Rock Hall Revisited: Class Of 1996

Another one for ya!
Ground Rules

1. All artists are eligible twenty five years after their first record.
2. We are judging each artist on innovation, influence, critical success, and commercial success.
3. This year we are voting in seven performers and two of all other categories.
4. In addition to voting, you can suggest future nominees for all categories.

Now some background on the nominees:

1. The 5 Royales (Obidah Carter, Jimmy Moore, Lowman "Pete" Pauling, Gene Tanner, Johnny Tanner)
   • R&B trailblazers.
   • Influenced: James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Booker T & The MGs, Eric Clapton, Ray Charles,The Shirelles, Laura Nyro, The Mamas And The Papas, Otis Redding, Tina Turner, Mick Jagger
   • Key Recordings: "Dedicated To The One I Love" (1957), "Think" (1957), "The Slummer Of the Slum" (1958)
2. Alice Cooper (Michael Bruce, Glenn Buxton, Alice Cooper [Vincent Furnier], Dennis Dunaway, Neil Smith)
   • Shock rock pioneers who laid waste to early seventies rock before spawning a solo star out of its frontman.
   • Influenced: KISS, AC/DC, The Sex Pistols, Ramones, The Damned, Misfits, Melvins, Motley Crue, GWAR, The Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden, Megadeth, Anthrax, The Dead Kennedys, White Zombie, Sonic Youth, 45 Grave, Manic Street Preachers, Def Leppard, Big Country, Slipknot
   • Key Recordings: Love It To Death (1971), Killer (1971), School's Out (1972), Billion Dollar Babies (1973), Welcome To My Nightmare (1975)
3. The Bee Gees (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb)
   • Pop family who left a prolific and accomplished career.
   • Influenced: The Beatles, Brian Wilson, David Bowie, Paul Simon, Elton John, Michael Jackson, The Raspberries, Billy Joel, The Pet Shop Boys, George Michael, Blondie, Madonna, Eric Clapton, The Flaming Lips, Rod Stewart, Faith No More, The Cure, The Smashing Pumpkins
   • Key Recordings: Bee Gee's 1st (1967), "I Started A Joke" (1968), Odessa (1969), "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" (1971), Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack (1977)
4. Black Sabbath (Vinny Appice, Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward)
   • Heavy metal pioneers.
   • Influenced: Judas Priest, Van Halen, Iron Maiden, Venom, Rush, KISS, Misfits, Metallica, Queensryche, Napalm Death, Cannibal Corpse, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, Melvins, Pantera, W.A.S.P., Opeth, Kyuss, Athrax, Megadeth, Morbid Angel, Faith No More, Isis, Testament, Machine Head, Korn, The Cult, Black Flag, Killing Joke, Godflesh, Death, Selpetura, Fear Factory, King's X, Iced Earth, Voivod, Ministry, Celtic Frost, Def Leppard, Queens Of the Stone Age, Carcass, Accept, Motley Crue, Saxon, Suicidal Tendencies, Dream Theater, Mercyful Fate, Deftones, Primus, Dream Theater, Sunn O)), Dinosaur Jr, Twisted Sister, White Zombie, Sleep, RATT, Biohazard, Type O Negative, Slipknot, The Smashing Pumpkins, Racer X, Slayer, Guns N Roses
   • Key Recordings: Black Sabbath (1970), Paranoid (1970), Masters of Reality (1971), Vol 4 (1972), Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973), Sabotage (1975), Heaven and Hell (1980), Mob Rules (1981)
   • Eligible Until: 2011
5. Can (Holger Czukay, Michael Karoli, Jaki Liebezeit, Malcolm Mooney, Irmin Schmidt, Damo Suzuki)
   • German rock group and pioneers of progressive and experimental music.
   • Influenced: Iggy Pop, Joy Division, Eurythmics, Public Image Limited, Buzzcocks, Suicide, The Cars, Pavement, Jon Spencer, Talk Talk, Magazine, The Cure, Pere Ubu, Mushroom, Japan, Stereo Lab, Simple Minds, The Beta Band, Radiohead, Spectrum, Moonshake, Trans Am, Caribou, Thin White Rope, Sonic Youth, Material, Chrome, Throbbing Gristle, Loop, Wire, Peter Gabriel, Killing Joke, The Fall, Chrome, Coil, John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Happy Mondays, Primal Scream, Brian Eno, David Bowie, Talking Heads, The Stone Roses, Spoon
   • Key Recordings: Monster Movie (1969), Tago Mago (1971), Ego Bamyasi (1972), Future Days (1973), Soon Over Babaluma (1974)

 

