Sheryl Crow will definitely be inducted into the RRHOF in the 2020 years. I still remember reading a article where the writer thought Sheryl Crow would be a flash in the pan. Laugh out loud.

Tuesday Night Music Club produced some big hits. All I Want To Do... for one the biggest & she bursted onto the scene 1993 time frame. Crow filled a void in women's rock/pop/folk & has been making music at a steady pace since 93.

The Sheryl Crow & The Globe Sessions were excellent. I'm partial to If It Makes You Happy & My Favorite Mistake. Nice groove .

Can't find many faults with Sheryl Crow. She crafts good songs usually with a hook that grabs you. I don't think her Crow's voice is as powerful as Pat Benatar or Ann Wilson but it is very strong & very pleasant to listen to.

Sheryl Crow a RRHOF for sure. KING

Posted by KING on Wednesday, 01/29/2014 @ 19:33pm

really? Innovation? Nil. Influence? She did nothing that others haven't done better. Quality of work? Pretty middle of the road stuff. I see no rockhall credentials whatsoever with her.

Posted by Dezmond on Wednesday, 01/29/2014 @ 21:04pm

I think Sheryl Crow will be inducted someday Dezmond. She has popularity from people of all music spectrums. I agree that her music isn't the most innovative but she has a great ability to cross over to rock folk surf country different styles.

Shes a good compromise RRHOF candidate. Some people don't like the real hard metal stuff or the synthetic pop stuff. She fits nicely in the middle.

Sheryl Crow has been pretty prolific over the last 21 year's or so. She gets her hits on the charts & most of her CD's The self titled one & The Globe Sessions were excellent. I didn't like the C'mon C'mon CD gave it away to someone I believe.

SC is also smart in that she's in the public eye. Her relationship with famous cyclist Lance Armstrong & the causes she believes in. Has nothing to do with induction but it's good to be seen & heard.

Her history shows she will produce 2 more CD's before her induction date 2018 I think. It will also help that she is a talented female singer-writer-musician.The Hall likes to find & induct deserving female artists. KING

Posted by KING on Wednesday, 02/19/2014 @ 13:10pm

More research I do Sheryl Crow will be inducted RRHOF. Has sold over 50 million CD's worldwide including the Diamond selling TNMC CD. Also SC has won 9 Grammys out of 32 nominations & 16 Awards out of 51 nominations.

Forgot about the live Central Park CD.Collaborated with Stevie Nicks,Eric Clapton,& Keith Richards all respected musicians & Rock & Roll Hall of Famers.

Sheryl Crow has the critical acclaim & success. 50 million + CD sales,Top 40 hits,well-received albums,longevity in music,influence...

Has everything she needs to be inducted. By 2018,Sheryl Crow will be closer to 75 million CD's sold. In an age of downloading & such,it's an impressive feat. KING

Posted by KING on Wednesday, 02/19/2014 @ 14:16pm

She has nothing she needs to deserve induction. That does not mean that she won't get in. She might. Bur she will be one of the least deserving inductees if she does get in.

Again, let's look at the official criteria. King, in all of your arguments you make above, none are directed towards stated induction criteria.

innovation is absolute zero. She did nothing new musically and said nothing new. Not even an interesting twist on something old. Her music is as safe, middle of the road as you can get. It is no accident her cds are for sale at Starbucks.

Influence? Depends on your definition. Has ahe inspired some suburban teenage girls to pick up a guitar? Maybe. Are there any significant artists out there who cite her as an influence? I would be shocked. You cannot point to any artists out there who have taken Crow's work and been influenced and then released their own work that benefits from her influence. How do I know? How can I say this definitively? Because Crow herself is completely derivative and unoriginal, so by definition any influence from Crow bypasses her and goes back whoever influenced Crow.

Musical Excellence? Obviously this criterion is the hardest to quantify. It is good, middle of the road rock/pop with occasional other mainstream influences, like folk or country. Hardly the "excellence" that this criterion is meant to capture. To me, Crow is the PERFECT example of the successful, popular, big selling artist (all respectable accomplishments) that even with all of that, has no business entering rhe hall of fame except as a tourist.

