I’ve never written to you before, but I have been in the industry a long time. But, a music fan even longer.<\/p>\n
Bad Company is one of my all time favorite bands – forever.\u00a0If they aren’t a slam dunk to be inducted, I am taking it to the streets in protest with a boombox playing Rock Steady.<\/p>\n
Cynthia Parsons<\/p>\n
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What about Davey Johnstone, Nigel Olsson, Dee Murray & Ray Cooper?!?<\/p>\n
Dexter<\/p>\n
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BadCo at last\u2026certainly not least!!!<\/p>\n
RIP Sam Aizer!!! \u00a0\u00a0He would be so happy to see his boys finally acknowledged\u2026Mick, Boz, Simon and the greatest white blues rocker of all time!!! \u00a0Nice to see them there!!!<\/p>\n
Mitchell Fox<\/p>\n
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Sykes and the boys got it right this year.<\/p>\n
Paul Rogers is absolutely that greatest rock singer of all time!!<\/p>\n
From Free to Bad Company to the Firm to Queen, he is the GOAT!!<\/p>\n
And Joe Cocker is the definition of Rock and Roll!!<\/p>\n
And do you know what Paul Rogers and Joe Cocker have in common ?<\/p>\n
One of the greatest record men of all time, Chris Blackwell, who developed real artists and not puppets.<\/p>\n
And maximum respect to one of the greatest front men of all time, Chris Robinson.<\/p>\n
The Maestro Jimmy Page could have picked any artist on the planet to work with.<\/p>\n
But he picked the WICKED Robinson Brothers.<\/p>\n
Just listen to the Crowes version of Bob Marley’s Time Will Tell\u00a0from “The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion”<\/p>\n
And kudos to the haunting voice of Chris Cornell who was the purest voice of the grunge generation.<\/p>\n
The Rock n Roll Hall is now in safe hands!!<\/p>\n
Native Wayne Jobson<\/p>\n
Ocho Rios<\/p>\n
Jamaica<\/p>\n
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Bad Company. It’s an insult all members of Mott The Hoople. Think about it. Soundgarden? One good song; the rest is dross. Where is Blue Oyster Cult?<\/p>\n
David Ames<\/p>\n
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Not gonna pimp this guy cuz I know Bob knows\u2026.Bill Champlin\u2026one of the greatest\u2026 songwriter and vocalists\u2026<\/p>\n
Tom Clark<\/p>\n
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NEW YORK DOLLS<\/p>\n
( door slam )<\/p>\n
Mark Flores<\/p>\n
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Phil Collins<\/p>\n
Joey Sasson<\/p>\n
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You nailed it! I agree with including Bad Company, Cindy Lauper & Joe Cocker\u2026and<\/p>\n
others.<\/p>\n
Russell Dugoni<\/p>\n
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Richard Thompson and Fairport Convention for that matter.<\/p>\n
Harold Love<\/p>\n
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I don’t know Tim Clary but I think he and I could get along just fine. One more shout out for The Replacements!<\/p>\n
You know they wouldn’t show up. It would be a disaster. They’d come out on the wrong instruments with “Hootenanny” then play “Everything’s Coming Up Roses.” “I hate music” and walk off stage.<\/p>\n
Would Johnny Reznik do the honors of inducting them?<\/p>\n
Bobbo<\/p>\n
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I saw Joe Cocker perform at Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University in April of 1970. It was the most fantastic concert. I read his managers fleeced him and he earned little from that 1970 tour. Cry Me a River, Something, Feelin Alright, Darling Be Home Soon, Space Captain, Just Like a Woman, With a Little Help From My Friends-such fantastic music.
\nThank you and stay well,
\nMark D. Luther<\/p>\n
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Love Bad Co. AND Free before!<\/p>\n
Jim Guy<\/p>\n
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Free , Traffic , Little Feat , Procol Harum. \u00a0\u00a0Come on already. \u00a0Pariah Carey?<\/p>\n
Alan Childs<\/p>\n
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No “Grand Funk”…..sad.<\/p>\n
Marshall Block<\/p>\n
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As always you are bang on with your insight.
\nWhere is Sting? He\u2019s up there with Phil Collins!
\nWhite Stripes nominated\u2026.really before Phil and Sting???? That\u2019s messed up.<\/p>\n
Best regards,
\nJuri Raiska<\/p>\n
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The Smiths! Talk about influential.<\/p>\n
Jeez…..<\/p>\n
Larry Eisenberg<\/p>\n
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Here’s my list:<\/p>\n
The New York Dolls<\/p>\n
Thank you,<\/p>\n
Marvin Etzioni<\/p>\n
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Great Takes Bob.<\/p>\n
Here are mine:<\/p>\n
My Friend John Sykes is truly doing a Great Job that I am sure is as Gratifying as it is Thankless. Keep it Goin\u2019 John!<\/p>\n
Omissions:
\nLITTLE FEAT
\nTHREE DOG NIGHT
\nSTEPPENWOLF<\/p>\n
I am GUARANTEEING that all 3 of those bands will get in sooner than later –
\nespecially LITTLE FEAT – easily the most omitted band per Your mailbag.
\nRunner-Up: Iron Maiden<\/p>\n
FINALLY – MUSIC is ROCK N ROLL<\/p>\n
I have NO PROBLEM with Rap, Pop Divas and even Country Artists allowed entry per Career Impact and Greatness.<\/p>\n
Last years induction was really good.
\nThis years will be even better!
\nBravo! – Fantastico!<\/p>\n
Long Live Rock N Roll!<\/p>\n
Terry Anzaldo
\nTA Entertainment<\/p>\n
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Apparently a lot of people care about the RRHOF. I don’t.<\/p>\n
Joseph Barbarotta<\/p>\n
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Wiser Time and Good Friday by the Crowes always floor me.<\/p>\n
Patrick V. Cook<\/p>\n
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I agree with Paul Flattery. Any hall that includes Cyndi Lauper but not Phil Collins should be burned to the f*cking ground. And I am not even a Phil Collins fan. Don\u2019t own a single one of his albums. Furthermore, the snubs of Jan and Dean, Tommy James, and WARREN effing ZEVON destroy any semblance of credibility the Hall ever had.<\/p>\n
Joel Saunders<\/p>\n
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Lennon,
\nJagger,
\nCobain,
\nFishman.<\/p>\n
Rock Gods!<\/p>\n
Noah K. Lesser<\/p>\n
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Thanks Bob, great piece, and yes, Joe Cocker and Chubby Checker should be in. Open that door Hall of Fame for the two of them. They are more than deserving and long overdue.<\/p>\n
Jerry Redmond.<\/p>\n
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Much ado about nothing! The only thing that matters is the hall of fame in your own head, informed solely by your own personal responses to the music you hear. The rest, especially an elaborate marketing trick judged by people you’ve never met, is bullsh*t. Getting exercised by who’s in and who’s not is a total waste of time and energy.<\/p>\n
Cheers,
\nMike<\/p>\n
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Good to see White Stripes nominated. Jack is such a good ambassador for music and central to the vinyl records revival. Which benifits everybody on the list. Happy for Joe Cocker, too. Saw him with SRV. Bob, thanks for keeping such great discussions going. You bring behind the scenes legends out of the shadows who tell great stories.<\/p>\n
John Kauchick<\/p>\n
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I can’t believe you are wasting pixels writing about such a bullsh*t organization.\u00a0 You know there are<\/p>\n
years no one is admitted in the Baseball Hall of Fame, because they have standards.\u00a0 It is not a<\/p>\n
marketing organization for itself and lame event.<\/p>\n
Yours most sincerely,<\/p>\n
David Leonard<\/p>\n
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THE ASSOCIATION got more people laid than joe cock er.<\/p>\n
Walter Sabo<\/p>\n
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OutKast had 5 great albums and 3 of them were massively successful not just 1. Arguably the greatest hip hop group of all time and certainly the most consistent. Way ahead of their time musically with the production by organized noise \u00a0and put southern hip hop on the map. Certainly deserving<\/p>\n
Also, oasis made a huge impact if you were growing up in the 90s. Not what it is over there true but still a big deal as evidenced by there sell out stadium shows here this summer<\/p>\n
Best,
\nJarred Arfa<\/p>\n
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You are 100% right. I saw the first tours by Bad Company, The Black Crowes, Billy Idol and Cyndi Lauper, but gotta say, Cyndi\u2019s live vocal performance on\u00a0Money Changes Everything\u00a0is maybe the most affecting thing I\u2019ve ever seen\/heard.The power of it made me tear up.<\/p>\n
