Rock Hall Revisited: Class Of 1996

He should have been a first round pick for the R&RHOF. Just like Link Wray.

 

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Bee Gees
Mac
Buddy Guy
Crimson
Procol Harum
Faces
Ventures

Blackwell
Pomus and Shuman

Billie Holiday
Blind Lemon Jefferson

Lee Allen
Mickey Baker

Rock The Joint
Stand By Me

 

@John Buchanan @ohnothimagen

 

Very sad indeed.

 

Black Sabbath
Buddy Guy
King Crimson
Kraftwerk
MC5
Parliament-Funkadelic
The Stooges

Otis Blackwell
Dr. Robert Moog

Billie Holliday
Big Mama Thorton

Mickey “Guitar” Baker
The Jordanaires

Rock The Joint
Stand By Me

 

@guppy270 @Larry Loves LPs

 

Top 7

1. Fleetwood Mac- 48 votes
2. Black Sabbath- 44 votes
3. King Crimson- 33 votes
4. The Bee Gees- 31 votes
5. The Stooges- 29 votes
6. Alice Cooper- 25 votes
7. Parliament-Funkadelic- 22 votes

 

@tinnox @Oatsdad @bob_32_116
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Fleetwood Mac
Black Sabbath
Alice Cooper
Dick Dale
T Rex
Small Faces

 

@ejluther

 

Only nine votes for Etta James? I despair...

I went for:

Etta James (obviously! A real trailblazer for women in R'n'B with an astonishingly long career effortlessly bridging pure blues, R'n'B, soul and funk. Classics include At Last, Tell Mama, Dance With Me Henry and I'd Rather Go Blind.)

T.Rex (I know they didn't mean a great deal in the US and they put out a fair amount of crap later on, but they were huge in the UK and I love them! Without Bolan there's no Glam Rock and that includes Bowie, Roxy Music, Queen, Sparks and New York Dolls. Their best records still sound fresh too. Great production)

Black Sabbath (Incredibly influential. They almost single handedly invented heavy metal with their sound and imagery. Fantastic band who've stood the test of time well.)

The Bee Gees (across decades they wrote some of the most instantly identifiable and loved pop songs of all time. Covered by many, the Gibb Brothers are incredible melodic songwriters)

Nina Simone (who covered several Bee Gees songs. A lot of what I wrote about Ella applies here too. But Nina's extraordinary talent along with her fearless attitude and militant stance ensure she has to be acknowledged.)

Fleetwood Mac (If commercial success, incredible songwriting talent and outstanding musicianship are considerations, then Fleetwood Mac belong here, both in the Peter Green led line up and the totally different Rumours era)

Small Faces / Faces (Simply, they've made a lot of people happy with their music and it continues to this day. Incredibly talented bands aswell. For Ronnie Wood's best guitar playing by far, don't go to the Rolling Stones!)

 

@sami @JPagan @Mazzy @MikeInFla

 

^bump

 

@The Wanderer @Duke Fame

 

@VinylHI @rene smalldridge

 

@Dark Mavis @highway chile

 

This is very difficult. I tried to keep it somewhat to those in the Rock genre, even though obviously that's not relevant in the "real" world of the HOF.
Alice Cooper
Black Sabbath
Dick Dale
Buddy Guy
MC5
Small Faces/The Faces
The Stooges

 

@TonyR @Rose River Bear @Luvtemps

 

^bump

 

Artist votes:
Alice Cooper
The Bee Gees
Black Sabbath
Dick Dale
Kraftwerk
Parliament-Funkadelic
MC5

Non-Performers:
Wolfman Jack. Most famous DJ ever.
Otis Blackwell. Wrote some of rock n roll's classics. An African-American pioneer in the genre.

Early Influences:
Bill Monroe. The father of Bluegrass. 'Nuff said.

Sidemen:
Jack Nitzsche. I vote for him again.
The Jordanaires. They backed up everyone from Elvis to Ringo Starr to Johnny Cash to Ween!

Singles:
Sh-Boom. Doo Woo classic.
Stand by Me. Beautiful song, that has stood the test of time.

 

NP:
Otis Blackwell
Wolfman Jack

EI:
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Billie Holiday

Side:
Jack Nitzsche
Lee Allen

Songs:
Stand By Me
Dizzy Miss Lizzie

 

@vinyl diehard

 

@Turntable @Rick Bartlett

 

@Billy Bird @BrainlessProdigy