I feel a solid case could be made for quite a few of them though. Especially as time passes and the influence of the acts become more apparent. Take Captain Beefheart, his avant guard style would have influenced current hall members like Frank Zappa and Tom Waits, as well as future hopefuls such as Bjork and Lady GaGa. But don't get me wrong, there definitely are acts that had a hit that was successful but have absolutely no chance of consideration (Thunderclap Newman, Norman Greenbaum, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown as some examples). But say an act such as The Guess Who, a band which holds much reverence in Canada as one of the first Great pillars of Canadian music, should hopefully be at least considered. I just feel that a lot of these acts hold just as much influence as say some of the recent previously nominated acts.
So I know everyone says that the 60s are done, but honestly I think there are still a bunch of artists that were both influential and helped define the decade that still need serious consideration. I have made a list of 60 of those artists from the 60s (and a smaller 5 from the 50s), all of which I hope to one day see at least get a nomination. Do any of you agree with choices?
1. Captain Beefheart
2. The Troggs
3. Procol Harum
4. Manfred Mann
5. Gerry & The Pacemakers
6. Three Dog Night
7. Canned Heat
8. Hermans Hermits
9. Steppenwolf
10. Love
11. The Chiffons
12. Paul Revere & The Raiders
13. The Shangri-Las
14. Tommy James & The Shondells
15. The Monkees
16. The Guess Who
17. Cliff Richard & The Shadows
18. Peter, Paul & Mary
19. King Crimson
20. Harry Nilsson
21. Nick Drake
22. John Coltrane
23. Connie Francis
24. Roberta Flack
25. Ella Fitzgerald
26. Mary Wells
27. Patsy Cline
28. Tom Jones
29. Barbra Streisand
30. Frank Sinatra
31. Paul Anka
32. Dean Martin
33. Ben E. King
34. Neil Sedaka
35. Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
36. The Crystals
37. Tony Bennett
38. Jan & Dean
39. The Chiffons
40. Lesley Gore
41. The Searchers
42. Judy Collins
43. Petula Clark
44. Shirley Bassey
45. Irma Thomas
46. The Marvelettes
47. The Turtles
48. The Spencer Davis Group
49. The Walker Brothers/Scott Walker
50. Nancy Sinatra
51. Gordon Lightfoot
52. Glen Campbell
53. The Association
54. Tammy Wynette
55. Toots & The Maytals
56. Jethro Tull
57. The 5th Dimension
58. Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
59. Fairport Convention
60. Anne Murray
5 From The 50s
1. Johnny Burnette
2. Louis Prima
3. Screamin' Jay Hakwins
4. Lonnie Donegan
5. The Clovers
Though I agree Huey Lewis is almost guaranteed to get voted in if nominated on a future ballot because he has more of a boomer rock element that is more liked by classic rock oldies fans compared to INXS or Tears for Fears, it's shocking for INXS, as their songs have been overplayed on boomer radio a lot, but maybe boomers still see INXS as "next generation."
Alec T wrote: