasons for placing them in that position.

But, I am not completely closed minded. If you can provide me with at least 10 definitive reasons why AC/DC deserves to be ranked higher, which are both logical and not based upon a purely emotive response, I will listen to your suggestions. In the meantime, my top 30 list will remain as such. My choices regarding the next 170 artists in order,
might be a bit more complicated.

Andrew, regarding your earlier question:

Since Rush has a plethora of great songs, I would strongly recommend seeking out the following albums: "Roll The Bones," "Power Windows," "Clockwork Angels," "Presto," "Snakes & Arrows," "Exit... Stage Left," "R30," "Snakes & Arrows Live" and "Clockwork Angels Tour." This should provide you with a fairly decent overview of Rush's middle modern period, early modern period, late modern period and middle period works. If you like those particular recordings, then you might check out other great albums, such as: "Moving Pictures," "Permanent Waves," "Hemispheres" and "A Farewell To Kings."

Posted by Enigmaticus on Saturday, 11/23/2013 @ 12:21pm


Andrew,

Here are 50 names that could be added. I just saw some artists on here and nabbed a few comparable ones from my memory. I don't really know what the criteria is for you list, but I think these acts will fit.

Al Jolson
Alison Krauss
Andrews Sisters
Anita Baker
Anita O'Day
Artie Shaw
Beyonce
Boswell Sisters
Britney Spears
Christina Aguilera
Clifford Brown
Conway Twitty
Count Basie
Dinah Shore
Dixie Chicks
Doris Day
En Vogue
Ethel Waters
Faith Hill
Fats Waller
Gene Autry
George Strait
Glenn Miller
Guy Lombardo
Jo Stafford
Kenny Rogers
Kitty Wells
Lady Gaga
Lefty Frizzell
Lena Horne
Lester Young
Mamie Smith
Marty Robbins
Memphis Minnie
MGMT
Outkast
Paul Whiteman
Reba McEntire
Rihanna
Roberta Flack
Roy Acuff
Sarah Vaughan
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
The Chantels
The Chordettes
The Misfits
Toby Keith
Tommy Dorsey
Vince Gill
Wynton Marsalis

In addition to that here are 10 pioneering recording acts that helped establish it as a medium. I don't know how far you want to go back but there are roughly 50 artists that had careers that were of substance. These 10 were legendary in their time.

Ada Jones
Billy Murray
Bert Williams
Harry MacDonough
Haydn Quartet
George W. Johnson
Len Spencer
The Sousa Band
Henry Burr
Vess Ossman

I would also mention Enrico Caruso. However he was a classical artist that bordered on Pop music. Incredibly popular however.

I did notice you have Scott Joplin on the list at 345. I do want to point out that he wasn't a recording artist. People often think he was, but his claim to fame was writing. He recorded seven piano rolls but never an actual record. People constantly debate whether those piano rolls (which are actually not any good) make him a recording artist. I only bring it up because with Joplin on here you open the door for George Gershwin and nearly any composer. I would personally say eliminate him from the list and keep it to a strict recording artist rule. You could always do a greatest songwriters list later, and he fits better there.

Posted by Chris F. on Saturday, 11/23/2013 @ 14:29pm


Back in Black is 22x Platinum in the U.S. 22! The only non-greatest hits albums that have sold more are Thriller and Led Zep IV. And, they have 11 OTHER multi-platinum albums. Need more? They are currently ranked tied for 10th all-time for RIAA album sales. As far as rock bands, they are 5th behind The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, and Pink Floyd. I'm not even an AC/DC fan, but I am a fan of common sense.
If you think the 5th best selling rock band of all-time should be ranked #740, I can't stop you, enjoy making your list.

Posted by Classic Rock on Saturday, 11/23/2013 @ 14:56pm


Andrew,

As far as the first two groupings go I think a chunk of acts people would expect to place well within the top 200 are somehow at the bottom. I don't know if that is because you actually think their credentials are lacking or just don't really know enough about them to put them higher. The back 41 acts, spots 740-700, all outdo most acts in the next group of 26.(690-674).

Looking at that back 40 first there are 10 acts which are arguably within the top 120.

740. AC/DC
737. R.E.M.
736. The Ramones
735. Charlie Parker
734. The Notorious B.I.G.
730. Thelonious Monk
728. Whitney Houston
727. Merle Haggard
720. Fela Kuti
700. Tammy Wynette

These are the top tier acts from their respective genres and styles. While AC/DC isn't my favorite act, I have to join in with the push to raise them a bit higher. You don't sell that many records, and became that iconic without doing something right. Outside of sales, you still have a very talented group of musicians who created some of the most iconic albums and songs of any 20th century act.

There are 8 acts you have in there that probably should be right about where you placed them. Although I would say Dexy's Midnight Runners should be at the back of the pack. They have the least amount of clout of all 740 acts you included. Great band, and that unforgettable "Come On Eileen" make them deserving of consideration. But they are outdone by even the newest of acts on your list. Here are those 8:

738. Mountain
721. Sufjan Stevens
719. My Bloody Valentine
716. The Traveling Wilburys
712. Dexys Midnight Runners
710. The 5th Dimension
709. The Modern Lovers
708. Wyclef Jean

I would say for now everyone else sitting between 740-700 (minus the 8 above) could move past nearly every act between 699-674. The exceptions are:


694. Ornette Coleman
693. George Jones (Top 100)
691. The Staple Singers
690. Lonnie Donegan
689. Bill Evens (It is Evans)
688. Link Wray
682. The Commodores
680. Rufus & Chaka Khan
678. Bobby Darin


I would say that at the back of the list joining Dexy's Midnight Runners should be acts like:


699. The Sir Douglas Quintet
697. Mitch Ryder
690. Lonnie Donegan
687. Dan Fogelberg
685. Percy Mayfield
675. The Blasters

That isn't a knock on these artists (Mayfield is a personal favorite) they just are ahead of some of the true giants of music.

Naturally as your list changes artists I skipped over might become more apparent as being too low or high (Bette Midler and Emmylou Harris come to mind). But I thought I would just touch on the bigger names this time. Dezmond made some great points in his post.

Posted by Chris F. on Saturday, 11/23/2013 @ 15:33pm


Chris did you seriously just say Bobby Darin was better and more important than My Bloody Valentine?

Posted by GFW on Saturday, 11/23/2013 @ 16:16pm


GFW,

Actually I read that placement as My Chemical Romance, which makes that an even bigger error on my part. However I wouldn't argue that My Bloody Valentine is in someway far better than Darin either. Two very different artists with career achievements that are on the ends of spectrum. MBV with it's influence, Darin with his popularity.

I don't really think one is better than the other. As for importance it really is what criteria are set to judge that against. "Loveless" is a masterpiece, but I wouldn't consider MBV the best of their style. To be fair I don't think Darin is the best at what he did either. Although he managed to be a cool version of Pat Boone. The man does have a fantastic voice.

But like I said, I read MBV as My Chemical Romance which is idiotic of me I know. I would say they also deserved to be moved up. Although not to the degree of the other 10 I picked out in their grouping.

Posted by Chris F. on Saturday, 11/23/2013 @ 16:33pm


Ohhh, fair enough, wouldn't argue with a low ranking for MCR either.

Posted by GFW on Saturday, 11/23/2013 @ 16:35pm


Somehow I also put Lonnie Donegan in two groups. He should be in that first "move up" group and not the second "move down" group. Just thought I would point that out before I get some irate British poster coming after me.

Posted by Chris F. on Saturday, 11/23/2013 @ 17:21pm


With all due respect, Bobby Darin was a fantastic rocker. Also among the first of the rock'n'rollers to experiment (and successfully) with different styles and formats of music, incorporating them into rock'n'roll music. It's similarly what we've since hailed Paul Simon's solo efforts for, and among the things that they could be inducting Linda Ronstadt for next year. Also, not too bad a songwriter either. He was much more than a pretty boy or "safe Elvis".

Posted by Philip on Saturday, 11/23/2013 @ 17:44pm


I'm not dissing him, but MBV are the forefront act of shoegaze, and have had a pretty sizable influence on indie rock.

Posted by GFW on Saturday, 11/23/2013 @ 17:52pm


GFW. I try to be respectful in my posts, and try to be open-minded. That said, I had to fight the urge to laugh out loud at just at the word "shoegaze". Obviously not a sub-sub-genre I'm familiar with, but even after reading about it, it's just one of those things that's so fringe, that it's barely worth noticing (unless you really love it, which I'm guessing you do). Being influential on indie rock is certainly important, though I think being influential in the mainstream is more important, and I think Mr. Cassotto has the edge there.

Posted by Philip on Saturday, 11/23/2013 @ 18:46pm


Classic Rock,

Of course, we still do not have the total numbers for Rush, yet. Only recently has their record company asked for a re- certification of various albums. I suspect that those actual sales numbers will be astonishing to say the least.

As far as AC/DC is concerned, I am sure that those gentlemen are very charitable. So, I am not discounting their humanitarian efforts. However, I feel that bands which rely on sexual double entendres, juvenile lyrics and simplistic music, have not really expanded upon the rock & roll legacy. If you wish to state that AC/DC is a "rite of passage" band whose primary audience is composed of adolescents, then I would not argue with that particular assertion.

My main objection to their higher ranking, arises from the present vocalist, Brian Johnson's need to scream in what has been referred to as the "manner of two cats fighting." This creates a strongly visceral urge within me, to change the channel immediately whenever any AC/DC song is played. I agree utnostly with the original "Rolling Stone Record Guide" and their assertion that "AC/DC offends anyone within eyeshot, or earshot."

Posted by Enigmaticus on Saturday, 11/23/2013 @ 19:17pm


Enig, responding to your post here:

"However, I feel that bands which rely on sexual double entendres, juvenile lyrics and simplistic music, have not really expanded upon the rock & roll legacy."

Um, that kind of IS the rock'n'roll legacy, to a degree. Even into the late '60s, one of the main objections to rock'n'roll music was, according to Dr. Jack Van Impe, "the fertility rites of the jungle" turned into "loud, lascivious junk" of music. More to it though, AC/DC was also one the first major mainstream successes of metal, and still revered as a landmark blues-rock group for bringing blues rock up-to-date and propelling it forward.

"My main objection to their higher ranking, arises from the present vocalist, Brian Johnson's need to scream in what has been referred to as the 'manner of two cats fighting.'"

Yes, well it's different from Rush and Yes, whose vocalists seem to wail in what has been referred to as "trying to sing with one's nuts in a vise clamp"--and I love falsetto singing. Seriously, I still here Geddy Lee sing, and I think of Pinky from "Pinky And The Brain".

Posted by Philip on Saturday, 11/23/2013 @ 19:39pm


Philip - I'm going to take a middle ground here. Shoegaze is actually a major alternative subgenre, primarily of the late-80-90s, but with a presence onward of that.

That said, it's a subgenre that rates high on influence, but fairly low on popularity, My Bloody Valentine being the biggest exception. They're the one act from the subgenre that I would consider to have enough blend of influence, innovation and popularity to be hall worthy. I've heard others point to major bands of the genre like Ride or Slowdive for consideration, but I stop before that point. While those bands both have a high I & I in alternative/indie, I find them too obscure.

Anyway, my point being, I think your post undersells the "shoegaze" subgenre a bit too much, yet I would concede that MBV is the only band of HoF worthy consideration to come from it.

Posted by DarinRG on Saturday, 11/23/2013 @ 19:42pm


*hear, not here

Posted by Philip on Saturday, 11/23/2013 @ 19:46pm


Chris F, in correcting this list, I'm going to go with the list that Dezmond reconmmended and I'll throw in a few other artists too.

742. AC/DC
741. The Notorious B.I.G.
740. Thelonious Monk
739. Charlie Parker
738. R.E.M.
737. Merle Haggard
736. Tammy Wynette
735. The Ramones
734. Bobby Womack
733. The Moody Blues
732. Bobby “Blue” Bland
731. The Smiths
730. Outkast
729. My Bloody Valentine
728. Peter, Paul & Mary
727. Emmylou Harris
726. Dusty Springfield
725. My Chemical Romance
724. Eurythmics
723. Whitney Houston
722. Blind Faith
721. Sufjan Stevens
720. Fela Kuti
719. Nick Drake
718. Jerry Butler
717. Wu-Tang Clan
716. The Traveling Wilburys
715. Billy Murray
714. The Monkees
713. Queens of the Stone Age
712. The Andrew Sisters
711. Graham Parker
710. The 5th Dimension
709. The Modern Lovers
708. Wyclef Jean
707. The Flying Burrito Brothers
706. Mountain
705. Norah Jones
704. Foo Fighters
703. Pavement
702. The Average White Band
701. The J. Geils Band
700. Bette Midler

If anyone has an issue with the way this group is classed, just let me know.

Posted by Andrew on Saturday, 11/23/2013 @ 19:58pm


DarinRG, that's a good response. I think the difference between major and minor (in terms of regard for shoegaze) is literally the Pond. From what I've read about it, it's a lot like mod: started in Crumpetland, short-lived, considered influential and innovative, had a resurgence a decade or two later, but never really traversed across the choppy waves to Yeehawstan. Which makes MBV about on par with the Small Faces. HAR! Then again, I wouldn't object to MBV getting inducted either, but for that relative lack of carriage, I could never rank them much, if any, higher up.

If nothing else though, you HAVE to admit that "shoegaze" sounds more like a fetish than a footwear company, let alone a musical subgenre.

Posted by Philip on Saturday, 11/23/2013 @ 19:58pm


"If nothing else though, you HAVE to admit that "shoegaze" sounds more like a fetish than a footwear company, let alone a musical subgenre."

Ha! You aren't lying.

Posted by DarinRG on Saturday, 11/23/2013 @ 20:05pm


Andrew, I appreciate you taking my suggestions seriously and to heart, but you misunderstood my advice. Read the NOTE at the bottom of that last post more closely! I said "NOTE: When I say "higher", I mean ranked more important, although I guess that would be a lower number. Whatever. You know what I mean." You moved most of my suggestions way to the back! Chris F. said better what I meant to say (and he listed almost all of the ones I listed). They need to be moved "up" (as in closer to 1) by several hundered spots at least. Oh, and The Smiths needs to be moved up a lot as well. They were a key 80's band and it is a real head scratcher as to why they have not been nominated for real yet.

Posted by Dezmond on Sunday, 11/24/2013 @ 06:15am


Enig, it is funny that you instructed Classic Rock and me to make arguments for AC/DC based on logic, yet in your response above most of your reasons against them seem to be based on personal taste. Like this one: "My main objection to their higher ranking, arises from the present vocalist, Brian Johnson's need to scream in what has been referred to as the 'manner of two cats fighting.'" Funny coming from a fan of the vocals of Geddy Lee. (I joke, sort of. You know I like Rush a lot).

Classic Rock already gave you some, and Phillip make good points too, but lets start with some stats...

They have sold over 200 million records. 'Back in Black' is the second highest selling studio record (non-hits collection) behind only 'Thriller.' (In the U.S. it is the 6th highest selling record of all time).

As far as critical assessment and other lists: 23 on VH1's Greatest Artists of All Time, 72 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, 7th on MTV;s Greatest Metal Artists List and 4th on VH1's Greatest Hard Rock Artists List. Also interesting that they cross both genres (hard rock and metal) and are equally respected and beloved in both. They, of course, are also a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and from genres generally not too respected by The Hall. Angus Young appears at #24 on Rolling Stone's Greatest Guitarists list (Alex Lifeson, by the way, came in at #98). As of 2008, they had outsold Madonna, Michael Jackson and Mariah Carey in terms of albums overall.

Beyond the numbers and critical accolades. While they play a very straightforward, blues-rock based music, they have absolutely perfected it. It is well established that Angus Young has influenced an entire generation of hard rock/heavy metal guitarists that came a generation after. Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains says Young is "the absolute god of blues-rock guitar." Slash states that Angus "has done more with three chords than any other human being."

Perfecting such a basic vein of rock and roll really says something. While perhaps not necessarily innovating all that much, they took the arguably most basic elements of rock and roll and took that vein as far as you could go. The aforementioned 'Back in Black,' sales aside, is widely acknowledged as a classic, one of the most essential hard rock records ever released (#77 in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums list). 'Highway To Hell' is another, made more poignant as it was Bon Scott's swansong before his death (#200 on that same Rolling Stone list).

As producer Rick Rubin said: "It sounds simple, but what AC/DC did is almost impossible to duplicate. A great band like Metallica could play an AC/DC song note for note, and they still wouldn't capture the tension and release that drive the music. There is nothing like it...when I'm producing a rock band, I try to create albums that sound as powerful as 'Highway To Hell.'...I'll go on record as saying that they are the greatest rock and roll band of all time. They didn't write emotional lyrics. They didn't play emotional songs. The emotion is all in that groove. And that groove is timeless."

As Phillip pointed out when you said "However, I feel that bands which rely on sexual double entendres, juvenile lyrics and simplistic music," that is a big part of rock and roll's legacy. I know it is not what you look for in rock and roll, but many people do.

Look, bottom line, I like AC/DC but I am not a huge fan. And I am not telling Andrew (and you) that they need to be Top 10 or anything. Hell, they don't even have to be Top 100. BUT, to have them behind 739 other names is patently, objectively, logically absurd.

Posted by Dezmond on Sunday, 11/24/2013 @ 06:45am


Oh, and regarding "As of 2008, they had outsold Madonna, Michael Jackson and Mariah Carey in terms of albums overall," it is interesting to note that they have yet to release a proper Greatest Hits collection yet.

Posted by Dezmond on Sunday, 11/24/2013 @ 06:49am


Oh, and regarding "As of 2008, they had outsold Madonna, Michael Jackson and Mariah Carey in terms of albums overall," it is interesting to note that they have yet to release a proper Greatest Hits collection yet.

Posted by Dezmond on Sunday, 11/24/2013 @ 06:50am


Thank you Dezmond and Philip for presenting a more compelling argument for your support of AC/DC's ranking. I will certainly take your suggestions under advisement.

Now, as far as Alex Lifeson being placed in the 98th position amongst great guitarists. Are you kidding me? That is abominably low. I find it interesting how Jimmy Page and Tony Iommi consider him to be a peer.

Other than perhaps, " Caress Of Steel," I am not really a fan of early Rush records, as you can see by my ranking of
"Rush," "Fly By Night," "2112" and "All The World's A Stage" in the bottom of their raking. As far as I am concerned, when Geddy Lee had started singing in a far more restrained voice, everything about Rush had improved monumentally. Hence, "Roll The Bones" is my favorite Rush studio album.

If Rush had a vocalist of the caliber of Simon Le Bon, or Ann Wilson, or even Greg Lake in E.L.P.'s earlier days, then there would be little argument regarding the greatness of the band. In fact, I would personally thoroughly enjoy hearing Rush songs being re-interpreted by Duran Duran; overall, that would be so unbelievably awesome.

Posted by Enigmaticus on Sunday, 11/24/2013 @ 10:57am


Thank you Dezmond and Philip for presenting a more compelling argument for your support of AC/DC's ranking. I will certainly take your suggestions under advisement.

Now, as far as Alex Lifeson being placed in the 98th position amongst great guitarists. Are you kidding me? That is abominably low. I find it interesting how Jimmy Page and Tony Iommi consider him to be a peer.

Other than perhaps, " Caress Of Steel," I am not really a fan of early Rush records, as you can see by my ranking of
"Rush," "Fly By Night," "2112" and "All The World's A Stage" amongst the bottom of their discography. As far as I am concerned, when Geddy Lee had started to sing in a far more restrained voice, everything about Rush had improved monumentally. Hence, "Roll The Bones" is my favorite Rush studio album.

If Rush had a vocalist of the caliber of Simon Le Bon, or Ann Wilson, or perhaps even Greg Lake in E.L.P.'s earlier days, then there would be little argument regarding the greatness of the band. In fact, I would personally thoroughly enjoy hearing Rush songs being re-interpreted by Duran Duran; overall, that would be so unbelievably awesome.


Posted by Enigmaticus on Sunday, 11.24.13 @ 10:57am

Posted by Enigmaticus on Sunday, 11/24/2013 @ 11:09am


735: The Smiths
729: My Bloody Valentine
719: Nick Drake
717: Wu-Tang Clan
703: Pavement

700: Bette Midler

this is very upsetting

Posted by GFW on Sunday, 11/24/2013 @ 15:18pm


GFW,

All those acts are too low. Including Midler, who actually managed to carve out a unique spot in music considering what she was doing was in the 70s was essentially cabaret. A style that never grabbed much popularity outside of New York. Right in the middle of Rock'N'Rolls dominance. Although she is a far better actor than musician. And there is no argument that could have her above The Smiths or The Wu Tang Clan.

Posted by Chris F. on Sunday, 11/24/2013 @ 15:47pm


Andrew,

I don't see how you agreed with Dezmond and then moved the most legendary artists to the last slots. I do have to ask, what is your goal with this list? If it is merely a favorites list then it should be set in stone and not see much change. If you are going for an objective greatest list you need to have some definition of why you are putting any single artist in a spot. You can't just toss The Smiths in and not have a reasoning for placing them way at the back. You just dropped Tammy Wynette back 36 spots when nothing in your own estimation has changed. She was pointed out twice as an artist that was far too low.

I am going to try a different approach and just argue for two artists at a time and give you the choice on whether they are rightly placed on an objective list. I will start at the back of the list with spots 742 & 741.

742. AC/DC

Of the multitude of Rock bands few have the iconic status that AC/DC holds. One of the few Australian acts to go onto global dominance. They have left one of the biggest marks on Hard Rock. It isn't because they were some virtuoso act or because they wrote these grand epics. It was all about that simple sound they created. It hasn't ever been duplicated, and I doubt it ever can be. A vast number of imitators have tried. Go to any place in the Country walk into a random cover band gig and watch them do an AC/DC jam. I think I have heard more horrible versions of AC/DC than maybe any other act. They embody that raunchiness that Rock'N'Roll was established on, and they do it just as well as the 50's rockers that paved the way. They beat all but a handful of artists here in popularity. They are one of the top selling acts, top album charting acts, and top touring acts. Their type of music wasn't played on FM in their heyday and it still found a way to chart on the singles charts despite that. "You Shook Me All Night Long" is, without a doubt, one of the standout tracks of the century. You have them lodged behind everyone here, but I am going to just point out their peers in style.

No case could be made for them to be behind:
713. Queens of the Stone Age
613. Danzig
515. Billy Squier
323. Humble Pie
247. Quiet Riot
160. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
153. ZZ Top
66. Motorhead

That is just a random sampling. Looking at just the top 50 you have AC/DC outdoes these acts by a large margin:

43. Heart
41. Journey
22. Electric Light Orchestra
20. Yes

Looking at acts you have in the top 25 I would agree could be argued:

7. Rush
9. Cream
13. Fleetwood Mac
11. Creedence Clearwater Revival
14. Jefferson Airplane
23. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
25. Metallica

So by that system AC/DC should currently be at #6 on your list. They beat Rush, as much as Enig is going to take me to task for it. Do I think they are rightfully placed there? No, but the top 100 on your list is a bit skewed to a type of music that isn't allowing artists who should be there room. I would say AC/DC borders at the 100 spot. However the fact they are at 742 now makes the whole list go into question. When you see an act of that renown at the back of the class you brace yourself for what is coming up.

I'll be tackling spot 741 here in a bit. Dezmond did a much better job at building up a case for AC/DC, so I hope you read his post.



Posted by Chris F. on Sunday, 11/24/2013 @ 16:49pm


741. The Notorious B.I.G.

Rap has become the dominant style of music. People tend to forget it wasn't until the 90s that it started to happen. That was on the backs of a number of artists, among them is The Notorious B.I.G.. There were emcees with better flow like Rakim, there were groups of greater importance like Run DMC but Biggie was the East Coast scene in a nutshell (a big nutshell). His rivalry with 2Pac made both of them legends in their own time. There isn't much a difference between the careers of either either. You have 2Pac sitting at #91. That might actually be pretty spot on for a placement. However Biggie was his major competitor and keeps up with him in all major criteria. That chunky lyric delivered with a punch over some of the best beats to come out of the 90s made him the front runner for that style you saw Jay-Z grab and run with. Looking at the list, he beats what little Rap there is on the list.

Has no business being behind:
708. Wyclef Jean
679. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
585. M.C. Hammer
437. Arrested Development
357. Will Smith

Definitely beats:
730. Outkast
717. Wu-Tang Clan
328. Afrika Bambaataa
317. A Tribe Called Quest
299. The Fugees

An Argument Could be Made:
618. Eric B & Rakim
169. The Beastie Boys
91. 2Pac
68. Eminem

With that said it looks like Biggie could be at 67, because he certainly beats Eminem. Although the low ranking of Run D.M.C. (at 185) makes either of them being above that spot a shame.

I noticed that five legendary Rap acts are not included on your list and need to be so I thought I would throw them out there.

1) Public Enemy
2) N.W.A.
3) Salt N Pepa
4) Boogie Down Productions
5) Jay Z

There are about 50 other Rap acts you should give a look at as you expand your list but those 5 are necessary when discussing the genre.

I do want to say looking at the list as a whole, like I have been doing, you did manage to grab a nice overview of Popular Music. Even when styles are not well represented there is usually someone that at least is showcasing off a style. So good job on that!

Posted by Chris F. on Sunday, 11/24/2013 @ 17:24pm


Since I suggested two going up I am going to suggest two go to the bottom of the list. I think of all the artists that I am seeing on the list the new number 742 should be Dexy's Midnight Runners. They barely escaped one hit wonder status here in the States they did better in the UK. But not well enough to compensate for their shortcomings elsewhere. I would say either Sufjan Stevens (who I love and hate to suggest it) or My Chemical Romance should be at 741. All though the three may be interchangeable.

742. Dexys Midnight Runners
741. Sufjan Stevens
740. My Chemical Romance

Just a suggestion.

Posted by Chris F. on Sunday, 11/24/2013 @ 17:39pm


I may have to modify this list, yet once again:

100. Supertramp
99. Kansas
98. Styx
97. Three Dog Night
96. Steppenwolf
95. Ten Years After
94. Warren Zevon
93. Billy Joel
92. Elton John
91. George Harrison
90. The Byrds
89. The Guess Who
88. The Band
87. The Allman Brothers Band
86. Lynyrd Skynyrd
85. Pat Benatar
84. Stevie Nicks
83. The Police
82. Peter Gabriel
81. Bill Haley & The Comets
80. Buddy Holly & The Crickets
79. The Everly Brothers
78. The Doors
77. The Kinks
76. Queen
75. The Mamas And The Papas
74. Traffic
73. Steve Winwood
72. Albert King
71. Ben E. King
70. B.B. King
69. Stevie Ray Vaughan
68. Howling Wolf
67. Muddy Waters
66. Robert Johnson
65. Frank Sinatra
64. Smokey Robinson
63. Miles Davis
62. Sade
61. Paul McCartney
60. John Lennon
59. Eric Clapton
58. Elvis Presley
57. Aerosmith
56. The Stooges
55. The MC5
54. Blue Cheer
53. Van Halen
52. Buffalo Springfield
51. The Byrds
50. Johnny Cash
49. John Denver
48. The Grateful Dead
47. Steppenwolf
46. Motörhead
45. Hawkwind
44. Judas Priest
43. Blood, Sweat & Tears
42. The Temptations
41. Chicago
40. ZZ Top
39. Carole King
38. Carly Simon
37. Deep Purple
36. R.E.M.
35. Gentle Giant
34. Black Sabbath
33. Michael Jackson
32. Heart
31. Jefferson Airplane
30. The Eagles
29. Jethro Tull
28. Velvet Underground
27. David Bowie
26. Roxy Music
25. Brian Eno
24. U2
23. Fleetwood Mac
22. Talking Heads
21. Simon & Garfunkel
20. Duran Duran
19. Genesis
18. Rush
17. Stevie Wonder
16. Yes
15. King Crimson
14. Jimi Hendrix Experience
13. The Beach Boys
12. Pink Floyd
11. Led Zeppelin
10. The Who
9. James Brown
8. The Moody Blues
7. The Yardbirds
6. Cream
5. Little Richard
4. The Rolling Stones
3. Bob Dylan
2. Chuck Berry
1. The Beatles
Posted by Enigmaticus on Thursday, 11.21.13 @ 04:15am

Posted by Enigmaticus on Sunday, 11/24/2013 @ 19:41pm


Chris F, After looking at your comment, I would like to say that I'm very sorry for putting these artists so low. I'll make sure that The Notorious B.I.G. and AC/DC are moved to thier rightful places


If it would be ok with you guys, I'm thinking about moving Outkast and Wu-tang Clan down a few numbers but I'm not quite sure when they should go, so would you help me there please?

742. Dexys Midnigth Runners
741. My Chemical Romance
740. Sufjan Stevens
739. The Smiths
738. Charlie Parker
737. Merle Haggard
736. Tammy Wynette
735. The Ramones
734. Bobby Womack
733. The Moody Blues
732. Bobby “Blue” Bland
731. Pavement
730. R.E.M.
729. My Bloody Valentine
728. Peter, Paul & Mary
727. Emmylou Harris
726. Dusty Springfield
725. Thelonious Monk
724. Eurythmics
723. Whitney Houston
722. Blind Faith
721. Bette Midler
720. Fela Kuti
719. Nick Drake
718. Jerry Butler
717. The Traveling Wilburys
716. Son House
715. Billy Murray
714. The Monkees
713. Queens of the Stone Age
712. The Andrew Sisters
711. Graham Parker
710. The 5th Dimension
709. The Modern Lovers
708. Wyclef Jean
707. The Flying Burrito Brothers
706. Mountain
705. Norah Jones
704. Foo Fighters
703. Chuck Wills
702. The Average White Band
701. The J. Geils Band
700. The Carpenters

Lastly, I can't thank you guys enough for the help you've been gving me.

Posted by Andrew on Sunday, 11/24/2013 @ 19:48pm


Sorry for The Correction, but #47 is The Animals, not Steppenwolf.

Posted by Enigmaticus on Sunday, 11/24/2013 @ 19:50pm


Looks like some improvements have been made and you're headed in the right direction. I will point out the glaringly low ranking of R.E.M.
R.E.M. ranks #36 on this site's rankings and in the top 100 on both Rolling Stone and VH1 lists of artists. They defined alternative rock in the early/mid-80's and sold tons of albums. All the numbers can be found on their Wiki page. Please take a look at them and their ranking. Thanks.

Posted by Classic Rock on Sunday, 11/24/2013 @ 21:13pm


Enig, I question the validity of solo Stevie Nicks in your Top 100. Fleetwood Mac sure, but as a soloist? No way. And of course, being a devoted Seasonologist, I have to feel somewhat affronted that the Four Seasons didn't make your Top 100. I don't blame anyone for not putting them Top 10 or even 20... but not even 100?

Posted by Philip on Sunday, 11/24/2013 @ 21:55pm


The next 50:

150. Soundgarden
149. Aretha Franklin
148. America
147. Glenn Frey
146. Caravan
145. Don Henley
144. Pearl Jam
143. Shania Twain
142. Garth Brooks
141. Robert Fripp
140. Steve Howe
139. XTC
138. T. Rex
137. Mott The Hoople
136. Hall & Oates
135. The Carpenters
134. Iron Maiden
133. Guns N Roses
132. Nirvana
131. Culture Club
130. Beyonce
129. Mariah Carey
128. Depeche Mode
127. Martina McBride
126. Willie Nelson
125. Barbra Streisand
124. Laura Nyro
123. Grace Slick
122. Kraftwerk
121. Run D Mc
120. Public Enemy
119. Jefferson Starship
118. The Doobie Brothers
117. Metallica
116. Thin Lizzy
115. Camel
114. Electric Light Orchestra
113. Neil Young
112. Lou Reed
111. Soft Machine
110. The Four Seasons
109. Derek & The Dominoes
108. Paul McCartney & Wings
107. Phil Collins
106. Sam Cooke
105. Bruce Springsteen
104. Neil Diamond
103. Alice Cooper
102. Donna Summer
101. Alan Parson's Project

Posted by Enigmaticus on Monday, 11/25/2013 @ 00:04am


The next 50:

200. Radiohead
199. Mastodon
198. Clutch
197. Opeth
196. Big Elf
195. Sly & The Family Stone
194. Parliament/funkadelic
193. Blind Faith
192. Peter Frampton
191. Rod Stewart
190. Janis Joplin
189. Big Brother & The Holding Company
188. Kris Kristofferson
187. Diana Ross
186. The Supremes
185. The Chiffons
184. James Taylor
183. Donovan
182. The Ramones
181. Patti Smith
180. The Clash
179. Free
178. Bad Company
177. R.E.O. Speedwagon
176. KISS
175. Twisted Sister
174. Tina Turner
173. Journey
172. Don McLean
171. Creedence Clearwater Revival
170. Van der Graaf Generator
169. Nektar
168. Public Enemy
167. Ice-T
166. Queen Latifah
165. Snoop Dog
164. D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
163. Bad Company
162. Robert Plant (solo)
161. The Honeydrippers
160. Foreigner
159. Spooky Tooth
158. Mountain
157. The Clash
156. The Sex Pistols
155. Queensryche
154. Tool
153. Blondie
152. The Cars
151. Slade

Posted by Enigmaticus on Monday, 11/25/2013 @ 00:27am


Many apologies, #163. is Bob Marley & The Wailers, not Bad Company.

Posted by Enigmaticus on Monday, 11/25/2013 @ 00:58am


The next 50:

200. Radiohead
199. Mastodon
198. Clutch
197. Asia
196. The Smiths
195. Sly & The Family Stone
194. Parliament/funkadelic
193. Blind Faith
192. Peter Frampton
191. Rod Stewart
190. Janis Joplin
189. Big Brother & The Holding Company
188. Kris Kristofferson
187. Starship
186. The Supremes
185. The Chiffons
184. James Taylor
183. Donovan
182. The Ramones
181. Patti Smith
180. The Cure
179. Free
178. Bad Company
177. Twisted Sister
176. The Meters
175. Chic
174. Thin Lizzy
173. Journey
172. Paul Simon (solo)
171. Creedence Clearwater Revival
170. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
169. Tina Turner
168. Public Enemy
167. Lionel Richie
166. Aretha Franklin
165. Toto
164. The Commodores
163. Bob Marley & The Wailers
162. Robert Plant (solo)
161. Sting
160. Foreigner
159. Spooky Tooth
158. Mountain
157. The Clash
156. Dream Theater
155. Thin Lizzy
154. Tool
153. Blondie
152. The Cars
151. Slade

Posted by Enigmaticus on Monday, 11/25/2013 @ 02:03am


Many apologies, #174 is Van Morrison, not Thin Lizzy.

Posted by Enigmaticus on Monday, 11/25/2013 @ 02:10am


The next 50:

200. Radiohead
199. Mastodon
198. Clutch
197. Asia
196. The Smiths
195. Sly & The Family Stone
194. Parliament/funkadelic
193. Blind Faith
192. Peter Frampton
191. Rod Stewart
190. Janis Joplin
189. Big Brother & The Holding Company
188. Kris Kristofferson
187. Starship
186. The Supremes
185. The Chiffons
184. James Taylor
183. Donovan
182. The Ramones
181. Patti Smith
180. The Cure
179. Free
178. Bad Company
177. Twisted Sister
176. The Meters
175. Marvin Gaye
174. Van Morrison
173. Journey
172. Paul Simon (solo)
171. Creedence Clearwater Revival
170. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
169. Tina Turner
168. Public Enemy
167. Lionel Richie
166. Ray Charles
165. Otis Redding
164. The Commodores
163. Bob Marley & The Wailers
162. Robert Plant (solo)
161. Sting
160. Foreigner
159. Spooky Tooth
158. Mountain
157. The Clash
156. Dream Theater
155. Thin Lizzy
154. Tool
153. Blondie
152. The Cars
151. Slade

Posted by Enigmaticus on Monday, 11/25/2013 @ 02:36am


Please replace #120 with The Charlie Daniel's Band.

Posted by Enigmaticus on Monday, 11/25/2013 @ 08:22am


Enigmaticus, I must ask you the same question that I asked Andrew. Is your list a list in order of your personal favorites (in which case it is fine), or are you trying to give an objective assessment historically and as far as influence goes? If that is the case, do you seriously contend that, among other things, that Bruce Springsteen (105) is less significant than John Denver (49) or Pat Benatar (85)? How do you justify that? Or that Radiohead (200) is less important than Starship (187)? Starship!?!?!?!

Posted by Dezmond on Monday, 11/25/2013 @ 12:49pm


Andrew,

Outkast and Wu Tang are important Rap acts. I have seen convincing arguments about both of them being top 10 worthy in the Rap style, but it is a packed field. With that said they aren't more important than Biggie Smalls, 2Pac, or Run DMC. All three of which you have on the list. Therefore they should be at a lower placement than all of them. I'll grab a few artists of similar style from your list again and break them up into two groups, artists they beat easily, and artists they are competitive with.

Wu Tang and Outkast both beat these easily:
708. Wyclef Jean
679. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
585. M.C. Hammer
437. Arrested Development
357. Will Smith

They should both definitely be in front of those four. The Wu Tang Clan can't beat Outkast. So I am going to break them up, and give you who the Wu Tang Clan could be argued as greater than but fall into a comparable area of greatness.

Wu Tang is competitive with:
651. LL Cool J.
489. Lauryn Hill
381. The Roots
299. The Fugees
272. De La Soul

Looking at the list I would say Wu Tang belongs somewhere between The Roots and The Fugees at the moment. As your list changes and artists slide up and down that changes they dynamics. At the moment you have Judy Collins around #307 (I know the updated list has changed). I would say put the Wu Tang Clan right in front of her.

Outkast has a pretty substantial leg up with popularity. They also tended to be very creative musically with what they did.

Outkast are competitive with:
68. Eminem
169. The Beastie Boys
265. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
651. LL Cool J.

I don't think Outkast has what it takes to crack the top 100. Although I think a solid argument can be made for their inclusion in a top 200. Some may disagree but for the moment I would slide Outkast into the spots around Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five. That is in the 260-270 range. If I had to pick a specific spot I would say place them right behind Tina Turner who sits around 259.

I do want to add, again, that you are missing 5 Rap acts that are pretty standard for these lists. Since you are adding more artists in as you go to make 1000 total. These 5 should really find a spot.

1) Public Enemy - The second most important Rap act of all Time. Their embrace of the harder sounds of Rock allowed them to become the influence point for everything that followed after. They are top 100 worthy. And should probably be placed somewhere around #75.

2) N.W.A. - Love them or hate them they are the dawn of Gangsta Rap. A collective group of some of the greatest artists in the style' history they bridged the gap from Old to New School and redefined the style for the decade that followed. They are top 200 worthy, and should probably be placed somewhere around #115.

3) Jay Z - He has managed to make a lengthy career in a style of music that honors the newest faces as the brightest stars. Jay Z is the greatest of that post 2Pac/Biggie era. He is arguably top 200 worthy, and should fall somewhere around #150.

4) Salt N Pepa - The first true female stars of Rap, they were important in helping to broaden the scope of the sound and push it to a larger audience. They then created a career that most of their male peers could be jealous of. Which is saying something in what has become Rock'N'Roll's most sexist style. They probably fall somewhere right around #300.

5) Boogie Down Productions - KRS-One led and politically motivated, Boogie Down Productions were the more extreme version of Public Enemy. KRS-One's comments have made him a bit of a pariah to the music world at large, but he is well respected in Rap for his lyrical content, and honest New Yorker flow. He should probably be placed around Salt N Pepa. I've seen discussion after discussion about which is more important. So somewhere around #300.



Posted by Chris F. on Monday, 11/25/2013 @ 13:04pm


Starship = 3 Billboard #1 singles.
Chuck Berry + Bob Dylan + Hendrix + Led Zep + The Who = 1 total #1 single (My Ding-a-ling).
Just sayin' :)

Posted by Classic Rock on Monday, 11/25/2013 @ 19:24pm


That factoid illustrates my long held belief that the Billboard charts are one of the least compelling of factors in determining an artist's importance. ;)

Posted by DarinRG on Monday, 11/25/2013 @ 20:02pm


Especially #1's, but I think there is a bit more validity to using top 40 tracks as a factor. Yet I would still put it towards the bottom.

Posted by Gassman on Monday, 11/25/2013 @ 20:06pm


It's not the only way, but it is a good way. #1's are flavors of the month, like pumpkin flavoring is right now, but a continued steady presence is indicative of one that is broad and wide in its impact...like chocolate. And it's also more honest in a way, in that its not pretentious or dismissive of other people who don't agree with them, like other scense tend to be (hint: irony detectors should be going off right now)

Posted by Philip on Monday, 11/25/2013 @ 21:19pm


*scenes, dangit.

Posted by Philip on Monday, 11/25/2013 @ 21:24pm


309. Robert Johnson
308. Judy Collins
307. Wu-Tang Clan

261. Rainbow
260. Outkast
259. Tina Turner

77. Otis Redding
76. Eric Clapton
75. Pubilc Enemy

116. Jetho Tull
115. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
114. N.W.A

152. Celine Dion
151. The Kinks
150. Jay-Z

301. Salt & Pepa
300. Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
299. Boogie Down Productions

Chris F, I'm wondering once we're done with this list, would it up set you guys if I posted my list for my personal favortie artists?

Posted by Andrew on Monday, 11/25/2013 @ 21:58pm


I don't see any irony there, Philip.

Nothing new either when it comes to you and me. We've disagreed on the value of Billboard and the charts before.

We both have become much more polite, though.

Posted by DarinRG on Monday, 11/25/2013 @ 23:00pm


I don't see any irony there, Philip.

Nothing new either when it comes to you and me. We've disagreed on the value of Billboard and the charts before.

We both have become much more polite, though.

Posted by DarinRG on Monday, 11/25/2013 @ 23:20pm


Actually Darin, the irony was on my part, poking fun at myself a little. The point for me though, is that Billboard and Cashbox and the like are using the best bad method for measuring cultural impact. Sales are easy to manipulate, and radio airplay was heavily corrupted, then became much more sterling, then became homogenized to the point of uselessness. Nevertheless, it's a decent attempt to measure cultural impact of an artist. That should be something important, especially when having a Hall Of Fame, or compiling a list of "Most important (acts/guitarists/drummers/songs)." If anything our recent mini-discussion of shoegaze should punctuate that heavily.

Posted by Philip on Monday, 11/25/2013 @ 23:33pm


Philip - Got you on the "irony" comment. I knew you were either poking fun at yourself or lumping me into a group that I don't think I'm totally fairly lumped into, despite my musical leanings. I just wasn't sure which one.

I really don't think we disagree on the charts having some merit as a tool in figuring all of this out, I just think that the degree to which we find value in that tool differs. I think a lot of it depends on the observers primary musical interests and focus. I'm more swayed by, say, an artist being consistently name dropped by artists who came after them than I am by charts, but I was also most largely moved and influenced by artists whose careers tended to be more word of mouth launched before they became woven into the larger narrative. Someone the generation ahead of me (I'm an Xer) who came up in what Little Steven refers to as the "pre-artform era" would logically be more swayed by chart success based on its importance in the era that was most impactful to them.