Mike Campbell
\nProgramming Director<\/p>\n
thecarleton.ca<\/p>\n
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OUTKAST<\/p>\n
“they were innovative and successful, albeit not for that long.”<\/p>\n
Pretty undermining take on a duo with the rare 4 back-to-back-to-back-to- back classic releases, with each one elevating the artform with one-of-a-kind\u00a0hit singles.<\/p>\n
Capped off year\u00a0TEN\u00a0with one of the biggest songs of 21 Century\u00a0with “hey ya”.. and took home a little\u00a0Grammy for Album of Year in 04. One of only two hiphop albums to get this honor.<\/p>\n
In terms of influence,\u00a0Andre 3000\u00a0 is considered by many as the greatest lyricists of his generation. In essence, we don’t get to Kendrick without Outkast.<\/p>\n
In closing, they’re legends of the highest order.\u00a0 Put some respeck on their name.<\/p>\n
Riggs Morales<\/p>\n
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Reading CJ Vanston\u2019s reply to your piece is an excellent example of the irrelevancy, and at-times mean-spiritedness, of the RRHOF\u2019s selection process. Do we really need some self-appointed arbiters to keep Joe Cocker crackling through speakers\/headphones for the next decades? I think he has done that already (with a little help from his friends).<\/p>\n
A space to celebrate rock&roll, its antecedents and the next waves, is a wonderful pursuit. As time passes, however, the more I think Alex Lifeson\u2019s acceptance speech expresses the true value of the RRHOF process. Those who can\u2019t talk; those who can rock!<\/p>\n
Vikas Sharma<\/p>\n
Ottawa, Canada<\/p>\n
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There\u2019s so much love for Bad Company \u00a0and never a mention of Mott
\nI find that strange,and, unfortunate<\/p>\n
JB
\nBronx NYC<\/p>\n
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I think the Hall is overdue for a year of “reckoning” where they can expand the number of inductees to clean up some of these longstanding omissions.<\/p>\n
Vinny Malvarosa<\/p>\n
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Good list, but why is the greatest guitarist of the 20th century is not nominated-Derek Trucks-First album 1997<\/p>\n
James Johnson<\/p>\n
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“Why are we still waiting on Little Feat?” –<\/p>\n
Good question, I still miss Lowell and he\u2019s been dead for 46 years. Hell, Inara\u2019s 50.<\/p>\n
Liz\u2019s property at the peak of Topanga with views down both sides, one to the valley, the other to the Ocean is a special place. Liz buried Lowell\u2019s ashes in the winding garden. So we can eat \u201cLowell Vegetables.\u201d<\/p>\n
“Why are we still waiting on Los Lobos?”<\/p>\n
Not worthy<\/p>\n
“Why are we still waiting on The Meters?”<\/p>\n
Another good question. The first time I saw The Meters and The Neville Brothers at Tipitinas I was in heaven.<\/p>\n
Rob\u00a0– vrpmusic<\/p>\n
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If the R&R HOF was similar to sports HOF only one of these bands would be nominated…Bad Company.\u00a0 But that’s not the case…I love these acts to…however, it seems that anyone that has more than one hit is eligible…well even one hit wonders are now eligible, I understand they now allow single songs a place in the R&R HOF.<\/p>\n
Reminds me of the quote from Mel Brooks’ Blazing Saddles.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0All right! We’ll give some land to the *blacks* \u00a0and the * chinese*… but we don’t want the Irish!<\/p>\n
–\u00a0No deal.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0Ah, prairie sh*t! Everybody!<\/p>\n
Ed Kelly<\/p>\n
P.S. Your readers got it right…I didn’t know some of these acts were not in…given they let everyone in…<\/p>\n
Bule Oyster Cult<\/p>\n
The Guess Who<\/p>\n
Smashing Pumpkins<\/p>\n
Supertramp
\nELP
\nJethro Tull<\/p>\n
Phil Collins (solo)<\/p>\n
I suspect their day will come…<\/p>\n
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Rock n Roll Hootchie\u00a0coo! The one common thread through all the comments about the RRHF is people really give a damn. Music is the driving force in the universe! If only we had such passion about our country we wouldn’t be in the mess we are today…..\u00a0 Oh, and f@ck Jan Wenner.<\/p>\n
Rick Klufas<\/p>\n
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and still no mention of Doug Sahm…….<\/p>\n
Frank Brandon<\/p>\n