1. Dick Dale
   • The King of Surf Guitar, helping push guitar technology forward and laying the ground work for later guitar playing.
   • Influenced: Jeff Beck, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Beach Boys, Jimi Hendrix, The Dead Kennedys, Van Halen, The Surfaris, Jan and Dean, Sonic Youth, The Ventures, The Cramps, Ramones
   • Key Recordings: "Let's Go Trippin" (1961), "Misirlou" (1962), Surfer's Choice (1962)
2. Nick Drake
   • Cult singer-songwriter who left a wide impact despite minimal commercial success.
   • Influenced: R.E.M., The Cure, David Sylvain, The Dream Academy, Beck, Elliott Smith, Elton John, Tom Verlsine (Television), Jackson Browne, Belle and Sebastian, Talk Talk, Bon Iver, Robyn Hitchcock, Coldplay, Red House Painters, Iron & Wine, Jeff Buckley, Keith James, The Go-Betweeners, Beth Orton, Trembling Bells, Swans,
   • Key Recordings: Five Leaves Left (1969), Bryter Layter (1970), Pink Moon (1972)
3. Duane Eddy
   • Iconic rockabilly guitarist
   • Influenced: The Beatles, Ry Cooder, John Fogerty, Steve Cropper (Booker T & The MGs), James Burton, Mark Knopler (Dire Straits), The Who, The Kinks, Bruce Springsteen, Hank Marvin, The Ventures, Adrian Belew (Frank Zappa/King Crimson/Talking Heads)
   • Key Recordings: "Rebel Rouser" (1958), Peter Gunn (1959)
4. Fleetwood Mac (Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Peter Green*, Danny Kirwan, Christine McVie, John McVie*, Stevie Nicks, Jeremy Spencer, Bob Welch)
   • British Blues band that gradually reinvented itself as pop superstars.
   • Influenced: Santana, Aerosmith, Wishbone Ash, Thin Lizzy, The Black Crowes, Judas Priest, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, Omen, Status Quo, Elton John, Sheryl Crow, Hole, Warren Haynes, The Cranberries, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Moody Blues, Big Country, Jimmy Page (Yardbirds; Led Zeppelin)
   • Key Recordings: Fleetwood Mac (1968), Then Play On (1969), Bare Trees (1972), Mystery To Me (1973), Fleetwood Mac (1975), Rumours (1977), Tusk (1979)
5. The Flying Burrito Brothers (Michael Clarke*, Chris Eldridge, Chris Hillman, Sneaky Pete Keadrow, Bernie Leadon, Gram Parsons*)
   • Byrds spinoff group that played a crucial role in the birth of country rock.
   • Influenced: Eagles, Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello, The Jayhawks, Meat Puppets, Pure Prairie League, Lone Justice, Vince Gill, Lucinda Williams, Whiskeytown, Mudcrutch, Cowboy Junkies, Drive-By Tuckers, Gary Stewart, Promised Land Sound
   • Key Recordings: The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969), Burrito Deluxe (1970)

 

1. Gladys Knight & The Pips (William Guest, Gladys Knight, Merald "Bubba" Knight, Edward Patten)
   • Popular R&B group centered around The Empress of Soul.
   • Influenced: Chaka Khan, The Staple Singers, Natalie Cole, Sister Sledge, Mariah Carey, George Michael, Dusty Springfield, The Temptations, The Jackson 5, The Staple Singers
   • Key Recordings: "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (1967), "If I Were Your Woman" (1970) Imagination (1973), "Love Overboard" (1987)
2. Buddy Guy
   • One of the great blues guitar heroes.
   • Influenced: The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble, The Animals, Dire Straits, The Yardbirds
   • Key Recordings: I Left My Blues In San Francisco (1967), Damn Right I've Got the Blues (1991)
3. Etta James
   • The Matriarch Of R&B
   • Influenced: Diana Ross, Janis Joplin, Bonnie Raitt, Ike and Tina Turner, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Sinead O'Conner, Wanda Jackson, Joe Cocker, The Rolling Stones, Amy Winehouse, Beyonce, The Hollies, The Righteous Brothers, Natalie Cole
   • Key Recordings: "The Wallflowers (Dance With Me, Henry)" (1955),
4. King Crimson (Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Mel Collins, David Cross, Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Tony Levin, Ian MacDonald, Peter Sinfield, John Wetton)
   • Trailblazers in progressive and experimental rock.
   • Influenced: Yes, Genesis, Rush, Alice Cooper, ELP, Camel, Todd Rundgren, Supertramp, Gentle Giant, Roxy Music, Henry Cow, Van der graff Generator, Alan Parsons, Tool, Phish, Dream Theater, Dream Theater, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, Voivod, Fates Warning, Kansas, Tesla, Talking Heads, Sunny Day Real Estate, Gong, King's X, At the Drive-In, Porcupine Tree, Be Bop Deluxe, Spock's Beard, Thinking Plague, Return to Forever, Henry Rollins (Black Flag)
   • Key Recordings: In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969), In The Wake Of Poseidon (1970), Larks' Tongues In Aspic (1973), Red (1974), Discipline (1981)
5. Kraftwerk (Karl Bartos, Wolfgang Flür, Ralf Hüffer, Florian Schneider)
   • German krautrock group and pioneers of electronica, leaving a rippling effect across virtually all music.
   • Influenced: David Bowie, The Cars, Ultravox, Damaged Bug, Joy Division, New Order, Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, Falco, Erasure, Ultravox, Eurythmics, Orbital, Gary Nunan, The Human League, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Throbbing Gristle, Material, Mantronix, D.A.F., The Flying Lizards, Devo, The Orb, Wire, Moby, Pet Shop Boys, Martin Gore, Front Line Assembly, Arthur Baker, Caberet Volataire, Thompson Twins, Blondie, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Mouse on Mars, Daft Punk, 808 State, Visage, Soft Cell, Suicide, The Associates, Air, Negativland, The Beta Band, Yazoo, Aphex Twin, The Egyptian Lover, Stereolab, Client, Sestructo, Afrikaa Bambaattaa, Talking Heads, a-ha, Ladytron, Heaven 17, Alphaville, Komputer, The Art of Noise, Recoil, Information Society, Metal Urbain, Adult
   • Key Recordings: Autobahn (1974), Radio-Activity (1975), Trans Europe Express (1977), The Man Machine (1978), Computer World (1981)