In the end, I've always believed that neither commercial success nor influence or artistry lacking a commercial presence should disqualify any artist. I just tend to most relate to and advocate for artists in that latter category. At the same time you'll never hear me say that ABBA should be kicked out.

Posted by DarinRG on Tuesday, 11/26/2013 @ 03:15am


About The Immortals, Dezmond wrote:
   Enigmaticus, I must ask you the same question that I asked Andrew. Is your list a list in order of your personal favorites (in which case it is fine), or are you trying to give an objective assessment historically and as far as influence goes? If that is the case, do you seriously contend that, among other things, that Bruce Springsteen (105) is less significant than John Denver (49) or Pat Benatar (85)? How do you justify that? Or that Radiohead (200) is less important than Starship (187)? Starship!?!?!?!
Monday, 11.25.13 @ 12:49pm
Leave your own comment about The Immortals here.

Thank you Dezmond for your inquiry. Other than the top 20 on my Immortal's list which actually have some relevancy and legitimacy, the remainder of the list, thus far, is a collaboration with another individual. As far as I am concerned, the idea of creating an Immortal's list is really somewhat absurd, especially when it changes every few years.

As far as i am concerned, the Immortal list should always contain the most important artists in the top 20, then depending upon whom you are considering to be important trace a historical progression from the most important artists to that particular artist. None of those lists are posting my favorite artists.

When I began this list, I was considering the question: "How do I get from The Beatles to Rush?" Then I thought, well let's put some historical perspective in the mix. Who was Rush influenced by?

Obviously, The Beatles.
Then if they are "rock & roll," they would have to have some connection to the fathers of "rock & roll," namely: Chuck Berry, James Brown and Little Richard.
Then the genre of "progressive rock" came into play:
From a purely rock point of view, who were their influences and how important were they, overall?

Bob Dylan- The poet laureate of Rock & Roll
The Rolling Stones- The greatest "rock & roll" band.
Cream- their primary inspiration
The Yardbirds, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix

Then the progressive rock literati:

The Moody Blues- the forefathers of the genre
King Crimson- the most influential progressive rock band
Pink Floyd- the fathers of space rock
Yes- the fathers of symphonic rock
Genesis- another huge influence on not only "progressive rock," but progressive metal.
Duran Duran- arguably, the most important "art rock" band.

Since, The Beach Boys had influenced The Beatles, they had needed to be included. So did, Stevie Wonder because he had even ventured to create concept albums.

I was attempting to throw Jefferson Airplane into the mix, due to the presence of the "prog mother," Grace Slick. Then I had thought, she had also influenced Heart, so where do I place her?

My list would be slightly different, here it is:

1. Johann Sebastian Bach
2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
3. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
4. Modest Mussorgsky
5. Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov
6. Igor Stravinsky
7. Sergei Prokofiev
8. Robert Johnson, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, James Brown
9. The Beach Boys
10. The Beatles
11.The Rolling Stones
12. The Yardbirds
13. The Who
14. The Moody Blues
15. Jefferson Airplane
16. Pink Floyd
17. Led Zeppelin
18. Genesis
19. Yes
20. Rush

That represents more of a historical progression from Bach to Rush, although it only addresses the Classical and Rock and Roll elements of their sound. I would also need to include several jazz artists, as well.

15.
10. The Moody Blues
11. Jefferson Airplane
12.

Posted by Enigmaticus on Tuesday, 11/26/2013 @ 09:11am


"When I began this list, I was considering the question: "How do I get from The Beatles to Rush?" Then I thought, well let's put some historical perspective in the mix. Who was Rush influenced by?" - Enigmaticus

Thank you Enig, that clarifies everything. I appreciate and understand your methodology, but you must understand that it follows your Rush-centric agenda more than creates a comprehensive, analytical list of artists. It sounds like (unless you are Dylan, Stones) and you do not have much of a stylistic or musical link to Rush, you are not going to be very high on your list. Jefferson Airplane, for instance, were important, but probably least important of the top tier late 60's giants. For instance, The Airplane have NO business being ranked higher than Creeedence Clearwater Revival, whose influence is MASSIVE. But massive on genres that have little relation to Rush, so...

And Bruce Springsteen has to be in the Top 25 of any serious comprehensive popular music list. Like him or not, his influence and impact cannot be denied if you are looking at things objectively. I can write you a very lengthy explanation of Springsteen's importance, if necessary.

Posted by Dezmond on Tuesday, 11/26/2013 @ 10:41am


Enig, I also appreciate your point that lists of this type are pretty silly anyway. Of course. This whole site is silly, and we are all silly for being here so much. But that is who we are, we are obsessives over this stuff, so it is a great outlet for us all.

You know, if we were going to do this right, we would start with making separate lists by genre. Like, a Top 50 Jazz, Top 30 Rap, Top 20 Prog, etc. And we would harness the expertise of the many contributors to this site, by assigning these genre lists to people who have demonstrated expertise in those areas. Like Pre-Rock and Roll popular music of various types, Zach would be great. Chris F., over the past few days, has demonstrated a firm grasp on Rap (something that I admit to not knowing a lot about beyond the true giants). And so forth. THEN and only then would we reconvene, discuss the genres lists in an orderly fashion and make tweeks as necessary. THEN assemble a master list from the genre lists, but maintaining the order of the genre lists. For instance, the highest ranked jazz artist, wherever he may fall on the master list, would come from the #1 slot on the Jazz genre list, and so forth. Then it would only be a matter of looking at the highest ranked artists remaining on each genre list and comparing those artists for the next slot on the master list. A much easier and manageable task vs. looking at hundreds of artists for each slot.

As far as I go, I would be comfortable serving on committees for Blues, Jazz, 1960's Rock, 1970's Rock, 1980's and Prog. Those are genres where I consider myself to be, humbly, an expert.

Just a thought. If this were to be done right.

Posted by Dezmond on Tuesday, 11/26/2013 @ 10:55am


Dezmond,

I agree wholeheartedly with your idea and since "progressive rock" is my area of expertise, I would really like to be on the prog and art rock committees, as well.

Posted by Enigmaticus on Tuesday, 11/26/2013 @ 11:45am


Andrew,

I think this site is a pretty open forum to post whatever you like. So you can post your favorites list anytime. Although I would probably do it after you are done with your more objective list just to lower the confusion.

Dezmond,

I like a comprehensive idea like that. Largely because you never see a list like that work. Rolling Stone just picks and chooses out of the lists submitted to them. VH1 averages ballots (old system) or has a committee pick everything (new system). DigitalDreamDoor tends to give one person the power over a list and then that in some way influences the other editors, as long as their is a mutual respect. Some people prefer unranked lists (Time). Others go purely off facts and figures (Joel Whitburn). You don't actually ever see invested fans come together break the list up by style and then move forward.

I do see three issues with your process. The first is largely that in Popular music you have about 10 large genres (Jazz,Blues,Avante-Garde,Rock'N'Roll,Country,Folk,Gospel,New Age, World, and Traditional Pop). They cover just about everything but Rock'N'Roll tends to be broken up quickly. You mention Prog and Rap as two groups for example. Something as large as Jazz itself is a behemoth that can't be looked at first as a whole. You have Ragtime, Dixieland, Big Band, Swing, Bop, Fusion, Bossa Nova, and the list goes on. Each of those big 10 genres can be broken up. There are about 150-200 substantial styles included within those 10. Some genres are large and fragmented like Rock'N'Roll, others like Gospel are small and include only maybe 3 or 4 really distinct styles. World music is a massive undertaking because what sounds Popular may very well be Classical in another Country (think of Flamenco for example)

My second point would be artists who fall over a large span of sounds. Someone like Elvis Presley for example is certainly going to grab a top spot in Rockabilly, however he also is an important Country artist, an incredibly popular Gospel artist. He could be included in R&B, Pop, and arguably Blues. Which means his various spots might make him #1 on one list, and #56 on a different list. There would have to be a system to reconcile versatile careers. Which is something the top 100 of a list would have a lot of. Billie Holiday was a Big Band singer, a Jazz Vocalist, a Classic Female Blues vocalist, a Traditional Pop singer, and a Torch singer. The greats tend to not be boxed in easily (look at Ray Charles).

I would also say a committee for any specialized style would have to include more than one member to make that list. Three would be a good number to break ties, and it would hold back inherent biases. Those tend to show up in smaller lists. A placement for Patsy Cline at #3 on a Country list for example (which I've seen) puts her ahead of Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, and Loretta Lynn all three of whom have solid arguments to be ahead of her (larger careers, more popularity, just as much or more influence, and outside genre recordings).

I would be interested in something like this. If we could get enough of a base together to do it. I would suggest that we move it to a forum of some sort (it takes about 5 minutes to set one up specifically for this). Just to have a work space that doesn't clog up this site's feed over something not Rock Hall related (which I hate to do, and tend to do too often). Just some ideas.

Posted by Chris F. on Tuesday, 11/26/2013 @ 13:58pm


699. Ornette Coleman
698. The Blasters
697. Mitch Ryder
696. K.D. Lang
695. The Neville Brothers
694. Kansas
693. George Jones
692. White Zombie
691. The Staple Singers
690. Lonnie Donegan
689. Bill Evens
688. Link Wray
687. Dan Fogelberg
686. Adam & The Ants
685. Percy Mayfield
684. Eric Dolphy
683. Sammy Davis Jr.
682. The Commodores
681. The Arctic Monkeys
680. Rufus & Chaka Khan
679. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
678. Bobby Darin
677. Uncle Tupelo
676. Michael Buble
675. The Sir Douglas Quintet
674. The Cult

Oh, and Chris F, I'm wondering if you could pick a favorite artist on this selction of my list , who would it be and why?

Posted by Andrew on Tuesday, 11/26/2013 @ 19:36pm


Andrew,

There are a lot of artists I like personally in this group. Percy Mayfield's "Hit The Road Jack" just beats Ray Charle's more legendary version for me. I own quite a bit by George Jones, most of his stuff. "He Stopped Loving Her Today" might be my favorite Country record. I thought White Zombie's "More Human Than Human" was brilliant. I really like the sound the Arctic Monkey's have going on, I saw them more recently and it's a fresh take an older style. I do have to say one of my favorite Rap songs ever is DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's "Summertime". I've seen Mavis Staples a bunch, and to me she is iconic. Then there is Bill Evans. So it is a hard mix for me to just grab one.

If I had to pick just one though it would probably be Rufus. Khan's solo work is great, but the band is where my loyalty lies. Just a great technique, without a doubt my favorite Funk outfit.

Although album wise Eric Dolphy's "Out To Lunch" is my favorite of any album released by any of these acts. "Ain't Nobody" by Rufus is probably my favorite song here. Although I really like The Cult's"She Sells Sanctuary", and Kansas's "Dust In The Wind".

Posted by Chris F. on Tuesday, 11/26/2013 @ 20:02pm


"I really don't think we disagree on the charts having some merit as a tool in figuring all of this out, I just think that the degree to which we find value in that tool differs. I think a lot of it depends on the observers primary musical interests and focus. I'm more swayed by, say, an artist being consistently name dropped by artists who came after them than I am by charts, but I was also most largely moved and influenced by artists whose careers tended to be more word of mouth launched before they became woven into the larger narrative. Someone the generation ahead of me (I'm an Xer) who came up in what Little Steven refers to as the "pre-artform era" would logically be more swayed by chart success based on its importance in the era that was most impactful to them."

The problem I have when it comes to name-dropping by other artists has a couple tiers to it. One, I think sometimes they confuse "liking" and "being influenced by" an artist. You get artists who claim such and such band was an influence on them, but you hear no overtones or hints of that supposed influence in their music. I think artists lie, even if they don't know it.

And sometimes they DO know it. When it comes to big name artists who are fellow contemporaries of each other, the niceties are spoken for publication because to say you don't really care for their music is the tinder to start a faux feud between those artists when none simply exists. Or if a newcomer disses a giant, they could expect to be buried. And so they lie, to play nice and to dance the dance that's already in motion.

Lastly, influencing artists is one thing, but influencing the industry, the gatekeepers, that's pretty significant. When you're the artist that record labels want to find "the next" one of, that's pretty significant, because they're the deciders. Is it a schmooz-fest? Yes, but that's altogether sinister or treacherous either.

In the end, I've always believed that neither commercial success nor influence or artistry lacking a commercial presence should disqualify any artist. I just tend to most relate to and advocate for artists in that latter category. At the same time you'll never hear me say that ABBA should be kicked out.

But it isn't just people in the pre-artform era who would be swayed either. We're about from the same generation, but I grew up in a rural area, not urban. Big name artists didn't come within 30 miles (almost 50 km) of us, and the market wasn't as diverse for what we could buy at the nearest excuse for a mall or in what the radio station programming (and it didn't f@#$*n help that country was huge in our area either, *gag*), so all you got was the big names. Just because we were either farmers or lived within noseshot of them doesn't mean our input is invalid.

Also, as the Hall is dedicated to those who contribute to the evolution of rock'n'roll... well, evolution happens not only when changes happen, but it is propelled by base propagation of the species, and that's why I think popular acts are worth considering because of their popularity (test of time and all that apply of course). That's why I think it's great when you have a class that includes Donna Summer, Rush, and Randy Newman. It really captures what it's about, to me (even though I wasn't big on Randy making it).

Posted by Philip on Tuesday, 11/26/2013 @ 20:03pm


Actually, I stand corrected, there are probably no less than 6 different musical genres which I should have mapped out:

Classical, Jazz, Folk, Blues, Rock, Singer/Songwriter.

Posted by Enigmaticus on Tuesday, 11/26/2013 @ 21:42pm


Andrew,

Glad to see you added the 5 rap acts in. There are plenty more if and when you are wanting to add them but I thought I would make an argument for some more of the artists at the back of your list that deserve a spot closer to #1.

I am going to grab three this time and point out why they deserve a bit of a higher spot. I will also suggest three to come closer to the back to help balance it out.

739. The Smiths - Of all the acts in Alternative music I don't think I have seen a more rabid fan base. So there are plenty of people who could argue their placement better than I could ever imagine. You have one of Rock's great frontmen in Morrisey, who also happens to be one of the style's most applauded lyricists. "The Queen Is Dead" is a must own album for any serious music fan. That devoted fan base has served them well over the years. They score well in Popularity, and even greater points in influence. So checking out Alternative Artists you have:

The Smith's easily beat:
616. Soul Asylum
603. The Cranberries
595. XTC
583. The Afghan Whigs

They should be in front of:
642. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
639. New Order
620. The Flaming Lips
587. Depeche Mode
128. Soundgarden

They are competitive with:
649. Sonic Youth
83. Elvis Costello & The Attractions


I would say they should be in front of Elvis Costello who is now somewhere around 83. They are definitely not ahead of Louis Armstrong who is right in front of Elvis Costello at 82. So I would say some spot around the #85 but behind Armstrong.

738. Charlie Parker - The Jazz great and legend one of the first artists on this list that I can staunchly say is in the top 50. A short career that revolutionized Jazz and the exploration of musical themes. He didn't innovate Bop music but he was one of it's most important pioneers. Add to that his iconic status, lasting popularity, and unbelievable talent on the Sax and you are dealing with someone who falls well into the top tier of acts. I am not going to compare anyone to him, because Jazz takes a heavy hit on your list as an important music. I will say he beats:
10. Billy Joel
9. Cream
8. Elton John
7. Rush

Which means Parker should be holding a #6 spot. That doesn't mean it is where he belongs overall but the man outweighs those four very popular acts you have in the top 10. I would say he truthfully falls into a spot between #25-#50. So if you like slide him right in front of Electric Light Orchestra who is around #21 currently. There are other legends outside your top 100 who can easily compete with Parker, but we can discuss them when we get there.

737. Merle Haggard - Country music is not well represented on your list overall. So Haggard is sitting back here. In the Country genre however he is a peer and competitor of Johnny Cash. He also managed to be the face of The Bakersfield Sound style that dominated Country for years. A wonderful lyricist, and an honest performer. Haggard is a top 10 Country act.

Merle Haggard easily beats:
703. The Flying Burrito Brothers
633. Hank Williams III
499. Roseanne Cash
486. Gram Parsons
149. Lyle Lovett

He should be ahead of:
562. Shania Twain
469. Hank Snow
225. Buck Owens

Competitive with
506. Dolly Parton
399. Waylon Jennings
264. Jimmie Rodgers
235. Garth Brooks
183. Willie Nelson

With him easily beating Lyle Lovett (149ish) I would say Haggard should be right in front of him. He is probably top 100 worthy but that is a more nuanced discussion and we are looking at this in chunks. He beats Whitesnake also who sit right in front of Lovett. I would say he loses to Miles Davis who is right around spot 147 right now. So the spot behind Davis should be a better fit for him.

If you take those three up I would suggest moving three more down. I only mention that because I see three artists sitting here in the back 100 that are probably less deserving than the artists they are ahead of.

You added 5 names to the list so we are now dealing with 747 acts (I believe) which means my numbering is off in those lists. I am going to try and update the spreadsheet I have your list in tonight with the new additions and changed spots.

With that said keeping spots 747-745 (Dexy's to My Chemical Romance) looking the same. I would say your new number 744 should be:

Wyclef Jean. He is currently at 708. Wyclef, while a pretty solid human being, achieved much of his fame as a member of The Fugees. You have them on here already so that means only his solo work is getting him a spot here. The Carnival was a great album, but his work with Shakira, his tip of the hat to the Beatles and his guest stars are what tend to make him such a cool musician to know. A great Caribbean artist, but the split between solo and group career works against him here.

The new 743 slot should go to:

The Traveling Wilburys - I will probably get flack for this from someone. But the Wilburys were a super group of legendary musicians who all made their mark outside of that group to a much greater degree. Their records would not have had that impact if they weren't already the icons they were. It did help reinvigorate public interest in Roy Orbison, but his solo stuff made him unforgettable already.

The new 742 slot:

The Sir Douglas Quintet - Music was weird in 1965 just an eclectic mix of all things good. Somewhere in there The Sir Douglas Quintet emerged seeming like a British Invasion band (they weren't). I am giving them points for being a bigger group outside of the States. But I disagree with evaluations that say they were innovators in introductions of Cajun music to Rock. Fats Domino lived and breathed New Orleans, that sound was already there. A great song, but not a band of true merit that can sit in front of many the artists they currently do.

Posted by Chris F. on Tuesday, 11/26/2013 @ 22:10pm


And while I am here and showing how incapable I am of being short I do want to mention 5 artists again to add to the list as you build it to 1000. This time I will look at the Country genre. If you think they fit please feel free to add these 5 artists in.

1) Loretta Lynn - One of Country's original rebels. Lynn carved a path that allowed her to seem cooler than Patsy Cline all the while being a entirely a hillbilly (Cline was very chic, even in Country circles). She was never afraid to address the issues of the day, and is a true icon to women in all Popular Music genres. You have Dolly and Tammy, but no Loretta oddly enough. Incredibly popular and still doing what she does best today, it could be argued she is a top 100 contender. For the moment however I would say somewhere ahead of the recently added Jay-Z would be a fine spot. He is at 150, so she should slide in somewhere around 149.

2) Kenny Rogers - Do we hate Kenny for his injection of Pop into Country or celebrate it? I don't know. What he was though is a very popular artist who defined Country for about a decade to just about any middle aged women with a heart. He wasn't Garth Brooks (who grabbed what Rogers and Dolly Parton had done and ran with it), but he was vital in the transition that has made Country music one of the biggest markets today in the States. I don't think he should be in front of Haggard or Lynn, but he could definitely fall in the back 200 right around Blue Cheer who sit at 186. He should not be ahead of Run DMC however who are around 185 right now.

3)Reba McEntire - Garth & Reba were the big acts in their era. He faltered a bit in the late 90s (doesn't really matter he has outsold just about everyone) but McEntire has continued to straddle the Pop-Country line. She is the person Shania Twain, Faith Hill, and Taylor Swift followed into that more national spotlight. One of Country's true great singers, and one of it's most popular artists she could fall right ahead of #245 Steve Perry (who is way to high up the list). She beats him blow for blow.

4) Alison Krauss - Bluegrass has a few artists that go on to wider acclaim in the general public view. Krauss might be the most popular act to do that. She wasn't the most important Bluegrass act however. What helps her here is the humility to stand behind others and be a true sideman, her incredible versatility, and a mind boggling popular career outside of mainstream music. Add that lovely voice and you have a bit of a dark horse. You currently have Tori Amos at 336. Krauss should be right there, I am going to give Amos the edge for now, but the argument could be made. So a placement around 337 for Krauss initially is fitting.

5) Toby Keith - This is one of those artists where I can understand what being objective is about. I hate him...as an artist. Just bland, boring, and unoriginal. Despite that I am giving him a slot here over artists I would make better arguments for. Keith is popular, he has a style that sits well with a large swath of the Country world. He is also a pretty great straight forward singer in the grand tradition of male Country artists. I am going to say a spot in front of Bill Withers who is at 341 is probably appropriate (so #340). Which is disheartening, because Withers is one of my personal favorites. But with good lists you have to throw bias out the window. Keith may actually be higher, but it is hard to see with how the list is shaping up where artists truly fall.

Just 5 more suggestions!

Posted by Chris F. on Tuesday, 11/26/2013 @ 22:38pm


Dezmond, Enigmaticus, Andrew & anyone else that may be interested.

I went ahead and used 10 minutes of my free time to create an online forum if you actually wanted to move ahead with Dezmond's idea of a collaborative greatest list. I gave the forum some basic structure but didn't really want to move forward without input from others on what it should look like. I am not even sure how serious anyone was when discussing it.

I just now with the amount of lists and discussion around those lists it might be best to do it in a separate location. The Song Project is about to get underway here, and with the Genre projects, Album Project, Induction Discusson, and revamped Artist project the feed here on this site is going to be a crazy place where stuff can get lost. I figured on a forum that we could at least keep it a bit more organized.

Essentially I am just seeing if the interest is out there, and if it should be done on a forum. It can be presented here after it is all done. Just let me know and I'll post the link to it.

Posted by Chris F. on Wednesday, 11/27/2013 @ 13:59pm


I'd be interested, but it would only work with a decent number of contributors so we could really get some expertise on all of these genres.

Posted by Dezmond on Wednesday, 11/27/2013 @ 22:56pm


Dezmond,

I agree that we do need a decent number to make it work smoothly. I figured I would see if you and Enig, who had been discussing it, would be interested and then trying to branch out from there. However it works (or doesn't), I figured I would throw out the link.

http://rankingthegreats.forumotion.com/

It isn't what it can be, and is literally a bare bones forum at the moment. There is an initial post there that kind of explains where it can go. I thought I would just get it up. If nothing else it may be a good spot for posting larger lists that I wouldn't want to take a whole post up with.

That link really is for anyone that is interested.

Posted by Chris F. on Wednesday, 11/27/2013 @ 23:48pm


I went ahead and added another post about what the list could be on that forum (link in my above post). I figured if anyone was checking it out that it could be the start of some guidelines.

Posted by Chris F. on Thursday, 11/28/2013 @ 12:12pm


84. The Smiths
83. Louis Armstrong
82. Megadeth

23. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
22. Electric Light Orchestra
21. Charlie Parker

744. Wyclef Jean
743. The Traveling Wilburys
742. The Sir Douglas Quintet

150. Jay-Z
149. Loretta Lynn
148. Merle Haggard

187. Blue Cheer
186. Kenny Rogers
185. Run D.M.C

246. The Coasters
245. Reba McEntire
244. Iron Maiden

339. Little Walter
338. Duane Eddy
337. Alison Krauss

342. The Troggs
341. Bill Withers
340. Toby Keith

Chris F, before we move on, How do you feel about Talyor Swift's music?

Posted by Andrew on Saturday, 11/30/2013 @ 19:41pm


Andrew,

I think Taylor Swift could be a contender for your list. She meets most criteria and exceeds better than others. She does have that one two punch of acclaim and popularity, which all great artists have to a degree. If you placed her, I would say somewhere around 400 would be adequate, for now.

Personally I don't find her to be overwhelmingly exciting. I also don't find her to be truly Country, especially not recently. That isn't a shot at her, I think artists should grow into whatever they chase. I just tend to like females like Miranda Lambert who hit a little closer to the Tradition. Her Pop music has been interesting, but not vastly different from what is around her. I think there is a talented young group of Pop stars around today, and Swift adds to that. I don't think she would crack a top 1000 artists for me as a personal favorite, but she definitely has the credentials to get in on an objective list.

I am going to try and bring up a few more names on your list and discuss them tonight. I will add a few suggestions for new artists to add onto your list, and point out a few more that should probably be at the back of the group.

Posted by Chris F. on Sunday, 12/1/2013 @ 21:51pm


http://news.yahoo.com/rock-roll-hall-fame-becoming-racist-170700082.html

****Classic R&B Groups inducted since 2004:****

2004: The Dells.

2005:The O'Jays.

2006: 0

2007: 0

2008: 0

2009: Little Anthony & The Imperials.

2010: 0

2011: 0 (It MIGHT have happened, If the Hall had inducted The Blossoms instead of just Darlene Love, but, no).

2012: The Miracles, The Famous Flames, The Midnighters *

2013: 0

2014: 0 (no classic R&B nominees)

What do these statistics tell us ?

That in the last TEN years, only 6 Classic R&B groups have been inducted .

An even more ominous fact: If you remove the three groups inducted by Special Committee, which the voters DID NOT induct...

* (These three groups should have been inducted with their lead singers in the FIRST place.Their inductions were corrections of the Rock Hall's OWN screw-up...)

That means that only 3 Classic R&B Groups have been inducted in by the voters in the last TEN YEARS !!!

It can't simply be that there are not enough deserving R&B groups out there.The nominations and subsequent rejections of THE SPINNERS, THE MARVELETTES, and RUFUS is just the tip of the iceberg.

(and we're not even TALKING about solo artists such as Barry White, Lou Rawls, Dionne Warwick, and Mary Wells. They're not getting in, either) .

And ,the R&B/Soul artists of the "Soul Train Era" have been completely ignored...with the sole exceptions being The O'Jays and Earth, Wind, and Fire.

Is it any wonder that several administrators of the RRHOF have left THAT organization to help launch the new R&B Music Hall of Fame ? A LOT of classic R&B artists just ARE NOT GETTING NOMINATED OR INDUCTED !!!

Posted by Bill G on Monday, 12/2/2013 @ 21:03pm


Chris F, after reading your comment on Taylor Swift going on my list, I will say that I had no intention of putting her there for a few reasons:

1. Her music isn't anything groundbreaking or new as it's something that we've heard before by other female and male artists who confess their feelings.

2. Her guitar playing is nothing amazing. Any person who is just learning to play the guitar can play the cords she plays.

3. The fact that she won't grow up musically and move on with her life.

I'm thinking about putting Tim McGraw on the list instead.

I also disagree with you about the class of young pop stars these days. As far as I can see, They are nothing more but media puppets who were discovered due to being good looking and had everything handed to them rather then going out and working for it.

Posted by Andrew on Tuesday, 12/3/2013 @ 19:57pm


Andrew,

I can see where you are coming from with her. I didn't know if you were wanting her here or not. I was just pointing to around about where she could fall currently if you were interested.

I don't think Swift prides herself on her guitar playing skills. If anything it seems she recognizes that she is a lyricist who happens to use the guitar.

I never can figure out what people mean by groundbreaking or new. There are the acts that do something outstanding and get the credit for it. Yet usually you can trace it a little further back. I kind of look at all Pop music as new, Even covers that are faithful to the original tend to have a different sound. It isn't as static as Classical which allows it to be different every time. I consider very few artists groundbreaking, and tend to recognize those who pushed the concept into the mainstream as more important. Styles of music need a big base to become historically important, so a large amount of artists need to pass through that door to enrich it. Artists who aren't risk takers tend to be the best at getting that out there to the everyday person. Which is what allows them to be significant.

Swift's lyrics are to be expected, and I do think she has been over inflated a bit. It is hard to evaluate artists close to their debut.

McGraw is a great addition to the list. As is his wife Faith Hill who was a decade before her time. I would also say to look at Trisha Yearwood, Martina McBride, Kenny Chesney, the Dixie Chicks, Rascal Flatts, and Keith Urban. All pretty important from that mid 1990-2005 period.

Speaking of the list, I am sorry I haven't made any more comments yet. I am having a slight discrepancy in my numbers. You started with 740, added 2, and then added 10. Which means I am looking at 752 as a total. However I have 755 artists. It is just throwing my count off a bit and I am trying to keep it as close to your official list as possible. I keep it in a spreadsheet. I have two versions with the earliest list you posted and update every time you do. So if you could just let me know how many artists you have right now that would be a big help.

"They are nothing more but media puppets who were discovered due to being good looking"

Every generation seems to think that their current Pop music is a novelty. A decade from now nostalgia kicks in and those Pop records are remembered as either guilty pleasures or really terrific records. Whitney Houston for example was just a good singer and some corny big hit smashes. Those songs became classics despite that. Elvis was a nuisance at the beginning, and completely slammed by the old guard as a flash in the pan (Sinatra called his song a rancid smelling aphrodisiac if I remember correctly). Every generation looks down a bit on the new one as though they have no idea what good music is. I've seen artists that were trash at one time become gold standard decades later (The Velvet Underground). The youth push that forward, and as long as music keeps moving forward I am happy. So whatever is popular is good, whatever is alternative to that is good, you need both to keep it alive though. The Post-MTV Internet era is about the aesthetic as much as the sound. That is the fault of everyone today, and also everyone that came before.

Posted by Chris F. on Wednesday, 12/4/2013 @ 18:08pm


Chris F, I currently have 744 artists on this list.

744. Wyclef Jean
743. The Traveling Wilburys
742. The Sir Douglas Quintet
741. My Chemical Romance
740. Sufjan Stevens
739. Sade
738. Artie Shaw
737. Merle Haggard
736. Tammy Wynette
735. Pavement
734. My Bloody Valentine
733. Bobby "Blue" Bland
732. Sammy Hagar
731. Kansas
730. Lou Rawls
729. Band of Skulls
728. Peter, Paul & Mary
727. Emmylou Harris
726. Dusty Springfield
725. Thelonious Monk
724. Eurythmics
723. Whitney Houston
722. Blind Faith
721. Bette Midler
720. Fela Kuti
719. Nick Drake
718. Jerry Butler
717. Jack Johnson
716. Son House
715. Billy Murray
714. The Monkees
713. Queens of the Stone Age
712. The Andrew Sisters
711. Graham Parker
710. The 5th Dimension
709. The Modern Lovers
708. Free
707. The Flying Burrito Brothers
706. Mountain
705. Norah Jones
704. Foo Fighters
703. Chuck Wills
702. The Average White Band
701. The J. Geils Band
700. The Carpenters

If you can find any more artists on this part of the list who need to be ranked higher or lower, let's talk about it.

Posted by Andrew on Wednesday, 12/4/2013 @ 19:54pm


Chris F, I just throught about adding Snoop Dogg, Cypress Hill and Nas to the list. I'm just not quite sure where they should go on this list.

If you could help me with that, I would glably appericiate it.

Posted by Andrew on Wednesday, 12/11/2013 @ 16:14pm


Andrew,

"Snoop Dogg, Cypress Hill and Nas"

All three are worthy, and each bring something unique to the table. I'll start with Snoop Dogg (or Snoop Lion now)

Snoop is an icon in Rap. His longevity is almost unrivaled in the genre. Rap isn't known for it's long careers. If you happen to get past a decade of hit making in the genre you become one of the big names. Which is why people like LL Cool J and the Beastie Boys are so revered. Artistically he hit his big peak right at the beginning with his debut album "Doggystyle" and gave Rap one of it's defining songs in "Gin & Juice". He has an inimitable flow on the mic. That laid back Jazz like phrasing, and a percussion like accent on the beat make him possibly the most unique Rapper in the game. The problem with that is he never had a lot of followers relating to delivery (Someone like Rakim from Eric B. & Rakim had countless followers). His influence comes from the overall production quality of his music, and at it's best that was done by Dr. Dre. Snoop is adored by people in the community though, therefore he tends to get inflated by that persona of his. The closest Rap comparison is Salt-N-Pepa. He should be ahead of them, but not by much. They are around the 300 spot. I notice a few spots ahead of Salt N Pepa you have :

292. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
291. Wham!
290. Les Paul

Wham! was incredibly popular, but so was Snoop Dogg. He could slide in front of them. So if I suggested a spot it would be right between Wham! & Les Paul.

Now we move from one unique flow to the next. Cypress Hill has B-Real, who is insanely talented as an emcee. His off putting nasal tone is a more extreme version of what you see in Ad-Rock from the Beastie Boys. You then have Sen Dog with the opposite style a booming gun shot like angry flow. Combined they were incredibly effective at getting the feel of the music across. "Black Sunday" is a perfect album. They have about 3 solid albums, but it is the song "Insane In The Membrane" I think that helps them stay well remembered. Cypress Hill was really just taking the Beastie Boys style to a new level. It made them one of the defining artists of that early 90s period where Rap was emerging as a popular style. So they get points in impact. Looking at your list:

452 Cocteau Twins
451 The Isley BRothers
450 Liz Phair
449 Korn
448 Arrested Development
447 Skinny Puppy

They are similar in career to Arrested Development. The problem is few artists beat the Isley Brothers. Korn beats them, Liz Phair is always hard to really categorize. I would say slot them right behind the Isley Brothers but ahead of Cocteau Twins for now. So between 451 and 452. The changes in the list are really dynamic right now, so the closeness of that group makes it hard to say.

Nas however is a different beast to tackle. A legend. The Kanye West before Kanye West came onto the scene. High marks all over career wise. "Illmatic" is one of the ten greatest Rap albums. It is one of the greatest albums all genre. He hits on all the important parts of the genre. A fantastic lyricist (something like "One Mic"), high production value, an honest flow that never lost sight of it's rhythm nor the message, some of the most brilliant samples (the song "It Ain't Hard To Tell includes 7 alone), influence on everyone after, and a stellar body of work. I would say you are dealing with an artist who hits right inside the top 200. Jay Z still beats him.
Looking at your list:

189 Run DMC
188 Big Joe Turner
187 Willie Nelson
186 King Crimson
185 Willie Dixon
184 Graham Nash
183 Phil Collins
182 Pat Benatar
181 Solomon Burke
180 Pink Floyd

This is an interesting group. It contains 2 artists who should easily enter the top 50 (Pink Floyd, and Run DMC). I would say that Nas easily beats Graham Nash, Pat Benatar, and Solomon Burke. He can not come close to touching Floyd however. Run DMC is the most important Rap act of all time, without a real competitor. But we can address that later. Nas should fall somewhere around spot 181 right now. He shouldn't be ahead of some of the artists here (Run DMC, Turner, Nelson, King Crimson or Dixon). But those arguments can be made at a later time.

Posted by Chris F. on Monday, 12/16/2013 @ 14:20pm


"The Kanye West before Kanye West came onto the scene."

except Nas is a well better MC :p

Posted by GFW on Monday, 12/16/2013 @ 14:54pm


GFW,

Nas is a better MC by miles. As far as that criteria goes he is up there with Biggie, KRS-One, Slick Rick, Rakim and Jay Z. (Although I am a big fan of Big Daddy Kane) I just meant Nas was that kind of big splash on the scene like West. West tends to get exaggerated, quite a bit of that is his own doing.

Posted by Chris F. on Monday, 12/16/2013 @ 16:16pm


292. Wham!
291. Snoop Dogg
290. Les Paul

452. The Isley Brothers
451. Cypress Hill
450. Liz Phair
449. Korn
448. Arrested Development
447. Cocteau Twins

189. Solomon Burke
188. Big Joe Turner
187. Willie Nelson
186. King Crimson
185. Willie Dixon
184. Faith Hill
183. Phil Collins
182. Pat Benatar
181. Kenny Chesney
180. Nas

Personally, Chris, I like some of Kayne's songs, but a lot of his recent stuff is about how cool he thinks he is and that is something that I don't care to hear.

Also, I'm not quite sure where David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash sound go on this list.

Posted by Andrew on Monday, 12/16/2013 @ 20:10pm


Andrew,

Kanye has bought into his own ego. Which is a dangerous step for an artist (it has taken down artists just as or more talented than West). If he isn't careful he is likely to end up either the cartoon version of himself, or a media circus. I only brought him up to give a more modern example of how big Nas was back in the mid to late 90s.

As for David Crobsy, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash. They are a unique group. Three men who hit it even bigger when Neil Young was added to the lineup and became CSN & Young. Add to that each member had another major act tied to each of them. or Crosby it was The Byrds, for Nash The Hollies, and for Stills Buffalo Springfield,

The big issue you have too ask is how important were they together? How important were the other projects they were a part of separately? Then how their solo careers stack up to that.

I assume you have a pretty high regard for the group Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young. You have them in the top 20 of your list. Which seems a bit high for an all genre list. However That isn't the important part.

Let's look at Graham Nash first.

You have Crosby, Stills Nash, and Young represented around #15. Nash's other group, The Hollies comes in at around #77. Nash however didn't have a solo career that warrants heavy consideration. Most of his classic stuff was done in either one of those two groups. I would say his solo work would give him a spot around #750 of the artists included on your list.

Nash did release some notable albums, but the majority of that was still done with David Crosby between 72-78. Which makes the two of them more of a duo. The problem with that is the albums were released more as a collaboration and not as a real duo (as Simon & Garfunkel were billed). So they don't really fit together. Even considering that work Nash should be no higher than spot #720.

Moving onto David Crosby you find a very similar career. Significant as a part of CSNY (around #15), and also a part of The Byrds (who are around #71). Most of his solo work was also done with Nash. His solo career however is less significant than Nash's. Which means if Nash is at #750, Crosby would hit at #751.


You then have Stephen Stills who brings a bit more to the table as a solo artist than his fellow members. Still not that much in terms of overwhelmingly great music, but enough to where he should be ahead of either of them. You have his work with CSNY (again around #15) and his other big band Buffalo Springfield (around #87). You have his solo work around #210. That is about 500 spots away from where it should be (somewhere around #720).

The problem is really how you want to look at the naming of the groups. My best suggestion is to take it into parts this way:

1) Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
2) Stephen Stills
3) David Crosby & Graham Nash (ignore their solo work)

That way you keep all three on the list and have the name recognition. I don't think I could argue the solo work of Crosby or Nash getting that high, but their work as together has the qualities you look for on the list.

With that said. I would place Crosby & Nash around #722 right now.

I would place Stephen Stills at about #715.

I would say you have The Hollies, Buffalo Springfield, The Byrds, and CSNY still to high. The Byrds & CSNY make the best arguments for Top 100. Neither should be in the top 50 however. Buffalo Springfield and The Hollies would seem more fitting for spots between #200-#450. Both are at the very best third tier Rock acts, and third or fourth tier looking at all around music.

As for The Byrds and CSNY. I would say the Byrds fall between spots 80-110 and CSNY somewhere between 100-130.

Posted by Chris F. on Monday, 12/16/2013 @ 21:06pm


717. Jack Johnson
716. Son House
715. Stephen Stills
714. The Monkees

724. Eurythmics
723. Whitney Houston
722. Crosby & Nash
721. Bette Midler

203. Jefferson Starship
202. The Rascals
201. Etta James
200. Buffalo Springfield

452. Devo
451. Echo & The Bunnymen
450. The Runaways
449. The Hollies

91. 2Pac
90. Neil Diamond
89. Johnny Cash
88. The Byrds

120. Linda Ronstadt
119. Big Country
118. Santana
117. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

What artists should be moved around next?

By the way, Chris, What are some of your hobbies and interests?

Posted by Andrew on Tuesday, 12/17/2013 @ 19:42pm


Now that The Miracles, Darlene Love, Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper, Genesis, Heart, Rush, Kiss, Hall & Oates and Linda Ronstadt have all been inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, here is the updated Top 10 list of artists who people complain about for not being in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, or artists themselves who complain:

THE TOP 10

01. Mary Wells
02. The Marvelettes
03. Chubby Checker
04. The Monkees
05. Jan and Dean
06. The Moody Blues
07. Deep Purple
08. Chicago
09. Journey
10. Yes

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 12/28/2013 @ 08:35am


Roy, where have you been?

We have not heard from you in quite some time.

Posted by Enigmaticus on Saturday, 12/28/2013 @ 11:48am


QUEEN AT 52? CREAM LIKE AT 60 SOMETHING? COME ON!!!!!

Posted by John on Tuesday, 01/14/2014 @ 12:57pm


The WHO at 29?...........thats total Bullshit......top 5 without a doubt.

Posted by Russ Cline on Wednesday, 02/5/2014 @ 17:07pm


http://thedent.com/vh1100.html

VH1 100 Greatest Women Of Rock And Roll 1999

Added July 16, 1999

An article at USA Today Online and in the July 16, 1999 printed edition of the newspaper list the VH1 100 Greatest Women Of Rock And Roll and Tori made #71 on the list. Aretha Franklin was #1. VH1 designated July 26- August 1, 1999 as 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll Week and had a TV special about it. Below you can see the full list. While VH1 placed Tori at #71 on their official list, they had an online poll at the VH1.com web site where you could vote for your favorite women. Tori made #5 on that list! (Stevie Nicks was #1.)


1. Aretha Franklin
2. Tina Turner
3. Janis Joplin
4. Bonnie Raitt
5. Joni Mitchell
6. Billie Holiday
7. Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)
8. Madonna
9. Annie Lennox
10. Carole King
11. Patsy Cline
12. Deborah Harry
13. Ella Fitzgerald
14. Stevie Nicks
15. Patti Smith
16. The Supremes (Diana Ross)
17. Chaka Khan
18. Gladys Knight
19. Etta James
20. Grace Slick
21. Linda Ronstadt
22. Emmylou Harris
23. The Mamas & the Papas (Cass Elliot, Michelle Phillips)
24. Dusty Springfield
25. Marianne Faithfull
26. Bessie Smith
27. Joan Baez
28. Carly Simon
29. Karen Carpenter
30. Rickie Lee Jones
31. Barbra Streisand
32. Joan Jett
33. k.d. lang
34. Dolly Parton
35. Sinead O'Connor
36. Bjork
37. Donna Summer
38. Diana Ross (solo)
39. Pat Benatar
40. Heart (Ann and Nancy Wilson)
41. Patti LaBelle
42. Dionne Warwick
43. Cher
44. Sheryl Crow
45. Roberta Flack
46. Kate Bush
47. The B-52's (Cindy Wilson, Kate Pierson)
48. Dinah Washington
49. Melissa Etheridge
50. Sarah Vaughan
51. Bette Midler
52. Laura Nyro
53. Alanis Morissette
54. Tracy Chapman
55. PJ Harvey
56. Martha & the Vandellas (Martha Reeves)
57. Mavis Staples
58. Cyndi Lauper
59. Joan Armatrading
60. Ruth Brown
61. Whitney Houston
62. Lena Horne
63. Christine McVie (Fleetwood Mac)
64. The Shirelles
65. Loretta Lynn
66. Sade (feat. Sade Adu)
67. The Ronettes (Ronnie Spector)
68. Hole (Courtney Love)
(tie) Sarah McLachlan
70. ABBA (Agnetha Faltskog, Frida Lyngstad)
71. Tori Amos
72. Queen Latifah
73. Tammy Wynette
74. Anita Baker
75. Exene Cervenka (X)
76. The Go-Go's (Belinda Carlisle)
77. Janet Jackson
78. Mahalia Jackson
79. Indigo Girls (Amy Ray, Emily Saliers)
80. Big Mama Thornton
81. Gloria Estefan
82. Grace Jones
(tie) Salt-N-Pepa
84. Yoko Ono
85. Petula Clark
86. Laurie Anderson
87. Nico
88. Sheila E.
89. Eartha Kitt
90. Ani DiFranco
91. Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth)
92. Natalie Cole
93. Peggy Lee
94. Liz Phair
95. Olivia Newton-John
96. Siouxsie Sioux (Siouxsie & the Banshees)
97. Lucinda Williams
98. Kim Deal (Breeders, Pixies)
99. Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club)
100. Erykah Badu

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 02/26/2014 @ 20:42pm


To the Site Administrator:

Congratulations on the site's 8th anniversary. Many's a night I battled my perpetual insomnia by slugging it out w/Madonna fans, solo-Steve Perry fans, & the dreaded coven of Coven-lovers.