Posted by dezmond on Wednesday, 02/19/2014 @ 14:57pm

One other point. This does not mean that I do not like Crow or her music. In fact, I do like some of her music. What I like is irrelevant. I an looking at the HOF criteria as objectively as possible. For example, I am a massive Men At Work fan. I worship Colin Hay as a musician and artist. One of my favorite bands and always will be. But I would never seriously argue that they deserve a spot in the Hall of Fame, though. (Although, moreso than Crow!) I just see no colorable, serious argument for Crow. However you personally feel about her music.

Posted by dezmond on Wednesday, 02/19/2014 @ 15:16pm

Great discussion Dezmond. I love Men At Work & Collin Hay's work as (vwe) well. When Collin does the acoustic version of Overkill,I always get the chills. Just brilliant.

On Sheryl Crow,I say she gets in the Rock Hall of Fame. It reminds me of the NCAA basketball tourney. When a team isn't selected, they might say not enough wins,not enough road wins,poor record vs. Top 50, bad record last 10 games, poor non conf.schedule etc.I remember one year Arizona lost to AZ St. twice & AZ st. was not selected tourneyAZ was. The Chairman made some kind of answer that the watchers rolled their eyes.

It's the same in the Music RRHOF. They say there is this Criteria but an artist (be can ) can be admitted or overlooked for various reasons.Case in Point:Your Cars argument.You demonstrated The Cars had influence,innovation,& commercial success.Then why aren't the Cars elected then? It shows some other factors must be at work to keep them out. Off the top of my head,Burning Down The House was the only big hit of Talking Heads career.They are in RRHOF. The Cars outshines Tom Petty in platinum albums & TP in RRHOF .Cars had more innovation than Tom Petty as well.

Sheryl Crow will get elected. 2025 maybe. Has too many things the RRHOF Committee likes. KING

Posted by KING on Wednesday, 02/19/2014 @ 16:35pm

King, I agree that Crow might actually get in. And you are right in that the powers that be often overlook their own criteria.

On some of your points. I agree with your points, but not the examples. Talking Heads is not a good example as they are MORE worthy than The Cars or almost everyone else you listed over in The Cars section when you asked your question. I'm not a huge Talking Heads fan (like Cars much more,) but TH are more important. In fact, may be the most significant New Wave band of all, even though New Wave is not totally accurate for them.

I also prefer Cars over Petty, but I would also say, head to head, Petty is more significant as well.

But I get your point regardless. Each of us here have a list, of varying length, of head scratching snubs, yet Percy Sledge is in the hall.

With The Cars, I think it is a bias against the 80s in general that, I hope, is starting to fade. I mean, no Cure, Smiths, Sonic Youth, Depeche Mode, Devo, Duran Duran, Joy Division/New Order, Cars, Replacements, Def Leppard...this is just stupid. With a changing of the guard (from Committee members who did not come of age in the 60s) perhaps we can fix these issues. And prog rock. And metal. And other woefully underrepresented genres. Why isn't Roxy Music in? I could go on. With all of this, we don't have space to waste with Sheryl Crow.

Posted by dezmond on Wednesday, 02/19/2014 @ 18:22pm

Sheryl Crow is one of the best song writer.Why people don't realize it?Her melody sence and lyrics are seriously miracle and different from other artist.
She can tell us stories by her songs like movies or book.
Leaving Las Vegas,Can't Cry Anymore,Run Baby Run,Everyday Is A Winding Road,If It Makes You Happy,Hard To Make A Stand,Love Is A Good Thing,Sweet Rosalyn,Oh Marie,Ordinaly Morning,Maybe Angels,Ordinaly Morning,Home,A Change Would You Good,Members Only,Gasoline.....She's always great melodies and lyrics!!!

Prince and Johnny Cash covered her songs.
Bob Dylan admit her real talent and gave a song called Mississipi.And she added rich and catchy melody on it which Bob Dylan never have.

She's already deserve it!!!

Posted by Todd on Sunday, 11/23/2014 @ 08:53am

Sheryl Crow is one of the best song writer.Why people don't realize it?Her melody sence and lyrics are seriously miracle and different from other artist.
She can tell us stories by her songs like movies or book.
Leaving Las Vegas,Can't Cry Anymore,Run Baby Run,Everyday Is A Winding Road,If It Makes You Happy,Hard To Make A Stand,Love Is A Good Thing,Sweet Rosalyn,Oh Marie,Ordinaly Morning,Maybe Angels,Ordinaly Morning,Home,A Change Would You Good,Members Only,Gasoline.....She's always great melodies and lyrics!!!