 

1. Martha and The Vandellas (Rosalind Ashford, Betty Kelly, Lois Reeves, Martha Reeves, Annette Sterling)
   • One of the first hit groups on Motown's label.
   • Influenced: The Rolling Stones, Ramones, Blondie, The Who, The Go-Gos, David Bowie, The Kinks, The Grateful Dead, Van Halen, Bruce Springsteen, Manfred Mann, Ike and Tina Turner, Laura Nyro, Phil Collins, Dusty Springfield
   • Key Recordings: "(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave" (1963), "Dancing In the Street" (1964), "Nowhere to Run"(1965)
2. MC5
   • Detroit rock outfit and pioneers in punk, hard rock, and heavy metal.
   • Influenced: Ramones, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Dead Boys, The Dead Kennedys, MC5, The Modern Lovers, Pretenders, Hüsker Dü, Pere Ubu, Misfits, KISS, Richard Hell, Motörhead, Generation X, Spacemen 3, Laughing Hyenas, Patti Smith, Black Flag, Mudhoney, Melvins, Alice Cooper, New York Dolls, Joan Jett, Primal Scream, Big Cheif, Death, The Dictators, Queens Of The Stone Age, Soundgarden, Halo of Flies, Was (Not Was), The Electric Eels, The Dirtbombs, The White Stripes, The Fluid, Blue Oyster Cult, Bad Brains, The Presidents Of The United States Of America, The Damned, The Vibrators
   • Key Recordings: Kick Out The Jams (1969), Back In The USA (1970), High Time (1971)
3. Parliament-Funkadelic (Jerome “Bigfoot” Brailey, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Gary “Mudbone” Cooper, Ray Davis, Tiki Fulwood, Glenn Goins, Michael Hampton, Fuzzy Haskins, Eddie Hazel, Walter “Junie” Morrison, Cordell “Boogie” Mosson, Billy “Bass” Nelson, Maceo Parker, Lucius “Tawl” Ross, Garry Shider, Calvin Simon, Grady Thomas, Fred Wesley, Bernie Worrell)
   • Funk icons who left a wide impact on music and popular culture.
   • Influenced: Prince, Talking Heads, The Minutemen, Meat Puppets, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Suicidal Tendencies, Primal Scream, Faith No More, Primus, Jungle Brothers, Wu Tang CLan, Public Enemy, N.W.A., Beastie Boys, Happy Mondays, Massive Attack, King's X, De La Soul, Bad Brains, Defunkt, Soundgarden, Cypress Hill, OutKast, Cameo, Bill Laswell, Snoop Dogg, Was (Not Was), A Tribe Called Quest, Digital Underground, Chic, Mass Production, Pearl Jam, Big Boi, Threat, The Romantics, System Of A Down, Rage Against The Machine
   • Key Recordings: Funkadelic (1970), Maggot Brain (1971), Mothership Connection (1975), Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome (1977), One Nation Under A Groove (1978)
4. Procol Harum (Gary Brooker, Chris Copping, Matthew Fisher, Dave Knights, Keith Reid, Robin Trower, B.J. Wilson)
   • Proto-Prog act best known for their hit "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
   • Influenced: King Crimson, Yes, Genesis, Jethro Tull, Gentle Giant, Supertramp, Electric Light Orchestra, ELP, Styx, Big Star, Mountain
   • Key Recordings: Procol Harum (1967), Salty Dog (1969)
5. Nina Simone
   • Singer-Songwriter and Civil Rights Activist who explored a variety of genres such as pop, rhythm and blues, jazz, classical, and soul.
   • Influenced: Aretha Franklin, Elton John, Madonna, David Bowie, The Moody Blues, U2, Van Morrison, Janis Joplin, Mos Def, Cat Stevens, Peter Gabirel, Nick Cave, Sade, Tool, The Fugees, Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat), The Beatles, Mary J. Blige, Muse, Jeff Buckley, Laura Nyro, Chaka Khan, Hozier
   • Key Recordings: At Carnegie Hall (1963), Pastel Blues (1965), "Ain't Got No/I Got Life" (1968), Black Gold (1970)