Many's a time, this same insomnia was cured by reading posts about which boy-bands & pop diva's deserved induction.

Due to the therapeutic nature of this site, I'd recommend branching out into other areas. Perhaps you could try a mixture of rock & roll and Aroma Therapy? I'd gladly give a testimonial if necessary (at least on the musical part).

You site has had other wonderful side-effects. From all the modern bands who can't spell correctly, I learned the value of drppng my vwls. My dctn hs tkn dwntrns. (this is code for "my education has taken a downturn").

However, at least I've learned what's cool. Stupid - but cool.

Stick around another eight yrs. Who know's, maybe I'll forget how to count by that time. Just imagine... insomnia, w/out the ability to count sheep...

:)

Posted by Cheesecrop on Monday, 03/10/2014 @ 07:07am


June Carter * Laurie Anderson * David Soul * David Essex * Player * Patrick Swayze * The Heights * Restless Heart * Joshua Kadison * Jeremy Jordan * Joey Lawrence * Glenn Medeiros * Johnny Kemp * Jamie Walters * Tara Kemp * Baltimora * Onyx * Wreckx-N-Effect

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 03/18/2014 @ 13:46pm


ARTISTS WHO HAVE GIVEN THE MOST ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION SPEECHES

01. Smokey Robinson (7)
01. Robbie Robertson (7)
01. Keith Richards (7)
01. Neil Young (7)

02. Carole King (6)
02. Bruce Springsteen (6)

03. Ahmet Ertegun (5)
03. Seymour Stein (5)
03. Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller (5)
03. Billy Joel (5)

04. Paul Simon (4)
04. John Fogerty (4)
04. Elton John (4)
04. Bonnie Raitt (4)
04. Eddie Vedder (4)
04. Steven Van Zandt (4)
04. Paul Shaffer (4)
04. Bono (4)
04. ZZ Top (4)

05. Phil Spector (3)
05. Little Richard (3)
05. Diana Ross (3)
05. Lou Reed (3)
05. Jann Wenner (3)
05. Kid Rock (3)

06. Quincy Jones (2)
06. Ray Charles (2)
06. Stevie Wonder (2)
06. Chuck Berry (2)
06. Ben E. King (2)
06. B.B. King (2)
06. Harry Belafonte (2)
06. Darlene Love (2)
06. Bette Midler (2)
06. Brian Wilson (2)
06. Paul McCartney (2)
06. Mick Jagger (2)
06. Eric Clapton (2)
06. Jeff Beck (2)
06. Peter Asher (2)
06. James Taylor (2)
06. Steven Tyler (2)
06. Don Henley (2)
06. Sting (2)
06. Tom Petty (2)
06. Patti Smith (2)
06. Mick Jones (2)
06. Natalie Cole (2)
06. John Mellencamp (2)
06. Daryl Hall & John Oates (2)
06. Melissa Etheridge (2)
06. Justin Timberlake (2)
06. Alicia Keys (2)
06. The Edge (2)
06. Dave Grohl (2)
06. Taylor Hawkins (2)
06. Tom Morello (2)

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 04/1/2014 @ 14:38pm


It's been a while since I've done a list of artists, but I'm going to give it another go. Just so we're all clear, this is a personal list if I was working at Rolling Stone or VH1.

The Rolling Stone list:

100. Robert Johnson
99. Talking Heads
98. Nas
97. Depeche Mode
96. N.W.A.
95. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
94. Lynyrd Skynyrd
93. The Supremes
92. R.E.M
91. John Lee Hooker
90. Miles Davis
89. Johnny Brunette & The Rock N' Roll Trio
88. Outkast
87. John Coltrane
86. Wham!
85. Nine Inch Nails
84. Curtis Mayfield
83. Beastie Boys
82. The Pixies
81. Roxy Music
80. Gram Parsons
79. Smashing Pumpkins
78. Neil Diamond
77. Hank Williams Sr.
76. Santana
75. Jay-Z
74. Peter Gabrial
73. Eric B & Rakim
72. The Cars
71. Jackie Wilson
70. ZZ Top
69. Wu-Tang Clan
68. The Clash
67. Elmore James
66. George Harrison
65. The White Stripes
64. The Platters
63. Jethro Tull
62. Green Day
61. Boogie Down Producion
60. The Bee Gees
59. Ella Fitzgerald
58. Van Morrison
57. Pearl Jam
56. The Yardbirds
55. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
54. The Drifters
53. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
52. James Taylor
51. The Stooges
50. Earth, Wind & Fire
49. The Band
48. Buffalo Springfield
47. Run DMC
46. The Animals
45. Guns & Roses
44. The Four Tops
43. Tina Tuner
42. Paul McCartney
41. The Allman Brothers Band
40. The Hollies
39. Public Enemy
38. Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps
37. Alice In Chines
36. Run DMC
35. Aerosmith
34. Howlin' Wolf
33. Joni Mitchell
32. Billy Joel
31. Cream
30. Notorious B.I.G
29. The Byrds
28. Metallica
27. The Temptations
26. Crosby, Stills & Nash
25. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
24. The Velvent Underground
23. Eminem
22. Elton John
21. Neil Young
20. 2Pac
19. Queen
18. Rush
17. John Lennon
16. Little Richard
15. Bob Marley & The Wailers
14. Michael Jackson
13. Nirvana
12. Sam Cooke
11. The Doors
10. Ray Charles
9. Jerry Lee Lewis
8. The Who
7. Buddy Holly & The Crickets
6. James Brown & The Famous Flames
5. Elvis Presley
4. Chuck Berry
3. Bob Dylan
2. The Rolling Stones
1. The Beatles


The VH1 list:

100. Bonnie Raitt
99. Talking Heads
98. Korn
97. Dion & The Belmonts
96. N.W.A.
95. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
94. Gram Parsons
93. The Supremes
92. R.E.M
91. Nat "King" Cole
90. Miles Davis
89. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
88. Outkast
87. The Smiths
86. The Cure
85. Nine Inch Nails
84. The Spinners
83. Beastie Boys
82. The Pixies
81. Roxy Music
80. Journey
79. Smashing Pumpkins
78. Jay-Z
77. Hank Williams Sr.
76. Jon Mayer
75. Beck
74. Peter Gabrial
73. Eric B & Rakim
72. Steve Winwood
71. Jackie Wilson
70. ZZ Top
69. Wu-Tang Clan
68. The Clash
67. Elmore James
66. George Harrison
65. The Bee Gees
64. The Platters
63. Jethro Tull
62. Green Day
61. Black Sabbath
60. Janis Joplin & Big Brother & The Holding Company
59. Ella Fitzgerald
58. Van Morrison
57. Pearl Jam
56. The Yardbirds
55. Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
54. The Drifters
53. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
52. Simon & Garfunkel
51. The Stooges
50. Earth, Wind & Fire
49. The Band
48. Buffalo Springfield
47. Run DMC
46. The Animals
45. Guns & Roses
44. The Four Tops
43. Tina Tuner
42. Paul McCartney
41. The Allman Brothers Band
40. The Cars
39. Public Enemy
38. The White Stripes
37. Alice In Chines
36. Run DMC
35. Aerosmith
34. Howlin' Wolf
33. Joni Mitchell
32. Billy Joel
31. Cream
30. Notorious B.I.G
29. The Byrds
28. Metallica
27. The Temptations
26. Crosby, Stills & Nash
25. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
24. The Velvent Underground
23. Eminem
22. Elton John
21. Neil Young
20. 2Pac
19. Queen
18. Rush
17. John Lennon
16. Little Richard
15. Bob Marley & The Wailers
14. Aretha Fanklin
13. Nirvana
12. Sam Cooke
11. The Doors
10. Ray Charles
9. Jerry Lee Lewis
8. The Who
7. Buddy Holly & The Crickets
6. James Brown & The Famous Flames
5. Elvis Presley
4. Chuck Berry
3. Bob Dylan
2. The Rolling Stones
1. The Beatles

Look both over and tell me what list is better.

Posted by Andrew on Sunday, 04/20/2014 @ 18:48pm


Members of USA for Africa Who Are Not In The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

01. Harry Belafonte
02. Dionne Warwick
03. Willie Nelson
04. Kenny Rogers
05. Lionel Richie
06. Kenny Loggins
07. Steve Perry
08. Huey Lewis and the News
09. Cyndi Lauper
10. Kim Carnes
11. Al Jarreau
12. James Ingram
13. Jeffrey Osbourne
14. The Pointer Sisters
15. LaToya Jackson
16. Randy Jackson
17. Sheil E.
18. Bette Midler
19. Dan Akroyd

Members of USA for Africa Who Are In The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

01. Quincy Jones
02. Ray Charles
03. Smokey Robinson
04. Stevie Wonder
05. Diana Ross
06. Michael Jackson
07. Tito Jackson
08. Marlon Jackson
09. Jackie Jackson
10. Tina Turner
11. Bruce Springsteen
12. Billy Joel
13. Hall and Oates
14. Lindsey Buckingham
15. Bob Dylan
16. Paul Simon

Posted by Roy on Friday, 04/25/2014 @ 09:36am


Shocking Blue * June Carter * Laurie Anderson * David Soul * David Essex * Player * Patrick Swayze * The Heights * Restless Heart * Joshua Kadison * Jeremy Jordan * Joey Lawrence * Glenn Medeiros * Johnny Kemp * Jamie Walters * Tara Kemp * Baltimora * Onyx * Wreckx-N-Effect

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 04/30/2014 @ 09:12am


I could have sworn that Vanessa Williams had a page here! Brian McKnight.

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 05/15/2014 @ 23:39pm


Shocking Blue * June Carter * Laurie Anderson * David Soul * David Essex * Player * Patrick Swayze * The Heights * Restless Heart * Joshua Kadison * Jeremy Jordan * Joey Lawrence * Glenn Medeiros * Johnny Kemp * Jamie Walters * Tara Kemp * Baltimora * Onyx * Wreckx-N-Effect * Vanessa Williams * Brian McKnight

Posted by Roy on Friday, 05/16/2014 @ 22:44pm


Arrows * Shocking Blue * June Carter * Laurie Anderson * David Soul * David Essex * Player * Patrick Swayze * The Heights * Restless Heart * Joshua Kadison * Jeremy Jordan * Joey Lawrence * Glenn Mederios * Baltimora * Wreckx-N-Effect * Onyx * Vanessa Williams * Brian McKnight * Amanda Marshall

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 05/17/2014 @ 10:28am


Dynasty * Boney M.

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 05/17/2014 @ 10:34am


http://www.concerthotels.com/worlds-greatest-vocal-ranges

THE VOCAL RANGES OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST SINGERS

Compare the vocal ranges of today’s top artists with the greatest of all time. This chart shows the highest and lowest notes each artist hit in the recording studio. Hover over the bars to see the songs on which they reached those notes.

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 05/21/2014 @ 21:49pm


That chart's credibility is hindered without Frankie Valli and Gene Pitney in the discussion.

Posted by Philip on Wednesday, 05/21/2014 @ 22:15pm


Arrows * Shocking Blue * June Carter * Laurie Anderson * David Soul * David Essex * Player * Patrick Swayze * The Heights * Restless Heart * Joshua Kadison * Jeremy Jordan * Joey Lawrence * Glenn Mederios * Baltimora * Wreckx-N-Effect * Onyx * Vanessa Williams * Brian McKnight * Amanda Marshall * Dynasty * Boney M. * Youssou N'Dour * Dee Dee Warwick

Posted by Roy on Friday, 06/13/2014 @ 08:35am


Arrows * Shocking Blue * June Carter * Laurie Anderson * David Soul * David Essex * Player * Patrick Swayze * The Heights * Restless Heart * Joshua Kadison * Jeremy Jordan * Joey Lawrence * Glenn Mederios * Baltimora * Wreckx-N-Effect * Onyx * Vanessa Williams * Brian McKnight * Amanda Marshall * Dynasty * Boney M. * Youssou N'Dour * Dee Dee Warwick * Cissy Houston * Tuck and Patti

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 06/28/2014 @ 06:39am


http://www.rollingstone.com/music/blogs/staff-blog/rolling-stones-list-of-the-25-undisputed-guilty-pleasure-bands-20070409

Hall & Oates are the third act from Rolling Stone’s 2008 List of the 25 Undisputed Guilty Pleasure Bands to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. The first was ABBA, the second was Rush.

Some of us still have a thing for Rush or Paula Abdul or RuPaul. That’s cool. To each his or her own and all that. But there are some artists who unequivocally leave much to be desired in terms of, say, quality or coolness, but still manage to rock, or at least inspire serious if shameful adoration on a mass scale. It’s these artists that we’re interested in. Artists who absolutely belong on a best guilty pleasures ever list, because that’s what we’re creating.

Those of you who proudly listen to Rush at top volume in your car all summer long, (ie thereby displaying the total lack of guilty in your pleasure), take note:? Rush come in at Number One on our official list of the Rock’s Undisputed Guilty Pleasure Bands. Like the rest of the acts on our list (which you helped put together), we love them to death, and can never forgive ourselves. The full list:

1. Rush
2. Electric Light Orchestra
3. Journey
4. ABBA
5. Chicago
6. Boston
7. Foreigner
8. Bread
9. Bon Jovi
10. New Edition
11. The Monkees
12. Motley Crue
13. STYX
14. Eddie Money
15. Simply Red
16. Kelly Clarkson
17. America
18. Wham!
19. R.E.O. Speedwagon
20. Poison
21. Lionel Richie
22. Kansas
23. Air Supply
24. Hall & Oates
25. Britney Spears

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 07/17/2014 @ 06:23am


Betty Everett * Dee Dee Warwick * Cissy Houston * Strawberry Alarm Clock * Arrows * Shocking Blue * June Carter * Laurie Anderson * David Soul * David Essex * Player * Patrick Swayze * The Heights * Restless Heart * Joshua Kadison * Jeremy Jordan * Joey Lawrence * Glenn Mederios * Baltimora * Wreckx-N-Effect * Onyx * Vanessa Williams * Brian McKnight * Amanda Marshall * Dynasty * Boney M. * Youssou N'Dour * Tuck and Patti * Johnny Kemp * Tara Kemp * Martika * T'Pau

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 07/23/2014 @ 07:07am


We have 10 more years (2015-2025) before 21st century artists become eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. What are the chances that all remaining big name artists from the 50s will be inducted

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 07/26/2014 @ 10:12am


THIS WILL CHANGE VERY SOON!!

THE BILLBOARD 200 ALBUMS CHART
Joel Whitburn Presents Top Pop Albums Seventh Edition 1955-2009
Page 951 - THE TOP 500 ARTISTS (THE TOP 30)

01. Elvis Presley
02. Frank Sinatra
03. The Beatles
04. Barbra Streisand
05. The Rolling Stones
06. Johnny Mathis
07. Elton John
08. Bob Dylan
09. Neil Diamond
10. The Temptations
11. Eric Clapton
12. The Beach Boys
13. Rod Stewart
14. Willie Nelson
15. Mantovani
16. Ray Charles
17. Neil Young
18. Ray Conniff
19. Prince
20. Paul McCartney
21. Aretha Franklin
22. George Strait
23. Jimmy Buffett
24. Pink Floyd
25. Chicago
26. David Bowie
27. James Brown
28. Bruce Springsteen
29. Andy Williams
30. Bee Gees

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 07/26/2014 @ 10:27am


We have 10 more years (2015-2025) before 21st century artists become eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. What are the chances that all remaining big name artists from the 50s will be inducted

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 07.26.14 @ 10:12am

I'd honestly be surprised, Roy. The NomCom getting some younger, knowledgeable voices lately is an overall positive, but I think that one negative to come from it might be that most of the remaining worthy 50s acts get overlooked even more. I like Charles Crossley's idea of having a veterans committee like baseball does to make sure that early performers and influences don't get left behind.

Posted by DarinRG on Saturday, 07/26/2014 @ 19:17pm



Billy Joel. John Mellencamp. Paul McCartney. Cat Stevens. Neil Diamond. Garth Brooks. Cher. Journey. The Carpenters. Fleetwood Mac. Steely Dan. Dire Straits. Chicago. Bon Jovi. Frank Sinatra. Phil Collins. Peter Gabriel. Kenny Rodgers. Glen Campbell. Linda Ronstadt. Mariah Carey. ABBA. Barbra Streisand. Peter, Paul and Mary. These are just some of the excluded and they are immortals. I don't know who does the voting but they are forgetting some of the most talented top selling groups and artist in the history of modern music. They are responsible for uncountable Movie, TV and commercial media sountracks and cover music because their work IS in fact, immortal. Many of the names on the Rolling Stone list will be forgotten in twenty years. Cat Stevens songs still find their way onto soundtracks thirty years after his last hit record was recorded. John Mellencamp is still at it and his songs also can be heard on a regular basis for soundtracks in TV and movies. I know nobody will read this so I'll stop here with one final thought, John Lennon is on the list but Paul McCartney isn't. Really?

Posted by Dave on Saturday, 08/2/2014 @ 21:20pm


Uh, about half the names on your list have been inducted. It literally would've only taken about two minutes of research to find that out, maybe even less.

Posted by DarinRG on Saturday, 08/2/2014 @ 21:52pm


My bad, I thought you were talking RRHoF rather than the Immortal list.

Posted by DarinRG on Saturday, 08/2/2014 @ 21:54pm


Two British bands and two American bands who first charted in the 1960s: The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys and Chicago. They are the top four charting Rock And Roll bands of all-time on both, the Billboard 200 albums chart and the Billboard 100 singles chart. Today I will look at the Billboard 200 Albums Chart. The Beatles are number one overall by far. The Rolling Stones are a close second. Further down the list are the Beach Boys at a distant third. Chicago comes in at number four, and they have a high mountain to climb to get close to the Beach Boys. Overall on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart, the Beatles are # 3, the Rolling Stones are # 5, the Beach Boys are # 12 and Chicago is # 24. The Beatles will always be the number one band on the list, the Rolling Stones will always be number two, and the Beach Boys will always be number three. That will never change. Chicago is a little iffy on holding on to that number four spot forever when its got bands like the Bee Gees, Pink Floyd, Aerosmith and the Grateful Dead on its tail on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart. Pink Floyd has a new album coming out soon. When the last Bee Gee Barry Gibb dies, the Bee Gees albums will re-chart even higher and maybe new greatest hits albums will be produced and the Bee Gees will continue to duke it out with Chicago for that number 4 spot. VH1's 1997 list of the 100 Greatest Artist of Rock And Roll, which was voted on by the musicians themselves, included all the bands I mentioned above, except for Chicago. Also, all the bands I have mentioned above are in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, except for Chicago. Chicago is not as popular with contemporaries, critics and the public as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Beach Boys are. Also, the Beach Boys are not as popular as the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. The Beach Boys have a lot more in common with Chicago than with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. A lot of the Beach Boys later albums failed to crack the top 40, just like a lot of Chicago's later albums failed to crack the top 40 as well. The Beatles and the Rolling Stones never had those issues. The Beach Boys though, attained something that the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Chicago never did--a number one live album! Chicago had more number one albums than the Beach Boys. The Beach Boys and Chicago toured together in the 70s and 80s. Did the Beatles and the Rolling Stones ever tour together, or perform together at least one concert?

THE BILLBOARD STATS:

MOST NUMBER 1 ALBUMS (U.S.A)

01. The Beatles (22)
02. The Rolling Stones (9)
03. Chicago (5)
04. The Beach Boys (2)

MOST TOP 5 ALBUMS (U.S.A)

01. The Beatles (32)
02. The Rolling Stones (30)
03. Chicago (10)
04. The Beach Boys (8)

MOST TOP 10 ALBUMS (U.S.A)

01. The Rolling Stones (36)
02. The Beatles (34)
03. The Beach Boys (15)
04. Chicago (12)

MOST TOP 40 ALBUMS (U.S.A)

01. The Rolling Stones (44)
02. The Beatles (41)
03. The Beach Boys (25)
04. Chicago (19)

MOST CHARTED ALBUMS ON THE BILLBOARD 200 ALBUMS CHART (U.S.A)

01. The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys (Currently tied with 49 albums each)
02. Chicago (33)

Posted by Roy on Monday, 08/18/2014 @ 00:06am


The Beatles and The Rolling Stones vs. The Beach Boys and Chicago

No 21st century rock and roll bands will ever score 50, 60 or 70 hits on the Billboard 100 Singles Chart, or score 10 or 20 number one hits. The music industry is dead! No new bands will be able to have that kind of longevity and popularity. The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys and Chicago are locked in. They will never be surpassed by any bands, new or old. No band will surpass the Bee Gees either. More on the Bee Gees tomorrow. Overall, the Beatles are # 2 behind Elvis Presley. The Rolling Stones are # 8, the Beach Boys are # 17, and Chicago is # 20. Pink Floyd, The Grateful Dead and Aerosmith are no threat to Chicago on the singles chart, neither is any other band. They don't come anywhere close to Chicago the way they do on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart.

The Beatles and The Rolling Stones vs. The Beach Boys and Chicago

THE BILLBOARD 100 SINGLES CHART STATISTICS (U.S.A)

MOST NUMBER 1 HITS

01. The Beatles (20)
02. The Rolling Stones (8)
03. The Beach Boys (4)
04. Chicago (3)

MOST TOP 5 HITS

01. The Beatles (29)
02. The Rolling Stones (14)
03. Chicago (13)
04. The Beach Boys (12)

MOST TOP 10 HITS

01. The Beatles (35)
02. The Rolling Stones (23)
03. Chicago (21)
04. The Beach Boys (17)

MOST TOP 20 HITS

01. The Beatles (43)
02. The Rolling Stones (30)
03. Chicago (29)
04. The Beach Boys (27)

MOST TOP 40 HITS

01. The Beatles (52)
02. The Rolling Stones (41)
03. The Beach Boys (38)
04. Chicago (34)

MOST CHARTED SINGLES ON THE BILLBOARD 100 SINGLES CHART

01. The Beatles (73)
02. The Beach Boys (60)
03. The Rolling Stones (58)
04. Chicago (50)

MOST BUBBLING UNDER HITS

01. The Beach Boys (6)
02. The Beatles, The Rolling Stones (3 each)
03. Chicago (0)

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 08/20/2014 @ 22:50pm


THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

01. The Beatles (1988)
02. The Beach Boys (1988)
03. The Rolling Stones (1989)
04. The Bee Gees (1997)
05. Chicago

THE TOP 5 CHARTING ROCK AND ROLL BANDS OF ALL-TIME ON BOTH, THE BILLBOARD 200 ALBUMS CHART AND THE BILLBOARD 100 SINGLES CHART

01. The Beatles
02. The Rolling Stones
03. The Beach Boys
04. The Bee Gees
05. Chicago

THE BILLBOARD 200 ALBUMS CHART STATISTICS (U.S.A):

MOST NUMBER 1 ALBUMS

01. The Beatles (22)
02. The Rolling Stones (9)
03. Chicago (5)
04. The Bee Gees (3)
05. The Beach Boys (2)

MOST TOP 5 ALBUMS

01. The Beatles (32)
02. The Rolling Stones (30)
03. Chicago (10)
04. The Beach Boys (8)
05. The Bee Gees (5)

MOST TOP 10 ALBUMS

01. The Rolling Stones (36)
02. The Beatles (34)
03. The Beach Boys (15)
04. Chicago (12)
05. The Bee Gees (10)

MOST TOP 20 ALBUMS

01. The Rolling Stones (42)
02. The Beatles (36)
03. The Beach Boys; The Bee Gees (16)
04. Chicago (15)

MOST TOP 40 ALBUMS

01. The Rolling Stones (44)
02. The Beatles (41)
03. The Beach Boys (25)
04. The Bee Gees; Chicago (19)

MOST CHARTED ALBUMS ON THE BILLBOARD 200 ALBUMS CHART

01. The Beatles; The Rolling Stones; The Beach Boys (49)
02. The Bee Gees (35)
03. Chicago (33)

THE BILLBOARD 100 SINGLES CHART STATISTICS (U.S.A)

MOST NUMBER 1 HITS

01. The Beatles (20)
02. The Bee Gees (9)
03. The Rolling Stones (8)
04. The Beach Boys (4)
05. Chicago (3)

MOST TOP 5 HITS

01. The Beatles (29)
02. The Rolling Stones (14)
03. Chicago (13)
04. The Beach Boys (12)
05. The Bee Gees (11)

MOST TOP 10 HITS

01. The Beatles (35)
02. The Rolling Stones (23)
03. Chicago (21)
04. The Beach Boys (17)
05. The Bee Gees (15)

MOST TOP 20 HITS

01. The Beatles (43)
02. The Rolling Stones (30)
03. Chicago (29)
04. The Beach Boys (27)
05. The Bee Gees (24)

MOST TOP 40 HITS

01. The Beatles (52)
02. The Rolling Stones (41)
03. The Beach Boys (38)
04. Chicago (34)
05. The Bee Gees (30)

MOST CHARTED SINGLES ON THE BILLBOARD 100 SINGLES CHART

01. The Beatles (73)
02. The Beach Boys (60)
03. The Rolling Stones (58)
04. Chicago (50)
05. The Bee Gees (43)

MOST BUBBLING UNDER HITS

01. The Beach Boys (6)
02. The Bee Gees (5)
03. The Beatles; The Rolling Stones (3)
04. Chicago (0)

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 08/26/2014 @ 23:26pm


Color Me Badd * Michael W. Smith

Posted by Roy on Monday, 09/1/2014 @ 20:45pm


COMING SOON TO FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS

The Blue Belles * Strawberry Alarm Clock * Arrows * Shocking Blue * June Carter * Laurie Anderson * David Soul * David Essex * Player * Patrick Swayze * The Heights * Jamie Walters * Restless Heart * Joshua Kadison * Jeremy Jordan * Joey Lawrence * Glenn Medeiros * Baltimora * Wreckx-N-Effect * Onyx * Vanessa Williams * Brian McKnight * Amanda Marshall * Dynasty * Boney M. * Youssou N'Dour * Betty Everett * Dee Dee Warwick * Cissy Houston * Tuck and Patti * Johnny Kemp * Tara Kemp * Martika * T'Pau * Color Me Badd * Michael W. Smith

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 09/2/2014 @ 09:11am


Once all of the following acts from the 60s-70s-80s are in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame can stop having induction ceremonies and lock their doors!

EARLY INFLUENCE

01. Sister Rosetta Tharpe
02. Wynonie Harris
03. Roy Brown
04. The Ravens
05. The Mills Brothers
06. The Clovers
07. Frank Sinatra

FOLK

01. Phil Ochs
02. Joan Baez
03. Judy Collins
04. Peter, Paul and Mary
05. The Kingston Trio

PROG

01. Yes
02. Jethro Tull
03. King Crimson
04. Emerson, Lake and Palmer
05. The Moody Blues
06. Procol Harum

HORN BANDS

01. Chicago
02. The Blues Poject
03. Blood, Sweat & Tears
04. Kool & The Gang
05. The Commodores

OTHER ROCK BANDS

01. Deep Purple
02. Cheap Trick
03. The Doobie Brothers
04. Dire Straits
05. The Cars
06. Joy Division/New Order
07. The Monkees

SOLO WOMEN

01. Mary Wells
02. Dionne Warwick
03. Patti LaBelle
04. Carole King
05. Carly Simon
06. Tina Turner
07. Dolly Parton
08. Janet Jackson
09. Whitney Houston
10. Cyndi Lauper
11. Connie Francis
12. Patsy Cline

SOLO MEN

01. Harry Belafonte
02. Chubby Checker
03. Bobby Rydell
04. Willie Nelson
05. Warren Zevon
06. Todd Rundgren

DUOS

01. Jan and Dean
02. Peter and Gordon
03. Ashford and Simpson
04. Loggins and Messina

ARTISTS WHO HAVE MADE THE FINAL NOMINEES LISTS ON THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME BALLOTS BUT HAVE NOT BEEN INDUCTED YET (1986-Present)

Ben E. King, Chuck Willis, Esther Phillips, Johnny Ace, Mary Wells, Carole King, The Dominoes, The Meters, Joe Tex, Lou Reed, New York Dolls, The "5" Royales, The Chantels, Gram Parsons, Chic, Kraftwerk, MC5, Steve Winwood, Conway Twitty, The J. Geils Band, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Sir Douglas Quintet, Afrika Bambaataa, War, LL Cool J, Bon Jovi, The Spinners, Rufus with Chaka Khan, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, The Cure, Eric B. & Rakim, Deep Purple, Procol Harum, N.W.A, The Marvelettes, The Zombies, Link Wray, Yes, The Replacements

Posted by Roy on Monday, 09/8/2014 @ 08:09am


Once all of the following acts from the 60s-70s-80s are in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame can stop having induction ceremonies and lock their doors!

EARLY INFLUENCE

01. Sister Rosetta Tharpe
02. Wynonie Harris
03. Roy Brown
04. The Ravens
05. The Mills Brothers
06. The Clovers
07. Frank Sinatra

FOLK

01. Phil Ochs
02. Joan Baez
03. Judy Collins
04. Peter, Paul and Mary
05. The Kingston Trio

PROG

01. Yes
02. Jethro Tull
03. King Crimson
04. Emerson, Lake and Palmer
05. The Moody Blues
06. Procol Harum

HORN BANDS

01. Chicago
02. The Blues Poject
03. Blood, Sweat & Tears
04. Kool & The Gang
05. The Commodores

OTHER ROCK BANDS

01. Deep Purple
02. Cheap Trick
03. The Doobie Brothers
04. Dire Straits
05. The Cars
06. Joy Division/New Order
07. The Monkees

SOLO WOMEN

01. Mary Wells
02. Dionne Warwick
03. Patti LaBelle
04. Carole King
05. Carly Simon
06. Tina Turner
07. Dolly Parton
08. Janet Jackson
09. Whitney Houston
10. Cyndi Lauper
11. Connie Francis
12. Patsy Cline
13. Cher

SOLO MEN

01. Harry Belafonte
02. Chubby Checker
03. Bobby Rydell
04. Willie Nelson
05. Warren Zevon
06. Todd Rundgren

DUOS

01. Jan and Dean
02. Peter and Gordon
03. Ashford and Simpson
04. Loggins and Messina
05. Sonny and Cher

ARTISTS WHO HAVE MADE THE FINAL NOMINEES LISTS ON THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME BALLOTS BUT HAVE NOT BEEN INDUCTED YET (1986-Present)

Ben E. King, Chuck Willis, Esther Phillips, Johnny Ace, Mary Wells, Carole King, The Dominoes, The Meters, Joe Tex, Lou Reed, New York Dolls, The "5" Royales, The Chantels, Gram Parsons, Chic, Kraftwerk, MC5, Steve Winwood, Conway Twitty, The J. Geils Band, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Sir Douglas Quintet, Afrika Bambaataa, War, LL Cool J, Bon Jovi, The Spinners, Rufus with Chaka Khan, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, The Cure, Eric B. & Rakim, Deep Purple, Procol Harum, N.W.A, The Marvelettes, The Zombies, Link Wray, Yes, The Replacements

Posted by Roy on Monday, 09/8/2014 @ 11:29am


INDUCT ALL!

01. Yes
02. Jethro Tull
03. King Crimson
04. Emerson, Lake and Palmer
05. The Moody Blues
06. Procol Harum
07. Deep Purple
08. Chicago
09. The Blues Project
10. Blood, Sweat & Tears
11. Kool & The Gang
12. The Commodores
13. Cheap Trick
14. The Doobie Brothers
15. Foreigner
16. Journey
17. Boston
18. Styx
19. Dire Straits
20. The Cars
21. Joy Division/New Order

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 09/9/2014 @ 08:58am


INDUCT ALL!

01. Derek and the Dominos
02. The Spencer Davis Group
03. Blind Faith
04. Yes
05. Jethro Tull
06. King Crimson
07. Emerson, Lake and Palmer
08. The Moody Blues
09. Procol Harum
10. Deep Purple
11. Chicago
12. The Blues Project
13. Blood, Sweat & Tears
14. Kool & The Gang
15. The Commodores
16. The Spinners
17. Cheap Trick
18. The Doobie Brothers
19. Electric Light Orchestra
20. Foreigner
21. Journey
22. Boston
23. Kansas
24. Styx
25. Dire Straits
26. The Cars
27. Joy Division/New Order

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 09/10/2014 @ 05:47am


I can't believe Jerry Lee Lewis didn't make VH1's list. What losers,these list are pathetic.

Posted by cmp on Friday, 10/3/2014 @ 09:33am



Why does the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame hate all these bands?

01. Yes
02. Styx
03. Boston
04. Kansas
05. Chicago
06. Journey
07. The Cars
08. Foreigner
09. Jethro Tull
10. Dire Straits
11. Cheap Trick
12. Deep Purple
13. The Monkees
14. Jan and Dean
15. King Crimson
16. Kool & The Gang
17. The Moody Blues
18. The Commodores
19. The Doobie Brothers
20. Electric Light Orchestra
21. Emerson, Lake and Palmer

Posted by Roy on Friday, 10/10/2014 @ 19:20pm


cos the smiths are way cooler and sexier lol

Posted by GFW on Friday, 10/10/2014 @ 19:34pm


Because
they sold
way,way,way
too many records
to be cool to the
guys in Rolling Stone.

Posted by Classic Rock on Friday, 10/10/2014 @ 21:29pm


Why does the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame hate all these bands?

01. Yes
02. Styx
03. Boston
04. Kansas
05. Chicago
06. Journey
07. The Cars
08. Foreigner
09. Jethro Tull
10. Dire Straits
11. Judas Priest
12. Cheap Trick
13. Deep Purple
14. Iron Maiden
15. King Crimson
16. The Monkees
17. Jan and Dean
18. Kool & The Gang
19. The Moody Blues
20. The Commodores
21. REO Speedwagon
22. The Doobie Brothers
23. Blood, Sweat & Tears
24. Electric Light Orchestra
25. Emerson, Lake and Palmer


If these were the 25 acts on a ballot and you had to vote for 7, which 7 would you vote for?

Chicago, Deep Purple, The Monkees, Jan and Dean, The Commodores, Kool & The Gang, The Moody Blues

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 10/11/2014 @ 10:06am


Roy, I do not think that Rolling Stone Magazine hates all of those bands, as much as they do not fully appreciate them. They certainly did like Yes, Jethro Tull and Foreigner, but they had been swept up in an appreciation of "punk" over "prog," or "classic rock."

Posted by Enigmaticus on Saturday, 10/11/2014 @ 13:26pm


COMING SOON TO FRL

The Blue Belles * Strawberry Alarm Clock * Arrows * Shocking Blue * June Carter * Laurie Anderson * David Soul * David Essex * Player * Patrick Swayze * The Heights * Jamie Walters * Restless Heart * Joshua Kadison * Jeremy Jordan * Joey Lawrence * Glenn Medeiros * Baltimora * Wreckx-N-Effect * Onyx * Vanessa Williams * Brian McKnight * Amanda Marshall * Dynasty * Boney M. * Youssou N'Dour * Betty Everett * Dee Dee Warwick * Cissy Houston * Tuck and Patti * Johnny Kemp * Tara Kemp * Martika * T'Pau * Color Me Badd * Michael W. Smith * Jimmy Ruffin * Ronnie And The Daytonas

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 11/19/2014 @ 18:29pm


How about a page for Five Finger Death Punch or Big Freedia? I could name another 30 great acts that don't have pages here and are more current & germane to modern music than the acts Roy listed above.

Posted by Paul in KY on Thursday, 11/20/2014 @ 07:18am


Here is something that I think the site could use, I made a google doc for artists that aren't on FRL yet, I added a few artists already to get things started. Hopefully, this way people don't have to flood the site with posts about people that could/should be on FRL.

Tell me if you guys think if this a good idea or not!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-VNWZpomqBdTilRJOBv6MVxFgqgw3NI0XjG2voGNJyY/edit?usp=sharing

Posted by Ryan on Thursday, 11/20/2014 @ 15:34pm


I've decided to post something that I've never posted before, just to see how this works:

Top ten actors of the 1920s:

1. Charlie Chaplin
2. Douglas Fairbanks
3. Lon Chaney
4. Rudolph Valentino
5. John Gibert
6. Charles Haines
7. Buster Keaton
8. John Berrymore
9. Max Schreck
10. Harold Lloyd

The defining actors of the 1930s:
1. Errol Flynn
2. Clark Gable
3. Boris Karloff
4. Mickey Rooney
5. Fred Astaire
6. Bela Lugosi
7. Spencer Tracy
8. James Cagney
9. Robert Taylor
10. Carey Grant

Top ten actors of the 1940s:

1. Bob Hope
2. James Stewart
3. Humphrey Bogart
4. Laurence Olivier
5. Orson Wells
6. Peter Lorrie
7. Gary Cooper
8. Bud Abbott & Lou Costello
9. Robert Mitchum
10. Alan Ladd

Top ten actors of the 1950s:

1. Charlton Huston
2. Marlin Brando
3. John Wayne
4. James Dean
5. Gene Kelly
6. Kirk Douglas
7. Anthony Quinn
8. Frank Sinatra
9. Tony Curtis
10. Vincent Price

Top ten actors of the 1960s:

1. Alec Guinness
2. Sean Connery
3. Clint Eastwood
4. Dustin Hoffman
5. Paul Newman
6. Peter O’Toole
7. Peter Sellers
8. Michael Caine
9. Steve McQueen
10. Sidney Poitier

Top ten actors of the 1970s:

1. Robert De Niro
2. Jack Nicholson
3. Al Pacino
4. Woody Allen
5. Robert Duvall
6. Gene Hackman
7. Sylvester Stallone
8. Robert Redford
9. Gene Wilder
10. Richard Dreyfuss

Top ten actors of the 1980s:

1. Harrison Ford
2. Tom Cruse
3. Arnold Schwarzenegger
4. Dustin Hoffman
5. Michael J. Fox
6. Bill Murray
7. Michael Douglas
8. Patrick Swayze
9. Eddie Murphy
10. Bruce Willis

Top ten actors of the 1990s:

1. Tom Hanks
2. Robin Williams
3. Jim Carrey
4. Morgan Freeman
5. Mel Gibson
6. Brad Pitt
7. Val Kilmer
8. Anthony Hopkins
9. Kevin Costner
10. Tommy Lee Jones

Top ten actors of the 2000s:

1. Leonardo DiCaprio
2. Russell Crowe
3. Christian Bale
4. Heath Ledger
5. George Clooney
6. Ian McKellen
7. Robert Downey Jr.
8. Gary Oldman
9. Daniel Day-Lewis
10. Viggo Mortensen

Top ten actors of the 2010s:

1. Joseph Gordon-Levitt
2. Christoph Waltz
3. Chris Hemsworth
4. Bradley Cooper
5. Matthew McConaughey
6. Ryan Gosling
7. Channing Tatum
8. Jonah Hill
9. Tom Hardy
10. James Franco

Top ten decade defining actors of all time:

1. Robert De Niro
2. Al Pacino
3. Marlin Brando
4. Jack Nicholson
5. Tom Cruse
6. Clint Eastwood
7. Carey Grant
8. James Stewart
9. Sidney Poitier
10. John Wayne

Just so we're all clear, these are my personal opinions on what actors defined these decades in film the most. I'm aware that these lists might not match up with any opinions that you guys have, but to each his own.

Posted by Andrew on Friday, 12/12/2014 @ 00:07am


HALL OF FAMERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE LAST WALTZ

1. Muddy Waters 1987
2. Bob Dylan 1988
3. Ringo Starr 1988 (with the Beatles) and 2015 (special achievement)
4. Ronnie Wood 1989 (with The Rolling Stones) and 2012 (with The Small Faces/Faces)
5. Bill Graham 1992
6. Eric Clapton 1992 (with The Yardbirds), 1993 (with Cream) and 2000 solo
7. Van Morrison 1993
8. The Band 1994
9. Neil Young 1995 solo and 1997 (with Buffalo Springfield)
10. Stephen Stills 1997 (with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash)
11. Joni Mitchell 1997
12. Allen Toussaint 1998
13. The Staple Singers 1999
14. Neil Diamond 2011
15. Dr. John 2011
16. Paul Butterfield 2015 (with The Paul Butterfield Blues Band)

Posted by Aaron O'Donnell on Monday, 12/29/2014 @ 22:27pm


I have a feeling now that Carole King, Tina Turner and Billy Preston will be inducted in the Musical Excellence category instead of being nominated and inducted in the main performers category after what happened with Leon Russell and Ringo Starr.

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 01/18/2015 @ 18:17pm


I have a feeling now that Carole King, Tina Turner and Billy Preston will be inducted in the Musical Excellence category instead of being nominated and inducted in the main performers category after what happened with Leon Russell and Ringo Starr.

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 01/18/2015 @ 18:19pm


Roy,

I can't see that happening with Carole King and Tina Turner. But I think it will happen with Billy Preston. First Carole is already for her songwriting and Tina is already in with Ike and she didn't do work as a sidewoman. I wouldn't have an issue with Billy going that way as it would cover his sideman work and his solo career.