Prince and Johnny Cash covered her songs.
Bob Dylan admit her real talent and gave a song called Mississipi.And she added rich and catchy melody on it which Bob Dylan never have.

She's already deserve it!!!

Posted by Todd on Sunday, 11/23/2014 @ 08:53am

I don't think Sheryl Crow is 1st ballot but she will be inducted someday. She's in her 50's now but still making good music. Has so many things going for her nomination and induction. Sheryl Crow crafts good songs whether It's Leaving Las Vegas or If It Makes You Happy or My Favorite Mistake in her earlier days and now. I know Influence and Innovation are criteria but you could make the argument she influenced later female singer/songwriters types and she has different styles of music. Some folk pop, surf music, a little country. Not greatest innovation but like Bryan Adams...I think both will be inducted someday for their musical excellence and totality of their work. KING

Posted by KING on Wednesday, 05/20/2015 @ 18:15pm

KING, she's going to be at the Pilgrimage Music Fest outside Nashville in Sep. Have a tic to that one & plan on seeing her.

Right now, I am thinking close, but no cigar on her. Hopefully, she can change that opinion.

Posted by Paul in KY on Thursday, 05/21/2015 @ 07:59am

It will be a good day for music when Sheryl Crow is elected to the RRHOF. She paid her dues as a backup singer and her big album TNMC arrived when she was 30 or so. Some posters have made some convincing arguments about her innovation and influence lacking but Sheryl Crow is too big a star and commercially successful to be ignored. Seems like every year she's collaborating with another RRHOF artist and putting out great albums. Longevity will help her since she's one of those musician's musicians who will keep making music into her 60's. She's well respected and has the right music connections to be inducted. My FAV Sheryl Crow songs If It Makes You Happy, Every Day Is A Winding Road, My Favorite Mistake, The Difficult Kind, Steve McQueen. KING

Posted by KING on Tuesday, 06/2/2015 @ 20:04pm

She Rocks! That's It! Put her in the Hall.

Posted by Denis on Saturday, 11/21/2015 @ 01:35am

She the best! Enough said!

Posted by Karl boyder on Saturday, 04/9/2016 @ 12:00pm

She the best! Enough said!

Posted by Karl boyder on Saturday, 04/9/2016 @ 12:00pm

It's not that I hate her particularly but there are so many other deserving artists not in that should come in first. I hope she gets pushed back for a while if she does eventually make it.

Posted by David on Thursday, 07/4/2019 @ 18:05pm

She is a beautiful person and her music rocks , I fully support the thought of her in the Rock Hall of Fame , I Calls um likes I sees um !

Posted by Garry Hall on Thursday, 06/11/2020 @ 15:26pm

She's been an influence ever since she's hit the scene. Collaborated with many RRHOF artists and is well liked throughout the industry. It's just a matter of time before she's elected and I can't wait to see her jam with her fellow inductees.

Posted by Randy H on Sunday, 08/15/2021 @ 10:22am

I'm here to say that Sheryl Crow deserves to be in the R&R HOF. She has an extensive music catalog. She writes her own music, and her songs are wonderfully put together. She is a story teller. A mix of rock and country that doesn't seem forced. It's easy to compare SC to other artists, but she is unique in her own right. She has a 30 year career in the music industry, and she deserves the praise she gets. She is a star but not a diva. I can't say enough about her. Obviously I'm a fan, but I also know good music. Just like I expected Rush and NIN to eventually get into the HOF, I also expect SC to get there one day. It will be very well deserved.

Posted by Greg Jackson on Wednesday, 06/22/2022 @ 10:33am

this amazing singer song writer and "actual" musician is not in the JOKE R&R HOF and these are?

abba
depeche mode
elo
peter gabriel
ricky nelson
dina summer
GoGo's

You SC haters should be embarrassed. maybe try actually following her career???
Bitch deserves, as does Joe Walsh on his own. until these 2 get, in the R&R HOF will forever be a friggin Joke for me.

Posted by Tim Cutting on Sunday, 06/26/2022 @ 18:30pm

Sheryl Crow is an excellent singer-songwriter covering genres of folk, pop, country-rock, and rock. Sheryl is one of the few surviving acts from the 1990s whose music is still heard on the radio. Her songs are excellent and she remains relevant. Induct her now.

Posted by Get her in on Monday, 03/6/2023 @ 23:37pm