The Kingsmen

Not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Eligible since: 1988

First Recording: 1962

Previously Considered? No  what's this?

The Kingsmen
HALL OF FAME INDICATORS
🔲Rolling Stone 500 Albums
✅Rolling Stone 500 Songs
🔲Rolling Stone Cover
🔲Saturday Night Live
🔲Major Festival Headliner
🔲Songwriters Hall of Fame
🔲“Big Four” Grammys
✅500 Songs That Shaped Rock & Roll
✅Gospel Hall of Fame

Inducted Single: 2018 - "Louie Louie" (1963)

R.S. Top 500 Songs (?)RankVersion
Louie Louie (1963)1562021
Essential Songs (?)WikipediaYouTube
Louie Louie (1963)☆☊

The Kingsmen @ Wikipedia

Will The Kingsmen be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
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Just a fun fact...

The Kingsmen are the highest ranked act on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs list that is NOT in the RRHOF but eligible.

So does this mean they will get in? The Sex Pistols ranks 2 notches down and they got in for their ONE album. So maybe. Procol Harum, who finally got noticed last year by the HOF, is just a notch below from the Pistols.

Posted by Jason Voigt on Friday, 07/26/2013 @ 20:10pm

Jason.
I am a big Fan of the Kingsmen They had a few great hits ... As I mention a post back from you They had/have great feel in their playing ..You can tell the album budget was small but the playing is BIG!
Let's hope these REAL ROCKERS get in!

Posted by Happy on Friday, 07/26/2013 @ 20:56pm

Jack Ely R.I.P

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 04/28/2015 @ 23:33pm

RIP Jack a true rocker

Posted by Happy on Wednesday, 04/29/2015 @ 03:05am

RIP Mike Mitchell

Posted by Roy on Monday, 04/26/2021 @ 16:49pm

As far the Kingsmen in the r&r hall of Fame:
By all means!
They are America's #1 party band....always have been .They REALL ROCK!
I know, I toured with them '65-68.l
They wrote the book on how to
ROCK!!!

Posted by Geoff Bell on Sunday, 09/25/2022 @ 01:16am

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