Posted by Greg F on Sunday, 01/18/2015 @ 21:25pm


The Blue Belles * Strawberry Alarm Clock * Arrows * Shocking Blue * June Carter * Laurie Anderson * David Soul * David Essex * Player * Patrick Swayze * The Heights * Jamie Walters * Restless Heart * Joshua Kadison * Jeremy Jordan * Joey Lawrence * Glenn Medeiros * Baltimora * Wreckx-N-Effect * Onyx * Vanessa Williams * Brian McKnight * Amanda Marshall * Dynasty * Boney M. * Youssou N'Dour * Betty Everett * Dee Dee Warwick * Cissy Houston * Tuck and Patti * Johnny Kemp * Tara Kemp * Martika * T'Pau * Color Me Badd * Michael W. Smith * Jimmy Ruffin * Ronnie And The Daytonas * Roy Harper

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 02/8/2015 @ 06:22am


The Blue Belles * Strawberry Alarm Clock * Arrows * Shocking Blue * June Carter * Laurie Anderson * David Soul * David Essex * Player * Patrick Swayze * The Heights * Jamie Walters * Restless Heart * Joshua Kadison * Jeremy Jordan * Joey Lawrence * Glenn Medeiros * Baltimora * Wreckx-N-Effect * Onyx * Vanessa Williams * Brian McKnight * Amanda Marshall * Dynasty * Boney M. * Youssou N'Dour * Betty Everett * Dee Dee Warwick * Cissy Houston * Tuck and Patti * Johnny Kemp * Tara Kemp * Martika * T'Pau * Color Me Badd * Michael W. Smith * Jimmy Ruffin * Ronnie And The Daytonas * Roy Harper * Stan Freberg * Allan Sherman * Roger Miller * Jerry Reed * Vaughn Meader * Sheb Wooley * Ben Colder

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 02/12/2015 @ 05:50am


I would like these artists added on to future rock legends.

KMFDM
Shoes
Dwight Twilley Band
The Saints
20/20

Posted by Greg F on Sunday, 02/22/2015 @ 12:38pm


The Cascades * Jermaine Stewart

Posted by Roy on Friday, 02/27/2015 @ 07:50am


What a load of crock this is!


I love their updated list for 2013, -that is even more hysterical!

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I believe that all music today will be available 100 years from now ...as the earliest jazz and blues recordings from 100 years ago still are today. However as you can already start to see, much of the list will no longer be discussed or talked about.

I'd guess that any mention of "Rock Music" will bring up the top acts 100 years from now. The Beatles, Elvis, The Stones, Led Zeppelin, then if you dig deeper into the genre, it will open up more acts. Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Johnny Cash, Black Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Grateful Dead, etc.. These are the bands that really formed rock as we know it today.

Acts like Taylor Swift, Eninem, Beyonce, etc... will probably blow away in the wind. Does anyone even mention Britney Spears anymore, New Kids on the Block, Boys to Men, etc? These are flash in the pan types of bands. They are wildly popular but don't have true sticking power. Their fans quickly outgrow their pop music. IN the future you'll be able to find recordings from these acts, but I am not so sure they will be held in any sort of high regard.

One may be able to say for example that Jimi Hendrix and Deep Purple played a huge hand in Hard Rock, -that will be held in higher regard because they helped define a music style. Taylor Swift or Katie Perry don't really contribute anything to the genre they are in. They aren't changing music in any way, and for that reason I think their type of music will not be as noteworthy and really fade.

So when RS made this lame list I don't think they took this into account. You can't totally rely on today's popularity as an indicator alone of how a band will be regarded int the future.

Posted by eric on Monday, 03/16/2015 @ 15:49pm


Eric, I agree for a large part with your main point that you shouldn't attach the label "immortal" to a currently active artist, because you don't know how history will judge them. Too bad that you're doing the exact same thing! How can you be so certain that Eminem or Beyoncé have no staying power?

I'm afraid your personal tastes are blinding you to truly give a judgment on the merit of these artists. It is telling that in your list of artists that changed music or had a lasting power, you didn't mention James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Prince, Aretha Franklin, The Supremes, ABBA, The Beach Boys, Madonna, Ray Charles, The Bee Gees, but went straight to the heroes of classic rock.

Posted by The_Claw on Tuesday, 03/17/2015 @ 15:48pm


The Cascades * John Stewart * Lobo * Jermaine Stewart

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 03/17/2015 @ 21:06pm


@Gaven...
@Gavin...

"And guess who helped Michael Jackson achieved those unmatched 20 million album sales in 2 years- 1983&1984?

Yep, you guessed it, it's Sir Paul Mc Cartney, ex member of the Beatles, first with a song on Thriller, The Girl Is Mine, then with a collaboration "Say Say Say".

Paul Mc Cartney was basically saying to the big Beatles fan base, come on boys, buy the Thriller, it will help Jackson burry us, the Beatles, forever...
Isn't that nice?

Are you...serious?

You really think it was Michael who needed the help from Paul McCartney?

Look, I love The Beatles. I love a good amount of the work each did separately...

But I am here to tell you, that as a young boy growing up in the 80s and 90s, I didn't give a DAMN who Paul McCartney was!

It was Michael HELPING Paul out. The Beatles (revered and as deserving as they are of their place in music and pop culture history) were HARDLY relevant as an active group in the 1980s.(Of course, Lennon's death made reunion an impossibility, but the group had disbanded YEARS prior.)

But guess what, Gaven?

Michael's collaborations with this McCartney made a Black kid from Detroit say "who is this Paul guy Michael does these songs with?" and lo and behold, I am introduced to the phenomenon that is The Beatles.

But to think Michael, who at the wise old age of EIGHT was kickin' ass and taking names, and by the time Thriller hit WAS THE MAIN REASON my generation finished chores and homework early so we could watch HOURS of MTV videos we had no interest in (initially) JUST to make sure we didn't miss "Billie Jean" and "Beat It"!

Gaven...you sound like Tina Turner trying to help Ike...(you know how that turned out right?)

Paul saying it was ok...puhleeeze! More like Paul saying "thanks!"

Posted by Rashod Welch on Tuesday, 03/17/2015 @ 21:26pm


KMFDM
Shoes
Dwight Twiley Band
The Saints
20/20
The Records
The Nerves

Add these artists please.

Posted by Greg F on Tuesday, 03/17/2015 @ 21:34pm


The Cascades * John Stewart * Lobo * Jermaine Stewart * Take That * The Watts Prophets

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 03/28/2015 @ 08:37am


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLT28rb97_M

40 Artists/Bands NOT in the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame (2015)

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 04/18/2015 @ 21:23pm


What a shocker, Roy, not a single Black artist on that list.

Posted by Philip on Sunday, 04/19/2015 @ 01:31am


http://www.futurerocklegends.com/statistics.php

This is who the 2016 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees would be when using the top 10 "Most Yes Votes" total on Future Rock Legends (eligible artists only):

The 2016 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

Janet Jackson
Bon Jovi
Deep Purple
The Moody Blues
Chicago

Posted by Roy on Monday, 05/4/2015 @ 12:23pm


Guy Carawan * The Escorts * The Cascades * John Stewart * The Watts Prophets * Lobo * Full Force * Jermaine Stewart * TKA * Hi-Five * Take That * Joe Public * Shai * Silk * K7 * H-Town * Soul For Real * 3T * Az Yet

Posted by Roy on Monday, 06/1/2015 @ 08:31am


Biz Markie * Digital Underground

Posted by Roy on Monday, 06/1/2015 @ 13:42pm


do you except music submissions if so i would like 2 send you some music

Posted by David Wright on Friday, 06/26/2015 @ 15:49pm


http://www.futurerocklegends.com/statistics.php

Most "Yes" votes and most "Yes" and "No" votes combined on Future Rock Legends. Eligible Artists Only:

The 2016 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

Janet Jackson
Bon Jovi
Deep Purple
The Moody Blues
Chicago

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 07/5/2015 @ 06:44am


Exile - Kiss You All Over

Not here yet!

Posted by Roy on Monday, 07/20/2015 @ 08:42am


Exile - Kiss You All Over

Not here yet!

Posted by Roy on Monday, 07/20/2015 @ 08:42am


Guy Carawan * The Escorts * The Cascades * John Stewart * The Watts Prophets * Lobo * Exile * Full Force * Jermaine Stewart * TKA * Biz Markie * Digital Underground * Hi-Five * Take That * Joe Public * Shai * Silk * K7 * H-Town * Soul For Real * 3T * Az Yet

Posted by Roy on Monday, 07/20/2015 @ 08:50am


I'm sorry but The Beatles sound nothing like Rock 'n' Roll to me. They always reminded me of a garage version of The Monkees.

Posted by Mitch Colburn on Sunday, 07/26/2015 @ 18:05pm


I'm sorry but The Beatles sound nothing like Rock 'n' Roll to me. They always reminded me of a garage version of The Monkees.

Posted by Mitch Colburn on Sunday, 07.26.15 @ 18:05pm
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While I may not totally agree w/your assessment of the Beatles, I always like reading diff. opinions. You say they sound nothing like rock & roll to you. Would you care to elaborate? Who are your favorites, & what do you think rock 7 roll is/was/should be?

For the record, I won't knock you, or get on your case about anything. There are some folks who will bait you into a discussion, only to unleash their troll powers later on. I hate that stuff, & I'm not like that. I'm just genuinely curious.

Posted by Cheesecrop on Wednesday, 07/29/2015 @ 06:27am


http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-songwriters

Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time

Posted by Roy on Friday, 08/21/2015 @ 11:41am


How can PAul McCartney again be left off of this list? Hey may be all pop, but he has more records, awards, number 1 hits After the Beatles than many of these people combined. He is heads and tail better than Lennon except at being murdered. He is the first Rock and Roller to be nominated for an Oscar [has anyone else ever?] Band on the run is a classic and his production is second to none. Wings dominated music on the radio thru the late 70's and early 80's as one of the top ten best ever. He pioneered many recording processes used today and is basically a hit making machine all by himself. Lastly does anyone who listens to music not know who he is?

Posted by Dale on Monday, 09/7/2015 @ 17:42pm


I'm wondering if RS were to revisit this list now if Eminem would still be Top 100... While I do think he's a likely first ballot HOF inductee, I don't believe ANYBODY would place his musical output ahead of some of his contemporaries, such as, say, OutKast, Foo Fighters, The Roots, or Beck (none of whom made their list)... Would he even place ahead of Kanye at this point?

Posted by Johnny DuBiel on Wednesday, 09/9/2015 @ 23:48pm


Eminem should not be ahead of Outkast, IMO.

Posted by Paul in KY on Friday, 09/11/2015 @ 07:00am


Does the latest shake up in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominating committee help or hurt the chances of induction for Ben E. King, Chubby Checker, Mary Wells, The Marvelettes, the Monkees, Jan and Dean, Joan Baez and Willie Nelson?

Posted by Roy on Friday, 10/9/2015 @ 09:34am


This list of non-inducted bands will get shorter after the 2016 inductees are announced

01. Yes
02. Styx
03. Boston
04. Kansas
05. Chicago
06. Journey
07. The Cars
08. Foreigner
09. Jethro Tull
10. Dire Straits
11. Judas Priest
12. Cheap Trick
13. Deep Purple
14. Iron Maiden
15. King Crimson
16. The Monkees
17. Jan and Dean
18. Kool & The Gang
19. The Moody Blues
20. The Commodores
21. REO Speedwagon
22. The Doobie Brothers
23. Blood, Sweat & Tears
24. Electric Light Orchestra
25. Emerson, Lake and Palmer

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 10/11/2015 @ 15:12pm


It will take another 5 to 10 years for all of these bands to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The list will start getting shorter after next year's inductees are announced.

01. Yes
02. Styx
03. Boston
04. Kansas
05. Chicago
06. Journey
07. The Cars
08. Foreigner
09. Jethro Tull
10. Dire Straits
11. Judas Priest
12. Cheap Trick
13. Deep Purple
14. Iron Maiden
15. King Crimson
16. The Monkees
17. Jan and Dean
18. The Spinners
19. Kool & The Gang
20. The Moody Blues
21. The Commodores
22. REO Speedwagon
23. The Doobie Brothers
24. Blood, Sweat & Tears
25. Electric Light Orchestra
26. Emerson, Lake and Palmer

Those are all the 60s-70s bands who had long lasting careers and whom people complain about the most for not being in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 10/13/2015 @ 16:55pm


Roy,

What about:

Tommy James and the Shondells
The Guess Who
Three Dog Night
Grand Funk Railroad
Peter Paul & Mary

Posted by Zuzu on Tuesday, 10/13/2015 @ 19:39pm


About The Immortals, Zuzu wrote:

Roy,

What about:

Tommy James and the Shondells
The Guess Who
Three Dog Night
Grand Funk Railroad
Peter Paul & Mary

I don't think they will be inducted before the 26 I mentioned. The groups I listed had longer careers.

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 10/13/2015 @ 20:06pm


Roy,

Maybe with Three Dog Night and Grand Funk. But I could see Tommy James, The Guess Who or Peter Paul and Mary getting inducted before several people on that list.

Tommy James - he sang Crimson and Clover with Joan Jett at her induction ceremony. I understand he influenced several punk artist.

The Guess Who - These guys were big in Canada and the US. BTO and 5 Man Electrical Band spun out of them and there might have been one or two more that did too.

Peter Paul and Mary - The were probably one of the most well known folk groups,

Posted by Zuzu on Tuesday, 10/13/2015 @ 20:37pm


For those interested, I've revised my Top 100 Favorite Recording Artists list over on RYM. Lots of new names added to the list, primarily in the new wave, jazz, and soul/R&B genres (The Church, The Psychedelic Furs, Michel Petrucciani, Scott Joplin, Etta James, etc.). A couple have dropped off the list completely, not because I no longer derive pleasure from their music, but simply because they don't interest me as much as they did previously. Anyway, enjoy reading and share your thoughts.

https://rateyourmusic.com/list/RockabillyBluesMan/my_top_100_favorite_recording_artists_of_all_time/

A note regarding the order: I've arranged the names in reverse numerical rankings, so the artists in the top quarter (25-1) I enjoy the most.

Posted by Zach on Tuesday, 10/13/2015 @ 20:49pm


And for comparison's sake, My 50 Bubbling Under Names. Expect to see some of these crack my Top 100, either at the bottom or halfway through the list, soon. No special rankings here. I just added 50 acts who I like but haven't evaluated enough to determine if I'll add them to the main list. Lots of great artists on both lists if you're looking to expand your horizons (My iTunes library contains over 100 years worth of material, almost 10,000 songs strong).

https://rateyourmusic.com/list/RockabillyBluesMan/bubbling_under__50_more_recording_artists_i_like/

Posted by Zach on Tuesday, 10/13/2015 @ 21:08pm


HORN PLAYERS IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1987 Louis Jordan
02. 1990 Louis Armstrong
03. 1993 Jerry Martini (Sly & The Family Stone)
04. 1993 Cynthia Robinson (Sly & The Family Stone)
05. 2000 King Curtis
06. 2000 Andrew Woolfolk (Earth, Wind & Fire)
07. 2002 Isaac Hayes
08. 2003 Steve Douglas
09. 2006 Herb Alpert
10. 2006 Miles Davis
11. 2008 Denis Payton (The Dave Clark Five)
12. 2012 Joey D’Ambrosio (The Comets)
13. 2012 Rudy Pompilli (The Comets)
14. 2014 Clarence Clemons (The E Street Band)

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 10/15/2015 @ 08:52am


HORN PLAYERS IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1987 Louis Jordan
02. 1990 Louis Armstrong
03. 1990 John Entwistle (The Who)
04. 1993 Jerry Martini (Sly & The Family Stone)
05. 1993 Cynthia Robinson (Sly & The Family Stone)
06. 2000 King Curtis
07. 2000 Andrew Woolfolk (Earth, Wind & Fire)
08. 2002 Isaac Hayes
09. 2003 Steve Douglas
10. 2006 Herb Alpert
11. 2006 Miles Davis
12. 2008 Denis Payton (The Dave Clark Five)
13. 2012 Joey D’Ambrosio (The Comets)
14. 2012 Rudy Pompilli (The Comets)
15. 2014 Clarence Clemons (The E Street Band)

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 10/15/2015 @ 11:42am


HORN PLAYERS IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1987 Louis Jordan
02. 1990 Louis Armstrong
03. 1990 John Entwistle (The Who)
04. 1993 Jerry Martini (Sly & The Family Stone)
05. 1993 Cynthia Robinson (Sly & The Family Stone)
06. 2000 King Curtis
07. 2000 Andrew Woolfolk (Earth, Wind & Fire)
08. 2002 Isaac Hayes
09. 2003 Steve Douglas
10. 2006 Herb Alpert
11. 2006 Miles Davis
12. 2008 Denis Payton (The Dave Clark Five)
13. 2012 Joey D’Ambrosio (The Comets)
14. 2012 Rudy Pompilli (The Comets)
15. 2014 Clarence Clemons (The E Street Band)
16. 2014 Gary Tallent (The E Street Band)

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 10/15/2015 @ 11:52am


Steve Lawrence

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 11/1/2015 @ 17:10pm


Steve Allen * Steve Lawrence * Eydie Gorme * Steve And Eydie * The Capitols * Guy Carawan * The Escorts * The Cascades * John Stewart * The Watts Prophets * Lobo * Exile * Full Force * Jermaine Stewart * TKA * Biz Markie * Digital Underground * Hi-Five * Take That * Joe Public * Shai * Silk * K7 * H-Town * Soul For Real * 3T * Az Yet

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 11/3/2015 @ 05:09am


OLA GOSTARIA DE PARABENIZAR PELA SESSAO DE FOTOS DE MADONNA THE BEST EVER ARTIST POP FEMALE OF ALL TIME!!!@@@04/12/2015 FRIDAY SP BRAZIL;

32° SP ON ROLLING STONE COVERS MAGAZINES;
THANX

Posted by RICARDO on Friday, 12/4/2015 @ 13:55pm


WINNERS OF THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME FAN POLLS (2013-2016)

01. 2013: Rush
02. 2014: Kiss
03. 2015: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
04. 2016: Chicago

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 12/16/2015 @ 02:26am


http://www.futurerocklegends.com/statistics.php

BASED ON THE MOST VOTES / MOST YES VOTES ON FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS

THE 2017 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

Janet Jackson
Bon Jovi
Pearl Jam
The Moody Blues
Whitney Houston
Jethro Tull

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 12/17/2015 @ 01:32am


HORN PLAYERS IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1987 Louis Jordan
02. 1990 Louis Armstrong
03. 1990 John Entwistle (The Who)
04. 1993 Jerry Martini (Sly & The Family Stone)
05. 1993 Cynthia Robinson (Sly & The Family Stone)
06. 2000 King Curtis
07. 2000 Andrew Woolfolk (Earth, Wind & Fire)
08. 2002 Isaac Hayes
09. 2003 Steve Douglas
10. 2006 Herb Alpert
11. 2006 Miles Davis
12. 2008 Denis Payton (The Dave Clark Five)
13. 2012 Joey D’Ambrosio (The Comets)
14. 2012 Rudy Pompilli (The Comets)
15. 2014 Clarence Clemons (The E Street Band)
16. 2014 Gary Tallent (The E Street Band)
17. 2016 Walter Parazaider (Chicago)
18. 2016 Lee Loughnane (Chicago)
19. 2016 James Pankow (Chicago)

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 12/17/2015 @ 11:08am


It will take another 5 to 10 years for all of these bands to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

01. Yes
02. Styx
03. Toto
04. Boston
05. Kansas
06. Journey
07. The Cars
08. Foreigner
09. Jethro Tull
10. Motorhead
11. Dire Straits
12. Judas Priest
13. Iron Maiden
14. King Crimson
15. The Monkees
16. Jan and Dean
17. The Spinners
18. Kool & The Gang
19. The Moody Blues
20. The Commodores
21. REO Speedwagon
22. The Doobie Brothers
23. Blood, Sweat & Tears
24. Electric Light Orchestra
25. Emerson, Lake and Palmer

Posted by Roy on Friday, 12/18/2015 @ 08:41am


Now that Chicago has been inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, these are the acts I am anxious to see inducted next

FOLK

01. Phil Ochs
02. Joan Baez
03. Judy Collins
04. Peter, Paul & Mary
05. The Kingston Trio

COUNTRY

01. Willie Nelson
02. Merle Haggard
03. George Jones
04. Conway Twitty
05. Kris Kristofferson
06. Dolly Parton
07. Connie Francis
08. Patsy Cline

POP

01. Jan & Dean
02. The Monkees
03. Chubby Checker

MOTOWN

01. Mary Wells
02. The Marvelettes
03. The Spinners

PROG

01. Yes
02. Jethro Tull
03. King Crimson
04. The Moody Blues
05. Emerson, Lake & Palmer

JAZZ-ROCK-R&B

01. The Commodores
02. Kool & The Gang
03. Blood, Sweat & Tears

HONORABLE MENTION

01. Boston
02. Journey
03. Foreigner
04. Dire Straits
05. The Cars
06. Joy Division
07. New Order

Posted by Roy on Friday, 12/18/2015 @ 18:12pm


Now that Chicago has been inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, these are the acts I am anxious to see inducted next

FOLK

01. Phil Ochs
02. Joan Baez
03. Judy Collins
04. Peter, Paul & Mary
05. The Kingston Trio

COUNTRY

01. Willie Nelson
02. Merle Haggard
03. George Jones
04. Conway Twitty
05. Kris Kristofferson
06. Dolly Parton
07. Connie Francis
08. Patsy Cline

POP

01. Jan & Dean
02. The Monkees
03. Chubby Checker
04. Dionne Warwick

MOTOWN

01. Mary Wells
02. The Marvelettes
03. The Spinners

PROG

01. Yes
02. Jethro Tull
03. King Crimson
04. The Moody Blues
05. Emerson, Lake & Palmer

JAZZ-ROCK-R&B

01. The Commodores
02. Kool & The Gang
03. Blood, Sweat & Tears

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 12/19/2015 @ 07:38am


HORN PLAYERS IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1987 Louis Jordan
02. 1990 Louis Armstrong
03. 1990 John Entwistle (The Who)
04. 1993 Jerry Martini (Sly & The Family Stone)
05. 1993 Cynthia Robinson (Sly & The Family Stone)
06. 2000 King Curtis
07. 2000 Andrew Woolfolk (Earth, Wind & Fire)
08. 2002 Isaac Hayes
09. 2003 Steve Douglas
10. 2004 Chris Wood (Traffic)
11. 2006 Herb Alpert
12. 2006 Miles Davis
13. 2008 Denis Payton (The Dave Clark Five)
14. 2012 Joey D’Ambrosio (The Comets)
15. 2012 Rudy Pompilli (The Comets)
16. 2014 Clarence Clemons (The E Street Band)
17. 2014 Gary Tallent (The E Street Band)
18. 2016 Walter Parazaider (Chicago)
19. 2016 Lee Loughnane (Chicago)
20. 2016 James Pankow (Chicago)

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 12/19/2015 @ 16:20pm


Van Morrison and Gaarth Hudson of The Band have also played horns at one time or another

Posted by Aaron O'Donnell on Saturday, 12/19/2015 @ 16:37pm


HALL OF FAMERS WHO HAD ROB ROBINSON AS ROAD MANAGER

1. 1993 Van Morrison
2. 2004 Dave Mason (with Traffic)
3. 2016 Steve Miller

Posted by Aaron O'Donnell on Saturday, 12/19/2015 @ 16:50pm


http://www.futurerocklegends.com/statistics.php

THE 2017 FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS HALL OF FAME

Bon Jovi
Pearl Jam
Jethro Tull
The Moody Blues
Whitney Houston
Janet Jackson

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 12/19/2015 @ 18:53pm


HORN PLAYERS IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1987: Louis Jordan
02. 1990: Louis Armstrong
03. 1990: John Entwistle (The Who)
04. 1993: Jerry Martini (Sly & The Family Stone)
05. 1993: Cynthia Robinson (Sly & The Family Stone)
06. 1993: Van Morrison
07. 1994: Garth Hudson (The Band)
08. 1996: David Bowie
09. 2000: King Curtis
10. 2000: Andrew Woolfolk (Earth, Wind & Fire)
11. 2002: Isaac Hayes
12. 2003: Steve Douglas
13. 2004: Chris Wood (Traffic)
14. 2006: Herb Alpert
15. 2006: Miles Davis
16. 2008: Denis Payton (The Dave Clark Five)
17. 2012: Joey D’Ambrosio (The Comets)
18. 2012: Rudy Pompilli (The Comets)
19. 2014: Clarence Clemons (The E Street Band)
20. 2014: Gary Tallent (The E Street Band)
21. 2016: Walter Parazaider (Chicago)
22. 2016: Lee Loughnane (Chicago)
23. 2016: James Pankow (Chicago)

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 01/12/2016 @ 20:01pm


UPDATE

HORN PLAYERS IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1987: Louis Jordan
02. 1989: Brian Jones (The Rolling Stones)
03. 1990: Louis Armstrong
04. 1990: John Entwistle (The Who)
05. 1993: Jerry Martini (Sly & The Family Stone)
06. 1993: Cynthia Robinson (Sly & The Family Stone)
07. 1993: Van Morrison
08. 1994: Garth Hudson (The Band)
09. 1996: David Bowie
10. 2000: King Curtis
11. 2000: Andrew Woolfolk (Earth, Wind & Fire)
12. 2002: Isaac Hayes
13. 2003: Steve Douglas
14. 2004: Chris Wood (Traffic)
15. 2006: Herb Alpert
16. 2006: Miles Davis
17. 2008: Denis Payton (The Dave Clark Five)
18. 2012: Joey D’Ambrosio (The Comets)
19. 2012: Rudy Pompilli (The Comets)
20. 2014: Clarence Clemons (The E Street Band)
21. 2014: Gary Tallent (The E Street Band)
22. 2016: Walter Parazaider (Chicago)
23. 2016: Lee Loughnane (Chicago)
24. 2016: James Pankow (Chicago)

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 01/12/2016 @ 20:25pm


UPDATED!

THE ABC's OF ARTISTS WITH ONE WORD NAMES WHO ARE NOT IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME YET (THE MOST QUALIFIED)

A is for America, Aaliyah, Anthrax
B is for Boston
C is for Chic, Cher
D is for Devo
E is Eurythmics
F is Foreigner
G is for Garbage
H is for Hole
I is for INXS
J is for Journey
K is for Kansas
L is for Love
M is for Monkees, Motorhead, Megadeth
N is for Nico
O is for Oasis
P is for Pixies, Prodigy
Q is for Queensryche
R is for Ravens, Revolution, Replacements, Radiohead
S is for Spinners, Smiths
T is for Television, Turtles, Troggs
U is for UB40
V is for Verve
W is for War
X is for XTC
Y is for Yes
Z is for Zombies

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 01/26/2016 @ 19:56pm


A fun game! I tried to come up with a list of single-word acts that Roy didn't choose. Q, Y, and Z were the hardest (I almost went with Yanni, but thankfully I remembered Yaz). T was also surprisingly difficult.

A is for Asia
B is for Björk, Bauhaus
C is for Can, Cult
D is for Dillards, Deodato
E is for Enigma, Enya
F is for Free, Faust
G is for Gong
H is for Hawkwind
I is for Ikettes
J is for Jesters
K is for Kraftwerk
L is for Liberace
M is for Melanie, Ministry, Marvelettes
N is for Neu!
O is for Orlons
P is for Poco, Pogues
Q is for Quartz
R is for Rufus
S is for Sonics, Skatalites
T is for Tokens
U is for Ultravox
V is for Venom
W is for Wire
X is for X
Y is for Yaz

Posted by dmg` on Tuesday, 01/26/2016 @ 21:19pm


And:

Z is for Zoot

Not sure why that got cut off...

Posted by dmg on Tuesday, 01/26/2016 @ 21:21pm


UPDATED!

THE ABC's OF ARTISTS WITH ONE WORD NAMES WHO ARE NOT IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME YET (THE MOST QUALIFIED)

A is for America, Aaliyah, Anthrax
B is for Boston, Blur
C is for Cars, Chic, Cher, Clovers
D is for Devo
E is for Eurythmics, Eminem
F is for Foreigner, Free
G is for Garbage
H is for Hole
I is for INXS
J is for Journey
K is for Kansas
L is for Love
M is for Monkees, Meters, Motorhead, Megadeth, MC5
N is for Nico
O is for Oasis, Orbital
P is for Pixies, Prodigy
Q is for Queensryche
R is for Ravens, Rufus, Revolution, Replacements, Radiohead
S is for Spinners, Smiths
T is for Television, Turtles, Troggs
U is for UB40, Ultravox, Undertones, Underworld
V is for Verve
W is for War
X is for X, XTC
Y is for Yes
Z is for Zombies

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 01/27/2016 @ 02:29am


HORN PLAYERS IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1987: Louis Jordan
02. 1988: Mike Love (The Beach Boys)
03. 1989: Brian Jones (The Rolling Stones)
04. 1990: Louis Armstrong
05. 1990: John Entwistle (The Who)
06. 1993: John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
07. 1993: Jerry Martini (Sly & The Family Stone)
08. 1993: Cynthia Robinson (Sly & The Family Stone)
09. 1993: Van Morrison
10. 1994: Garth Hudson (The Band)
11. 1996: David Bowie
12. 2000: King Curtis
13. 2000: Andrew Woolfolk (Earth, Wind & Fire)
14. 2002: Isaac Hayes
15. 2003: Steve Douglas
16. 2004: Chris Wood (Traffic)
17. 2006: Herb Alpert
18. 2006: Miles Davis
19. 2008: Denis Payton (The Dave Clark Five)
20. 2012: Joey D’Ambrosio (The Comets)
21. 2012: Rudy Pompilli (The Comets)
22. 2014: Gary Tallent (The E Street Band)
23. 2014: Clarence Clemons (The E Street Band)
24. 2016: Walter Parazaider (Chicago)
25. 2016: Lee Loughnane (Chicago)
26. 2016: James Pankow (Chicago)

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 02/7/2016 @ 16:15pm


Here's 200, in groups of 20:

AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)
Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)
Alice Cooper - Love it to Death (1971)
Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)
Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies (1994)
Arctic Monkeys - AM (2013)
Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)
Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)
Beck - Mellow Gold (1994)
Beck - Odelay (1996)
Bee Gees & Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977)
Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock (1955)
Bill Withers - Still Bill (1972)
Black Flag - Damaged (1981)
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath (1970)
Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
Blur - Blur (1997)
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)
Blur - Parklife (1994)

20-39:

Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (1958)
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986)
Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)
Boston - Boston (1976)
Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets (1957)
Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
Bush - Sixteen Stone (1994)
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)
Counting Crows - August & Everything After (1993)
Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968)
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory (1970)
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River (1969)
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)
Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
Dave Brubeck - Time Out (1959)

40-59:

Dave Matthews Band - Crash (1996)
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (1973)
David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (1972)
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)
Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)
Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)
Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice (1962)
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985)
Elastica - Elastica (1995)
Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
Elvis Presley - The Sun Sessions (1976)
Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)
Fats Domino - This is Fats (1957)
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape (1997)
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011)
Foreigner - 4 (1981)

60-79:

Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)
Fugazi - Fugazi (1988)
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain (1971)
Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove (1978)
Garbage - Garbage (1995)
Genesis - Invisible Touch (1986)
George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970)
George Harrison - The Concert for Bangladesh (1971)
Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience (1992)
Grateful Dead - American Beauty (1970)
Grateful Dead - Live/Dead (1969)
Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
Green Day - Dookie (1994)
Green Day - Insomniac (1995)
Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (1991)
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II (1991)
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981)
Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1976)
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream & Other Delights (1965)

80-99:

Hole - Live Through This (1994)
Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1994)
Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (The Rockin' Chair Album) (1962)
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977)
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
Isaac Hayes - Shaft (1971)
Jackson Browne - Running On Empty (1977)
James Brown - Live At The Apollo (1963)
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (1988)
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)
Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers (1969)
Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972)
John "Cougar" Mellencamp - American Fool (1982)
John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow (1985)
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)
Johnny Cash - American Recordings (1994)
Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (1968)

100-119:

Judas Priest - British Steel (1980)
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
KISS - Alive! (1975)
KISS - Destroyer (1976)
Kraftwerk - Autobahn (1974)
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (1973)
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
Led Zeppelin - Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO) (1971)
Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like a Wheel (1974)
Little Richard - Here's Little Richard (1957)
Live - Throwing Copper (1994)
Living Colour - Vivid (1988)
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
Los Lobos - How Will the Wolf Survive? (1984)
Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)
Love - Forever Changes (1967)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)

120-139:

Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame (1971)
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On (1973)
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
Massive Attack - Blue Lines (1991)
Mastodon - Leviathan (2004)
MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969)
Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986)
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (2007)
Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991)
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool (compilation) (1957)
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (1970)
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain (1960)

140-159:

Moby - Play (1999)
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (1980)
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991)
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (1970)
Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)
Nirvana - Bleach (1989)
Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)
Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003)
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power (1992)
Parliament/Funkadelic - Mothership Connection (1975)
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)
Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (1994)
Pearl Jam - Vs. (1993)

160-179:

Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)
Pink - Missundaztood (2001)
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
Pink Floyd - Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (1967)
Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
Portishead - Dummy (1994)
Primal Scream - Screamadelica (1991)
Prince & the Revolution - 1999 (1982)
Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain (1984)
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000)
Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002)
Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
R.E.M. - Automatic For The People (1992)
R.E.M. - Document (1987)
R.E.M. - Green (1988)
R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)
R.E.M. - Out Of Time (1991)
Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire (1996)

180-200:

Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992)
Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999)
Ramones - Ramones (1976)
Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
Ray Charles - Ray Charles (1957)
Ray Charles - The Genius of Ray Charles (1959)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell (1986)
Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C. (1984)
Rush - 2112 (1976)
Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
Santana - Abraxas (1970)
Santana - Santana (1969)
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On (1971)
Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)
Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)

Posted by Cheesecrop on Friday, 02/19/2016 @ 09:36am


Guy Carawan * Steve Allen * Steve Lawrence * Eydie Gorme * Steve And Eydie * Jan And Arnie * The Capitols * The Escorts * The Cascades * John Stewart * The Watts Prophets * Mike Bloomfield * Lobo * Sweet Honey In The Rock * Exile * The Bellamy Brothers * Levon Helm & the RCO All-Stars * Full Force * Rockwell * Jermaine Stewart * TKA * Biz Markie * Digital Underground * Tin Machine * Hi-Five * Take That * Joe Public * Shai * Silk * K7 * H-Town * Soul For Real * 3T * Az Yet

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 02/24/2016 @ 22:10pm


When should a concert not look like a concert, when it's the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony. An induction ceremony should be at a small, formal venue, and it should feel personal. That's why I like the setting at the Waldorf-Astoria the best. I wish the induction ceremonies were held there every year. Of all the Rock Hall induction ceremonies, the ones at the Waldorf-Astoria have always been the best.

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 04/10/2016 @ 07:05am


When should an award ceremony not look like a concert? wWhen it's the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony. An induction ceremony should be at a small, formal venue, and it should feel personal. That's why I like the setting at the Waldorf-Astoria the best. I wish the induction ceremonies were held there every year. Of all the Rock Hall induction ceremonies, the ones at the Waldorf-Astoria have always been the best.

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 04/12/2016 @ 23:24pm


http://www.celebritynetworth.com

TOTAL NET WORTH

01. The Beatles - $2,750,400,000 BILLION
02. The Rolling Stones - $1,050,300,000 BILLION (incomplete)
03. The Beach Boys - $225,000,000 MILLION
04. The Bee Gees - $220,000,000 MILLION
05. Chicago - $129,000,000 MILLION (incomplete)

NET WORTH RANKINGS

01. PAUL McCARTNEY: $1.2 Billion (The Beatles)
02. JOHN LENNON: $800 Million (The Beatles)
03. GEORGE HARRISON: $400 Million (The Beatles)
04. MICK JAGGER: $360 Million (The Rolling Stones)
05. RINGO STARR: $350 Million (The Beatles)
06. KEITH RICHARDS: $340 Million (The Rolling Stones)
07. CHARLIE WATTS: $170 Million (The Rolling Stones)
08. RONNIE WOOD: $90 Million (The Rolling Stones)
09. BARRY GIBB: $90 Million (The Bee Gees)
10. MAURICE GIBB: $90 Million (The Bee Gees)
11. BILL WYMAN: $80 Million (The Rolling Stones)
12. BRIAN WILSON: $75 Million (The Beach Boys)
13. MIKE LOVE: $50 Million (The Beach Boys)
14. AL JARDINE: $40 Million (The Beach Boys)
15. ROBIN GIBB: $40 Million (The Bee Gees)
16. BRUCE JOHNSTON: $30 Million (The Beach Boys)
17. PETER CETERA: $25 Million (Chicago)
18. CARL WILSON: $20 Million (The Beach Boys)
19. ROBERT LAMM: $20 Million (Chicago)
20. JAMES PANKOW: $20 Million (Chicago)
21. DANNY SERAPHINE: $20 Million (Chicago)
22. JASON SCHEFF: $17 Million (Chicago)
23. LEE LOUGHNANE: $16 Million (Chicago)
24. DENNIS WILSON: $10 Million (The Beach Boys)
25. BRIAN JONES: $10 Million (The Rolling Stones)
26. BILL CHAMPLIN: $10 Million (Chicago)
27. DONNIE DACUS: $1 Million (Chicago)
28. PETE BEST: $400,000 (The Beatles)
29. MICK TAYLOR: $300,000 (The Rolling Stones)

30. IAN STEWART - UNDER REVIEW (The Rolling Stones)
31. TERRY KATH - UNDER REVIEW (Chicago)
32. WALTER PARAZAIDER - UNDER REVIEW (Chicago)
33. LAUDIR DE OLIVEIRA - UNDER REVIEW (Chicago)
34. TRIS IMBODEN - UNDER REVIEW (Chicago)

Posted by Roy on Monday, 05/2/2016 @ 21:32pm


Some of the Immortals still with us are getting up there:

Chuck Berry 89
Fats Domino 88
Little Richard 83
Frankie Valley 82
Jerry Lee Lewis 80
The 4th Top 80
Don Everly 79
Bill Wyman 79
Random Crickets 76-78
Smokey Robinson 76
Tina Turner 76!
Smokey Robinson 76
Ginger Baker 76
Mike Love 75
Ringo 75

Posted by Classic Rock on Thursday, 05/5/2016 @ 18:47pm


I've read that Little Richard isn't doing so well. We might not have him for very much longer.

Posted by dmg on Thursday, 05/5/2016 @ 19:06pm


http://www.celebritynetworth.com

TOTAL NET WORTH

01. The Beatles - $2,750,400,000 BILLION
02. The Rolling Stones - $1,050,300,000 BILLION (incomplete)
03. The Beach Boys - $225,000,000 MILLION
04. The Bee Gees - $220,000,000 MILLION
05. Chicago - $159,000,000 MILLION (incomplete)

NET WORTH RANKINGS

01. PAUL McCARTNEY: $1.2 Billion (The Beatles)
02. JOHN LENNON: $800 Million (The Beatles)
03. GEORGE HARRISON: $400 Million (The Beatles)
04. MICK JAGGER: $360 Million (The Rolling Stones)
05. RINGO STARR: $350 Million (The Beatles)
06. KEITH RICHARDS: $340 Million (The Rolling Stones)
07. CHARLIE WATTS: $170 Million (The Rolling Stones)
08. RONNIE WOOD: $90 Million (The Rolling Stones)
09. BARRY GIBB: $90 Million (The Bee Gees)
10. MAURICE GIBB: $90 Million (The Bee Gees)
11. BILL WYMAN: $80 Million (The Rolling Stones)
12. BRIAN WILSON: $75 Million (The Beach Boys)
13. MIKE LOVE: $50 Million (The Beach Boys)
14. AL JARDINE: $40 Million (The Beach Boys)
15. ROBIN GIBB: $40 Million (The Bee Gees)
16. BRUCE JOHNSTON: $30 Million (The Beach Boys)
17. WALTER PARAZAIDER: $30 Million (Chicago)
18. PETER CETERA: $25 Million (Chicago)
19. CARL WILSON: $20 Million (The Beach Boys)
20. ROBERT LAMM: $20 Million (Chicago)
21. JAMES PANKOW: $20 Million (Chicago)
22. DANNY SERAPHINE: $20 Million (Chicago)
23. JASON SCHEFF: $17 Million (Chicago)
24. LEE LOUGHNANE: $16 Million (Chicago)
25. DENNIS WILSON: $10 Million (The Beach Boys)
26. BRIAN JONES: $10 Million (The Rolling Stones)
27. BILL CHAMPLIN: $10 Million (Chicago)
28. DONNIE DACUS: $1 Million (Chicago)
29. PETE BEST: $400,000 (The Beatles)
30. MICK TAYLOR: $300,000 (The Rolling Stones)

31. IAN STEWART - UNDER REVIEW (The Rolling Stones)
32. TERRY KATH - UNDER REVIEW (Chicago)
33. LAUDIR DE OLIVEIRA - UNDER REVIEW (Chicago)
34. TRIS IMBODEN - UNDER REVIEW (Chicago)

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 05/26/2016 @ 02:59am


wow, RS really despises Paul McCartney. Lennon in the top 10 and Macca not on the top 100? WTF did Lennon ever do except the execrable "Imagine"? He gave up on the Beatles around SPLHCB, so anything they did after that is attributable to McCartney. Name a Lennon Beatles' hit after SPLHCB: you can't, because he didn't write any. McCartney continued to have #1s throughout the 70's and even a few in the '80s. This list is way too heavy on old-timey black artists due to political correctness. The Drifters? Please. RS never has been worth a crap when it actually came to the music. They should stick to rape hoaxes, that's what they do well.

Posted by docweasel on Thursday, 07/7/2016 @ 10:58am


If you don't understand why the Drifters belong on a list of Immortals in the history of Rock And Roll Music, you don't deserve to own a record, a CD, or an MP3, and I probably also don't trust you to carry a firearm either.

Posted by Philip on Thursday, 07/7/2016 @ 21:17pm


Icehouse * Scritti Politti

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 07/9/2016 @ 19:34pm


Icehouse * Scritti Politti * Deadeye Dick * New Radicals

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 07/9/2016 @ 19:45pm


Icehouse * Scritti Politti * Deadeye Dick * New Radicals * Nada Surf

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 07/9/2016 @ 19:59pm


https://www.rockhall.com

The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame has a new layout for their website.

Now they have errors, which they didn't have before on the pages for Chicago, Deep Purple, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, and Joan Jett And The Blackhearts.

What a bunch of careless and lazy assholes!! Damn them!

They are missing the names of some of the inducted members of Deep Purple, Chicago, and PBBB.

Check out Joan Jett's page. That's the biggest joke! They have all the wrong names listed as Blackhearts inductees!

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 07/17/2016 @ 21:39pm


https://www.rockhall.com/contact-us

Contact the Rock Hall and tell them about their ERRORS!

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 07/17/2016 @ 22:05pm


They don't even have Ronnie Van Zandt listed on the Lynyrd Skynyrd page. XD

Posted by dmg on Sunday, 07/17/2016 @ 23:41pm


My email to the Rock Hall

Hello

Whomever was chosen to take care of the new layout for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame website is either very uninformed, careless, lazy, or playing a joke on all the Rock fans who take your website very seriously. Errors have appeared this week on the official Rock Hall website that were not there before. The Errors appear to be only for the 2014, 2015, and 2016 inductees. The biggest error is on your page for Joan Jett & The Blackhearts. The 2015 inductees for Joan Jett & The Blackhearts were Joan Jett, Gary Ryan, Lee Crystal, and Ricky Byrd, which you had right before, but now your list of inductees at the top of the page for Joan Jett & The Blackhearts reads as follows: Joan Jett, Thommy Price, Kasim Sulton, Sami Yaffa, which is wrong. Please correct this mistake. Here is the link:

The other errors are minor, but need to be fixed:

THE NEW ROCK HALL PAGES WITH ERRORS THAT WERE NOT THERE BEFORE

Chicago - Peter Cetera is not listed at the top of the page as an inductee, but he is pictured. Peter Cetera was inducted! Trophy was mailed. I have photos to confirm.