 

1. Small Faces/Faces (Kenney Jones, Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott, Ian McLagan, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood*)
   • One of the leading Mod groups who experimented in psychedelic pop before evolving into popular good time band.
   • Influenced: Led Zeppelin, The Clash, The Sex Pistols, The Damned, The Jam, Oasis, Blur, The Black Crowes, Guns N Roses, The Runaways, The Replacements, Primal Scream, Quiet Riot, Drive By-Truckers, Tygers Of Tan Pang, Peter Frampton, Dr. Feelgood, U.K. Subs, New York Dolls, UFO, Buzzocks, Todd Rundgren
2. The Stooges (Dave Alexander, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, Iggy Pop, James Williamson)
   • Detroit madmen led by the Godfather of Punk, Iggy Pop.
   • Influenced: Alice Cooper, David Bowie, Ramones, The Sex Pistols, Suicide, The Dead Kennedys, New York Dolls, The Clash, KISS, Pretenders, Television, Laughing Hyenas, The Cramps, X, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Melvins, Siouxsie And The Banshees, The Dirtbombs, The Foo Fighters, Spacemen 3, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The White Stripes, Motörhead, Patti Smith, Guns N Roses, Rage Against The Machine, Richard Hell, Black Flag, Sonic Youth, Mudhoney, New Bomb Turks, The Fluid, Plasmatics, Germs, The Outsiders, The Sisters of Mercy, Slayer, Halo of Flies, Queens Of the Stone Age, Meat Puppets, Jane's Addiction, Joan Jett, Nick Cave, Throbbing Gristle, Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, Radio Birdman, Big Chief, The Hives, Death, The Electric Eels
   • Key Recordings: The Stooges (1969), Fun House (1970), Raw Power (1973)
3. T. Rex (Marc Bolan, Steve Currie, Mickey Finn, Bill Legend, Steve Peregrin Took)
   • Glam rock superstars who left their mark on punk, alternative, and hard rock.
   • Influenced: The Sex Pistols,, KISS, Cheap Trick, The Damned, Rainbow, The Runaways, Guns N Roses, Def Leppard, Suede, Blondie, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Concrete Blonde, Mötley Crüe, Bow Wow Wow, New York Dolls, Joan Jett, The Smiths, R.E.M., Dead Or Alive, Guns N Roses, Adam Ant, Big Star, Gary Numan, Twisted Sister, Dokken, The Cars, The Smashing Pumpkins, Siousxie & The Banshees, The Replacements, Melvins, Glenn Danzig (Misfits; Danzig), Joy Division, Kate Bush, The Pixies, Sparks, The Slits, David Bowie, The Jam, Ramones, Oasis
   • Key Recordings: "Debora" (1968), "Ride A White Swan" (1970), "Hot Love" (1971), Electric Warrior (1971), The Slider (1972), "Children Of The Revolution" (1972), "20th Century Boy" (1973), Tanx (1973)
4. The Ventures (Bob Bogle, Nokie Edwards, Howie Johnson, Gerry McGhee, Mel Taylor, Don Wilson)
   • A popular instrumental/surf rock outfit that provided the soundtrack to early sixites youth in addition to innovative instrumentation and effects.
   • Influenced: The Beach Boys, John Fogerty, George Harrison, Joe Walsh, Stephen Stills, KISS, Peter Frampton, Jimmy Page, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Aerosmith, The Who, Stanley Clarke, Elton John, Mark Knopler, Blondie, The B-52s, Max Weinberg (E Street Band).
   • Key Recordings: “Walk Don’t Run” (1960), “Pipeline” (1960), “Wipe Out” (1963)
5. The (Young) Rascals (Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere, Gene Cornish, Dino Danelli)
   • A successful blue-eyed soul group from New Jersey as well as one of the few American groups to brave the British Invasion.
   • Influenced: J. Geils Band, Mountain, Vanilla Fudge, Lulu, KC & The Sunshine Band, War, Marvin Gaye, Wilson Pickett, Booker T & The MGs, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Dusty Springfield, Danzig, The Smithereens, Martha & The Vandellas, A Tribe Called Quest, Dionne Warwick

Non-Performers:

1. Otis Blackwell [Songwriter]
2. Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman [Songwriting Team]
3. John Hammond [Producer; Talent Scout; Music Critic]
4. Dr. Robert Moog [Inventor of the Moog Synthesizer]
5. Wolfman Jack [Disc Jockey]

Early Influences:

1. Billie Holliday
2. Blind Lemon Jefferson
3. Bill Monroe
4. Big Mama Thorton
5. Jimmy Yancy

Sidemen:

1. Lee Allen [Saxophonist For Fats Domino, Little Richard, Dr. John, Proffesor Longhair, Lloyd Price, The Stray Cats, The Blasters]
2. Mickey “Guitar” Baker [Guitarist for The Drifters, Ray Charles, Ruth Brown, Big Joe Turner, Louis Jordan, Ivory Joe Hunter, Ike and Tina Turner]
3. The Jordanaires (Hoyt Hawkins, Hugh Jarrett, Neal Matthews Jr., Gordon Stoker, Ray Walker) [Backing Vocalists for Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline, Ricky Nelson, Johnny Cash, Ringo Starr, Dolly Parton]
4. Jack Nitzsche [Keyboardist and Arranger for Phil Spector, The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Ike and Tina Turner]
5. Jimmy Nolen [Guitar For James Brown]

Singles:

1. “Rock The Joint” Jimmy Preston (1949)
2. “Sh-Boom” The Chords (1954)
3. “Jim Dandy” LaVern Baker (1956)
4. “Dizzy Miss Lizzy” Larry Williams (1958)
5. “Stand By Me” Ben E. King (1961)

Class of 1986

• Chuck Berry
  
• Buddy Holly And The Crickets (Jerry Allison, Sonny Curtis, Buddy Holly, Joe B Maudlin, Nikki Sullivan)
  
• Ray Charles
  
• Sam Cooke
  
• Jerry Lee Lewis
  
• Little Richard
  
• Elvis Presley

Class of 1987

• Johnny Cash
  
• Bo Diddley
  
• Fats Domino
  
• The Everly Brothers (Don Everly, Phil Everly)
  
• Marvin Gaye
  
• James Brown And The Famous Flames (Bobby Bennett, James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Lloyd Stallworth, Johnny Terry)
  
• Roy Orbison
  
• Carl Perkins
  
• Smokey Robinson And The Miracles (Warren "Pete" Moore, Claudette Robinson, Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers, Marv Tauplin, Ronnie White)
  
• Muddy Waters

Class of 1988

• Bill Haley & His Comets (Joey Ambrose, Fran Beecher, Danny Cedrone, Johnny Grande, Bill Haley, Ralph Jones, Marshall Lytle, Rudy Pompilli, Al Rex, Dick Richards, Billy Williamson)
  
• The Beach Boys (Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, Mike Love, David Marks, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson)
  
• The Beatles (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
  
• Miles Davis
  
• Bob Dylan
  
• Aretha Franklin
  
• The Supremes (Florence Ballard, Diana Ross, Mary Wilson)
  
• Non Performers:
  • Lieber and Stoller (Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller) [Songwriting Team]
    
  • Sam Phillips [Founder of Sun Records]
• Early Influences:
  • Robert Johnson
  • Hank Williams
• Sidemen:
  • The Blue Moon Boys (Bill Black, DJ Fontana, Scotty Moore) [Backing Band for Elvis Presley]
    
  • Johnnie Johnson [Pianist for Chuck Berry]

Class of 1989

• Eddie Cochran
• The Four Seasons (Tommy DeVito, Bob Gaudio, Nick Massi, Frankie Massi)
• John Lee Hooker
• B.B. King
• Otis Redding
• The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Keith Richards, Ian Stewart, Mick Taylor, Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood, Bill Wyman)
• The Temptations (Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin, Damon Harris, Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Richard Street, Otis Williams, Paul Williams)
• Stevie Wonder
• Non-Performers:
  • Leonard Chess [Founder of Chess Records]
  • Alan Freed [Disc Jockey and Key Figure in popularity of Rock and Roll]
• Early Influences:
  • Willie Dixon
    
  • Elmore James
    
  • Lead Belly
• Sidemen:
  • Booker T & The MGs (Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Al Jackson Jr, Booker T Jones, Lewis Steinberg) [Stax In-House Band]
    
  • The Funk Brothers (Richard "Pistol" Allen, Jack Ashford, Bob Babbitt, Benny "Papa Zita" Benjamin, Eddie "Bongo" Brown, Johnny Griffith, Joe Hunter, James Jameson, Uriel Jones, Joe Messina, Earl Van Dyke, Robert Wihite, Eddie "Chunk" Willis) [Motown In-House Band]
• Singles:
  • "Rocket 88" Jackie Brenston & The Delta Cats (1951)
    
  • "Louie Louie" The Kingsmen (1963)

Class of 1990

• The Animals (Eric Burdon, Chas Chandler, Alan Price, John Steel, Hilton Valentine)
• Bob Marley & The Wailers (Al Anderson, Aston Barrett, Carlton Barrett, Tyrone Downie, Marcia Griffiths, Bob Marley, Rita Marley, Junior Marvin, Judy Mowatt, Alvin Patterson, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer)
• Carole King
• The Kinks (Mick Avory, John Dalton, Dave Davies, Ray Davies, John Gosling, Pete Quaife)
• Simon & Garfunkel (Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon)
• The Who (Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Pete Townshend)
• The Yardbirds (Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Chris Dreja, Jim McCarthy, Jimmy Page, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith)
• Non Performers:
  • Brian Epstein [Manager of The Beatles]
    