Deep Purple - Ritchie Blackmore, Rod Evans, Glenn Hughes, Jon Lord, Ian Paice are not listed at the top of the page as inducted members of Deep Purple along with Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, David Coverdale

The E Street Band - 10 members inducted and now only 5 are listed at the top of the page - These are all 10 inductee names:
Garry Tallent, Roy Bittan, Steven Van Zandt, Patti Scialfa, Nils Lofgren, Max Weinberg, Danny Federici, Clarence Clemons, David Sancious, Vini Lopez

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Billy Davenport is not listed at the top of the page as an inducted member of PBBB. He was before.

THANK YOU

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 07/17/2016 @ 23:53pm


ERRORS HAVE BEEN FIXED

Complain here: Todd Mesek - tmesek@rockhall.org

Vice President of Marketing and Communications

Let him know the errors you find on the Rock Hall website

Posted by Roy on Monday, 07/18/2016 @ 20:57pm


I just sent the following email to them. It's pretty crummy to put, even accidentally, band members on their pages who weren't inducted with the bands. It's not like they don't have this information readily available...

--------------------------------

Hello,

On the Lynyrd Skynyrd page on the website, the list of inductees is incorrect. It should be:

Bob Burns, Allen Collins, Steve Gaines, Ed King, Gary Rossington, Billy Powell, Artimus Pyle, Ronnie Van Zant and Leon Wilkeson

The site currently lists:

Garry Rossington, Allen Collins, Bob Burns, Larry Junstrom

Larry Junstrom was not inducted (even if he should've been, but that's another conversation), and 5 inductees are left out (including lead singer, Ronnie Van Zant).
------------------------------

I wonder if Larry Junstrom called them and asked where his trophy is...

Posted by dmg on Monday, 07/18/2016 @ 21:14pm


aaaaand their servers rejected my email address. So I'm gonna try FB.

Posted by dmg on Monday, 07/18/2016 @ 21:17pm


About The Immortals, dmg wrote:
aaaaand their servers rejected my email address. So I'm gonna try FB.

Monday, 07.18.16 @ 21:17pm

Complain here: Todd Mesek - tmesek@rockhall.org

Vice President of Marketing and Communications

Let him know the errors you find on the Rock Hall website

HIS EMAIL WORKS FOR EVERYONE. HE RESPONDED TO MY CORRECTIONS AND THANK ME.

Facebook? That might work.

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 07/19/2016 @ 05:45am


Just checking up through G, I found:

The Allman Brothers Band | Duane Allman has an umlaut on the second 'a' for some reason.
Blondie | Both 'Deborah Harry' and 'Debbie Harry' are listed - they are the same person. Gary Valentine's name is misspelled with 2 r's.
Booker T. and the M.G.'s | Al Jackson Jr. and Lewis Steinberg are missing from the inductee list.
The Clash | Terry Chimes and Topper Headon missing from the inductee list.
The Comets | It's Joey D'Ambrosio or Joey Ambrose, not Joey D'Ambrose.
The Crickets | It's Joe B. Mauldin, not Jow B. Mauldin.
The Dells | It's Johnny Carter, not Johnnie Carter.
The Drifters | It's Bill Pinkney, not Bill Pinkey.
The "5" Royales | Obadiah Carter was inducted, but Otto Jeffries was not.
The Flamingos | Tommy Hunt, Terry Johnson, Sollie McElroy and Nate Nelson are missing from the inductee list.
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers | Sherman Garnes, Jimmy Merchant, Joe Negroni, and Herman Santiago are missing from the inductee list.
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five | All inductees are missing: Grandmaster Flash, Cowboy, Kid Creole, Melle Mel, Raheim, and Scorpio.

Posted by dmg on Tuesday, 07/19/2016 @ 22:14pm


Al Hibbler * Mickey Baker * Icehouse * Scritti Politti * Deadeye Dick * New Radicals * Nada Surf * Splender * Jordan Hill * Tina Arena * Blessid Union Of Souls * Mandy Moore

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 08/25/2016 @ 20:35pm


Three bands with similar cases. Success before, during, and after a non-original vocalist member was with the band. In all three cases the vocalist will be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame because their contribution came during a high point in the band's career.

Kool & The Gang: First release - 1969 | J.T. Taylor joins in 1978, leaves in 1996, returns and leaves in 2001

The Doobie Brothers: First release - 1971 | Michael McDonald joins in 1974, leaves in 1987, returns in 1995, leaves in 1998, returns in 2005, leaves in 2010

Journey: First release - 1975 | Steve Perry joins in 1977, leaves in 1998

Can you think of any other bands that fall into this category? I'm only counting the "non original singer who left the band, but will be inducted" scenario. Any bands with serious Hall of Fame potential?

Any bands like this who are already in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame? Which ones?

Van Halen (Sammy Hagar)? Deep Purple (David Coverdale)?

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 08/25/2016 @ 21:56pm


None of the 2016 inductees have been given a Rolling Stone Special Collector's Edition Magazine yet!

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 09/17/2016 @ 19:37pm


I can't help myself. I always think of these artists together because of their names

Arcade Fire
Afghan Whigs
Aztec Camera
Arctic Monkeys
Atomic Rooster
Altered Images
Atlantic Starr

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 10/5/2016 @ 06:22am


Not counting Carole King and Tina Turner...

The next batch of 2-time Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees will come mostly from Prog-Rock bands.

I've ranked them based on which I think will happen first. A few of them at the bottom of the list might not even be inducted because they were replacement members who were short-lived or arrived late on the scene. One person on the list is already an inductee.

01. Gregg Rolie (Santana, Journey)
02. Bill Bruford (King Crimson, Yes)
03. Greg Lake (King Crimson, Emerson, Lake and Palmer)
04. Denny Laine (The Moody Blues, Wings)
05. Ian McDonald (King Crimson, Foreigner)
06. Aynsley Dunbar (Journey, Jefferson Starship)
07. Dave Pegg (Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull)
08. Boz Burrell (King Crimson, Bad Company)
09. Patrick Moraz (Yes, Moody Blues)

4 for King Crimson
2 for The Moody Blues
2 for Yes
2 for Journey
1 for Emerson, Lake and Palmer
1 for Jethro Tull
1 for Foreigner
1 for Wings
1 for Fairport Convention
1 for Bad Company
1 for Santana

Posted by Roy on Monday, 10/10/2016 @ 10:08am


Not counting Carole King and Tina Turner...

The next batch of 2-time Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees will come mostly from Prog-Rock bands.

I've ranked them based on which I think will happen first. A few of them at the bottom of the list might not even be inducted because they were replacement members who were short-lived or arrived late on the scene. One person on the list is already an inductee.

01. Gregg Rolie (Santana, Journey)
02. Bill Bruford (King Crimson, Yes)
03. Greg Lake (King Crimson, Emerson, Lake and Palmer)
04. Denny Laine (The Moody Blues, Wings)
05. Ian McDonald (King Crimson, Foreigner)
06. Aynsley Dunbar (Journey, Jefferson Starship)
07. Dave Pegg (Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull)
08. Boz Burrell (King Crimson, Bad Company)
09. Patrick Moraz (Yes, The Moody Blues)

4 for King Crimson
2 for The Moody Blues
2 for Yes
2 for Journey
1 for Emerson, Lake and Palmer
1 for Jethro Tull
1 for Foreigner
1 for Wings
1 for Fairport Convention
1 for Bad Company
1 for Santana

Posted by Roy on Monday, 10/10/2016 @ 10:12am


Not counting Carole King, Tina Turner, Phil Collins...

The next batch of 2-time Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees will come mostly from Prog-Rock bands.

I've ranked them based on which I think will happen first. A few of them at the bottom of the list might not even be inducted because they were replacement members who were short-lived or arrived late on the scene. One person on the list is already an inductee.

01. Gregg Rolie (Santana, Journey)
02. Bill Bruford (King Crimson, Yes)
03. Greg Lake (King Crimson, Emerson, Lake and Palmer)
04. Denny Laine (The Moody Blues, Wings)
05. Ian McDonald (King Crimson, Foreigner)
06. Aynsley Dunbar (Journey, Jefferson Starship)
07. Dave Pegg (Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull)
08. Boz Burrell (King Crimson, Bad Company)
09. Patrick Moraz (Yes, The Moody Blues)

4 for King Crimson
2 for The Moody Blues
2 for Yes
2 for Journey
1 for Emerson, Lake and Palmer
1 for Jethro Tull
1 for Foreigner
1 for Wings
1 for Fairport Convention
1 for Bad Company
1 for Santana

Posted by Roy on Monday, 10/10/2016 @ 10:17am


The next batch of 2-time Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees.

I've ranked them based on which I think will happen first. A few of them at the bottom of the list might not even be inducted because they were replacement members who were short-lived or arrived late on the scene. Three people on the list are already inductees.

01. Gregg Rolie (Santana, Journey)
02. Bobby Byrd (The Famous Flames, The J.B.'s)
03. Bootsy Collins (Parliament-Funkadelic, The J.B.'s)
04. Bill Bruford (King Crimson, Yes)
05. Ian McDonald (King Crimson, Foreigner)
06. Greg Lake (King Crimson, Emerson, Lake and Palmer)
07. Denny Laine (The Moody Blues, Wings)
08. Dave Pegg (Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull)
09. Aynsley Dunbar (Journey, Jefferson Starship)
10. Boz Burrell (King Crimson, Bad Company)
11. Patrick Moraz (Yes, The Moody Blues)

4 for King Crimson
2 for The Moody Blues
2 for Yes
2 for Journey
2 for The J.B.'s
1 for Emerson, Lake and Palmer
1 for Jethro Tull
1 for Foreigner
1 for Wings
1 for Fairport Convention
1 for Bad Company
1 for Santana
1 for The Famous Flames
1 for Parliament-Funkadelic

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees Who Will Receive Second Inductions For Their Solo Careers

01. Carole King
02. Tina Turner
03. Phil Collins
04. Steve Winwood
05. Don Henley
06. Sting

Posted by Roy on Monday, 10/10/2016 @ 16:47pm


Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees Who Will Receive Second Inductions For Their Solo Careers

01. Ben E. King
02. Carole King
03. Tina Turner
04. Phil Collins
05. Steve Winwood
06. Don Henley
07. Sting
08. Ozzy Osbourne

Posted by Roy on Monday, 10/10/2016 @ 18:19pm


"The next batch of 2-time Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees will come mostly from Prog-Rock bands."

Doubt it. For one thing, Rolie is the only person you've listed who has been inducted ONCE.

These would seem to be much more likely to be the next to be inducted twice:

Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam/Soundgarden)
Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters/already inducted with Nirvana)
Jack Irons (Pearl Jam/already inducted with RHCP)
Dr. Dre

Posted by Sean on Monday, 10/10/2016 @ 19:59pm


"Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees Who Will Receive Second Inductions For Their Solo Careers

01. Carole King
02. Tina Turner
03. Phil Collins
04. Steve Winwood
05. Don Henley
06. Sting"

However, given the Hall's focus, it wouldn't surprise me if any of those were inducted a second time before those I listed, since Irons and Cameron are not necessarily going to be considered an essential drummer in the Pearl Jam induction, and Foo Fighters may take a while to be inducted. However, definitely the four I listed will be inducted before the vast majority of prog-rockers. Bruford, Byrd, and Collins are the only ones who might even be close to being inducted at around the same time...

Posted by Sean on Monday, 10/10/2016 @ 20:03pm


About The Immortals, Sean wrote:
"The next batch of 2-time Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees will come mostly from Prog-Rock bands."

Doubt it. For one thing, Rolie is the only person you've listed who has been inducted ONCE.

Bobby Byrd and Bootsy Collins were on my updated list. They have been inducted once too.

Posted by Roy on Monday, 10/10/2016 @ 20:41pm


The next batch of 2-time Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees.

I've ranked them based on which I think will happen first. A few of them at the bottom of the list might not even be inducted because they were replacement members who were short-lived or arrived late on the scene. Seven people on the list are already inductees.

01. Gregg Rolie (Santana, Journey)
02. Bobby Byrd (The Famous Flames, The J.B.'s)
03. Bootsy Collins (Parliament-Funkadelic, The J.B.'s)
04. Bill Bruford (King Crimson, Yes)
05. Ian McDonald (King Crimson, Foreigner)
06. Greg Lake (King Crimson, Emerson, Lake and Palmer)
07. Denny Laine (The Moody Blues, Wings)
08. Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield, Poco)
09. Randy Meisner (Eagles, Poco)
10. Timothy B. Schmit (Eagles, Poco)
11. Joe Walsh (Eagles, James Gang)
12. Dave Pegg (Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull)
13. Boz Burrell (King Crimson, Bad Company)
14. Aynsley Dunbar (Journey, Jefferson Starship)
15. Patrick Moraz (Yes, The Moody Blues)

4 for King Crimson
3 for Eagles
3 for Poco
2 for The Moody Blues
2 for Yes
2 for Journey
2 for The J.B.'s
1 for Emerson, Lake and Palmer
1 for Jethro Tull
1 for Foreigner
1 for Wings
1 for Fairport Convention
1 for Bad Company
1 for Santana
1 for The Famous Flames
1 for Parliament-Funkadelic
1 for Buffalo Springfield
1 for James Gang

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees Who Will Receive Second Inductions For Their Solo Careers

01. Ben E. King
02. Carole King
03. Tina Turner
04. Phil Collins
05. Steve Winwood
06. Don Henley
07. Stevie Nicks
08. Sting
09. Ozzy Osbourne

Posted by Roy on Monday, 10/10/2016 @ 21:29pm


The next batch of 2-time Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees.

I've ranked them based on which I think will happen first. A few of them at the bottom of the list might not even be inducted because they were replacement members who were short-lived or arrived late on the scene. Eleven people on the list are already inductees.

01. Gregg Rolie (Santana, Journey)
02. Bobby Byrd (The Famous Flames, The J.B.'s)
03. Bootsy Collins (Parliament-Funkadelic, The J.B.'s)
04. Bill Bruford (King Crimson, Yes)
05. Ian McDonald (King Crimson, Foreigner)
06. Greg Lake (King Crimson, Emerson, Lake and Palmer)
07. Denny Laine (The Moody Blues, Wings)
08. Steve Winwood (Traffic, The Spencer Davis Group, Blind Faith)
09. Eric Clapton (Cream, The Yardbirds, Derek and the Dominos, Blind Faith)
10. Ginger Baker (Cream, Blind Faith)
11. Al Kooper (The Blues Project, Blood, Sweat & Tears)
12. George Harrison (The Beatles, The Traveling Wilburys)
13. Jeff Lynne (Electric Light Orchestra, The Traveling Wilburys)
14. Tom Petty (The Heartbreakers, The Traveling Wilburys)
15. Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield, Poco)
16. Randy Meisner (Eagles, Poco)
17. Timothy B. Schmit (Eagles, Poco)
18. Joe Walsh (Eagles, James Gang)
19. Dave Pegg (Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull)
20. Boz Burrell (King Crimson, Bad Company)
21. Aynsley Dunbar (Journey, Jefferson Starship)
22. Patrick Moraz (Yes, The Moody Blues)

4 for King Crimson
3 for Blind Faith
3 for Eagles
3 for Poco
3 for The Traveling Wilburys
2 for Cream
2 for Blind Faith
2 for The Moody Blues
2 for Yes
2 for Journey
2 for The J.B.'s
1 for Emerson, Lake and Palmer
1 for Jethro Tull
1 for Foreigner
1 for Wings
1 for Fairport Convention
1 for Bad Company
1 for Santana
1 for The Famous Flames
1 for Parliament-Funkadelic
1 for Buffalo Springfield
1 for James Gang
1 for Traffic
1 for The Spencer Davis Group
1 for The Yardbirds
1 for Derek and the Dominos
1 for The Blues Project
1 for Blood, Sweat & Tears
1 for The Beatles
1 for Electric Light Orchestra
1 for The Heartbreakers

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 10/11/2016 @ 21:48pm


The only thing that hurts your list of 2+ time inductees is that the following bands will never be inducted:
Fairport Convention
The Blues Project
Poco
The Spencer Davis Group
Blind Faith
The Traveling Wilburys
Blood, Sweat, and Tears
James Gang

There are also some maybes on that list:
ELP
Foreigner
The J.B.'s
King Crimson
Wings

Come to think of it, the only bands on your list that I think will get in for sure are:
Journey
Moody Blues
Yes
ELO

Posted by Classic Rock on Tuesday, 10/11/2016 @ 22:05pm


Yes, that's the real reason I argued against Roy. Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Foo Fighters will all be inducted long before most of those classic rock acts, although there's a chance Irons and Cameron won't make it in twice (they might not be seen as 'important' enough Pearl Jam drummers.)

Posted by Sean on Wednesday, 10/12/2016 @ 18:55pm


http://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_hall-of-fame-2016.html

SAMPSON OF DIGITAL DREAM DOOR ON THE 2016 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 10/18/2016 @ 05:42am


I was right about Gregg Rolie. He will be the next 2-time inductee.

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 10/18/2016 @ 14:03pm


IF Journey makes it this year (which would honestly surprise me a little) I have a feeling they would only induct the Escape/Frontiers lineup. They've been opting towards inducting fewer people from bands than they did in the past in the past several years. If Dave Abbruzzese isn't going to get inducted with Pearl Jam, I find it unlikely they'd include Rolie in a Journey induction.

Posted by Sean on Tuesday, 10/18/2016 @ 18:35pm


It's already been established that Gregg Rolie is being considered for induction with Journey. Go read Journy's Rock Hall nominee bio, and the Rolling Stone article on this year's nominees. It appears they are leaving out Dunbar!!

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 10/18/2016 @ 19:30pm


Sorry, Dunbar is being included for induction. I will post the link on the Journey page.

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 10/18/2016 @ 19:42pm


Wow, that's a slap in the face to Abbruzzese then. Vs. and Vitalogy were MASSIVE, both critically and commercially. Admittedly, the band fired him for being too conservative for them so maybe they're trying to prevent an awkward reunion there.

Jack Irons, not so much. No Code/Yield were both acclaimed and popular but it's the first three Pearl Jam albums people care about. I was wrong about Irons joining the McPhatter Club then.

With them picking Matt Cameron though (he's been there long enough I can agree with it even though none of the post-Yield albums are really considered that important) he WILL be inducted twice once Soundgarden is, and I could easily still see Soundgarden being inducted before Journey. With Pearl Jam inducted this year, I kind of expect Soundgarden on the next ballot and I really kind of don't expect Journey to get in...

Posted by Sean on Tuesday, 10/18/2016 @ 20:16pm


WINNERS OF THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME FAN POLLS (2013-2017)

01. 2013: Rush
02. 2014: Kiss
03. 2015: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
04. 2016: Chicago
05. 2017: Journey

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 10/27/2016 @ 04:35am


They've had the year of the woman at the Rock Hall in 2011-2012.

2023 will be the 60-year anniversary of the March on Washington. How about a Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ballot with only black artists on it that year?

Nominees for the 2023 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

01. Mary Wells
02. Ben E. King
03. Chubby Checker
04. Dionne Warwick
05. Patti LaBelle
06. The Chiffons
07. The Marvelettes
08. The Spinners
09. Barry White
10. Billy Preston
11. Chic
12. War
13. The Meters
14. The Neville Brothers
15. Kool & The Gang
16. The Commodores
17. Whitney Houston
18. Mariah Carey
19. Boyz II Men

Now vote for 5. Hopefully it won't actually take until 2023 for some of the acts to be nominated and inducted.

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 11/5/2016 @ 05:12am



http://www.futurerocklegends.com/statistics.php

THE 2018 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
BASED ON THE TOP VOTE GETTERS ON FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS

01. Janet Jackson
02. Bon Jovi
03. Whitney Houston
04. The Moody Blues
05. Jethro Tull
06. Devo
07. Radiohead

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 12/20/2016 @ 14:14pm


No Nick Simper with Deep Purple, and no Peter Banks with Yes. 2 years in a row now the Rock Hall inducts 8 instead of 9 important members of a band. Is 9 or more too much for their wallets now? Is this a new unannounced rule?

Posted by Roy on Friday, 12/23/2016 @ 12:50pm


Up next for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

Styx
Boston
Kansas
Foreigner
Jethro Tull
Motorhead
Dire Straits
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
King Crimson
Kool & The Gang
The Moody Blues
REO Speedwagon
The Commodores
The Doobie Brothers
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 12/24/2016 @ 09:27am


Dream on, Roy... #notgoodenough

Posted by Ancient Rock Must Die on Saturday, 12/24/2016 @ 10:04am


This is what's left now that Genesis, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Rush, Heart, Cheap Trick, Chicago, Deep Purple, Yes, Journey, ELO have been inducted:

Styx
Boston
Kansas
Foreigner
Jethro Tull
Motorhead
Dire Straits
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
King Crimson
Kool & The Gang
The Moody Blues
REO Speedwagon
The Commodores
The Doobie Brothers
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 12/24/2016 @ 10:52am


The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: 1986-Present

ARTISTS WHO WERE INDUCTED MORE THAN ONCE INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. Eric Clapton (3 Times; 1992: The Yardbirds | 1993: Cream | 2000: Eric Clapton)
02. Clyde McPhatter (2 Times; 1987: Clyde McPhatter | 1988: The Drifters)
03. Ringo Starr (2 Times; 1988: The Beatles | 2015: Ringo Starr)
04. George Harrison (2 Times; 1988: The Beatles | 2004: George Harrison)
05. Paul McCartney (2 Times; 1988: The Beatles | 1999: Paul McCartney)
06. John Lennon (2 Times; 1988: The Beatles | 1994: John Lennon)
07. Ron Wood (2 Times; 1989: The Rolling Stones | 2012: The Small Faces/Faces)
08. Paul Simon (2 Times; 1990: Simon & Garfunkel | 2001: Paul Simon)
09. David Crosby (2 Times; 1991: The Byrds | 1997: Crosby, Stills and Nash)
10. Curtis Mayfield (2 Times; 1991: The Impressions | 1999: Curtis Mayfield)
11. Jimmy Page (2 Times; 1992: The Yardbirds | 1995: Led Zeppelin)
12. Jeff Beck (2 Times; 1992: The Yardbirds | 2009: Jeff Beck)
13. Rod Stewart (2 Times; 1994: Rod Stewart | 2012: The Small Faces/Faces)
14. Neil Young (2 Times; 1995: Neil Young | 1997: Buffalo Springfield)
15. Lou Reed (2 Times; 1996: The Velvet Underground | 2015: Lou Reed)
16. Michael Jackson (2 Times; 1997: The Jackson 5 | 2001: Michael Jackson)
17. Stephen Stills (2 Times; 1997: Crosby, Stills and Nash | 1997: Buffalo Springfield)
18. Graham Nash (2 Times; 1997: Crosby, Stills and Nash | 2010: The Hollies)
19. Gregg Rolie (2 Times; 1998: Santana | 2017: Journey)
20. John Carter (2 Times; 2001: The Flamingos | 2004: The Dells)
21. Sammy Strain (2 Times; 2005: The O'Jays | 2009: Little Anthony & The Imperials)
22. Peter Gabriel (2 Times; 2010: Genesis | 2014: Peter Gabriel)


The next batch of 2-time Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees.

I've ranked them based on which I think will happen first.

01. Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson)
02. Ian McDonald (King Crimson, Foreigner)
03. Greg Lake (King Crimson, Emerson, Lake and Palmer)
04. Boz Burrell (King Crimson, Bad Company)
05. Denny Laine (The Moody Blues, Wings)
06. Bobby Byrd (The Famous Flames, The J.B.'s)
07. Bootsy Collins (Parliament-Funkadelic, The J.B.'s)
08. Steve Winwood (Traffic, The Spencer Davis Group, Blind Faith)
09. Ginger Baker (Cream, Blind Faith)
10. Al Kooper (The Blues Project, Blood, Sweat & Tears)
11. Mike Bloomfield (The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Electric Flag)
12. George Harrison (The Beatles, The Traveling Wilburys)
13. Jeff Lynne (Electric Light Orchestra, The Traveling Wilburys)
14. Tom Petty (The Heartbreakers, The Traveling Wilburys)
15. Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield, Poco)
16. Randy Meisner (Eagles, Poco)
17. Timothy B. Schmit (Eagles, Poco)
18. Joe Walsh (Eagles, James Gang)
19. Dave Pegg (Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull)
20. Aynsley Dunbar (Journey, The Blues Breakers, The Mothers Of Invention, Jefferson Starship, Whitesnake)
21. Marty Balin (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)
22. Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)
23. Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 12/24/2016 @ 15:27pm


It's between Matt Cameron, Dr. Dre, and Dave Grohl. All three of those will probably be inducted twice before all the above and I'm curious why you listed none of them, when Soundgarden, solo Dre, and Foo Fighters seem to be much more likely bets than for instance Traveling Wilburys, Jefferson Starship, or Poco.

Posted by Sean on Saturday, 12/24/2016 @ 15:38pm


It's between Matt Cameron, Dr. Dre, and Dave Grohl. All three of those will probably be inducted twice before all the above and I'm curious why you listed none of them, when Soundgarden, solo Dre, and Foo Fighters seem to be much more likely bets than for instance Traveling Wilburys, Jefferson Starship, or Poco.

Posted by Sean on Saturday, 12.24.16 @ 15:38pm

I was focusing on 60s-70s acts.

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 12/25/2016 @ 06:09am


The next batch of 2-time Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees (BANDS ONLY)

I've ranked them based on which I think will happen first.

01. Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson)
02. Ian McDonald (King Crimson, Foreigner)
03. Greg Lake (King Crimson, Emerson, Lake and Palmer)
04. Boz Burrell (King Crimson, Bad Company)
05. Paul Rodgers (Free, Bad Company)
06. Denny Laine (The Moody Blues, Wings)
07. Dave Pegg (Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull)
08. Bobby Byrd (The Famous Flames, The J.B.'s)
09. Bootsy Collins (Parliament-Funkadelic, The J.B.'s)
10. Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters)
11. Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam, Soundgarden)
12. Steve Winwood (Traffic, The Spencer Davis Group, Blind Faith)
13. Ginger Baker (Cream, Blind Faith)
14. Al Kooper (The Blues Project, Blood, Sweat & Tears)
15. Mike Bloomfield (The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Electric Flag)
16. George Harrison (The Beatles, The Traveling Wilburys)
17. Jeff Lynne (Electric Light Orchestra, The Traveling Wilburys)
18. Tom Petty (The Heartbreakers, The Traveling Wilburys)
19. Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield, Poco)
20. Randy Meisner (Eagles, Poco)
21. Timothy B. Schmit (Eagles, Poco)
22. Joe Walsh (Eagles, James Gang)
23. Marty Balin (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)
24. Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)
25. Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)
26. Aynsley Dunbar (Journey, The Blues Breakers, The Mothers Of Invention, Jefferson Starship, Whitesnake)

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 12/25/2016 @ 06:38am


WINNERS OF THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME FAN POLLS (2013-2016)

01. 2013: Rush
02. 2014: Kiss
03. 2015: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
04. 2016: Chicago
05. 2017: Journey

4 out of the 5 winners of The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame fan polls have had only one word in their names. Why?

Who is next? I think it's Foreigner.

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 12/25/2016 @ 06:53am


This is what's left now that Genesis, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Rush, Heart, Cheap Trick, Chicago, Deep Purple, Yes, Journey, ELO have been inducted:

Up next for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

Styx
Boston
Kansas
The Cars
Foreigner
Jethro Tull
Motorhead
Dire Straits
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
King Crimson
Kool & The Gang
The Moody Blues
REO Speedwagon
The Commodores
The Doobie Brothers
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Joy Division/New Order

It will take another 5 to 10 years for all these bands to be inducted.

Posted by Roy on Friday, 12/30/2016 @ 07:17am


I think Radiohead is up next for the Rock Hall, not any of those acts.

Styx, Kansas, and REO Speedwagon certainly will never be nominated. They did not have the wave of recent pop cultural hipness that Journey did. Given the classic rock fixation, I could see Boston or Foreigner at some point though, as undeserving as they probably are.

The others you listed will probably get it at some point (however, even Commodores and Kool & the Gang might be a stretch at this point actually even if they maybe shouldn't be since they're ignoring R&B).

And as far as classic rock is concerned, aren't T. Rex and Roxy Music both up there in terms of who deserves it most among the current snubs? I'd say only The Cars and Moody Blues are comparable (not really counting King Crimson since they don't get play on classic rock radio stations...although admittedly for the most part only one T. Rex and Roxy Music song get play on them either, which is a shame.)

Posted by Sean on Friday, 12/30/2016 @ 12:27pm


WHAT'S LEFT?

FOLK

01. Phil Ochs
02. Judy Collins
03. Peter, Paul & Mary
04. The Kingston Trio

PROG

01. Jethro Tull
02. King Crimson
03. The Moody Blues
04. Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 01/10/2017 @ 04:54am


Year of First Release

Al Hibbler * Debbie Reynolds * Mickey Baker * Loreena McKennitt * Joy Of Cooking * Changing Faces * Kaoma * Jack Mack And The Heart Attack * Anjani * Adam Cohen

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 01/25/2017 @ 05:50am


Al Hibbler * Debbie Reynolds * Mickey Baker * Loreena McKennitt * Joy Of Cooking * Changing Faces * Kaoma * Jack Mack And The Heart Attack * Anjani * Adam Cohen

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 01/25/2017 @ 05:51am


SINGERS/VOCALISTS

01. Elton John
02. Peter Cetera
03. Michael Jackson
04. "Weird Al" Yankovic
05. Leonard Cohen
06. Steve Winwood
07. Don Henley
08. Daryl Hall
09. Dionne Warwick
10. Stevie Nicks
11. Cyndi Lauper
12. Gloria Estefan
13. George Michael
14. Whitney Houston
15. Prince
16. Madonna
17. Janet Jackson
18. Paul Carrack
19. Bernard Sumner
20. Peter Cox
21. Michael Hutchence
22. Alan Frew
23. Neil Finn
24. Levi Stubbs
25. Lionel Richie
26. J.T. Taylor
27. Steve Perry
28. Phil Collins
29. Sammy Hagar
30. David Lee Roth

Posted by Roy on Friday, 02/10/2017 @ 05:56am


THE SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

01. 1987: Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
02. 1987: John Lennon (The Beatles)
03. 1993: Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones)
04. 1993: Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones)
05. 1994: Barry Gibb (The Bee Gees)
06. 1994: Maurice Gibb (The Bee Gees)
07. 1994: Robin Gibb (The Bee Gees)
08. 2000: Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys)
09. 2017: Peter Cetera (Chicago)
10. 2017: Robert Lamm (Chicago)
11. 2017: James Pankow (Chicago)

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 02/23/2017 @ 04:20am


It will take 9 more years for all these bands to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

01. Toto
02. Styx
03. Boston
04. Kansas
05. The Cars
06. Foreigner
07. Jethro Tull
08. Motorhead
09. Dire Straits
10. Judas Priest
11. Iron Maiden
12. The Spinners
13. King Crimson
14. The Monkees
15. Jan and Dean
16. Kool & The Gang
17. The Moody Blues
18. The Commodores
19. REO Speedwagon
20. The Kingston Trio
21. Peter, Paul & Mary
22. The Doobie Brothers
23. Blood, Sweat & Tears
24. Joy Division/New Order
25. Emerson, Lake and Palmer

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 04/9/2017 @ 06:58am


http://www.futurerocklegends.com/statistics.php

THE 2018 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
BASED ON THE TOP VOTE GETTERS ON FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS

Janet Jackson
Bon Jovi
Whitney Houston
The Moody Blues
Jethro Tull
Devo
Radiohead

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 04/9/2017 @ 13:59pm


Al Hibbler * Debbie Reynolds * Mickey Baker * Loreena McKennitt * Joy Of Cooking * Changing Faces * Kaoma * Jack Mack And The Heart Attack * Anjani * Adam Cohen

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 04/22/2017 @ 08:42am


The next batch of 2-time Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees (BANDS ONLY)

I've ranked them based on which I think will happen first.

01. Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam, Soundgarden)
02. Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson)
03. Ian McDonald (King Crimson, Foreigner)
04. Greg Lake (King Crimson, Emerson, Lake and Palmer)
05. Boz Burrell (King Crimson, Bad Company)
06. Paul Rodgers (Free, Bad Company)
07. Denny Laine (The Moody Blues, Wings)
08. Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters)
09. Steve Winwood (Traffic, The Spencer Davis Group, Blind Faith)
10. Dave Pegg (Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull)
11. Bobby Byrd (The Famous Flames, The J.B.'s)
12. Bootsy Collins (Parliament-Funkadelic, The J.B.'s)
13. George Harrison (The Beatles, The Traveling Wilburys)
14. Jeff Lynne (Electric Light Orchestra, The Traveling Wilburys)
15. Tom Petty (The Heartbreakers, The Traveling Wilburys)
16. Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield, Poco)
17. Randy Meisner (Eagles, Poco)
18. Timothy B. Schmit (Eagles, Poco)
19. Joe Walsh (Eagles, James Gang)
20. Ginger Baker (Cream, Blind Faith)
21. Al Kooper (The Blues Project, Blood, Sweat & Tears)
22. Mike Bloomfield (The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Electric Flag)
23. Marty Balin (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)
24. Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)
25. Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)
26. Aynsley Dunbar (Journey, The Blues Breakers, The Mothers Of Invention, Jefferson Starship, Whitesnake)

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 05/24/2017 @ 23:30pm


Two bands with similar cases. Success before, during, and after a non-original vocalist member was with the band. In both cases the vocalist will be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame because their contribution came during a high point in the band's career.

Kool & The Gang: First release - 1969 | J.T. Taylor joins in 1978, leaves in 1996, returns and leaves in 2001

The Doobie Brothers: First release - 1971 | Michael McDonald joins in 1974, leaves in 1987, returns in 1995, leaves in 1998, returns in 2005, leaves in 2010

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 06/1/2017 @ 23:37pm


Al Hibbler * Debbie Reynolds * Mickey Baker * Loreena McKennitt * Joy Of Cooking * Changing Faces * Kaoma * Jack Mack And The Heart Attack * Anjani * Adam Cohen * Honk

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 06/4/2017 @ 08:35am


Al Hibbler * Debbie Reynolds * Mickey Baker * Loreena McKennitt * Joy Of Cooking * Changing Faces * Kaoma * Jack Mack And The Heart Attack * Anjani * Adam Cohen * Honk * Ephraim Lewis * Carole Bayer Sager * Diane Warren

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 07/29/2017 @ 13:24pm


Sister Souljah

Posted by Roy on Monday, 07/31/2017 @ 06:02am


Who will they induct in 2018?

Non-Performer Candidates

Willie Mitchell
Bernie Lowe
Jerry Ragovoy
John Simon
Arif Mardin
Phil Ramone
Richard Barrett
Robert Blackwell
Rudy Toombs
Bob Crewe
David Porter
Bernie Taupin
David Foster
Jim Steinman
Carole Bayer Sager
Diane Warren
Wolfman Jack
Casey Kasem
Don Cornelius
Tommy Mottola

Kal Mann and Dave Appell
Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong
Burt Bacharach and Hal David
Henry Cosby and Sylvia Moy
Thom Bell and Linda Creed
Boudleaux and Felice Bryant
Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 08/3/2017 @ 11:34am


Al Hibbler * Debbie Reynolds * Mickey Baker * Loreena McKennitt * Joy Of Cooking * Changing Faces * Kaoma * Jack Mack And The Heart Attack * Anjani * Adam Cohen * Honk * Ephraim Lewis * Carole Bayer Sager * Diane Warren * Sister Souljah

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 08/3/2017 @ 11:36am


There's so many deserving people, teams and groups that belong in the non-performing category. FRL and the users have done very well in organizing it on the page. Still, nothing's happening. What really sucks is a lot of these people are deceased, so they won't get to enjoy their honor. All I'm saying is, if Rick Rubin gets something like this before everyone on Roy's list, crap's about to go down

Posted by Jason Voigt on Thursday, 08/3/2017 @ 13:26pm


Roy

You can't list Don Cornelius without first considering his mentor, Herb Kent. Don't forget radio came before TV and should be remembered first.

https://chicagodefender.com/2016/10/26/herb-kent-voice-of-black-chicago-passes/

Posted by Zuzu on Thursday, 08/3/2017 @ 23:29pm


Zon

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 08/31/2017 @ 08:18am


Al Hibbler * Debbie Reynolds * Mickey Baker * Loreena McKennitt * Joy Of Cooking * Changing Faces * Kaoma * Jack Mack And The Heart Attack * Anjani * Adam Cohen * Honk * Ephraim Lewis * Carole Bayer Sager * Diane Warren * Sister Souljah * Zon * The Real Milli Vanilli

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 08/31/2017 @ 08:43am


21st Century artists don't become eligible for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame until 2025! We still have a good 8 to 9 years for more 60s-70s acts to be inducted. There is a lot of catching up to do. They will all be inducted. All the old voters are still alive, nominating and voting. They are not dying.

Peter, Paul & Mary, Judy Collins, The Moody Blues, King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Foreigner, Kool & The Gang, The Commodores, The Spinners and many others will be inducted by 2025!

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 10/3/2017 @ 13:29pm


21st Century artists don't become eligible for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame until 2025! We still have a good 8 to 9 years for more 60s-70s acts to be inducted. There is a lot of catching up to do. They will all be inducted. All the old voters are still alive, nominating and voting. They are not dying.

Peter, Paul & Mary, Judy Collins, The Moody Blues, King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Foreigner, Kool & The Gang, The Commodores, The Spinners and many others will be inducted by 2025!

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 10/3/2017 @ 13:30pm


Al Hibbler * Debbie Reynolds * Mickey Baker * Loreena McKennitt * Joy Of Cooking * Changing Faces * Kaoma * Jack Mack And The Heart Attack * Anjani * Adam Cohen * Honk * Ephraim Lewis * Carole Bayer Sager * Diane Warren * Sister Souljah * Zon * The Real Milli Vanilli * Kathy Troccoli

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 10/3/2017 @ 13:51pm


THE TOP 20 ACTS THAT NEED TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME BY 2025

01. Ben E. King
02. Mary Wells
03. The Marvelettes
04. The Spinners
05. Chubby Checker
06. Carole King
07. Tina Turner
08. Dionne Warwick
09. Willie Nelson
10. Judy Collins
11. Peter, Paul & Mary
12. The Kingston Trio
13. The Monkees
14. Jan & Dean
15. Jethro Tull
16. King Crimson
17. The Moody Blues
18. Emerson, Lake and Palmer
19. Kool & The Gang
20. The Commodores

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 10/3/2017 @ 14:05pm


#2,4,7,9,16,19 and 20 aside...WHY do those acts 'need' to be in, esp. given that there are so many other acts far worthier?

Posted by KXB on Tuesday, 10/3/2017 @ 14:54pm


A Sesame Street Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony

Bert Jansch
Oscar Peterson
Grover Washington Jr.
Count Basie
Guy Carawan
Guy Mitchell

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 11/5/2017 @ 08:46am


http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/11/rock_roll_hall_of_fame_a_defin.html

It's only Rock 'n Roll - Boldly ranking every Rock Hall Inductee

1. The Beatles

If you were to base this solely on influence, maybe you could go with Elvis, Little Richard or even Chuck Berry. But when you put everything together, The Beatles are the most important musical act of all time and the perfect mix of the Rock Hall’s criteria of influence and significance. The Rock Hall loves the Beatles so much, it has inducted all four members as solo acts. No other act has accomplished that (and probably never will).

6. The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones didn’t invent anything. But they perfected a whole lot. The band has one of the most amazing and prolific resumes in Rock Hall history, releasing more than 40 albums (studio and live performances) and over 100 singles. The Stones pushed blues into the mainstream, becoming one of the genre’s biggest influences along the way.

13. The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys began as a rock and roll band, and ventured into surf rock. But Brian Wilson’s experimentation eventually won out. Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound redefined pop music. Wilson took things to the next level, merging various genres to establish pop music as a true art form.

92. The Bee Gees

The Bee Gees impact went beyond the disco era. The group became one of the most successful in history, selling more than 220 million records worldwide. The Bee Gees’ songwriting and vocal style served as a tremendous influence on future pop acts, from Michael Jackson and Elton John to Madonna and Beyoncé.

161. Chicago

Chicago has one of the more interesting Rock Hall resumes. The band’s early jazz-rock period was pretty influential, while its 1980s soft-rock run lacked anything groundbreaking but sold a ton of records. Put them together and you have a very impressive band that was long overdue for induction.

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 11/9/2017 @ 17:05pm


Count Basie * Al Hibbler * Debbie Reynolds * Mickey Baker * Jim Nabors * Loreena McKennitt * Joy Of Cooking * Changing Faces * Kaoma * Jack Mack And The Heart Attack * Anjani * Adam Cohen * Honk * Ephraim Lewis * Carole Bayer Sager * Diane Warren * Sister Souljah * The Real Milli Vanilli * Zon * Kathy Troccoli

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 12/2/2017 @ 12:33pm


http://www.futurerocklegends.com/statistics.php

THE 2019 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
BASED ON THE TOP VOTE GETTERS ON FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS

01. Janet Jackson
02. Whitney Houston
03. Devo
04. Jethro Tull
05. Radiohead
06. Depeche Mode

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 12/13/2017 @ 07:48am


VOTE FOR 2 MALE, 2 FEMALE, 2 BANDS/GROUPS OR 1 MALE, 1 FEMALE, 4 BANDS/GROUPS

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Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 12/13/2017 @ 09:00am


1990s Bands for the Rock Hall

01. Boyz II Men
02. Live
03. Hole
04. Korn
05. Pixies
06. Garbage
07. Coldplay
08. No Doubt
09. Radiohead
10. The Prodigy
11. Foo Fighters
12. Matchbox 20
13. Soundgarden
14. Gin Blossoms
15. Collective Soul
16. Alice In Chains
17. Nine Inch Nails
18. Third Eye Blind
19. Jane’s Addiction
20. Wallflowers
21. Stone Temple Pilots
22. Smashing Pumpkins
23. Rage Against The Machine
24. Dave Matthews Band
25. The Cranberries

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 12/14/2017 @ 14:07pm


THE SOLO MALE LIST FOR THE 1990s is really lame!

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Posted by Roy on Thursday, 12/14/2017 @ 14:22pm


I'll do both of these then

For the first one, I'm going for 1-1-4
1 Male - Billy Preston
1 Female - Janet Jackson
4 Bands - The Spinners/The Marvelettes/Judas Priest/King Crimson

As for the '90s I'm going for 2-2-2
2 Males - The Notorious B.I.G. and Eminem
2 Females - Whitney Houston and PJ Harvey
2 Bands - Radiohead and Pixies

Posted by Nicky Joe on Thursday, 12/14/2017 @ 16:24pm


UPDATED!

The next batch of 2-time Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees (BANDS ONLY)

I've ranked them based on which I think will happen first.

01. Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson)
02. Ian McDonald (King Crimson, Foreigner)
03. Greg Lake (King Crimson, Emerson, Lake and Palmer)
04. Denny Laine (The Moody Blues, Wings)
05. Steve Winwood (Traffic, The Spencer Davis Group, Blind Faith)
06. Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam, Soundgarden)
07. Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters)
08. Boz Burrell (King Crimson, Bad Company)
09. Paul Rodgers (Free, Bad Company)
10. Dave Pegg (Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull)
11. Bobby Byrd (The Famous Flames, The J.B.'s)
12. Bootsy Collins (Parliament-Funkadelic, The J.B.'s)
13. George Harrison (The Beatles, The Traveling Wilburys)
14. Jeff Lynne (Electric Light Orchestra, The Traveling Wilburys)
15. Tom Petty (The Heartbreakers, The Traveling Wilburys)
16. Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield, Poco)
17. Randy Meisner (Eagles, Poco)
18. Timothy B. Schmit (Eagles, Poco)
19. Joe Walsh (Eagles, James Gang)
20. Ginger Baker (Cream, Blind Faith)
21. Al Kooper (The Blues Project, Blood, Sweat & Tears)
22. Mike Bloomfield (The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Electric Flag)
23. Marty Balin (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)
24. Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)
25. Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)
26. Aynsley Dunbar (Journey, The Blues Breakers, The Mothers Of Invention, Jefferson Starship, Whitesnake)

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 12/17/2017 @ 14:24pm


WINNERS OF THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME FAN POLLS (2013-2018)

01. 2013: Rush
02. 2014: Kiss
03. 2015: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
04. 2016: Chicago
05. 2017: Journey
06. 2018: Bon Jovi

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 12/19/2017 @ 11:01am


1990s Bands for the Rock Hall

01. Boyz II Men
02. Live
03. Hole
04. Korn
05. Pixies
06. Primus
07. Weezer
08. Everclear
09. Garbage
10. Coldplay
11. No Doubt
12. Radiohead
13. The Prodigy
14. Foo Fighters
15. Matchbox 20
16. Soundgarden
17. Gin Blossoms
18. Collective Soul
19. Alice In Chains
20. Nine Inch Nails
21. Third Eye Blind
22. Jane’s Addiction
23. Wallflowers
24. Blues Traveler
25. Counting Crows
26. The Black Crowes
27. Porno For Pyros
28. The Offspring
29. System Of A Down
30. Stone Temple Pilots
31. Smashing Pumpkins
32. Rage Against The Machine
33. Dave Matthews Band
34. The Cranberries
35. The Breeders
36. Vertical Horizon

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 12/23/2017 @ 07:31am


1990s Bands for the Rock Hall

01. Boyz II Men
02. Live
03. Hole
04. Korn
05. Pixies
06. Primus
07. Weezer
08. Everclear
09. Garbage
10. Coldplay
11. No Doubt
12. Radiohead
13. The Prodigy
14. Foo Fighters
15. Matchbox 20
16. Soundgarden
17. Gin Blossoms
18. Collective Soul
19. Alice In Chains
20. Nine Inch Nails
21. Third Eye Blind
22. Jane’s Addiction
23. Wallflowers
24. Blues Traveler
25. Counting Crows
26. The Black Crowes
27. Porno For Pyros
28. The Offspring
29. System Of A Down
30. Stone Temple Pilots
31. Smashing Pumpkins
32. Rage Against The Machine
33. Dave Matthews Band
34. The Cranberries
35. The Breeders
36. Vertical Horizon

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 12/23/2017 @ 14:37pm


1990s Bands for the Rock Hall

01. Boyz II Men
02. Live
03. Hole
04. Korn
05. Pixies
06. Primus
07. Weezer
08. Everclear
09. Garbage
10. Coldplay
11. No Doubt
12. Radiohead
13. The Prodigy
14. Foo Fighters
15. Matchbox 20
16. Soundgarden
17. Gin Blossoms
18. Collective Soul
19. Alice In Chains
20. Nine Inch Nails
21. Third Eye Blind
22. Jane’s Addiction
23. Wallflowers
24. Blues Traveler
25. Counting Crows
26. The Black Crowes
27. Porno For Pyros
28. The Offspring
29. System Of A Down
30. Stone Temple Pilots
31. Smashing Pumpkins
32. Rage Against The Machine
33. Dave Matthews Band
34. The Cranberries
35. The Breeders
36. Vertical Horizon
37. Hootie & The Blowfish

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 12/23/2017 @ 14:38pm


Of Roy's list, I would induct the following....

01. Boyz II Men
03. Hole
04. Korn
05. Pixies
06. Primus
07. Weezer
09. Garbage
10. Coldplay
11. No Doubt
12. Radiohead
13. The Prodigy
14. Foo Fighters
16. Soundgarden
19. Alice In Chains
20. Nine Inch Nails
22. Jane’s Addiction
25. Counting Crows (maybe)
26. The Black Crowes
28. The Offspring
29. System Of A Down
30. Stone Temple Pilots
31. Smashing Pumpkins
32. Rage Against The Machine
33. Dave Matthews Band

Posted by Donnie on Saturday, 12/23/2017 @ 16:16pm


MY TOP 20 VOCALISTS

01. Elton John
02. Peter Cetera
03. Michael Jackson
04. “Weird Al” Yankovic
05. Leonard Cohen
06. Levi Stubbs
07. Dionne Warwick
08. Stevie Nicks
09. Don Henley
10. Steve Winwood
11. Justin Hayward
12. Bernard Sumner
13. Daryl Hall
14. Peter Cox
14. Michael Hutchence
15. Neil Finn
16. Alan Frew
17. Phil Collins
18. David Lee Roth
19. Cyndi Lauper
20. Madonna

Posted by Roy on Monday, 12/25/2017 @ 10:05am


01. Elton John
02. Peter Cetera
03. Michael Jackson
04. “Weird Al” Yankovic
05. Leonard Cohen
06. Levi Stubbs
07. Dionne Warwick
08. Stevie Nicks
09. Don Henley
10. Steve Winwood
11. Justin Hayward
12. Bernard Sumner
13. Daryl Hall
14. Peter Cox
15. Michael Hutchense
16. Neil Finn
17. Adrian Frew
18. Phil Collins
19. David Lee Roth
20. Cyndi Lauper

Posted by Roy on Monday, 12/25/2017 @ 12:43pm


MY TOP 20 VOCALISTS

01. Elton John
02. Peter Cetera
03. Michael Jackson
04. “Weird Al” Yankovic
05. Leonard Cohen
06. Levi Stubbs
07. Dionne Warwick
08. Stevie Nicks
09. Don Henley
10. Steve Winwood
11. Justin Hayward
12. Bernard Sumner
13. Daryl Hall
14. Peter Cox
15. Michael Hutchense
16. Neil Finn
17. Adrian Frew
18. Phil Collins
19. David Lee Roth
20. Cyndi Lauper
21. George Michael
22. Gloria Estefan

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 12/28/2017 @ 07:42am


Rolling Stone Magazine's 2007 25 Undisputed Guilty Pleasures In The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame - 2018 UPDATE!

Inductees

01. 2010: ABBA
02. 2013: Rush
03. 2014: Hall & Oates
04. 2016: Chicago
05. 2017: Electric Light Orchestra
06. 2017: Journey
07. 2018: Bon Jovi

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 01/9/2018 @ 11:53am


Peter Asher, Smokey Robinson, Robbie Robertson, Carole King, Paul Shaffer, Keith Richards, Mike Leiber and Jerry Stoller, Seymour Stein presented for more than one inductee in the same year.

2014: Andrew Loog Oldham, Brian Epstein by Peter Asher

2012: Cosimo Matassa, Tom Dowd, Glyn Johns by Robbie Robertson

2012: The Blue Caps, The Comets, The Crickets, The Famous Flames, The Midnighters, The Miracles by Smokey Robinson

2010: Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry, Jesse Stone, Mort Shuman, Otis Blackwell by Carole King

2003: Benny Benjamin, Floyd Cramer, Steve Douglas by Paul Shaffer

2001: James Burton, Johnnie Johnson by Keith Richards

2000: Earl Palmer, Hal Blaine, James Jamerson, King Curtis, Scotty Moore by Mike Leiber and Jerry Stoller

1987: Hank Williams, Louis Jordan, T-Bone Walker by Seymour Stein

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 01/18/2018 @ 06:16am


Vic Damone

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 02/13/2018 @ 17:47pm


Count Basie * Al Hibbler * Debbie Reynolds * Mickey Baker * Jim Nabors * Loreena McKennitt * Joy Of Cooking * Changing Faces * Kaoma * Jack Mack And The Heart Attack * Anjani * Adam Cohen * Honk * Ephraim Lewis * Carole Bayer Sager * Diane Warren * Sister Souljah * The Real Milli Vanilli * Zon * Kathy Troccoli * Vic Damone * Candi & The Backbeat

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 02/25/2018 @ 13:25pm


Count Basie * Al Hibbler * Debbie Reynolds * Mickey Baker * Jim Nabors * Loreena McKennitt * Joy Of Cooking * Changing Faces * Kaoma * Jack Mack And The Heart Attack * Anjani * Adam Cohen * Honk * Ephraim Lewis * Carole Bayer Sager * Diane Warren * Sister Souljah * The Real Milli Vanilli * Zon * Kathy Troccoli * Candi & The Backbeat * Vic Damone * Freedy Johnston

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 02/25/2018 @ 13:34pm


Charlie Pride

Posted by Roy on Friday, 03/2/2018 @ 16:34pm


This feels like the the best place to post this.

25 new recordings were added to the National Recording Registry:

1) "Yo-Yo Ma Premieres Concertos for Violoncello and Orchestra" (album), various (1996)
2) "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" (single), Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine (1987)
3) "Raising Hell" (album), Run-D.M.C. (1986)
4) "Footloose" (single), Kenny Loggins (1984)
5) "Le Freak" (single), Chic (1978)
6) "The Gambler" (single), Kenny Rogers (1978)
7) "Rumours," (album), Fleetwood Mac (1977)
8) "An Evening with Groucho" (album), Groucho Marx (1972)
9) "New Sounds in Electronic Music" (album), Steve Reich, Richard Maxfield, Pauline Oliveros (1967)
10) "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" (single), Arlo Guthrie (1967)
11) "The Sound of Music" (soundtrack), Various (1965)
12) "My Girl" (single), The Temptations (1964)
13) "King Biscuit Time" (radio), Sonny Boy Williamson II and others (1965)
14) "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" (single), Tony Bennett (1962)
15) "Calypso" (album), Harry Belafonte (1956)
16) "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock" (single), Bill Haley and His Comets (1954)
17) "How I Got Over" (single), Clara Ward and the Ward Singers (1950)
18) "Folk Songs of the Hills" (album), Merle Travis (1946)
19) Proceedings of the United Nations Conference on International Organization, where the UN world charter was signed (1945)
20) "If I Didn't Care" (single), The Ink Spots (1939)
21) The Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas (album), Artur Schnabel (1932-1935)
22) "Sitting on Top of the World" (single), Mississippi Sheiks (1930)
23) "Lamento Borincano" (single), Canario y Su Grupo (1930)
24) Standing Rock Preservation Recordings, George Herzog and Members of the Yanktoni Tribe (1928)
25) "Dream Melody Intermezzo: Naughty Marietta" (single), Victor Herbert and his Orchestra (1911)

Posted by Gassman on Wednesday, 03/21/2018 @ 09:27am


That's a good list. I'm very surprised that Rock around the Clock, My Girl, and Rumours just got in, but they're very well deserved.

Posted by Steve Z on Wednesday, 03/21/2018 @ 13:27pm


They only started in 2002, so some big items where bound to be missed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Recording_Registry

This would make an awesome streaming playlist.

Posted by Gassman on Wednesday, 03/21/2018 @ 15:02pm


https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_halloffame_x1.html

SAMPSON QUALIFICATIONS (on a scale of 1-10)

10 - The Immortals

01. Roy Brown
02. Wynonie Harris
03. Amos Milburn
04. The Ravens
05. Lee Allen
06. Mickey "Guitar" Baker
07. Billy Preston
08. Sam "The Man" Taylor
09. Willie Mitchell
10. Wolfman Jack

Posted by Roy on Monday, 03/26/2018 @ 14:33pm


Is it just me or does it seem like the Rock Hall voters prefer solo black artists over black groups from the 50s-60s-70s in recent years for some strange reason? Why?

2018: Nina Simone * Sister Rosetta Tharpe
2017: Nile Rodgers * Tupac Shakur
2016: N.W.A
2015: Bill Withers * The "5" Royales
2013: Quincy Jones * Albert King * Donna Summer * Public Enemy
2012: Freddie King * The Miracles * The Midnighters * The Famous Flames
2011: Darlene Love
2010: Jesse Stone * Otis Blackwell * Jimmy Cliff
2009: Little Anthony & The Imperials * Bobby Womack * RUN DMC
2008: Little Walter

15:8 Ratio

Still no Spinners, no Marvelettes, no Meters, no War, no Chic, no Commodores, no Kool & the Gang, and no Rufus.

Posted by Roy on Monday, 04/2/2018 @ 10:54am


You have to be kidding with a great deal of the people listed on here. Some are country, some are other different group of music. Some are rap and didn’t have much of a career. This is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It’s not a who you think will have an impact on music if some of these ever did.

Posted by D. Charles on Saturday, 04/7/2018 @ 01:06am


Waiting for second inductions into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

01. Ben E. King
02. Carole King
03. Herb Alpert
04. Tina Turner
05. Phil Collins
06. Steve Winwood
07. Don Henley
08. Stevie Nicks
09. Sting

The next batch of 2-time Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees (BANDS ONLY)

I've ranked them based on which I think will happen first.

01. Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson)
02. Ian McDonald (King Crimson, Foreigner)
03. Greg Lake (King Crimson, Emerson, Lake and Palmer)
04. Denny Laine (The Moody Blues, Wings)
05. Steve Winwood (Traffic, The Spencer Davis Group, Blind Faith)
06. Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam, Soundgarden)
07. Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters)
08. Boz Burrell (King Crimson, Bad Company)
09. Paul Rodgers (Free, Bad Company)
10. Dave Pegg (Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull)
11. Bobby Byrd (The Famous Flames, The J.B.'s)
12. Bootsy Collins (Parliament-Funkadelic, The J.B.'s)
13. George Harrison (The Beatles, The Traveling Wilburys)
14. Jeff Lynne (Electric Light Orchestra, The Traveling Wilburys)
15. Tom Petty (The Heartbreakers, The Traveling Wilburys)
16. Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield, Poco)
17. Randy Meisner (Eagles, Poco)
18. Timothy B. Schmit (Eagles, Poco)
19. Joe Walsh (Eagles, James Gang)
20. Ginger Baker (Cream, Blind Faith)
21. Al Kooper (The Blues Project, Blood, Sweat & Tears)
22. Mike Bloomfield (The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Electric Flag)
23. Marty Balin (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)
24. Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)
25. Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)
26. Aynsley Dunbar (Journey, The Blues Breakers, The Mothers Of Invention, Jefferson Starship, Whitesnake)

ARTISTS WHO WERE INDUCTED MORE THAN ONCE INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. Eric Clapton (3 Times; 1992: The Yardbirds | 1993: Cream | 2000: Eric Clapton)
02. Clyde McPhatter (2 Times; 1987: Clyde McPhatter | 1988: The Drifters)
03. Ringo Starr (2 Times; 1988: The Beatles | 2015: Ringo Starr)
04. George Harrison (2 Times; 1988: The Beatles | 2004: George Harrison)
05. Paul McCartney (2 Times; 1988: The Beatles | 1999: Paul McCartney)
06. John Lennon (2 Times; 1988: The Beatles | 1994: John Lennon)
07. Ron Wood (2 Times; 1989: The Rolling Stones | 2012: The Small Faces/Faces)
08. Paul Simon (2 Times; 1990: Simon & Garfunkel | 2001: Paul Simon)
09. David Crosby (2 Times; 1991: The Byrds | 1997: Crosby, Stills and Nash)
10. Curtis Mayfield (2 Times; 1991: The Impressions | 1999: Curtis Mayfield)
11. Jimmy Page (2 Times; 1992: The Yardbirds | 1995: Led Zeppelin)
12. Jeff Beck (2 Times; 1992: The Yardbirds | 2009: Jeff Beck)
13. Rod Stewart (2 Times; 1994: Rod Stewart | 2012: The Small Faces/Faces)
14. Neil Young (2 Times; 1995: Neil Young | 1997: Buffalo Springfield)
15. Lou Reed (2 Times; 1996: The Velvet Underground | 2015: Lou Reed)
16. Michael Jackson (2 Times; 1997: The Jackson 5 | 2001: Michael Jackson)
17. Stephen Stills (2 Times; 1997: Crosby, Stills and Nash | 1997: Buffalo Springfield)
18. Graham Nash (2 Times; 1997: Crosby, Stills and Nash | 2010: The Hollies)
19. Gregg Rolie (2 Times; 1998: Santana | 2017: Journey)
20. John Carter (2 Times; 2001: The Flamingos | 2004: The Dells)
21. Sammy Strain (2 Times; 2005: The O'Jays | 2009: Little Anthony & The Imperials)
22. Peter Gabriel (2 Times; 2010: Genesis | 2014: Peter Gabriel)

BANDS WITH ONE MAJOR MEMBER SNUBBED
FOR INDUCTION BY THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME
THEY ALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN INDUCTED

01. Bruce Johnston (1988: The Beach Boys)
02. Cindy Birdsong (1988: The Supremes)
03. Sonny Turner (1990: The Platters)
04. Joe Long (1990: The Four Seasons)
05. John Perry Barlow (1994: The Grateful Dead)
06. Sandra Tilley (1995: Martha And The Vandellas)
07. Signe Toly Anderson (1996: Jefferson Airplane)
08. Bob Welch (1998: Fleetwood Mac)
09. Louis Tierney (1999: Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys)
10. Richie Ramone (2002: Ramones)
11. Mark Evans (2003: AC/DC)
12. Ric Grech (2004: Traffic)
13. Bill Isles (2005: The O’Jays)
14. Howie Johnson (2008: The Ventures)
15. Anthony Phillips (2010: Genesis)
16. Alonzo Tucker (2012: The Midnighters)
17. John Rutsey (2013: Rush)
18. Nick Simper (2016: Deep Purple)
19. Peter Banks (2017: Yes)
20. Clint Warwick (2018: The Moody Blues)

So Mick Jagger gets to tell Jann Wenner and the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame to induct Ian Stewart and Mick Taylor with the Rolling Stones, but the Beach Boys don't get to have Bruce Johnston inducted with them. I'm thinking the Beach Boys didn't bother to ask which members of their band are being inducted, but Mick Jagger took the effort and did! Really sucks for Bruce Johnston. Jann Wenner loves the 60s so much, you'd think he would make sure of it himself that Bruce Johnston is inducted!

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 04/8/2018 @ 11:03am


Members of The Wrecking Crew in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

01. 2000: Hal Blaine
02. 2000: Earl Palmer
03. 2003: Steve Douglas
04. 2011: Leon Russell
05. 2011: Dr. John

The Wrecking Crew (The Rest) They should all be inducted, especially Carol Kaye

Joe Osborn
Larry Carlton
Fred Carter, Jr.
Tommy Tedesco
Billy Strange
Larry Knechtel
Barney Kessel
Carol Kaye
Glen Campbell

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 04/8/2018 @ 11:04am


MUST BE ADDED TO FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS

Count Basie * Al Hibbler * Debbie Reynolds * Mickey Baker * Jim Nabors * Loreena McKennitt * Joy Of Cooking * Changing Faces * Kaoma * Jack Mack And The Heart Attack * Anjani * Adam Cohen * Honk * Ephraim Lewis * Carole Bayer Sager * Diane Warren * Sister Souljah * The Real Milli Vanilli * Zon * Kathy Troccoli * Candi & The Backbeat * Vic Damone * Freedy Johnston * Flo & Eddie * Charlie Pride

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 04/15/2018 @ 15:20pm


http://www.vulture.com/2018/05/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-artists-ranked-from-best-to-worst.html

All 214 Artists in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Ranked From Best to Worst

2. The Beatles — George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr (1988)

A joyous sound that turned ever inward, leading the way for just about everyone who followed — and, with Elvis, the epitome of pop stardom.

The third hall of fame induction numbered only five acts — the model the hall has followed since — and included ‘60s stars like the Beatles, Dylan, the Beach Boys, the Supremes, and the Drifters. (The Stones didn’t get in until the following year.)

15. The Rolling Stones — Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Keith Richards, Ian Stewart, Mick Taylor, Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood, and Bill Wyman (1989)

With the Yardbirds, the most deliberately blues-based early rockers, who in their classic period (until 1972) never went too far from the blues’ recognizable core. And yet the dense maelstrom slabbed beneath the rhythms of their best late-’60s material were experiments in sound, but always grounded by a strong rhythm section, quite a rhythm guitarist, and a singer who was both a hedonist and an intellectual. Their Beggar’s to Exile run is probably unmatched by any other band.

Notice anything odd about the Stones’ lineup listed above? Ian Stewart was the group’s original keyboardist, removed from the official lineup because his image didn’t fit with the rest of the Stones’. He played on their records and became their road manager. It’s a good example of an issue that has bedeviled the hall from the start: What members of a long-running band should be included? I’m as big a Stones fan as anyone (and no relation to the bassist), and I like the idea of the hall including folks from behind the scenes. But it’s hard for me to discern where keyboards were anything other than an incidental part of the band’s sound in the 1960s — and in the 1970s, the best keyboard parts (“Time Waits for No One,” “Memory Motel”) were played by others. Many other nonofficial band members much more important to a particular artist’s sound or success — Bernie Taupin, say, to Elton John, or the Bomb Squad to Public Enemy — have gone unnoticed by the hall. It’s why the hall has been accused of maintaining inconsistent standards. I don’t think anyone on the nominating committee was saying, “Well, we simply have to include Ian Stewart!” It seems obvious to me that the Stones insisted on it and the hall didn’t have the balls to say no.

51. The Beach Boys — Al Jardine, Mike Love, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, and Dennis Wilson (1988)

The rest of the band didn’t do much, save for Mike Love’s lyrics in the earliest of the band’s hits, which were monomaniacal in their focus and in a way held Brian Wilson’s vision back. (Compare Love’s “Little Deuce Coupe” with “Don’t Worry Baby,” which had an outside lyricist.) Still, to virtually everyone they were the biggest American “band” of the 1960s, first denizens of a nearby faraway place of love, sand, and sun, and then voyagers to heavenly places with “Good Vibrations” and Pet Sounds. And Wilson’s singular vision — his pursuit of “teenage symphonies to God” — to this day personify the troubled genius. The Beach Boys had many later members; Bruce Johnston played from ‘65 or ‘66 on, and that’s Blondie Chaplin, for example, singing “Sail On, Sailor,” but they, unlike later, useless members of the Grateful Dead, weren’t inducted into the hall. The Beach Boys’ induction featured one of the first and greatest public inductee meltdowns, this one from Mike Love, who is one wound-up old Republican.

141. Bee Gees — Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, and Robin Gibb (1997)

Certain people you can’t argue with. Barry Gibb was a fairly big star in the 1960s, one of the biggest of the 1970s, and a successful songwriter and occasional hitmaker for a decade or two after. As with Neil Diamond, it’s hard to argue with 50 years of credible stardom. Maurice’s voice is what it is, and I don’t know what Robin did. The group had become entirely irrelevant by 1975, but Main Course started off a disco resurgence no one saw coming. I guess a lot of it was disposable pop, but no one can argue with “Stayin’ Alive,” as good a rock song as any of Michael Jackson’s.

211. Chicago — Peter Cetera, Terry Kath, Robert Lamm, Lee Loughnane, James Pankow, Walter Parazaider, and Danny Seraphine (2016)

So appropriate the band was inducted by Rob Thomas. Chicago was a self-indulgent, lite-rock ensemble known first for bringing horn charts into the mix, right around the same time as the Electric Flag and Blood, Sweat and Tears, and second, for a seemingly unending string of two- and even four-record sets in the ‘70s. You can’t argue with their hits — some quite sweet (“Wishing You Were Here,” “[I’ve Been] Searching So Long”), but most of them much more shlocky than they had to be. (Like “Saturday in the Park” [guess what that one was about!] and, get this, “Harry Truman” [guess what that one was about].) This is probably why, though they were by far the biggest American band of the 1970s, they never made the cover of Rolling Stone.

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 05/2/2018 @ 13:50pm


http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/11/rock_roll_hall_of_fame_a_defin.html

It's only Rock 'n Roll - Boldly ranking every Rock Hall Inductee

1. The Beatles

If you were to base this solely on influence, maybe you could go with Elvis, Little Richard or even Chuck Berry. But when you put everything together, The Beatles are the most important musical act of all time and the perfect mix of the Rock Hall’s criteria of influence and significance. The Rock Hall loves the Beatles so much, it has inducted all four members as solo acts. No other act has accomplished that (and probably never will).

6. The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones didn’t invent anything. But they perfected a whole lot. The band has one of the most amazing and prolific resumes in Rock Hall history, releasing more than 40 albums (studio and live performances) and over 100 singles. The Stones pushed blues into the mainstream, becoming one of the genre’s biggest influences along the way.

13. The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys began as a rock and roll band, and ventured into surf rock. But Brian Wilson’s experimentation eventually won out. Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound redefined pop music. Wilson took things to the next level, merging various genres to establish pop music as a true art form.

92. The Bee Gees

The Bee Gees impact went beyond the disco era. The group became one of the most successful in history, selling more than 220 million records worldwide. The Bee Gees’ songwriting and vocal style served as a tremendous influence on future pop acts, from Michael Jackson and Elton John to Madonna and Beyoncé.

161. Chicago

Chicago has one of the more interesting Rock Hall resumes. The band’s early jazz-rock period was pretty influential, while its 1980s soft-rock run lacked anything groundbreaking but sold a ton of records. Put them together and you have a very impressive band that was long overdue for induction.

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 05/2/2018 @ 13:52pm


The Vulture list.
Stopped reading after scrolling and seeing Creedence, Doors until way down on list.

Posted by Mark on Wednesday, 05/2/2018 @ 16:27pm


Writer Bill Wyman (@hitsville) ranked all 214 artists in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, from Chuck Berry to Bon Jovi http://www.vulture.com/2018/05/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-artists-ranked-from-best-to-worst.html … There's a lot to unpack here...

I can't believe this guy listed all 214 artists, in order, perfectly correct. This guy is an oracle, a truly enlightened person...or a douche. It's a very fine line.

Posted by Classic Rock on Wednesday, 05/2/2018 @ 21:12pm


I (and everyone else) will go with...doucheKml

Posted by KXB on Wednesday, 05/2/2018 @ 22:13pm


Classic Rock,

As is the case with most rock music critics, he definitely suffers from recto-cranial inversion. Excuse me, but saying that ‘.Inventing progressive rock was a dumb idea, but it was their dumb idea’ in reference to 34) Pink Floyd, just shows how uninformed this critic is. Plus calling ‘Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk a masterwork,’ definitely calls his opinion into question.

Posted by Enigmaticus on Thursday, 05/3/2018 @ 01:38am


I would go with the douche angle. That guy sounds like a snobby critic that doesn't actually know anything about half the artists he talked about. The Bee Gees weren't relevant after 1975? Ummmm, they were like the biggest band in the world from 1977-1979.

And ranking Queen second to last only ahead of Bon Jovi and being the most overrated band ever?

Yeah, this guy is a complete tool.

Posted by Donnie on Thursday, 05/3/2018 @ 09:32am


Donnie,

You are absolutely correct about this critic. But as we are all aware, controversy sells and what better plan than to insult the fan bases of multiple deserving inductees? That’s going to receive quite a few comments, but in my honest opinion, his statement that “... inventing prog rock was a dumb idea..” is really going to make quite a few people upset! Of course, ranking Yes at #140, The Moody Blues at #208 and Rush at #210 personally annoys the heck out of me.

Posted by Enigmaticus on Thursday, 05/3/2018 @ 10:41am


More on the list from the Bill Wyman who made the ranking of all 214 artists in the RNRHOF, and BTW doesn't play bass for the Stones or anyone else.

Here's a Queen (ranked next to last, mind you) quote from the fake Bill Wyman:

"Docked 30 notches because of this: After the band’s closeted lead singer, Freddie Mercury, died of AIDS, the entire rock universe held a televised tribute show, broadcast on MTV, during which mentions of homosexuality and AIDS were kept closely under wraps. The band (and everyone else at the show) let a new generation of vulnerable kids — and thousands of the unloved, dying alone on the streets — know that, yes, they should be ashamed of who they are."

Response: Is this seriously all that you came away with following the Freddie Mercury tribute??? Shame on you...and grow up.

BTW, his #1: Chuck Berry.

Based on your Queen logic, how about docking Chuck Berry a few spots for:
1) Videotaping several women in bathrooms without their knowledge.
2) Being incarcerated for transporting a minor over state lines.
3) More jail time for tax evasion.

Or, are these all OK in your twisted mind, you idiot.

Posted by Classic Rock on Thursday, 05/3/2018 @ 23:15pm


If this list had come out on April 1, then we all know that it had been intented as a joke. Enigmaticus
2 hours ago
Well, Bill Wyman may suffer from recto-cranial inversion like many so-called rock music critics. Of course, his dislike of progressive rock is extremely apparent throughout this list. Rush's ranking is completely unwarranted, plus Yes, The Moody Blues, Genesis, Deep Purple and even Pink Floyd and their respective fan bases were also insulted. Plus, he also has a strong dislike for Jann Wenner, as well. Let's face basic facts, he had created this list just to infuriate a lot of people, create controversy and get a lot of negative responses. Of course, he loves simple "punk rock" and has to begrudgingly acknowledge many of the "so-called" giants, but he does not like Queen, which I find extremely peculiar.

Posted by Enigmaticus on Friday, 05/4/2018 @ 16:30pm


If this list had come out on April 1, then we all would know that it had been intented as a joke.
Well, Bill Wyman may suffer from recto-cranial inversion like many so-called rock music critics. Of course, his dislike of progressive rock is extremely apparent throughout this list. Rush's ranking is completely unwarranted, plus Yes, The Moody Blues, Genesis, Deep Purple and even Pink Floyd and their respective fan bases were also insulted. Additionally, he also apparently has a strong dislike for Jann Wenner, as well. Let's face basic facts, he had created this list just to infuriate a lot of people, create controversy and get a lot of negative responses. Of course, he loves simple "punk rock" and has to begrudgingly acknowledge many of the "so-called" giants. For some strange reason, he does not like Queen, which I find to be extremely peculiar.

Posted by Enigmaticus on Friday, 05/4/2018 @ 23:59pm


Re: the “Vulture Culture List”
If this list had come out on April 1, then we all would know that it had been intended as a ridiculous joke.
Well, Bill Wyman may suffer from recto-cranial inversion like many so-called rock music critics. Of course, his dislike of progressive rock is extremely apparent throughout this list. Rush's ranking (#210) is completely unwarranted, plus Yes (#140), The Moody Blues (#208), Genesis (#173), Electric Light Orchestra (#158), Deep Purple (#202) and even Pink Floyd (#34) and their respective fan bases were also insulted. Additionally, he also apparently has a strong dislike for Jann Wenner, as well. Let's face basic facts, he had created this list just to infuriate a lot of people, create controversy and get a lot of negative responses. Of course, he loves simple "punk rock",” except Green Day (#193) and has to begrudgingly acknowledge many of the "so-called" giants. For some strange reason, he apparently does not like Queen (#213), which I find to be extremely peculiar. Even more strangely, he apparently likes Traffic (#130) and of course Talking Heads (#54), but calls Jefferson Airplane (#137) barely listenable. Art Rock does fare slightly better with David Bowie (#21) essentially representing that entire genre, but proto-prog is represented by The Doors (#172) which he also finds fault with. Weird!

Posted by Enigmaticus on Saturday, 05/5/2018 @ 02:08am


Chuck Berry is 25th on VH1’s most recent list of greatest artists. Sade is 50th on this list. Rush is 75th on this list and Alicia Keys is 100th. Where would the late great Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Nina Simone appear?

Posted by Enigmaticus on Wednesday, 08/22/2018 @ 07:01am


Back in 2007, VH1-Classic published a book called "Legends of Rock" that I got for Christmas that year. 100 acts were given a profile. Let's take a look at those 100 acts and if they are in the Hall!

Inducted before the book was published:

AC/DC
Aerosmith
The Allman Brothers Band
The Band
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
Chuck Berry
Black Sabbath
Blondie
David Bowie
James Brown
The Byrds
Eric Clapton
The Clash
Elvis Costello
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Crosby, Stills, and Nash
Bo Diddley
The Doors
Bob Dylan
Eagles
Aretha Franklin
Grateful Dead
Jimi Hendrix
Buddy Holly
Jefferson Airplane
Elton John
Janis Joplin
The Kinks
Led Zeppelin
Jerry Lee Lewis
Little Richard
The Mamas and The Papas
Bob Marley
Joni Mitchell
Van Morrison
Parliament-Funkadelic
Pearl Jam
Tom Petty
Pink Floyd
The Police
Elvis Presley
The Pretenders
Prince
Queen
The Ramones
R.E.M.
The Rolling Stones
The Ronetts (Their induction is mentioned in the book)
Santana
Sex Pistols
Simon and Garfunkel
Sly and The Family Stone
Patti Smith
Steely Dan
Bruce Springsteen
Talking Heads
Ike and Tina Turner
Van Halen
The Velvet Underground
The Who
Stevie Wonder
Neil Young
Frank Zappa
ZZTop

Inducted after the book was published:
Alice Cooper
Donovan
Small Faces/The Faces
Guns N' Roses
KISS
John Mellencamp
Metallica
Nirvana
Pearl Jam
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Steve Miller Band (Sort of)
Tom Waits

Not Inducted:
Captain Beefhart
The Cure
Jefferson Starship and Starship (The book grouped all three bands in one, the Hall did not)
Carole King (though she is in as a songwriter)
New York Dolls
Nine Inch Nails
Gram Parsons
Pixies
Iggy Pop (though his band The Stooges are in)
Radiohead
Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers
Roxy Music
The Shangri-La's
The Smiths
T. Rex
Television
Wilco

Not Old Enough to have been inducted so far:
Beck (Old Enough This Year)
Weezer
The White Stripes

This should be 100, let me know if I missed any!

Posted by Follower on Saturday, 09/1/2018 @ 13:27pm


Thanks for posting that list, Follower!

Posted by The_Claw on Saturday, 09/1/2018 @ 15:23pm


MUST BE ADDED TO FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS

Count Basie * Al Hibbler * Debbie Reynolds * Mickey Baker * Jim Nabors * Loreena McKennitt * Joy Of Cooking * Changing Faces * Kaoma * Jack Mack And The Heart Attack * Anjani * Adam Cohen * Honk * Ephraim Lewis * Carole Bayer Sager * Diane Warren * Sister Souljah * The Real Milli Vanilli * Zon * Kathy Troccoli * Candi & The Backbeat * Vic Damone * Freedy Johnston * Flo & Eddie * Charlie Pride * Charles Aznavour

Posted by Roy on Monday, 10/1/2018 @ 16:01pm


https://www.rollingstone.it/musica/news-musica/e-morto-charles-aznavour/430627/


I could have sworn Charles Aznavour had a page on FRL!

RIP Charles Aznavour

Posted by Roy on Monday, 10/1/2018 @ 16:04pm


RAPPERS IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME SO FAR

01. 2007: Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
02. 2009: RUN DMC
03. 2012: Beastie Boys
04. 2013: Public Enemy
05. 2016: N.W.A
06. 2017: Tupak Shakur

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 10/28/2018 @ 07:42am


DUOS IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME (ALL CATEGORIES)

01. 1986: The Everly Brothers
02. 1987: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
03. 1990: Simon and Garfunkel
04. 1990: Gerry Goffin and Carole King
05. 1991: Ike and Tina Turner
06. 1992: Sam and Dave
07. 2001: Steely Dan
08. 2003: Righteous Brothers
09. 2006: Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss
10. 2008: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
11. 2010: Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
12. 2010: Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry
13. 2014: Daryl Hall and John Oates

TRIOS IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME (ALL CATEGORIES)

01. 1988: The Supremes
02. 1990: Holland-Dozier-Holland
03: 1992: The Jimi Hendrix Experience
04. 1993: Cream
05. 1995: Martha and the Vandellas
06. 1997: Crosby, Stills and Nash
07. 1997: The Bee Gees
08. 2003: The Police
09. 2004: ZZ Top
10. 2007: The Ronettes
11. 2009: RUN-DMC
12. 2012: Beastie Boys
13: 2013: Rush
14: 2014: Nirvana
15. 2015: Green Day

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 11/6/2018 @ 10:21am


THESE ARE THE LEFTOVER 60S-70S-80S BANDS THAT MUST BE INDUCTED NEXT BEFORE ANY OTHER BANDS

01. Jethro Tull
02. King Crimson
03. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
04. The Doobie Brothers
05. Blood, Sweat & Tears
06. Kool & The Gang
07. The Commodores
08. The Spinners
09. Foreigner

Hopefully this will be done before 2025.

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 11/11/2018 @ 08:33am


THESE ARE THE LEFTOVER 60S-70S-80S BANDS THAT MUST BE INDUCTED NEXT BEFORE ANY OTHER BANDS

01. Jethro Tull
02. King Crimson
03. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
04. The Doobie Brothers
05. Blood, Sweat & Tears
06. Kool & The Gang
07. The Commodores
08. The Spinners
09. The Monkees
10. Foreigner

Hopefully this will be done before 2025.

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 11/11/2018 @ 08:58am


MUST BE ADDED TO FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS

Count Basie * Al Hibbler * Debbie Reynolds * Mickey Baker * Jim Nabors * Loreena McKennitt * Joy Of Cooking * Changing Faces * Kaoma * Jack Mack And The Heart Attack * Anjani * Adam Cohen * Honk * Ephraim Lewis * Carole Bayer Sager * Diane Warren * Sister Souljah * The Real Milli Vanilli * Zon * Kathy Troccoli * Candi & The Backbeat * Vic Damone * Freedy Johnston * Flo & Eddie * Charlie Pride * Charles Aznavour * The Emotions

Posted by Roy on Monday, 11/12/2018 @ 20:18pm


Roy,

I adore Loreena McKennitt, but why is she a must be added?


I agree with Charlie Pride, Count Basie, and Diane Warren.


I will not lie Jim Nabors and Debbie Reynolds made me re read what was there. I think they may be a bit of a stretch

Posted by Chris F. on Monday, 11/12/2018 @ 20:37pm


Roy,

Never mind I thought you meant the Hall, not this website. My apologies.

Posted by Chris F. on Monday, 11/12/2018 @ 21:20pm


https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/11-singer-songwriters-who-deserve-a-nobel-prize/

11 Singer-Songwriters Who Deserve The Nobel Prize

01. Nina Simone
02. Pete Seeger
03. Curtis Mayfield
04. Townes Van Zandt
05. Phil Ochs
06. Patti Smith
07. Nick Cave
08. Leonard Cohen
09. Neil Young
10. KRS-One
11. Bernie Taupin

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 11/14/2018 @ 11:52am


Roy,

While I love the list the Nobel Prize is not awarded posthumously. That takes a few people out of the running for that author.

Posted by Chris F. on Wednesday, 11/14/2018 @ 13:56pm


UPDATE!

Members of USA for Africa Who Are Not In The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

01. Harry Belafonte
02. Dionne Warwick
03. Willie Nelson
04. Kenny Rogers
05. Lionel Richie
06. Kenny Loggins
07. Huey Lewis and the News
08. Cyndi Lauper
09. Kim Carnes
10. Al Jarreau
11. James Ingram
12. Jeffrey Osbourne
13. The Pointer Sisters
14. LaToya Jackson
15. Randy Jackson
16. Sheila E.
17. Bette Midler
18. Bob Geldof
19. Waylon Jennings
20. Dan Akroyd

Members of USA for Africa Who Are In The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

01. Quincy Jones
02. Ray Charles
03. Smokey Robinson
04. Stevie Wonder
05. Diana Ross
06. Michael Jackson
07. Tito Jackson
08. Marlon Jackson
09. Jackie Jackson
10. Tina Turner
11. Bruce Springsteen
12. Billy Joel
13. Daryl Hall and John Oates
14. Lindsey Buckingham
15. Bob Dylan
16. Paul Simon
17. Steve Perry

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 11/18/2018 @ 10:37am


THESE ARE THE BANDS THAT MUST BE INDUCTED NEXT BEFORE ANY OTHER BANDS

01. Jethro Tull
02. King Crimson
03. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
04. The Doobie Brothers
05. Blood, Sweat & Tears
06. Kool & The Gang
07. The Commodores
08. The Spinners
09. The Monkees
10. The Kingston Trio
11. Jan and Dean
12. Foreigner

Hopefully this will be done before 2025.

Posted by Roy on Monday, 12/10/2018 @ 08:21am



@ Roy

Only seven or eight acts are actually good and overhated, but the rest are horrendously unlistenable.

Posted by The Dude on Monday, 12/31/2018 @ 09:30am


Are you kidding me that in 2013 Rolling Stone put Phish as "New Immortal"? What effing planet? Seriously, that's ridiculous. What's next, Spin Doctors? Blues Traveler?

Posted by Gary on Saturday, 01/5/2019 @ 02:45am


Roy, some of these lists are ridiculous of "Must Be Inducted" BS.

And as for this bit of bird feces from this Bill Wyman bag of douchenozzles -

"71. Grateful Dead — Tom Constanten, Jerry Garcia, Donna Jean Godchaux, Keith Godchaux, Mickey Hart, Robert Hunter, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Ron McKernan, Brent Mydland, Bob Weir, and Vince Welnick (1994)
Some people like them, of course. The disinterested can see they have recorded only a handful of good songs (“Uncle John’s Band,” “Touch of Grey,” maybe one or two others) and that too many of its “musical excursions” could also be described as “noodling.” And while the band’s amen corner has ooh’ed over outside lyricist Hunter for decades, the fact remains Hunter is a terrible writer. But. With the Airplane, the Dead defined the San Francisco psychedelic sound, such as it was, and over time came to embody a chaotic independence, in their latter days providing a comfy hippie vibe for stadia of slumming yuppies. The lineup of the band inducted into the hall includes several highly inessential members, ranging from the dubious (Constanten, Mydland) to the risible (Welnick). Jeff Tamarkin, the former editor of Goldmine and a one-time nominating committee member, says he contacted the band for the hall — and that the Dead gave the hall an “all or none” ultimatum, and the hall caved. Garcia was supposedly on his way but never made it to the ceremony."