  • Berry Gordy [Founder of Motown Records]
• Early Influences:
  • Duke Ellington
  • Big Joe Turner
• Sidemen:
  • Nicky Hopkins [Keyboardist for The Who, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, Jeff Beck, The Jerry Garcia Band, The Beatles, John Lennon, Joe Cocker, Ringo Starr]
    
  • The Wrecking Crew (Max Bennett, Hal Blaine, Bud Brisbois, Al Casey, Glen Campbell, Al De Lory, Steve Douglas, Jim Gordon, Jim Horn, Richard "Slyde" Hyde, Carol Kaye, Joe Osborn, Earl Palmer, Bil Pitman, Ray Pohlman, Joe Porcaro, Don Randi, Leon Russell, Tommy Tedesco) [Backing Group For Phil Spector, The Byrds, The Monkees, The Beach Boys, The Righteous Brothers, The Mamas And The Papas]
• Singles:
  • "Rumble" Link Wray (1958)
    
  • "The Twist" Chubby Checkers (1960)

Class Of 1991

• The Byrds (Michael Clarke, Gene Clark, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, Roger McGuinn, Gram Parsons, Clarence White)
• The Coasters (Carl Gardner, Cornell Gunter, Billy Huy, Leon Hughes, Will “Dub” Jones, Bobby Nunn)
• The Drifters (Tommy Evans, Ben E King, Rudy Lewis, Clyde McPhatter, Johnny Moore, Johnny Oliver, Bill Pinkney, Andrew Thrasher, Gerhart Thrasher,Charlie Thomas)
• The Four Tops (Renaldo “Obie” Benson, Abdul “Duke” Fakir, Lawrence Payton, Levi Stubbs)
• Howlin Wolf
• Ike and Tina Turner (Ike Turner*, Tina Turner)
• The Moody Blues (Graeme Edge, Justin Hayward, Denny Laine, John Lodge, Patrick Moraz, Mike Pinder, Ray Thomas, Clint Warwick)
• The Zombies (Rod Argent, Paul Atkinson, Colin Blunstone, Hugh Grundy, Chris White)
• Early Influences:
  • Jimmy Reed
  • Bessie Smith
  • Sister Rosetta Thorpe
• Non-Performers:
  • Dick Clark [Host of American Bandstand]
    
  • Holland-Dozier-Holland (Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland) [Songwriting Team for Motown]
• Sidemen:
  • Little Walter [Harmonicist for Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Otis Rush, Bo Diddley]
    
  • Billy Preston [Keyboardist for Sam Cooke, Little Richard, Mahalia Jackson, Ray Charles, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Sly & The Family Stone]
• Singles:
  • "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers (1956)
    
  • "Train Kept A Rollin" Johnny Burnette & The Rock N Roll Trio (1956)

Class Of 1992

• David Bowie
• Buffalo Springfield (Richie Furay, Dewey Martin, Bruce Palmer, Stephen Stills, Neil Young)
• Cream (Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton*)
• Frank Zappa and The Mothers Of Invention (Jimmy Carl Black, Terry Bozzio, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Ray Collins, George Duke, Roy Estrada, Bunk Gardner, Don Preston, James “Motorhead” Sherwood, Jeff Simmons, Art Tripp, Ian Underwood, Ruth Underwood, Frank Zappa)
• The Isley Brothers (Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley Jr., Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper)
• The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Jimi Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell, Noel Redding)
• The Monkees (Mickey Dolenz, Davey Jones, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork)
• The Velvet Underground (John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Nico, Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker, Doug Yule)
• Non-Performers:
  • George Martin [Producer for The Beatles, Jeff Beck, America, Jeff Beck, Paul McCartney, Cheap Trick]
    
  • Phil Spector [Producer of The Ronettes, The Righteous Brothers, Ike and Tina Turner, The Beatles, John Lennon, George Harrison, Dion, Darlene Love, Gene Pitney, Ramones; Developer of The Wall of Sound]
• Early Influences:
  • Charlie Parker
    
  • Les Paul
• Sidemen:
  • James Burton [Guitarist for Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Ricky Nelson, The Everly Brothers, Glenn Campbell, Johnny Cash, Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, John Denver, Elvis Costello, Jerry Lee Lewis]
    
  • Hubert Sumlin [Guitarist For Howlin Wolf]
• Singles:
  • "At The Hop" Danny & The Juniors (1957)
    
  • "Please Mr. Postman" The Marvelletes (1961)

Class of 1993:

• The Doors (John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison)
• The Grateful Dead (John Perry Barlow, Jerry Garcia, Donna Godchaux, Keith Godchaux, Mickey Hart, Robert Hunter, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, Brent Mydland, Bob Weir)
• John Mayall And The Bluesbreakers (Eric Clapton**, Aynsley Dunbar, Hughie Flint, Peter Green, Keef Hartley, John Mayall, John McVie, Mick Taylor*)
• Albert King
• Van Morrison
• Wilson Pickett
• Pink Floyd (Syd Barrett, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Roger Waters, Richard Wright)
• Non-Performers:
  • Tom Dowd [Producer For John Coltrane, Thelonius Monk, Ray Charles, The Coasters, The Drifters, Aretha Franklin, Ruth Brown, Bee Gees, Eric Clapton, Allman Brothers Band, Rod Stewart, Cream, Wishbone Ash, Dusty Springfield; Developer of Multi-Track Recording]
    
  • Bill Graham [Concert Promoter and Head of The Fillmore]
• Early Influences:
  • Woody Guthrie
    
  • T-Bone Walker
• Sidemen:
  • King Curtis [Saxophonist for The Coasters, Aretha Franklin, The Shirelles, John Lennon, Buddy Holly, Ruth Brown, Sam Cooke]
    
  • The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (Barry Beckett, Roger Hawkins, David Hood, Jimmy Johnson) [In House Band for Muscle Shoals Studio; Backing Band for Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Bobby “Blue” Bland, The Staple Singers, J.J. Cale, Bob Seger, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Joe Tex, Joe Cocker]
• Singles:
  • "Earth Angel" The Penguins (1954)
    
  • "I Put A Spell On You" Screamin' Jay Hawkins (1956)

Class of 1994:

• The Band (Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson)
• Creedence Clearwater Revival (Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, John Fogerty, Tom Fogerty)
• Deep Purple (Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Rod Evans, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Glenn Hughes, Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Nick Simper)
• Al Green
• Jethro Tull (Ian Anderson, Barriemore Barlow, Martin Barre, Clive Bunker, Glenn Cornick, John Evan, John Glascock, Jeffrey Hammond, Dee Palmer)
• Elton John
• John Lennon*
• Joni Mitchell
• Sly & The Family Stone (Greg Errico, Larry Graham, Jerry Martini, Mary McCreary, Elva Mouton, Freddie Stone, Rosie Stone, Rosie Stone, Vet Stone)
• Neil Young*
• Non-Performers:
  • Ahmet Ertegun [Founder of Atlantic Records]
    
  • Leo Fender [Founder of Fender and Innovator in Guitar Technology]
• Early Influences:
  • The Ink Spots (Harvey Farqua, Hoppy Jones, Bill Kenny, Deek Watson)
    
  • Louis Jordan
    
  • Jimmie Rodgers
• Sidemen:
  • Floyd Cramer [Pianist for Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline, Roy Orbison, The Everly Brothers, Brenda Lee, Chet Atkins, Hank Williams; Architect of The Nashville Sound]
    
  • The Memphis Horns (Wayne Jackson, Andrew Love) [Sidemen for Isaac Hayes, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Al Green, Elvis Presley, Neil Diamond, Stephen Stills, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Neil Young, The Doobie Brothers, U2]
• Singles:
  • "La Bamba" Ritchie Valens (1958)
    
  • "I Only Have Eyes For You" The Flamingos (1959)

Class of 1995

• The Allman Brothers Band (Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johannson, Chuck Leavell, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks, Lamar Williams)
• Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band (Captain Beefheart, Eric Feldman, Bruce Fowler, John "Drumbo" French, The Mascara Snake, Rockette Morton, Zoot Horn Rollo, Anteannae Jimmy Semens, Moris Tepper, Art Tripp*)
• Dion & The Belmonts (Angelo D’Aleo, Dion DiMucci, Carlo Mastrangelo, Fred Milano)
• Janis Joplin/Big Brother & The Holding Company (Peter Albin, Sam Andrew, Dave Getz, James Gurley, Janis Joplin)
• Jefferson Airplane (Marty Balin, Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden, Paul Kantner, Jorma Kaukonen, Grace Slick)
• Led Zeppelin (John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page*, Robert Plant)
• The Ronettes (Estelle Bennett, Ronnie Spector, Nedra Talley)
• Sam & Dave (Sam Moore, Dave Prater)
• Non-Performers:
  • Gerry Goffin And Carole King [Songwriting Team]
  • Jim Stewart And Estelle Axton [Founders of Stax Records]
• Early Influences:
  • The Carter Family (Anita Carter, A.P. Carter, Helen Carter, Janette Carter, Joe Carter, Maybelle Carter, Sara Carter, June Carter Cash)
  • Django Reinhardt
• Sidemen:
  • Al Kooper [Multi-Instrumentalist For Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, B.B. King, The Who, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Taj Mahal, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Alice Cooper]
  • The Tennessee Three (Marshall Grant, W.S. Holland, Luther Perkins) [Backing Band For Johnny Cash]
• Singles:
  • "Sixty Minute Man" Billy Ward And The Dominoes (1951)
  • "Be-Bop-A-Lula" Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps (1956)