He apparently has no appreciation for a band that sticks together... and you can't say that "Touch of Grey" is one of their truly good songs (Hint - it isn't), and then be dismissive of Brent Mydland, who played keyboards from 1979 to 1990 (the time period when that song was written and recorded), a longer haul than anyone else in the band to tickle the ivories. And don't compare him to Constanten, who appears briefly on a couple of things. Brent wrote 8 songs over the 3 albums that he appeared on. Hardly a contribution worthy of a "dubious" distinction, you sick bag of wind. Get thee flatulent arse out of my space.

Posted by Gary on Saturday, 01/5/2019 @ 03:25am


And if you want Foreigner in the RRHOF, let's just sign up Triumph, Loverboy, 38 Special, hell, is that racist Nugent in the HOF yet? I'm sure we could get Kid Rock to induct him with some plagiarized BS while blessing the name of DT the whole time.

Posted by Gary on Saturday, 01/5/2019 @ 03:27am


And if you want Foreigner in the RRHOF, let's just sign up Triumph, Loverboy, 38 Special, hell, is that racist Nugent in the HOF yet? I'm sure we could get Kid Rock to induct him with some plagiarized BS while blessing the name of DT the whole time.

Posted by Gary on Saturday, 01.5.19 @ 03:27am


Are you kidding me?! Foreigner is not in the same league as Triumph, Loverboy and .38 Special. Foreigner is far more influential and they lasted much longer. Go read MOJO, UNCUT, and Classic Rock magazines. They always have something to say about Foreigner. Foreigner isn't even in the same league as Bon Jovi. Jann Wenner even wants Foreigner inducted.

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 01/5/2019 @ 09:28am


MUST BE ADDED TO FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS

Count Basie * Al Hibbler * Debbie Reynolds * Mickey Baker * Jim Nabors * Loreena McKennitt * Joy Of Cooking * Changing Faces * Kaoma * Jack Mack And The Heart Attack * Anjani * Adam Cohen * Honk * Ephraim Lewis * Carole Bayer Sager * Diane Warren * Sister Souljah * The Real Milli Vanilli * Zon * Kathy Troccoli * Candi & The Backbeat * Vic Damone * Freedy Johnston * Flo & Eddie * Charley Pride * Charles Aznavour * The Emotions * Carter Family * Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters * Mel Tillis * Dottie West * David Allen Coe * Anita Bryant

Posted by Roy on Monday, 01/7/2019 @ 23:05pm


THE CANADIAN MUSIC HALL OF FAME

2019 Corey Hart
2018 Barenaked Ladies
2017 Sarah McLachlan
2016 Burton Cummings
2015 Alanis Morissette
2014 Bachman-Turner Overdrive
2013 k.d. lang
2012 Blue Rodeo
2011 Shania Twain
2010 April Wine
2009 Loverboy
2008 Triumph
2007 Bob Rock
2006 Bryan Adams
2005 The Tragically Hip
2004 Bob Ezrin
2003 Tom Cochrane
2002 Daniel Lanois
2001 Bruce Cockburn
2000 Bruce Fairbairn
1999 Luc Plamondon
1998 David Foster
1997 Lenny Breau
1997 Gil Evans
1997 Maynard Ferguson
1997 Moe Koffman
1997 Rob McConnell
1996 David Clayton-Thomas
1996 Denny Doherty
1996 John Kay
1996 Domenic Troiano
1996 Zal Yanovsky
1995 Buffy Sainte-Marie
1994 Rush
1993 Anne Murray
1992 Ian & Sylvia
1991 Leonard Cohen
1990 Maureen Forrester
1989 The Band
1988 No Inductees
1987 The Guess Who
1986 Gordon Lightfoot
1985 Wilf Carter
1984 The Crewcuts
1984 The Diamonds
1984 The Four Lads
1983 Glenn Gould
1982 Neil Young
1981 Joni Mitchell
1980 Paul Anka
1979 Hank Snow
1978 Guy Lombardo
1978 Oscar Peterson

Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award

2019 Duff Roman
2018 Denise Donlon
2017 Randy Lennox
2016 Rosalie Trombley
2015 Ray Danniels
2014 Frank Davies
2013 Larry LeBlanc
2012 Gary Slaight
2010 Dean Cameron
2010 Ross Reynolds
2009 Fred Sherratt
2008 Moses Znaimer
2007 Donald K Tarlton
2006 Bernie Finkelstein
2005 Allan Slaight
2004 Walt Grealis
2003 Terry Mcbride
2002 Michael Cohl
2001 Daniel Caudeiron
2000 Emile Berliner
1999 Allan Waters
1998 Sam Feldman
1997 Dan Gibson
1996 Ronnie Hawkins
1995 Louis Applebaum
1994 John Mills
1993 Brian Robertson
1992 William Harold Moon
1991 Mel Shaw
1990 Raffi
1989 Sam Sniderman
1988 No Inductees
1987 Bruce Allen
1986 Jack Richardson
1985 A. Hugh Joseph
1984 J. Lyman Potts


The Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award is awarded by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to "individuals who have contributed to the growth and development of the Canadian music industry. It is given annually every Juno Awards ceremony and named after one of the founders of the awards.

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 01/16/2019 @ 22:35pm


BANDS WITH 10 OR MORE MEMBERS INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. Parliament-Funkadelic (16 Members Inducted in 1997)
02. The Grateful Dead (12 Members Inducted in 1994)
03. Bill Haley And The Comets (11 Members Inducted in 1987/2012)
04. Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band (11 Members Inducted in 1999/2014)
05. The Cure (10 Members Inducted in 2019)

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 02/7/2019 @ 12:48pm


The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame should make induction addendums for certain bands and announce them at the induction ceremonies, but the inductees would not attend. They would just have their names added as inductees with their bands on the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame website, and their Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame trophies would get mailed to them with the year they were supposed to be inducted included on the trophies, not the year the addendums were announced.

01. Bruce Johnston (1988: The Beach Boys)
02. Cindy Birdsong (1988: The Supremes)
03. Sonny Turner (1990: The Platters)
04. Joe Long (1990: The Four Seasons)
05. John Perry Barlow (1994: The Grateful Dead)
06. Sandra Tilley (1995: Martha And The Vandellas)
07. Signe Toly Anderson (1996: Jefferson Airplane)
08. Bob Welch (1998: Fleetwood Mac)
09. Louis Tierney (1999: Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys)
10. Richie Ramone (2002: Ramones)
11. Mark Evans (2003: AC/DC)
12. Ric Grech (2004: Traffic)
13. Bill Isles (2005: The O’Jays)
14. Howie Johnson (2008: The Ventures)
15. Anthony Phillips (2010: Genesis)
16. Alonzo Tucker (2012: The Midnighters)
17. John Rutsey (2013: Rush)
18. Nick Simper (2016: Deep Purple)
19. Peter Banks (2017: Yes)
20. Clint Warwick (2018: The Moody Blues)

Posted by Roy on Friday, 02/8/2019 @ 16:49pm


A very big omission

A page for Carole Bayer Sager is needed on FRL

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Bayer_Sager

First hit written for the Mindbenders

1966: A Groovy Kind Of Love

First album as a performer

1977: Carole Bayer Sager
1978: ...Too
1981: Sometimes Late At Night

Posted by Roy on Monday, 02/18/2019 @ 04:58am


HORN PLAYERS IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1987: Louis Jordan
02. 1988: Mike Love (The Beach Boys)
03. 1989: Brian Jones (The Rolling Stones)
04. 1990: Louis Armstrong
05. 1990: John Entwistle (The Who)
06. 1993: John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
07. 1993: Jerry Martini (Sly & The Family Stone)
08. 1993: Cynthia Robinson (Sly & The Family Stone)
09. 1993: Van Morrison
10. 1994: Garth Hudson (The Band)
11. 1996: David Bowie
12. 2000: King Curtis
13. 2000: Andrew Woolfolk (Earth, Wind & Fire)
14. 2002: Isaac Hayes
15. 2003: Steve Douglas
16. 2004: Chris Wood (Traffic)
17. 2006: Herb Alpert
18. 2006: Miles Davis
19. 2008: Denis Payton (The Dave Clark Five)
20. 2012: Joey D’Ambrosio (The Comets)
21. 2012: Rudy Pompilli (The Comets)
22. 2014: Gary Tallent (The E Street Band)
23. 2014: Clarence Clemons (The E Street Band)
24. 2016: Walter Parazaider (Chicago)
25. 2016: Lee Loughnane (Chicago)
26. 2016: James Pankow (Chicago)
27. 2018: Greg Hawkes (The Cars)
28. 2019: Andy Mackay (Roxy Music)

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 03/13/2019 @ 19:28pm


OLDEST TO YOUNGEST SURVIVING MEMBERS OF
The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, The Bee Gees, Chicago

01. Bill Wyman turns 83 in October. (The Rolling Stones)
02. Ringo Starr turns 79 in July. (The Beatles)
03. Mike Love turned 78 in March. (The Beach Boys)
04. Charlie Watts turns 78 in June. (The Rolling Stones)
05. Paul McCartney turns 77 in June. (The Beatles)
06. Brian Wilson turns 77 in June. (The Beach Boys)
07. Bruce Johnston turns 77 in June. (The Beach Boys)
08. Al Jardine turns 77 in September. (The Beach Boys)
09. Mick Jagger turns 76 in July. (The Rolling Stones)
10. Keith Richards turns 76 in December. (The Rolling Stones)
11. Peter Cetera turns 75 in September. (Chicago)
12. Robert Lamm turns 75 in October. (Chicago)
13. Walter Parazaider turned 74 in March. (Chicago)
14. Barry Gibb turns 73 in September. (The Bee Gees)
15. Lee Loughnane turns 73 in October. (Chicago)
16. Ronnie Wood turns 72 in June. (The Rolling Stones)
17. James Pankow turns 72 in August. (Chicago)
18. Danny Seraphine turns 71 in August. (Chicago)
19. Mick Taylor turned 70 in January. (The Rolling Stones)

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 06/1/2019 @ 21:24pm


@ Roy

I wonder how long Bill Wyman will be around.

Posted by The Dude on Saturday, 06/1/2019 @ 23:18pm


http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/top_artists/t0.htm
This is the top 100 on Acclaimed. I think many of these artists will and should be inducted if they haven't especially someone like Nick Cave.

Posted by David on Sunday, 07/28/2019 @ 08:44am


MEMBERS OF USA FOR AFRICA WHO ARE NOT IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME,
RANKED FROM MOST LIKELY TO LEAST LIKELY TO BE INDUCTED:

01. Willie Nelson
02. Dionne Warwick
03. Harry Belafonte
04. Waylon Jennings
05. Lionel Richie
06. Kenny Loggins
07. Cyndi Lauper
08. Huey Lewis And The News
09. The Pointer Sisters
10. Sheila E. (Sidemen; Musical Excellence)
11. Bob Geldof (Non-Performers Category; Lifetime Achievement)
12. Al Jarreau
13. James Ingram
14. Bette Midler
15. Kenny Rogers
16. Kim Carnes
17. Jeffrey Osbourne
18. Randy Jackson (Sidemen Category)
19. LaToya Jackson
20. Dan Aykroyd

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 10/12/2019 @ 15:50pm


HOW WOULD YOU RANK THEM?

MEMBERS OF USA FOR AFRICA WHO ARE NOT IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME,
RANKED FROM MOST LIKELY TO LEAST LIKELY TO BE INDUCTED:

01. Willie Nelson
02. Dionne Warwick
03. Harry Belafonte
04. Waylon Jennings
05. Lionel Richie (The Commodores)
06. Kenny Loggins (Loggins And Messina)
07. Cyndi Lauper
08. Huey Lewis And The News
09. The Pointer Sisters
10. Sheila E. (Sidemen; Musical Excellence)
11. Bob Geldof (Non-Performers Category; Lifetime Achievement)
12. Al Jarreau
13. James Ingram
14. Bette Midler
15. Kenny Rogers (The First Edition)
16. Kim Carnes
17. Jeffrey Osbourne (L.T.D.)
18. Randy Jackson (Sidemen Category)
19. LaToya Jackson
20. Dan Aykroyd (The Blues Brothers)

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 10/12/2019 @ 16:05pm


MEMBERS OF USA FOR AFRICA WHO ARE IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. Quincy Jones
02. Ray Charles
03. Smokey Robinson
04. Stevie Wonder
05. Diana Ross
06. Michael Jackson
07. Marlon Jackson
08. Tito Jackson
09. Jackie Jackson
10. Tina Turner
11. Bob Dylan
12. Paul Simon
13. Bruce Springsteen
14. Billy Joel
15. Lindsey Buckingham
16. Daryl Hall
17. John Oates
18. Steve Perry

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 10/12/2019 @ 16:29pm


Waiting for second inductions into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

01. Ben E. King
02. Carole King
03. Herb Alpert
04. Tina Turner
05. Phil Collins
06. Steve Winwood
07. Don Henley
08. Sting

The next batch of 2-time Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees (BANDS ONLY)

I've ranked them based on which I think will happen first.

01. Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson)
02. Ian McDonald (King Crimson, Foreigner)
03. Greg Lake (King Crimson, Emerson, Lake and Palmer)
04. Denny Laine (The Moody Blues, Wings)
05. Steve Winwood (Traffic, The Spencer Davis Group, Blind Faith)
06. Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam, Soundgarden)
07. Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters)
08. Boz Burrell (King Crimson, Bad Company)
09. Paul Rodgers (Free, Bad Company)
10. Dave Pegg (Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull)
11. Bobby Byrd (The Famous Flames, The J.B.'s)
12. Bootsy Collins (Parliament-Funkadelic, The J.B.'s)
13. George Harrison (The Beatles, The Traveling Wilburys)
14. Jeff Lynne (Electric Light Orchestra, The Traveling Wilburys)
15. Tom Petty (The Heartbreakers, The Traveling Wilburys)
16. Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield, Poco)
17. Randy Meisner (Eagles, Poco)
18. Timothy B. Schmit (Eagles, Poco)
19. Joe Walsh (Eagles, James Gang)
20. Ginger Baker (Cream, Blind Faith)
21. Al Kooper (The Blues Project, Blood, Sweat & Tears)
22. Mike Bloomfield (The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Electric Flag)
23. Marty Balin (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)
24. Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)
25. Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)
26. Aynsley Dunbar (Journey, The Blues Breakers, The Mothers Of Invention, Jefferson Starship, Whitesnake)

Posted by Roy on Monday, 10/14/2019 @ 03:44am


Most likely to least likely to get a second induction next, regardless of the eligibility years:

01. Carole King
02. Tina Turner
03. Phil Collins
04. Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam * Soundgarden)
05. Dave Grohl (Nirvana * Foo Fighters)
06. Bill Bruford (Yes * King Crimson)
07. Denny Laine (The Moody Blues * Wings)
08. Steve Winwood (Traffic * The Spencer Davis Group * Blind Faith)
09. Dr. Dre
10. Diana Ross
11. Ben E. King
12. Don Henley
13. Sting

Posted by Roy on Monday, 10/14/2019 @ 04:03am


The next batch of 2-time Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees (BANDS ONLY)

01. Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson)
02. Ian McDonald (King Crimson, Foreigner)
03. Greg Lake (King Crimson, Emerson, Lake and Palmer)
04. Denny Laine (The Moody Blues, Wings)
05. Steve Winwood (Traffic, The Spencer Davis Group, Blind Faith)
06. Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam, Soundgarden)
07. Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters)
08. Boz Burrell (King Crimson, Bad Company)
09. Paul Rodgers (Free, Bad Company)
10. Dave Pegg (Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull)
11. Bobby Byrd (The Famous Flames, The J.B.'s)
12. Bootsy Collins (Parliament-Funkadelic, The J.B.'s)
13. George Harrison (The Beatles, The Traveling Wilburys)
14. Jeff Lynne (Electric Light Orchestra, The Traveling Wilburys)
15. Tom Petty (The Heartbreakers, The Traveling Wilburys)
16. Art Neville (The Meters, The Neville Brothers)
17. Cyril Neville (The Meters, The Neville Brothers)
18. Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield, Poco)
19. Randy Meisner (Eagles, Poco)
20. Timothy B. Schmit (Eagles, Poco)
21. Joe Walsh (Eagles, James Gang)
22. Ginger Baker (Cream, Blind Faith)
23. Al Kooper (The Blues Project, Blood, Sweat & Tears)
24. Mike Bloomfield (The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Electric Flag)
25. Marty Balin (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)
26. Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)
27. Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)
28. Aynsley Dunbar (Journey, The Blues Breakers, The Mothers Of Invention, Jefferson Starship, Whitesnake)

Posted by Roy on Monday, 10/14/2019 @ 08:31am


https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_halloffame_x1.html

Click the link above to read the critiques and ratings (12 pages)

150 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Candidates by Sampson

THE CURRENT ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME QUALIFICATION SCALE
BY SAMPSON OF DIGITAL DREAM DOOR

10 - The Immortals
9 - Deserves To Be A First Ballot Lock
8 - Should Be Guaranteed An Induction
7 - An Eventual Induction Is Likely
6 - Should Be Nominated At Some Point
5 - Worthy Of At Least A Debate For A Nomination
4 - Not Insignificant, But Shouldn't Be Nominated
3 - No Business Being Debated By Committee
2 - No Business Being Even Mentioned
1 - No Business Visiting The Hall Of Fame Without a Ticket

THE OLD ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME QUALIFICATION SCALE BY SAMPSON OF DIGITAL DREAM DOOR

1 - Non-existant
2 - Mostly Insignificant
3 - Recognizable, But Minor Credentials
4 - Modest Accomplishments
5 - Worth Examining, But Will Often Fall Short
6 - Strong Case To Be Made
7 - Solid Choice
8 - Unquestioned Credentials
9 - Dominant Artist
10 - The Immortals

Click the link above to read the critiques and ratings (12 pages)

• Candidates A-C
• Candidates C-F
• Candidates G-K
• Candidates L-P
• Candidates P-S
• Candidates T-Z
• Unlikely Candidates
• Sidemen Candidates
• Early Influences
• Outside Genre
• Non-Performers
• Inductees 1986-Present

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 10/17/2019 @ 12:10pm


Joel Peresman is suggesting a second ceremony for 50s-60s artists. I don't know if he means there will be two separate nomination ballots and two induction ceremonies each year, starting next year.

Posted by Roy on Monday, 10/21/2019 @ 22:14pm


http://canadianmusichalloffame.ca/inductees/

THE CANADIAN MUSIC HALL OF FAME

2019 Corey Hart
2019 Andy Kim
2019 Bobby Curtola
2019 Chilliwack
2019 Cowboy Junkies
2018 Barenaked Ladies
2017 Sarah McLachlan
2016 Burton Cummings
2015 Alanis Morissette
2014 Bachman-Turner Overdrive
2013 k.d. lang
2012 Blue Rodeo
2011 Shania Twain
2010 April Wine
2009 Loverboy
2008 Triumph
2007 Bob Rock
2006 Bryan Adams
2005 The Tragically Hip
2004 Bob Ezrin
2003 Tom Cochrane
2002 Daniel Lanois
2001 Bruce Cockburn
2000 Bruce Fairbairn
1999 Luc Plamondon
1998 David Foster
1997 Lenny Breau
1997 Gil Evans
1997 Maynard Ferguson
1997 Moe Koffman
1997 Rob McConnell
1996 David Clayton-Thomas
1996 Denny Doherty
1996 John Kay
1996 Domenic Troiano
1996 Zal Yanovsky
1995 Buffy Sainte-Marie
1994 Rush
1993 Anne Murray
1992 Ian & Sylvia
1991 Leonard Cohen
1990 Maureen Forrester
1989 The Band
1988 No Inductees
1987 The Guess Who
1986 Gordon Lightfoot
1985 Wilf Carter
1984 The Crewcuts
1984 The Diamonds
1984 The Four Lads
1983 Glenn Gould
1982 Neil Young
1981 Joni Mitchell
1980 Paul Anka
1979 Hank Snow
1978 Guy Lombardo
1978 Oscar Peterson

Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award

2019 Duff Roman
2018 Denise Donlon
2017 Randy Lennox
2016 Rosalie Trombley
2015 Ray Danniels
2014 Frank Davies
2013 Larry LeBlanc
2012 Gary Slaight
2010 Dean Cameron
2010 Ross Reynolds
2009 Fred Sherratt
2008 Moses Znaimer
2007 Donald K Tarlton
2006 Bernie Finkelstein
2005 Allan Slaight
2004 Walt Grealis
2003 Terry Mcbride
2002 Michael Cohl
2001 Daniel Caudeiron
2000 Emile Berliner
1999 Allan Waters
1998 Sam Feldman
1997 Dan Gibson
1996 Ronnie Hawkins
1995 Louis Applebaum
1994 John Mills
1993 Brian Robertson
1992 William Harold Moon
1991 Mel Shaw
1990 Raffi
1989 Sam Sniderman
1988 No Inductees
1987 Bruce Allen
1986 Jack Richardson
1985 A. Hugh Joseph
1984 J. Lyman Potts


The Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award is awarded by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to "individuals who have contributed to the growth and development of the Canadian music industry. It is given annually every Juno Awards ceremony and named after one of the founders of the awards.

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 10/23/2019 @ 07:54am


WINNERS OF THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME FAN POLLS (2013-PRESENT)

01. 2013: Rush
02. 2014: Kiss
03. 2015: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
04. 2016: Chicago
05. 2017: Journey
06. 2018: Bon Jovi
07. 2019: Def Leppard
08. 2020: Dave Matthews Band

Chicago is the oldest act to win the fan poll, and no one will ever surpass them, it's too late!

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 11/6/2019 @ 05:04am


I think we should have an "Afro-American Funk N' Roll Hall Of Fame" so we can include such marvelously talented people as Rick James And The Stone City Band and The O'Jays. (Prince was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, but his music was different from Rick James' music, plus Prince has always appealed more to a white audience, as do so many on the lists posted up above).

Posted by Lee on Wednesday, 01/8/2020 @ 05:18am


https://futurerocklegends.com/statistics.php

THE 2021 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
BASED ON ELIGIBLE ARTISTS WITH THE MOST VOTES
ON FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS

01. Devo
02. Jethro Tull
03. Backstreet Boys
04. Blink-182
05. Mariah Carey
06. Duran Duran
07. Alice In Chains
08. Foo Fighters
09. The Smiths

WHAT FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS VOTERS GOT RIGHT
IN THE RECENT PAST

2020: Whitney Houston * Depeche Mode * Nine Inch Nails
2019: Janet Jackson * Radiohead
2018: The Moody Blues * Bon Jovi
2017: Yes * Journey
2016: Chicago * Deep Purple
2015: Green Day
2014: Kiss * Nirvana
2013: Rush

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 01/22/2020 @ 05:08am


I don't like the new layout for the FRL site.

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 02/25/2020 @ 12:28pm


THE CANADIAN MUSIC HALL OF FAME

2020 Jann Arden
2019 Corey Hart
2019 Andy Kim
2019 Bobby Curtola
2019 Chilliwack
2019 Cowboy Junkies
2018 Barenaked Ladies
2017 Sarah McLachlan
2016 Burton Cummings
2015 Alanis Morissette
2014 Bachman-Turner Overdrive
2013 k.d. lang
2012 Blue Rodeo
2011 Shania Twain
2010 April Wine
2009 Loverboy
2008 Triumph
2007 Bob Rock
2006 Bryan Adams
2005 The Tragically Hip
2004 Bob Ezrin
2003 Tom Cochrane
2002 Daniel Lanois
2001 Bruce Cockburn
2000 Bruce Fairbairn
1999 Luc Plamondon
1998 David Foster
1997 Lenny Breau
1997 Gil Evans
1997 Maynard Ferguson
1997 Moe Koffman
1997 Rob McConnell
1996 David Clayton-Thomas
1996 Denny Doherty
1996 John Kay
1996 Domenic Troiano
1996 Zal Yanovsky
1995 Buffy Sainte-Marie
1994 Rush
1993 Anne Murray
1992 Ian & Sylvia
1991 Leonard Cohen
1990 Maureen Forrester
1989 The Band
1988 No Inductees
1987 The Guess Who
1986 Gordon Lightfoot
1985 Wilf Carter
1984 The Crewcuts
1984 The Diamonds
1984 The Four Lads
1983 Glenn Gould
1982 Neil Young
1981 Joni Mitchell
1980 Paul Anka
1979 Hank Snow
1978 Guy Lombardo
1978 Oscar Peterson

Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award

2020 Pegi Cecconi
2019 Duff Roman
2018 Denise Donlon
2017 Randy Lennox
2016 Rosalie Trombley
2015 Ray Danniels
2014 Frank Davies
2013 Larry LeBlanc
2012 Gary Slaight
2010 Dean Cameron
2010 Ross Reynolds
2009 Fred Sherratt
2008 Moses Znaimer
2007 Donald K Tarlton
2006 Bernie Finkelstein
2005 Allan Slaight
2004 Walt Grealis
2003 Terry Mcbride
2002 Michael Cohl
2001 Daniel Caudeiron
2000 Emile Berliner
1999 Allan Waters
1998 Sam Feldman
1997 Dan Gibson
1996 Ronnie Hawkins
1995 Louis Applebaum
1994 John Mills
1993 Brian Robertson
1992 William Harold Moon
1991 Mel Shaw
1990 Raffi
1989 Sam Sniderman
1988 No Inductees
1987 Bruce Allen
1986 Jack Richardson
1985 A. Hugh Joseph
1984 J. Lyman Potts


The Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award is awarded by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to "individuals who have contributed to the growth and development of the Canadian music industry. It is given annually every Juno Awards ceremony and named after one of the founders of the awards.

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 03/4/2020 @ 13:28pm


RIP Hal Wilner - not inducted yet! - Covid

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 04/8/2020 @ 02:07am


Why are Martha & The Vandellas no longer on the list of the Top 100 Artists of All Time ? They were listed higher than The Supremes on the 2004 list...but now, as of the 2011 list ,they have been TOTALLY REMOVED. WHY ??

Posted by Bill G on Thursday, 04/30/2020 @ 17:54pm


Let me get this straight. 100 greatest artists of all time and Fleetwood Mac is not even on the list? Talking Heads barely makes the list at #100? Man, it's sad what's happened to Rolling Stone. They were great once.

Posted by Mike on Wednesday, 07/15/2020 @ 21:44pm


Monty Python

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 10/10/2020 @ 15:41pm


Induct Monty Python into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 10/10/2020 @ 15:45pm


The Shangri-Las, The Go-Go's, and The Bangles will be the first all-white female groups to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. The question is when.

ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

77 ALL MALE WHITE GROUPS
24 ALL MALE BLACK GROUPS
4 ALL FEMALE BLACK GROUPS
0 ALL FEMALE WHITE GROUPS

ALL FEMALE WHITE GROUPS

00. None

ALL FEMALE BLACK GROUPS

01. 1988 – The Supremes
02. 1995 – Martha And The Vandellas
03. 1996 – The Shirelles
04. 2007 – The Ronettes

ALL MALE BLACK GROUPS

01. 1988 – The Drifters
02. 1989 – The Temptations
03. 1989 – The Ink Spots
04. 1989 – The Soul Stirrers
05. 1990 – The Four Tops
06. 1991 – The Impressions
07. 1992 – The Isley Brothers
08. 1993 – Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers
09. 1995 – The Orioles
10. 1997 – Parliament-Funkadelic
11. 1997 – The Jackson Five
12. 2000 – Earth, Wind And Fire
13. 2000 – The Moonglows
14. 2001 – The Flamingos
15. 2004 – The Dells
16. 2005 – The O'Jays
17. 2007 – Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five
18. 2009 – Little Anthony And The Imperials
19. 2009 – RUN-DMC
20. 2012 – The Famous Flames
21. 2012 – The Midnighters
22. 2013 – Public Enemy
23. 2015 – The "5" Royales
24. 2016 – N.W.A

ALL MALE WHITE GROUPS

01. 1988 – The Beach Boys
02. 1988 – The Beatles
03. 1989 – The Rolling Stones
04. 1990 – The Four Seasons
05. 1990 – The Kinks
06. 1990 – The Who
07. 1991 – The Byrds
08. 1992 – The Yardbirds
09. 1993 – Cream
10. 1993 – Creedence Clearwater Revival
11. 1993 – The Doors
12. 1994 – The Animals
13. 1994 – The Band
14. 1994 – The Grateful Dead
15. 1995 – Led Zeppelin
16. 1996 – Jefferson Airplane
17. 1996 – Pink Floyd
18. 1997 – Buffalo Springfield
19. 1997 – Crosby, Stills And Nash
20. 1997 – The (Young) Rascals
21. 1997 – Bee Gees
22. 1998 – Eagles
23. 2000 – Lovin' Spoonful
24. 2001 – Aerosmith
25. 2001 – Queen
26. 2002 – Ramones
27. 2002 – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
28. 2003 – AC/DC
29. 2003 – Elvis Costello And The Attractions
30. 2003 – The Clash
31. 2003 – The Police
32. 2004 – Traffic
33. 2004 – ZZ Top
34. 2005 – U2
35. 2006 – Black Sabbath
36. 2006 – Lynyrd Skynyrd
37. 2006 – Sex Pistols
38. 2007 – R.E.M.
39. 2007 – Van Halen
40. 2008 – The Dave Clark Five
41. 2008 – The Ventures
42. 2009 – Metallica
43. 2010 – Genesis
44. 2010 – The Hollies
45. 2010 – The Stooges
46. 2011 – Alice Cooper
47. 2012 – Beastie Boys
48. 2012 – Guns N' Roses
49. 2012 – Red Hot Chili Peppers
50. 2012 – The Small Faces/Faces
51. 2012 – The Blue Caps
52. 2012 – The Comets
53. 2012 – The Crickets
54. 2013 – Rush
55. 2014 – KISS
56. 2014 – Nirvana
57. 2015 – Green Day
58. 2015 – Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble
59. 2016 – Cheap Trick
60. 2016 – Chicago
61. 2016 – Deep Purple
62. 2017 – Electric Light Orchestra
63. 2017 – Journey
64. 2017 – Pearl Jam
65. 2017 – Yes
66. 2018 – Bon Jovi
67. 2018 – The Cars
68. 2018 – Dire Straits
69. 2018 – The Moody Blues
70. 2019 – The Cure
71. 2019 – Def Leppard
72. 2019 – Radiohead
73. 2019 – Roxy Music
74. 2019 – The Zombies
75. 2020 – Depeche Mode
76. 2020 – Nine Inch Nails
77. 2020 – T. Rex

Posted by Roy on Monday, 10/26/2020 @ 15:20pm


The Shangri-Las, The Runaways, The Go-Go's, and The Bangles will be the first all-white female groups to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. The question is when.

THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

76 ALL MALE WHITE GROUPS
24 ALL MALE BLACK GROUPS
4 ALL FEMALE BLACK GROUPS
0 ALL FEMALE WHITE GROUPS

ALL FEMALE WHITE GROUPS

00. None

ALL FEMALE BLACK GROUPS

01. 1988 – The Supremes
02. 1995 – Martha And The Vandellas
03. 1996 – The Shirelles
04. 2007 – The Ronettes

ALL MALE BLACK GROUPS

01. 1988 – The Drifters
02. 1989 – The Temptations
03. 1989 – The Ink Spots
04. 1989 – The Soul Stirrers
05. 1990 – The Four Tops
06. 1991 – The Impressions
07. 1992 – The Isley Brothers
08. 1993 – Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers
09. 1995 – The Orioles
10. 1997 – Parliament-Funkadelic
11. 1997 – The Jackson Five
12. 2000 – Earth, Wind And Fire
13. 2000 – The Moonglows
14. 2001 – The Flamingos
15. 2004 – The Dells
16. 2005 – The O'Jays
17. 2007 – Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five
18. 2009 – Little Anthony And The Imperials
19. 2009 – RUN-DMC
20. 2012 – The Famous Flames
21. 2012 – The Midnighters
22. 2013 – Public Enemy
23. 2015 – The "5" Royales
24. 2016 – N.W.A

ALL MALE WHITE GROUPS

01. 1988 – The Beach Boys
02. 1988 – The Beatles
03. 1989 – The Rolling Stones
04. 1990 – The Four Seasons
05. 1990 – The Kinks
06. 1990 – The Who
07. 1991 – The Byrds
08. 1992 – The Yardbirds
09. 1993 – Cream
10. 1993 – Creedence Clearwater Revival
11. 1993 – The Doors
12. 1994 – The Animals
13. 1994 – The Band
14. 1994 – The Grateful Dead
15. 1995 – Led Zeppelin
16. 1996 – Pink Floyd
17. 1997 – Buffalo Springfield
18. 1997 – Crosby, Stills And Nash
19. 1997 – The (Young) Rascals
20. 1997 – Bee Gees
21. 1998 – Eagles
22. 2000 – Lovin' Spoonful
23. 2001 – Aerosmith
24. 2001 – Queen
25. 2002 – Ramones
26. 2002 – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
27. 2003 – AC/DC
28. 2003 – Elvis Costello And The Attractions
29. 2003 – The Clash
30. 2003 – The Police
31. 2004 – Traffic
32. 2004 – ZZ Top
33. 2005 – U2
34. 2006 – Black Sabbath
35. 2006 – Lynyrd Skynyrd
36. 2006 – Sex Pistols
37. 2007 – R.E.M.
38. 2007 – Van Halen
39. 2008 – The Dave Clark Five
40. 2008 – The Ventures
41. 2009 – Metallica
42. 2010 – Genesis
43. 2010 – The Hollies
44. 2010 – The Stooges
45. 2011 – Alice Cooper
46. 2012 – Beastie Boys
47. 2012 – Guns N' Roses
48. 2012 – Red Hot Chili Peppers
49. 2012 – The Small Faces/Faces
50. 2012 – The Blue Caps
51. 2012 – The Comets
52. 2012 – The Crickets
53. 2013 – Rush
54. 2014 – KISS
55. 2014 – Nirvana
56. 2015 – Green Day
57. 2015 – Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble
58. 2016 – Cheap Trick
59. 2016 – Chicago
60. 2016 – Deep Purple
61. 2017 – Electric Light Orchestra
62. 2017 – Journey
63. 2017 – Pearl Jam
64. 2017 – Yes
65. 2018 – Bon Jovi
66. 2018 – The Cars
67. 2018 – Dire Straits
68. 2018 – The Moody Blues
69. 2019 – The Cure
70. 2019 – Def Leppard
71. 2019 – Radiohead
72. 2019 – Roxy Music
73. 2019 – The Zombies
74. 2020 – Depeche Mode
75. 2020 – Nine Inch Nails
76. 2020 – T. Rex

Posted by Roy on Monday, 10/26/2020 @ 17:16pm


THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

0 ALL WHITE FEMALE GROUPS
4 ALL BLACK FEMALE GROUPS
25 ALL BLACK MALE GROUPS
76 ALL WHITE MALE GROUPS

0 ALL WHITE FEMALE GROUPS

00. None

4 ALL BLACK FEMALE GROUPS

01. 1988 – The Supremes
02. 1995 – Martha And The Vandellas
03. 1996 – The Shirelles
04. 2007 – The Ronettes

25 ALL BLACK MALE GROUPS

01. 1988 – The Drifters
02. 1989 – The Temptations
03. 1989 – The Ink Spots
04. 1989 – The Soul Stirrers
05. 1990 – The Four Tops
06. 1990 – Holland, Dozier, Holland
07. 1991 – The Impressions
08. 1992 – The Isley Brothers
09. 1993 – Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers
10. 1995 – The Orioles
11. 1997 – Parliament-Funkadelic
12. 1997 – The Jackson Five
13. 2000 – Earth, Wind And Fire
14. 2000 – The Moonglows
15. 2001 – The Flamingos
16. 2004 – The Dells
17. 2005 – The O'Jays
18. 2007 – Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five
19. 2009 – Little Anthony And The Imperials
20. 2009 – RUN-DMC
21. 2012 – The Famous Flames
22. 2012 – The Midnighters
23. 2013 – Public Enemy
24. 2015 – The "5" Royales
25. 2016 – N.W.A

76 ALL WHITE MALE GROUPS

01. 1988 – The Beach Boys
02. 1988 – The Beatles
03. 1989 – The Rolling Stones
04. 1990 – The Four Seasons
05. 1990 – The Kinks
06. 1990 – The Who
07. 1991 – The Byrds
08. 1992 – The Yardbirds
09. 1993 – Cream
10. 1993 – Creedence Clearwater Revival
11. 1993 – The Doors
12. 1994 – The Animals
13. 1994 – The Band
14. 1994 – The Grateful Dead
15. 1995 – Led Zeppelin
16. 1996 – Pink Floyd
17. 1997 – Buffalo Springfield
18. 1997 – Crosby, Stills And Nash
19. 1997 – The (Young) Rascals
20. 1997 – Bee Gees
21. 1998 – Eagles
22. 2000 – Lovin' Spoonful
23. 2001 – Aerosmith
24. 2001 – Queen
25. 2002 – Ramones
26. 2002 – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
27. 2003 – AC/DC
28. 2003 – Elvis Costello And The Attractions
29. 2003 – The Clash
30. 2003 – The Police
31. 2004 – Traffic
32. 2004 – ZZ Top
33. 2005 – U2
34. 2006 – Black Sabbath
35. 2006 – Lynyrd Skynyrd
36. 2006 – Sex Pistols
37. 2007 – R.E.M.
38. 2007 – Van Halen
39. 2008 – The Dave Clark Five
40. 2008 – The Ventures
41. 2009 – Metallica
42. 2010 – Genesis
43. 2010 – The Hollies
44. 2010 – The Stooges
45. 2011 – Alice Cooper
46. 2012 – Beastie Boys
47. 2012 – Guns N' Roses
48. 2012 – Red Hot Chili Peppers
49. 2012 – The Small Faces/Faces
50. 2012 – The Blue Caps
51. 2012 – The Comets
52. 2012 – The Crickets
53. 2013 – Rush
54. 2014 – KISS
55. 2014 – Nirvana
56. 2015 – Green Day
57. 2015 – Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble
58. 2016 – Cheap Trick
59. 2016 – Chicago
60. 2016 – Deep Purple
61. 2017 – Electric Light Orchestra
62. 2017 – Journey
63. 2017 – Pearl Jam
64. 2017 – Yes
65. 2018 – Bon Jovi
66. 2018 – The Cars
67. 2018 – Dire Straits
68. 2018 – The Moody Blues
69. 2019 – The Cure
70. 2019 – Def Leppard
71. 2019 – Radiohead
72. 2019 – Roxy Music
73. 2019 – The Zombies
74. 2020 – Depeche Mode
75. 2020 – Nine Inch Nails
76. 2020 – T. Rex

Posted by Roy on Monday, 11/9/2020 @ 02:31am


Why is this under "future eligibles"?

Posted by Garrus on Monday, 12/14/2020 @ 23:32pm



SOLO WOMEN IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1987 - Aretha Franklin
02. 1989 - Bessie Smith (Early Influence)
03. 1990 - Ma Rainey (Early Influence)
04. 1991 - LaVern Baker
05. 1993 - Dinah Washington (Early Influence)
06. 1993 - Ruth Brown
07. 1993 - Etta James
08. 1995 - Janis Joplin
09. 1997 - Mahalia Jackson (Early Influence)
10. 1997 - Joni Mitchell
11. 1999 - Dusty Springfield
12. 2000 - Billie Holiday (Early Influence)
13. 2000 - Bonnie Raitt
14. 2002 - Brenda Lee
15. 2007 - Patti Smith
16. 2008 - Madonna
17. 2009 - Wanda Jackson (Early Influence)
18. 2011 - Darlene Love
19. 2012 - Laura Nyro
20. 2013 - Donna Summer
21. 2014 - Linda Ronstadt
22. 2017 - Joan Baez
23. 2018 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Early Influence)
24. 2018 - Nina Simone
25. 2019 - Stevie Nicks
26. 2019 - Janet Jackson
27. 2020 - Whitney Houston

SOLO BLACK WOMEN IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1987 - Aretha Franklin
02. 1989 - Bessie Smith (Early Influence)
03. 1990 - Ma Rainey (Early Influence)
04. 1991 - LaVern Baker
05. 1993 - Dinah Washington (Early Influence)
06. 1993 - Ruth Brown
07. 1993 - Etta James
08. 1997 - Mahalia Jackson (Early Influence)
09. 2000 - Billie Holiday (Early Influence)
10. 2011 - Darlene Love
11. 2013 - Donna Summer
12. 2018 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Early Influence)
13. 2018 - Nina Simone
14. 2019 - Janet Jackson
15. 2020 - Whitney Houston

SOLO WHITE WOMEN IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1995 - Janis Joplin
02. 1997 - Joni Mitchell
03. 1999 - Dusty Springfield
04. 2000 - Bonnie Raitt
05. 2002 - Brenda Lee
06. 2007 - Patti Smith
07. 2008 - Madonna
08. 2009 - Wanda Jackson (Early Influence)
09. 2012 - Laura Nyro
10. 2014 - Linda Ronstadt
11. 2017 - Joan Baez
12. 2019 - Stevie Nicks

Posted by Roy on Friday, 02/19/2021 @ 15:03pm


FLR really needs to update the lists (especially the VH1 ones) in terms of eligibility.

Posted by Follower on Friday, 02/19/2021 @ 17:47pm


If only they had inducted Andy Anderson with The Cure, they would not fall under the category of "All White Male Groups". That is on the RRHOF, not the band, honestly.

Posted by eboe on Friday, 03/26/2021 @ 00:53am


They forgot INXS. It's long overdue that INXS be recognized for their contributions, talent, and Michael Hutchence/Andrew Farris song writing duo phenomenon!
Sting? But no INXS? Blasphemy!

Posted by SuicideBlonde67 on Sunday, 05/2/2021 @ 09:00am


THE NOMINEES FOR THE 2022 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

Ben E. King
Mary Wells
The Marvelettes
The Spinners
The Shangri-Las
Chubby Checker
Harry Belafonte
Willie Nelson
Judy Collins
The Kingston Trio
Peter, Paul & Mary
The Spencer Davis Group
Jan & Dean
The Monkees
Jethro Tull
King Crimson
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Kool & The Gang
The Commodores
Foreigner

THIS IS WHAT A ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME
BALLOT SHOULD LOOK LIKE!

NOW VOTE FOR 7 INDUCTEES!

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 05/11/2021 @ 00:38am


NONE of those acts will be nominated in 2022 (or EVER, in all likelihood), so get over it!