Multiple Time Inductees:

1. Eric Clapton
   • 1990 (The Yardbirds)
   • 1992 (Cream)
   • 1993 (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers)
2. John Lennon
   • 1988 (The Beatles)
   • 1994 (Solo)
3. Jimmy Page
   • 1990 (The Yardbirds)
   • 1995 (Led Zeppelin)
4. Mick Taylor
   • 1989 (The Rolling Stones)
   • 1993 (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers)
5. Art Tripp
   • 1992 (Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention)
   • 1995 (Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band)
6. Ike Turner
   • 1989 (Singles-"Rocket 88" Jackie Brenston & The Delta Cats [1951];Performer/Co-Writer)
   • 1991 (Ike and Tina Turner)
7. Neil Young
   • 1992 (Buffalo Springfield)
   • 1994 (Solo)

 

@LandHorses @Arnold Grove @DrBeatle

 

5 Royales
Fleetwood Mac
Procol Harum
Parliament/Funkadelic
Stooges
T Rex
Small Faces/Faces

John Hammond (Sr.)

Bill Monroe

Lee Allen

 

Handy Dandy Guide

1. Part One
   
2. Part Two
   
3. Part Three
   
4. Part Four
   
5. Part Five

 

Performers
Nick Drake
King Crimson
Black Sabbath
Fleetwood Mac
Small Faces/Faces
Bee Gees
Stooges

Sidemen
Jack Nitzsche

Singles
"Stand By Me" by Ben E. King

 

^bump

 

Alice
bee gees (mainly for the pre-disco stuff for me)
sabbath
fleetwood mac
Etta James
Buddy Guy
King Crimson

Non-Performers:

1. Otis Blackwell [Songwriter]
2. John Hammond [Producer; Talent Scout; Music Critic]

Early Influences:

1. Billie Holliday
2. Big Mama Thorton

Sidemen:

1. Mickey “Guitar” Baker [Guitarist for The Drifters, Ray Charles, Ruth Brown, Big Joe Turner, Louis Jordan, Ivory Joe Hunter, Ike and Tina Turner]
2. The Jordanaires (Hoyt Hawkins, Hugh Jarrett, Neal Matthews Jr., Gordon Stoker, Ray Walker) [Backing Vocalists for Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline, Ricky Nelson, Johnny Cash, Ringo Starr, Dolly Parton]

Singles:

1. “Rock The Joint” Jimmy Preston (1949)
2. “Stand By Me” Ben E. King (1961)

 

Performers


Black Sabbath
Fleetwood Mac
Small Faces/Faces
Bee Gees
Stooges
Alice Cooper

 

Are Jackie Wilson, the Impressions and Bobby Bland out of contention for good, or just this round?

 

I voted for Alice Cooper, The Bee Gees, Black Sabbath, Fleetwood Mac, King Crimson, Parliament-Funkadelic and T.Rex.

Non-Musicans? Otis Blackwell and Dr. Moog.
Early Influences? Billie Holiday
Sidemen? The Jordinares and Jack Nitschke
Singles? "Dizzy Miss Lizzie" and "Stand by Me"

 

Just this round.

 

This is a really strong group of nominees.

 

Last round was easier than this one...............

Kink Crimson
Motor City Five
Small Faces/Faces
Stooges
T. Rex
Ventures
Young Rascals

Moog
Wolfman*

Holliday
Monroe

Allen
Nitzsche

"Dizzy Miss Lizzie"
"Stand By Me"

* Speaking of Wolfman Jack, have the Guess Who been put up for nomination yet?

 

We can put them up.

 

“5” Royales
Bee Gees
Nick Drake
Fleetwood Mac
King Crimson
Parliament/Funkadelic
Small Faces/Faces

Otis Blackwell
Wolfman Jack

Billie Holiday
Big Mama Thornton

Jordanaires
Jack Nitzsche

Jim Dandy
Stand By Me

 

Alice Cooper
Black Sabbath
Nick Drake
Fleetwood Mac
King Crimson
Stooges
T. Rex

 

@Holy Diver @KinkySmallFace1991. @John Fell

 

Can
Duane Eddy
Fleetwood Mac
King Crimson
P-Funk
Stooges
Ventures

 

Alice Cooper
The Bee Gees
Black Sabbath
Fleetwood Mac
King Crimson
Procol Harum
T. Rex

 

@Oatsdad @bvb1123 @Dave Hoos

 

Nominees:
Alice Cooper
The Bee Gees
Fleetwood Mac
The Flying Burrito Brothers
Parliament-Funkadelic
The Stooges
T. Rex

Non-performers:
Otis Blackwell
Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman

Early Influences:
Billie Hollliday
Bill Monroe

Sidemen:
The Jordanaires
Jack Nitzsche

Singles:
Sh-Boom
Stand By Me