Posted by Mr. XFL on Tuesday, 05/11/2021 @ 01:47am


WINNERS OF THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME FAN POLLS (2013-PRESENT)

01. 2013: Rush
02. 2014: Kiss
03. 2015: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
04. 2016: Chicago
05. 2017: Journey
06. 2018: Bon Jovi
07. 2019: Def Leppard
08. 2020: Dave Matthews Band
09. 2021: Tina Turner

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 05/11/2021 @ 12:01pm


WINNERS OF THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME FAN POLLS (2013-PRESENT)

01. 2013: Rush
02. 2014: Kiss
03. 2015: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
04. 2016: Chicago
05. 2017: Journey
06. 2018: Bon Jovi
07. 2019: Def Leppard
08. 2020: RIGGED
09. 2021: Tina Turner

Fixed!

Posted by The Dude on Tuesday, 05/11/2021 @ 13:03pm


SOLO WOMEN IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1987 - Aretha Franklin
02. 1989 - Bessie Smith (Early Influence)
03. 1990 - Ma Rainey (Early Influence)
04. 1991 - LaVern Baker
05. 1993 - Dinah Washington (Early Influence)
06. 1993 - Ruth Brown
07. 1993 - Etta James
08. 1995 - Janis Joplin
09. 1997 - Mahalia Jackson (Early Influence)
10. 1997 - Joni Mitchell
11. 1999 - Dusty Springfield
12. 2000 - Billie Holiday (Early Influence)
13. 2000 - Bonnie Raitt
14. 2002 - Brenda Lee
15. 2007 - Patti Smith
16. 2008 - Madonna
17. 2009 - Wanda Jackson (Early Influence)
18. 2011 - Darlene Love
19. 2012 - Laura Nyro
20. 2013 - Donna Summer
21. 2014 - Linda Ronstadt
22. 2017 - Joan Baez
23. 2018 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Early Influence)
24. 2018 - Nina Simone
25. 2019 - Stevie Nicks
26. 2019 - Janet Jackson
27. 2020 - Whitney Houston
28. 2021 - Tina Turner
29. 2021 - Carole King

SOLO BLACK WOMEN IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1987 - Aretha Franklin
02. 1989 - Bessie Smith (Early Influence)
03. 1990 - Ma Rainey (Early Influence)
04. 1991 - LaVern Baker
05. 1993 - Dinah Washington (Early Influence)
06. 1993 - Ruth Brown
07. 1993 - Etta James
08. 1997 - Mahalia Jackson (Early Influence)
09. 2000 - Billie Holiday (Early Influence)
10. 2011 - Darlene Love
11. 2013 - Donna Summer
12. 2018 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Early Influence)
13. 2018 - Nina Simone
14. 2019 - Janet Jackson
15. 2020 - Whitney Houston
16. 2021 - Tina Turner

SOLO WHITE WOMEN IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1995 - Janis Joplin
02. 1997 - Joni Mitchell
03. 1999 - Dusty Springfield
04. 2000 - Bonnie Raitt
05. 2002 - Brenda Lee
06. 2007 - Patti Smith
07. 2008 - Madonna
08. 2009 - Wanda Jackson (Early Influence)
09. 2012 - Laura Nyro
10. 2014 - Linda Ronstadt
11. 2017 - Joan Baez
12. 2019 - Stevie Nicks
13. 2021 - Carole King

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 05/12/2021 @ 15:59pm


FLR really needs to update the opening description. Rolling Stones' Immortals has 96 in now. Poor Dr. Dre, Gram Parsons, and Lee "Scratch" Perry.

Eminem isn't old enough yet.

Posted by Follower on Saturday, 05/15/2021 @ 14:08pm


Roy apparently forgot that a member of The Cure had a sex change, and I'm pretty sure everyone in Foo Fighters is white, so now the count is:

1 ALL WHITE FEMALE GROUP
4 ALL BLACK FEMALE GROUPS
25 ALL BLACK MALE GROUPS
76 ALL WHITE MALE GROUPS

Posted by Follower on Monday, 11/29/2021 @ 10:00am


I'm pretty sure you are incorrect as Pat Smear of the Foo Fighters is most definitely not white.

Posted by JHC on Monday, 11/29/2021 @ 10:47am


Ok then. 75 all white male groups.

Posted by Follower on Monday, 11/29/2021 @ 19:36pm


WHAT FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS VOTERS WOULD GET RIGHT ABOUT THE 2022 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY

Devo * Duran Duran * Eminem

https://futurerocklegends.com/Statistics/

THE 2022 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
BASED ON ELIGIBLE ARTISTS WITH THE MOST VOTES
ON FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS


01. Devo
02. Jethro Tull
03. Eminem
04. Backstreet Boys
05. Blink-182
06. Mariah Carey
07. Duran Duran
08. Alice In Chains
09. Nickelback
10. Smashing Pumpkins

WHAT FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS VOTERS
GOT RIGHT IN THE RECENT PAST


2021: Foo Fighters
2020: Whitney Houston * Depeche Mode * Nine Inch Nails
2019: Janet Jackson * Radiohead
2018: The Moody Blues * Bon Jovi
2017: Yes * Journey
2016: Chicago * Deep Purple
2015: Green Day
2014: Kiss * Nirvana
2013: Rush

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 02/3/2022 @ 09:50am


SAMPSON OF DIGITAL DREAM DOOR
RATES THE 2021 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME NOMINEES

https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_hall-of-fame-nom-2022.html

10 - Eminem
8 - A Tribe Called Quest
7 - Beck
7 - Duran Duran
6 - MC5
6 - Fela Kuti
6 - Eurythmics
6 - Judas Priest
6 - Rage Against The Machine
6 - Lionel Richie
5 - Dionne Warwick
5 - Dolly Parton
5 - Carly Simon
5 - Kate Bush
5 - New York Dolls
5 - Devo
4 - Pat Benatar

Critiques and Ratings (12 pages)

150 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Candidates by Sampson of Digital Dream Door

https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_halloffame_x1.html

THE CURRENT ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME QUALIFICATION SCALE
BY SAMPSON OF DIGITAL DREAM DOOR

10 - The Immortals
9 - Deserves To Be A First Ballot Lock
8 - Should Be Guaranteed An Induction
7 - An Eventual Induction Is Likely
6 - Should Be Nominated At Some Point
5 - Worthy Of At Least A Debate For A Nomination
4 - Not Insignificant, But Shouldn't Be Nominated
3 - No Business Being Debated By Committee
2 - No Business Being Even Mentioned
1 - No Business Visiting The Hall Of Fame Without a Ticket

THE OLD ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME QUALIFICATION SCALE
BY SAMPSON OF DIGITAL DREAM DOOR

1 - Non-existant
2 - Mostly Insignificant
3 - Recognizable, But Minor Credentials
4 - Modest Accomplishments
5 - Worth Examining, But Will Often Fall Short
6 - Strong Case To Be Made
7 - Solid Choice
8 - Unquestioned Credentials
9 - Dominant Artist
10 - The Immortals

Click the link above to read the critiques and ratings (12 pages)

• Candidates A-C
• Candidates C-F
• Candidates G-K
• Candidates L-P
• Candidates P-S
• Candidates T-Z
• Unlikely Candidates
• Sidemen Candidates
• Early Influences
• Outside Genre
• Non-Performers
• Inductees 1986-Present

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 02/3/2022 @ 14:46pm


Only 4 out of the 29 current members of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame nominating committee are black: James Bernard - The Source Magazine, Reginald C. Dennis - The Source Magazine, Tom Morello, and Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson. I guess they are the ones nominating rappers. Dave Grohl and Tom Morello are also the ones nominating heavy metal bands. White Heavy Metal bands are having trouble getting inducted, while black R&B groups are having trouble getting nominated.

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 02/9/2022 @ 15:18pm


The Fall of the Rock & Roll Hall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kaxab9c8YFo

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 04/17/2022 @ 08:42am


https://futurerocklegends.com/Statistics/

THE 2023 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
BASED ON ELIGIBLE ARTISTS WITH THE MOST VOTES
ON FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS

01. Devo
02. Jethro Tull
03. King Crimson
04. Mariah Carey
05. Backstreet Boys
06. Blink-182
07. Nickelback
08. Alice In Chains
09. Smashing Pumpkins

WHAT FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS VOTERS
GOT RIGHT IN THE RECENT PAST

2022 - Duran Duran * Eminem
2021 - Foo Fighters
2020 - Whitney Houston * Depeche Mode * Nine Inch Nails
2019 - Janet Jackson * Radiohead
2018 - The Moody Blues * Bon Jovi
2017 - Yes * Journey
2016 - Chicago * Deep Purple
2015 - Green Day
2014 - Kiss * Nirvana
2013 - Rush

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 05/4/2022 @ 10:20am


THE NUMBER OF YEARS AN ARTIST HAD TO WAIT
BETWEEN THEIR FIRST AND THEIR SECOND INDUCTION
INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 0 Years - Stephen Stills
02. 1 Year - Clyde McPhatter, Eric Clapton
03. 2 Years - Neil Young
04. 3 Years - Jimmy Page, John Carter
05. 4 Years - Michael Jackson, Sammy Strain, Peter Gabriel
06. 5 Years -
07. 6 Years - John Lennon, David Crosby
08. 7 Years - Dave Grohl
09. 8 Years - Curtis Mayfield
10. 9 Years -
11. 10 Years -
12. 11 Years - Paul McCartney, Paul Simon
13. 12 Years -
14. 13 Years - Graham Nash
15. 14 Years -
16. 15 Years -
17. 16 Years - George Harrison
18. 17 Years - Jeff Beck
19. 18 Years - Rod Stewart
20. 19 Years - Lou Reed, Greg Rolie
21. 20 Years -
22. 21 Years - Stevie Nicks
23. 22 Years -
24. 23 Years - Ron Wood
25. 24 Years -
26. 25 Years -
27. 26 Years -
28. 27 Years - Ringo Starr
29. 28 Years -
30. 29 Years -
31. 30 Years - Tina Turner
32. 31 Years - Carole King

THE NUMBER OF YEARS AN ARTIST HAD TO WAIT
BETWEEN THEIR FIRST AND THEIR THIRD INDUCTION
INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 8 Years - Eric Clapton

THE NUMBER OF YEARS AN ARTIST HAD TO WAIT
BETWEEN THEIR SECOND AND THEIR THIRD INDUCTION
INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 7 Years - Eric Clapton

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 05/5/2022 @ 11:23am


It's kind of funny how eric clapton is the lone triple inductee and over the last 15 or so years hus reputation has just sunk. Like most of his works fell of the rolling stone 500, prominent music figures like Anthony Fantano and Phoebe Bridgers have called him grossly overrated when compared to his contemporaries, guys like Thurston Moore and Kevin Shields have overtaken him in terms of influence, and his infamous rant has became way better known in light of BREXIT.

Posted by Mat r on Thursday, 05/5/2022 @ 12:10pm


SOLO WOMEN IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1987 - Aretha Franklin
02. 1989 - Bessie Smith (Early Influence)
03. 1990 - Ma Rainey (Early Influence)
04. 1991 - LaVern Baker
05. 1993 - Dinah Washington (Early Influence)
06. 1993 - Ruth Brown
07. 1993 - Etta James
08. 1995 - Janis Joplin
09. 1997 - Mahalia Jackson (Early Influence)
10. 1997 - Joni Mitchell
11. 1999 - Dusty Springfield
12. 2000 - Billie Holiday (Early Influence)
13. 2000 - Bonnie Raitt
14. 2002 - Brenda Lee
15. 2007 - Patti Smith
16. 2008 - Madonna
17. 2009 - Wanda Jackson (Early Influence)
18. 2011 - Darlene Love
19. 2012 - Laura Nyro
20. 2013 - Donna Summer
21. 2014 - Linda Ronstadt
22. 2017 - Joan Baez
23. 2018 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Early Influence)
24. 2018 - Nina Simone
25. 2019 - Stevie Nicks
26. 2019 - Janet Jackson
27. 2020 - Whitney Houston
28. 2021 - Tina Turner
29. 2021 - Carole King
30. 2022 - Carly Simon
31. 2022 - Pat Benatar
32. 2022 - Dolly Parton
33. 2022 - Sylvia Robinson (Non-Performer)
34. 2022 - Elizabeth Cotton (Early Influence)

SOLO BLACK WOMEN IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1987 - Aretha Franklin
02. 1989 - Bessie Smith (Early Influence)
03. 1990 - Ma Rainey (Early Influence)
04. 1991 - LaVern Baker
05. 1993 - Dinah Washington (Early Influence)
06. 1993 - Ruth Brown
07. 1993 - Etta James
08. 1997 - Mahalia Jackson (Early Influence)
09. 2000 - Billie Holiday (Early Influence)
10. 2011 - Darlene Love
11. 2013 - Donna Summer
12. 2018 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Early Influence)
13. 2018 - Nina Simone
14. 2019 - Janet Jackson
15. 2020 - Whitney Houston
16. 2021 - Tina Turner
17. 2022 - Sylvia Robinson (Non-Performer)
18. 2022 - Elizabeth Cotton (Early Influence)

SOLO WHITE WOMEN IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1995 - Janis Joplin
02. 1997 - Joni Mitchell
03. 1999 - Dusty Springfield
04. 2000 - Bonnie Raitt
05. 2002 - Brenda Lee
06. 2007 - Patti Smith
07. 2008 - Madonna
08. 2009 - Wanda Jackson (Early Influence)
09. 2012 - Laura Nyro
10. 2014 - Linda Ronstadt
11. 2017 - Joan Baez
12. 2019 - Stevie Nicks
13. 2021 - Carole King
14. 2022 - Carly Simon
15. 2022 - Pat Benatar
16. 2022 - Dolly Parton

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 05/5/2022 @ 12:32pm


Roy

Pat was inducted with her husband Neil. It seems she regards them as a duo, as he played and wrote on every album and produced 5 of the albums, and has been attempting to correct the narrative about the music they made together.

Posted by Mat r on Thursday, 05/5/2022 @ 12:37pm


Mat R,

Still think he is great despite his very questionable views. Never meet your heroes as someone said.

Posted by Plebeian on Thursday, 05/5/2022 @ 13:02pm


Plebeian

Fair but i don't think his reputation decline hinges on that (aside from his blues ambassador stuff which is fair), morrissey has similar views and the smiths and his music are as important as ever and neil young still is well regarded despite his comments about homosexuals. It seems like for the last 15 years people just aren't that impressed by his work compared to say hendrix or allman or even fripp and townsend. People still like cream but ginger baker seems to be who people gravitate to now. Just seems since gen x his status as the goat has dwindled with each generation .

It's definitely subjective but also funny that's the guy the hall has placed above all.

Posted by Mat r on Thursday, 05/5/2022 @ 13:27pm


The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame should make induction addendums for certain bands and announce them at the induction ceremonies, but the inductees would not attend. They would just have their names added as inductees with their bands on the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame website, and their Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame trophies would get mailed to them with the year they were supposed to be inducted included on the trophies, not the year the addendums were announced.

BANDS WITH ONE MAJOR MEMBER SNUBBED
FOR INDUCTION BY THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME
THEY ALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN INDUCTED

01. Bruce Johnston (1988: The Beach Boys)
02. Cindy Birdsong (1988: The Supremes)
03. Sonny Turner (1990: The Platters)
04. Joe Long (1990: The Four Seasons)
05. John Perry Barlow (1994: The Grateful Dead)
06. Sandra Tilley (1995: Martha And The Vandellas)
07. Signe Toly Anderson (1996: Jefferson Airplane)
08. Bob Welch (1998: Fleetwood Mac)
09. Louis Tierney (1999: Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys)
10. Richie Ramone (2002: Ramones)
11. Mark Evans (2003: AC/DC)
12. Ric Grech (2004: Traffic)
13. Bill Isles (2005: The O'Jays)
14. Howie Johnson (2008: The Ventures)
15. Anthony Phillips (2010: Genesis)
16. Alonzo Tucker (2012: The Midnighters)
17. John Rutsey (2013: Rush)
18. Nick Simper (2016: Deep Purple)
19. Peter Banks (2017: Yes)
20. Clint Warwick (2018: The Moody Blues)

The next batch of 2-time Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees (BANDS ONLY)

01. Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson)
02. Ian McDonald (King Crimson, Foreigner)
03. Greg Lake (King Crimson, Emerson, Lake and Palmer)
04. Denny Laine (The Moody Blues, Wings)
05. Steve Winwood (Traffic, The Spencer Davis Group, Blind Faith)
06. Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam, Soundgarden)
07. Boz Burrell (King Crimson, Bad Company)
08. Paul Rodgers (Free, Bad Company)
09. Dave Pegg (Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull)
10. Bobby Byrd (The Famous Flames, The J.B.'s)
11. Bootsy Collins (Parliament-Funkadelic, The J.B.'s)
12. George Harrison (The Beatles, The Traveling Wilburys)
13. Jeff Lynne (Electric Light Orchestra, The Traveling Wilburys)
14. Tom Petty (The Heartbreakers, The Traveling Wilburys)
15. Art Neville (The Meters, The Neville Brothers)
16. Cyril Neville (The Meters, The Neville Brothers)
17. Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield, Poco)
18. Randy Meisner (Eagles, Poco)
19. Timothy B. Schmit (Eagles, Poco)
20. Joe Walsh (Eagles, James Gang)
21. Ginger Baker (Cream, Blind Faith)
22. Al Kooper (The Blues Project, Blood, Sweat & Tears)
23. Mike Bloomfield (The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Electric Flag)
24. Marty Balin (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)
25. Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)
26. Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)
27. Aynsley Dunbar (Journey, The Blues Breakers, The Mothers Of Invention, Jefferson Starship, Whitesnake)

Posted by Roy on Friday, 05/6/2022 @ 17:10pm


MEMBERS OF BANDS OR GROUPS INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME,
WHO ALSO HAVE A SERIOUS CHANCE OF INDUCTION FOR THEIR SOLO CAREERS

01. Diana Ross (1988 – The Supremes)
02. Ben E. King (1988 – The Drifters)
03. Don Henley (1998 – The Eagles)
04. Sting (2003 – The Police)
05. Steve Winwood (2004 – Traffic)
06. Ozzy Osbourne (2006 – Black Sabbath)
07. Iggy Pop (2010 – The Stooges)
08. Phil Collins (2010 – Genesis)
09. Annie Lennox (2022 – Eurythmics)

Posted by Roy on Friday, 05/6/2022 @ 18:38pm


ARTISTS WHO ARE NOT IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME,
WHO HAVE A CHANCE AT BEING INDUCTED TWO OR MORE TIMES

01. Cher (Sonny & Cher | Cher)
02. Chaka Khan (Rufus | Chaka Khan)
03. Patti Labelle (The Blue Belles / Labelle | Patti Labelle)
04. Al Kooper (The Blues Project | Blood, Sweat & Tears | Al Kooper)

ARTISTS INDUCTED SOLO INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME,
WHO STILL NEED TO BE INDUCTED WITH THE BANDS OR GROUPS
WHO SPAWNED THEM AS WELL

01. 2011 – Darlene Love (The Blossoms, The Crystals, Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans)
02. 2022 – Lionel Richie (Commodores)

Posted by Roy on Friday, 05/6/2022 @ 20:21pm


Clyde McPhatter in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

01. 1987 – Clyde McPhatter
02. 1988 – The Drifters
03. 20?? – The Dominoes / Billy Ward & the Dominoes

Eric Clapton in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

01. 1992 – The Yardbirds
02. 1993 – Cream
03. 2000 – Eric Clapton
04. 20?? – Derek and the Dominos
05. 20?? – Blind Faith

Steve Winwood in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

01. 2004 – Traffic
02. 20?? – The Spencer Davis Group
03. 20?? – Blind Faith
04. 20?? – Steve Winwood

Posted by Roy on Friday, 05/6/2022 @ 21:01pm


DUOS IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME (ALL CATEGORIES)

01. 1986: The Everly Brothers
02. 1987: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
03. 1990: Simon and Garfunkel
04. 1990: Gerry Goffin and Carole King
05. 1991: Ike and Tina Turner
06. 1992: Sam and Dave
07. 2001: Steely Dan
08. 2003: Righteous Brothers
09. 2006: Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss
10. 2008: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
11. 2010: Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
12. 2010: Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry
13. 2014: Daryl Hall and John Oates
14. 2022: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
15. 2022: Eurythmics

TRIOS IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME (ALL CATEGORIES)

01. 1988: The Supremes
02. 1990: Holland-Dozier-Holland
03: 1992: The Jimi Hendrix Experience
04. 1993: Cream
05. 1995: Martha and the Vandellas
06. 1997: Crosby, Stills and Nash
07. 1997: The Bee Gees
08. 2003: The Police
09. 2004: ZZ Top
10. 2007: The Ronettes
11. 2009: RUN-DMC
12. 2012: Beastie Boys
13: 2013: Rush
14: 2014: Nirvana
15. 2015: Green Day

Posted by Roy on Friday, 05/6/2022 @ 22:00pm


HORN PLAYERS IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1987: Louis Jordan
02. 1988: Mike Love (The Beach Boys)
03. 1989: Brian Jones (The Rolling Stones)
04. 1990: Louis Armstrong
05. 1990: John Entwistle (The Who)
06. 1993: John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
07. 1993: Jerry Martini (Sly & The Family Stone)
08. 1993: Cynthia Robinson (Sly & The Family Stone)
09. 1993: Van Morrison
10. 1994: Garth Hudson (The Band)
11. 1996: David Bowie
12. 2000: King Curtis
13. 2000: Andrew Woolfolk (Earth, Wind & Fire)
14. 2002: Isaac Hayes
15. 2003: Steve Douglas
16. 2004: Chris Wood (Traffic)
17. 2006: Herb Alpert
18. 2006: Miles Davis
19. 2008: Denis Payton (The Dave Clark Five)
20. 2012: Joey D'Ambrosio (The Comets)
21. 2012: Rudy Pompilli (The Comets)
22. 2014: Gary Tallent (The E Street Band)
23. 2014: Clarence Clemons (The E Street Band)
24. 2016: Walter Parazaider (Chicago)
25. 2016: Lee Loughnane (Chicago)
26. 2016: James Pankow (Chicago)
27. 2018: Greg Hawkes (The Cars)
28. 2019: Andy Mackay (Roxy Music)
29. 2022: Lionel Richie (Saxophone)

Posted by Roy on Friday, 05/6/2022 @ 22:27pm


HORN PLAYERS IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1987: Louis Jordan
02. 1988: Mike Love (The Beach Boys)
03. 1989: Brian Jones (The Rolling Stones)
04. 1990: Louis Armstrong
05. 1990: John Entwistle (The Who)
06. 1993: John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
07. 1993: Jerry Martini (Sly & The Family Stone)
08. 1993: Cynthia Robinson (Sly & The Family Stone)
09. 1993: Van Morrison
10. 1994: Garth Hudson (The Band)
11. 1996: David Bowie
12. 2000: King Curtis
13. 2000: Andrew Woolfolk (Earth, Wind & Fire)
14. 2002: Isaac Hayes
15. 2003: Steve Douglas
16. 2004: Chris Wood (Traffic)
17. 2006: Herb Alpert
18. 2006: Miles Davis
19. 2008: Denis Payton (The Dave Clark Five)
20. 2012: Joey D'Ambrosio (The Comets)
21. 2012: Rudy Pompilli (The Comets)
22. 2014: Gary Tallent (The E Street Band)
23. 2014: Clarence Clemons (The E Street Band)
24. 2016: Walter Parazaider (Chicago)
25. 2016: Lee Loughnane (Chicago)
26. 2016: James Pankow (Chicago)
27. 2018: Greg Hawkes (The Cars)
28. 2019: Andy Mackay (Roxy Music)
29. 2022: Lionel Richie

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 05/7/2022 @ 04:08am


https://futurerocklegends.com/Statistics/

THE 2023 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
BASED ON ELIGIBLE ARTISTS WITH THE MOST VOTES
ON FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS

01. Devo
02. Jethro Tull
03. King Crimson
04. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
05. Mariah Carey
06. Alice In Chains
07. Backstreet Boys
08. Blink-182
09. Nickelback

WHAT FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS VOTERS
GOT RIGHT IN THE RECENT PAST

2022 - Duran Duran * Eminem
2021 - Foo Fighters
2020 - Whitney Houston * Depeche Mode * Nine Inch Nails
2019 - Janet Jackson * Radiohead
2018 - The Moody Blues * Bon Jovi
2017 - Yes * Journey
2016 - Chicago * Deep Purple
2015 - Green Day
2014 - Kiss * Nirvana
2013 - Rush

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 08/6/2022 @ 13:08pm


THIS IS WHAT A ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE

Diana Ross
Jan & Dean
The Monkees
Jethro Tull
King Crimson
Kool & The Gang
Commodores
Foreigner
Mariah Carey

Posted by Roy on Monday, 10/17/2022 @ 09:05am


Bob Dylan or Leonard Cohen? Leonard Cohen!

Elton John or Billy Joel? Elton John!

Peter Cetera or Steve Perry? Peter Cetera!

Bruce Springsteen or John Mellencamp? John Mellencamp!

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 11/6/2022 @ 22:20pm


Bill Wyman Twitter
https://twitter.com/HitsvilleOZ/status/1590883714686676992

All 240 Artists in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Ranked From Best to Worst By Bill Wyman
https://www.vulture.com/article/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-artists-ranked-from-best-to-worst.html

1. Chuck Berry (1986)
2. The Beatles (1988)
3. Bob Dylan (1988)
4. Elvis Presley (1986)
5. James Brown (1986)
6. Prince (2004)
7. Ramones (2002)
8. Nirvana (2014)
9. Buddy Holly (1986)
10. Muddy Waters (1987)
11. Otis Redding (1989)
12. Little Richard (1986)
13. The Rolling Stones (1989)
14. Led Zeppelin (1995)
15. Sex Pistols (2006)
16. Ike & Tina Turner (1991)
17. The Clash (2003)
18. Bo Diddley (1987)
19. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (2007)
20. Aretha Franklin (1987)
21. David Bowie (1996)
22. The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1992)
23. Joni Mitchell (1997)
24. Elvis Costello & the Attractions (2003)
25. Marvin Gaye (1987)
26. Run-DMC (2009)
27. Sly and the Family Stone (1993)
28. Stevie Wonder (1989)
29. Van Morrison (1993)
30. Public Enemy (2013)
31. Jerry Lee Lewis (1986)
32. Parliament-Funkadelic (1997)
33. Bob Marley (1994)
34. Pink Floyd (1996)
35. Neil Young (1995)
36. Fats Domino (1986)
37. The Velvet Underground (1996)
38. The Band (1994)
39. Smokey Robinson (1987)
40. The Kinks (1990)
41. Roxy Music (2019)
42. The Stooges (2010)
43. R.E.M. (2007)
44. John Lennon (1994)
45. Al Green (1995)
46. Johnny Cash (1992)
47. Miles Davis (2006)
48. Ray Charles (1986)
49. Sam Cooke (1986)
50. The Who (1990)
51. Bruce Springsteen (1999)
52. The Beach Boys (1988)
53. Randy Newman (2013)
54. Radiohead (2019)
55. The Pretenders (2005)
56. Talking Heads (2002)
57. Steely Dan (2001)
58. U2 (2005)
59. Little Willie John (1996)
60. Michael Jackson (2001)
61. Elton John (1994)
62. The Supremes (1988)
63. The Drifters (1988)
64. The Everly Brothers (1986)
65. Patti Smith (2007)
66. The Coasters (1987)
67. Eddie Cochran (1987)
68. Beastie Boys (2012)
69. Janis Joplin (1995)
70. B.B. King (1987)
71 Roy Orbison (1987)
72. Donna Summer (2013)
73. Big Joe Turner (1987)
74. Jackie Wilson (1987)
75. The Allman Brothers Band (1995)
76. The Shirelles (1996)
77. Paul McCartney (1999)
78. ZZ Top (2004)
79. T. Rex (2020)
80. The Jackson 5 (1997)
81. The Temptations (1989)
82. The Yardbirds (1992)
83. Lou Reed (2015)
84. Hank Ballard (1990)
85. Madonna (2008)
86. Grateful Dead (1994)
87. Tupac Shakur (2017)
88. Santana (1998)
89. Sam & Dave (1992)
91. Tom Waits (2011)
91. Eminem (2022)
92. Rod Stewart (1994)
93. Fleetwood Mac (1998)
94. Bob Seger (2004)
95. Ricky Nelson (1987)
96. Peter Gabriel (2014)
97. AC/DC (2003)
98. The Cars (2018)
99. The Police (2003)
100. Carl Perkins (1987)
101. The Impressions (1991)
102. Paul Simon (2001)
103. The Ronettes (2007)
104. Jackson Browne (2004)
105. Bobby Womack (2009)
106. Lynyrd Skynyrd (2006)
107. Tina Turner (2021)
108. The Platters (1990)
109. Simon & Garfunkel (1990)
110. Albert King (2013)
111. Janet Jackson (2019)
112. Todd Rundgren (2021)
113. Frank Zappa (1995)
114. Cheap Trick (2016)
115. LaVern Baker (1991)
116. Wilson Pickett (1991)
117. Jimmy Reed (1991)
118. Leonard Cohen (2008)
119. The Byrds (1991)
120. Ruth Brown (1993)
121. Crosby, Stills & Nash (1997)
122. The Go-Go's (2021)
123. Neil Diamond (2011)
124. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (2002)
125. Gladys Knight & the Pips (1996)
126. Etta James (1993)
127. Creedence Clearwater Revival (1993)
128. The Cure (2019)
129. Dusty Springfield (1999)
130. Curtis Mayfield (1999)
131. The Staple Singers (1999)
132. Duane Eddy (1994)
133. Blondie (2006)
134. Cream (1993)
135. Carole King (2021)
136. Dire Straits (2018)
137. Bill Haley (1987)
138. James Taylor (2000)
139. Dolly Parton (2022)
140. Traffic (2004)
141. Earth, Wind & Fire (2000)
142. Eric Clapton (2000)
143. Eagles (1998)
144. Pearl Jam (2017)
145. Four Tops (1990)
146. The Hollies (2010)
147. Carly Simon (2022)
148. Jefferson Airplane (1996)
149. The Animals (1994)
150. The (Young) Rascals (1997)
151. Yes (2017)
152. Heart (2013)
153. Notorious B.I.G. (2020)
154. Bee Gees (1997)
155. Joan Baez (2017)
156. Lloyd Price (1998)
157. Black Sabbath (2006)
158. Linda Ronstadt (2014)
159. Martha and the Vandellas (1995)
160. The Isley Brothers (1992)
161. Nina Simone (2018)
162. Gene Vincent (1998)
163. Dion (1989)
164. Laura Nyro (2012)
165. Jimmy Cliff (2010)
166. John Lee Hooker (1991)
167. The Four Seasons (1990)
168. Jay-Z (2021)
169. Booker T. & the M.G.'s (1992)
170. Aerosmith (2001)
171. The Flamingos (2001)
172. Ritchie Valens (2001)
173. Nine Inch Nails (2020)
174. Electric Light Orchestra (2017)
175. The Mamas & the Papas (1998)
176. Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers (1993)
177. Small Faces/Faces (2012)
178. Isaac Hayes (2002)
179. Brenda Lee (2002)
180. Bobby "Blue" Bland (1992)
181. Darlene Love (2011)
182. The Righteous Brothers (2003)
183. The Doobie Brothers (2020)
184. The O'Jays (2005)
185. Van Halen (2007)
186. Clyde McPhatter (1987)
187. Guns N' Roses (2012)
188. The Ventures (2008)
189. The Doors (1993)
190. Genesis (2010)
191. Del Shannon (1999)
192. Steve Miller (2016)
193. Metallica (2009)
194. Buffalo Springfield (1997)
195. Depeche Mode (2020)
196. Alice Cooper (2011)
197. The Moonglows (2000)
198. Solomon Burke (2001)
199. The Dave Clark Five (2008)
200. Bonnie Raitt (2000)
201. The Dells (2004)
202. The Zombies (2019)
203. Billy Joel (1999)
204. John Mellencamp (2008)
205. Donovan (2012)
206. The Lovin' Spoonful (2000)
207. Bobby Darin (1990)
208. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble (2015)
209. Buddy Guy (2005)
210. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts (2015)
211. Cat Stevens (2014)
212. Green Day (2015)
213. Bill Withers (2015)
214. Foo Fighters (2021)
215. Gene Pitney (2002)
216. Little Anthony and the Imperials (2009)
217. Dr. John (2011)
218. Percy Sledge (2005)
219. Daryl Hall and John Oates (2014)
220. Jeff Beck (2009)
221. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (2015)
222. Deep Purple (2016)
223. Eurythmics (2022)
224. George Harrison (2004)
225. ABBA (2010)
226. Red Hot Chili Peppers (2012)
227. N.W.A (2016)
228. Duran Duran (2022)
229. The Moody Blues (2018)
230. Whitney Houston (2020)
231. Kiss (2014)
232. Rush (2013)
233. Chicago (2016)
234. Journey (2017)
235. Def Leppard (2019)
236. Pat Benatar (2022)
237. Queen (2001)
238. Bon Jovi (2018)
239. Lionel Richie (2022)
240. Stevie Nicks (2019)

Posted by Roy on Monday, 11/14/2022 @ 10:23am


(The lesser) Bill Wyman can F*CK OFF!!!

Posted by EDS on Monday, 11/14/2022 @ 10:54am


…all the way to Friday!

Posted by EDS on Monday, 11/14/2022 @ 11:45am


Three more induction ceremonies before 21st Century artists become eligible for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Let's see how much 50s-60s-70s backlog will be taken care of!

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 11/16/2022 @ 10:36am


Unlike the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, you can vote on who gets inducted into The Songwriters Hall Of Fame every year. If you are not a member of the music industry, you only qualify for Lifetime Membership, which will cost you a one-time payment of $1000.00. You will receive the ballot in your mailbox every year and you can attend the ceremonies. Here is the application to become a member:

https://www.songhall.org/join

Lifetime Membership Form

https://www.songhall.org/join/checkout/lifetime

The Old Way

https://www.songhall.org/forms/shof_membership.pdf

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 11/26/2022 @ 14:49pm


The Rock Hall should follow the Song Hall and offer lifetime membership to non-music industry people for $1000.00 to allow them to vote every year on who gets inducted.

https://www.songhall.org/join

https://www.songhall.org/join/checkout/lifetime

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 11/26/2022 @ 15:16pm


This list includes artists from all over the world, not just America and Europe.

The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time
From Sinatra to SZA, from R&B to salsa to alt-rock

BY ROLLING STONE
JANUARY 1, 2023

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/

1. Aretha Franklin
2. Whitney Houston
3. Sam Cooke
4. Billie Holiday
5. Mariah Carey
6. Ray Charles
7. Stevie Wonder
8. Beyonce
9. Otis Redding
10. Al Green
11. Little Richard
12. John Lennon
13. Patsy Cline
14. Freddie Mercury
15. Bob Dylan
16. Prince
17. Elvis Presley
18. Celia Cruz
19. Frank Sinatra
20. Marvin Gaye
21. Nina Simone
22. Adele
23. Smokey Robinson
24. George Jones
25. Mary J. Blige
26. Paul McCartney
27. Dolly Parton
28. Mahalia Jackson
29. Chaka Khan
30. Hank Williams
31. Luther Vandross
32. David Bowie
33. Bessie Smith
34. Thom Yorke
35. Dusty Springfield
36. Kurt Cobain
37. Van Morrison
38. Curtis Mayfield
39. Louis Armstrong
40. Aaliyah
41. Etta James
42. Teddy Pendergrass
43. Ariana Grande
44. James Brown
45. Ella Fitzgerald
46. Mavis Staples
47. Linda Ronstadt
48. Toni Braxton
49. Rod Stewart
50. Joni Mitchell
51. Sade
52. Mick Jagger
53. Miriam Makeba
54. Willie Nelson
55. Tina Turner
56. Barry White
57. Brian Wilson
58. Lady Gaga
59. Howlin' Wolf
60. Kate Bush
61. Umm Kulthum
62. George Michael
63. Robert Plant
64. Bjork
65. Minnie Riperton
66. David Ruffin
67. Dennis Brown
68. Rihanna
69. Youssou N'Dour
70. Ronnie Spector
71. Roy Orbison
72. Muddy Waters
73. Hector Lavoe
74. Patti LaBelle
75. D'Angelo
76. Wilson Pickett
77. Bruce Springsteen
78. Janis Joplin
79. Emmylou Harris
80. Chris Cornell
81. Joao Gilberto
82. Steve Perry
83. Amy Winehouse
84. Lata Mangeshkar
85. Johnny Cash
86. Michael Jackson
87. Diana Ross
88. Jimmie Rodgers
89. Selena
90. Gal Costa
91. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
92. Anita Baker
93. Stevie Nicks
94. Toots Hibbert
95. Vicente Fernández
96. Chuck Berry
97. Usher
98. Bob Marley
99. Clyde McPhatter
100. Elton John
101. Gladys Knight
102. Taylor Swift
103. Leonard Cohen
104. Aaron Neville
105. Eddie Vedder
106. Bill Withers
107. Lou Reed
108. Caetano Veloso
109. Roger Daltrey
110. The Weeknd
111. Fiona Apple
112. Ozzy Osbourne
113. La India
114. Chrissie Hynde
115. Erykah Badu
116. Chet Baker
117. Patti Smith
118. John Fogerty
119. Barrington Levy
120. Charlie Rich
121. Jackie Wilson
122. Donna Summer
123. Karen Carpenter
124. Robert Johnson
125. Joe Strummer
126. Donny Hathaway
127. Tammy Wynette
128. Florence Welch
129. Rob Halford
130. Courtney Love
131. Jeff Buckley
132. Loretta Lynn
133. Neil Young
134. Axl Rose
135. IU
136. Lauryn Hill
137. El DeBarge
138. Merle Haggard
139. Rocío Dúrcal
140. Bono
141. Christina Aguilera
142. Russell Thompkins Jr.
143. Luciano
144. Darlene Love
145. PJ Harvey
146. Ruth Brown
147. Barbra Streisand
148. Levon Helm
149. Wanda Jackson
150. Bryan Ferry
151. Martha Reeves
152. Michael Stipe
153. Mahlathini
154. Dion
155. Corin Tucker
156. George Strait
157. Robert Smith
158. Carrie Underwood
159. Mississippi John Hurt
160. Mercedes Sosa
161. Brenda Lee
162. Françoise Hardy
163. Bobby "Blue" Bland
164. Sandy Denny
165. Ronnie James Dio
166. Morrissey
167. Marc Anthony
168. Debbie Harry
169. Sylvester
170. Chris Stapleton
171. Odetta
172. Juan Gabriel
173. Marianne Faithful
174. Buddy Holly
175. Lana Del Rey
176. Iggy Pop
177. Patty Loveless
178. Tabu Ley Rochereau
179. Martha Wash
180. SZA
181. Bob Seger
182. Jazmine Sullivan
183. Solomon Burke
184. Karen O
185. Alicia Keys
186. Ofra Haza
187. Bonnie Raitt
188. Fela Kuti
189. Joan Baez
190. Frank Ocean
191. Jung Kook
192. Anohni
193. Brandy
194. Kelly Clarkson
195. Poly Styrene
196. Paul Westerberg
197. Burna Boy
198. Billie Eilish
199. Glenn Danzig
200. Rosalia

Posted by Roy on Monday, 01/2/2023 @ 08:52am


Rolling Stone Magazine has "bump its head" again: Barry White; Teddy Pendergrass; Bobby Caldwell; Boz Scaggs; Ted "Wizard" Mills (Blue Magic) Lisa Standsfield & Billy Griffin, (Miracles Post Smokey Robinson).

Posted by Lee Pagan #11 on Monday, 01/2/2023 @ 18:33pm


THE NOMINEES FOR THE 2024 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME
BASED ON ELIGIBLE ARTISTS WHO HAVE OVER 4000 VOTES ON
FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS

01. Devo
02. Jethro Tull
03. King Crimson
04. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
05. The Monkees
06. Iron Maiden
07. "Weird Al" Yankovic
08. Smashing Pumpkins
09. Dave Matthews Band
10. Alice In Chains
11. Soundgarden
12. The Smiths
13. Blink-182
14. Mariah Carey
15. Britney Spears
16. Backstreet Boys
17. Destiny's Child
18. Nickelback

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 05/4/2023 @ 09:49am


SOLO WOMEN IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1987 - Aretha Franklin
02. 1989 - Bessie Smith
03. 1990 - Ma Rainey
04. 1991 - LaVern Baker
05. 1993 - Dinah Washington
06. 1993 - Ruth Brown
07. 1993 - Etta James
08. 1995 - Janis Joplin
09. 1997 - Mahalia Jackson
10. 1997 - Joni Mitchell
11. 1999 - Dusty Springfield
12. 2000 - Billie Holiday
13. 2000 - Bonnie Raitt
14. 2002 - Brenda Lee
15. 2007 - Patti Smith
16. 2008 - Madonna
17. 2009 - Wanda Jackson
18. 2011 - Darlene Love
19. 2012 - Laura Nyro
20. 2013 - Donna Summer
21. 2014 - Linda Ronstadt
22. 2017 - Joan Baez
23. 2018 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe
24. 2018 - Nina Simone
25. 2019 - Stevie Nicks
26. 2019 - Janet Jackson
27. 2020 - Whitney Houston
28. 2021 - Tina Turner
29. 2021 - Carole King
30. 2022 - Carly Simon
31. 2022 - Pat Benatar
32. 2022 - Dolly Parton
33. 2022 - Sylvia Robinson
34. 2022 - Elizabeth Cotten
35. 2023 - Chaka Khan
36. 2023 - Kate Bush
37. 2023 - Sheryl Crow
38. 2023 - Missy Elliott

SOLO BLACK WOMEN IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1987 - Aretha Franklin
02. 1989 - Bessie Smith
03. 1990 - Ma Rainey
04. 1991 - LaVern Baker
05. 1993 - Dinah Washington
06. 1993 - Ruth Brown
07. 1993 - Etta James
08. 1997 - Mahalia Jackson
09. 2000 - Billie Holiday
10. 2011 - Darlene Love
11. 2013 - Donna Summer
12. 2018 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe
13. 2018 - Nina Simone
14. 2019 - Janet Jackson
15. 2020 - Whitney Houston
16. 2021 - Tina Turner
17. 2022 - Sylvia Robinson
18. 2022 - Elizabeth Cotten
19. 2023 - Chaka Khan
20. 2023 - Missy Elliott

SOLO WHITE WOMEN IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1995 - Janis Joplin
02. 1997 - Joni Mitchell
03. 1999 - Dusty Springfield
04. 2000 - Bonnie Raitt
05. 2002 - Brenda Lee
06. 2007 - Patti Smith
07. 2008 - Madonna
08. 2009 - Wanda Jackson
09. 2012 - Laura Nyro
10. 2014 - Linda Ronstadt
11. 2017 - Joan Baez
12. 2019 - Stevie Nicks
13. 2021 - Carole King
14. 2022 - Carly Simon
15. 2022 - Dolly Parton
16. 2022 - Pat Benatar
17. 2023 - Kate Bush
18. 2023 - Sheryl Crow

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 05/27/2023 @ 07:32am


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