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Although the RNRHOF finally has a list worth looking at they lost their relevance years ago. Far too many omissions over the years and they did little to rectify anything this year. \u00a0Stopped paying dues years ago.<\/p>\n
R W Tussey<\/p>\n
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I\u2019m joining in on the Warren Zevon omission being a crime. \u00a0Incredible body of work, influential, with iconic songs that many out there don’t even know he wrote. \u00a0 A true original artist. \u00a0Excitable Boy is among the best albums the late 70\u2019s had to offer.<\/p>\n
Richard B. Levy<\/p>\n
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Johnny Rivers<\/p>\n
Walter Stewart<\/p>\n
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I totally agree about Joe. \u00a0I have the Mad Dogs set with all live concert nights and I listen to it all the time noting the nuances among the shows. \u00a0The original Mad Dogs.. album probably my favorite of all time starting in high school. \u00a0Almost makes me cry when i listen to it. \u00a0Also agree about Oasis. \u00a0Still quoting \u201cplease don\u2019t put your life in the hands of a rock and roll band\u201d to my 30-something daughters. \u00a0Also agree about the Super Bowl. \u00a0I would have liked to see the Turnpike Troubadours alongside Chris Stapleton. As a Chiefs fan that might have redeemed the night. \u00a0Otherwise it was so depressing I had nightmares.<\/p>\n
Best,<\/p>\n
Barbara B. Chapman<\/p>\n
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Yeah, Eyes Without a Face is the best Billy Idol song. . . . at the change or course. And I love every White Stripes song, and fortunately saw them live twice.<\/p>\n
Chris Flesher<\/p>\n
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Ridiculous the little ol band from east LA -Los Lobos- isn\u2019t in
\n-Bill Tibbs Canada<\/p>\n
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a merely perfunctory scan of this piece compels me to wonder if it was written in exchange for an all-access press pass to the main event!?!?<\/p>\n
DOUG COLLETTE<\/p>\n
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Mr. Lefsetz:<\/p>\n
While we\u2019re on the subject – for your amusement – something I posted to social media a couple of days before the \u201925 nominees were announced:<\/p>\n
I was looking over the list of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees the other night – so many great names, so many conspicuous omissions.<\/p>\n
I came up with my own list of nominees that in a perfect rock \u2019n\u2019 roll world would make it into The Hall.<\/p>\n
I planned to limit it to 50 but you can see how well that worked out. I could make a compelling argument for each of these choices:<\/p>\n
1. Albhy Galuten<\/p>\n
2. Mike Nesmith<\/p>\n
3. Dick Dale<\/p>\n
4. Jackie DeShannon (Songwriter)<\/p>\n
5. Mick Ronson (Musical Excellence)<\/p>\n
6. Free\/Bad Company<\/p>\n
7. Little Feat<\/p>\n
8. Buck Owens & His Buckaroos<\/p>\n
9. Connie Francis<\/p>\n
10. Teo Macero (Producer, Influence)<\/p>\n
11. Johnny Burnette & The Rock \u2019N\u2019 Roll Trio<\/p>\n
12. Squeeze<\/p>\n
13. Fairport Convention<\/p>\n
14. Tom Wilson (Producer)<\/p>\n
15. The Clovers<\/p>\n
16. Spirit<\/p>\n
17. Doug Sahm\/Sir Douglas Quintet\/Texas Tornados<\/p>\n
18. Carpenters<\/p>\n
19. Iron Maiden<\/p>\n
20. De La Soul<\/p>\n
21. George Goldner (Ahmet Ertegun Award)<\/p>\n
22. .38 Special<\/p>\n
23. Captain Beefheart<\/p>\n
24. Outkast<\/p>\n
25. Mott The Hoople\/Ian Hunter<\/p>\n
26. Jim Peterik (Songwriter)<\/p>\n
27. Wolfman Jack (Ahmet Ertegun Award)<\/p>\n
28. Bryan Adams (Artist, Songwriter)<\/p>\n
29. J.J. Cale<\/p>\n
30. Bjork<\/p>\n
31. Big Star<\/p>\n
32. Marianne Faithfull<\/p>\n
33. Thin Lizzy<\/p>\n
34. The Stranglers<\/p>\n
35. Ted Templeman (Producer)<\/p>\n
36. Roberta Flack<\/p>\n
37. Tommy James & The Shondells<\/p>\n
38. Nick Lowe<\/p>\n
39. Darian Sahanaja (Musical Excellence)<\/p>\n
40. Joe Osborn (Musical Excellence)<\/p>\n
41. Joan Armatrading<\/p>\n
42. Paul Revere & The Raiders<\/p>\n
43. Carole Kaye (Musical Excellence)<\/p>\n
44. Grace Jones<\/p>\n
45. Three Dog Night<\/p>\n
46. Bill Szymczyk (Producer)<\/p>\n
47. Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks<\/p>\n
48. Waylon Jennings<\/p>\n
49. Cozy Powell (Musical Excellence)<\/p>\n
50. Esther Phillips<\/p>\n
51. Culture Club<\/p>\n
52. Eddie Kramer (Engineer, Producer)<\/p>\n
53. Cyndi Lauper<\/p>\n
54. Siouxsie & The Banshees<\/p>\n
55. Larry Norman<\/p>\n
56. Los Lobos<\/p>\n
57. Patti LaBelle\/The Bluebelles\/Labelle<\/p>\n
58. Arthur Lee\/Love<\/p>\n
59. Kenny Loggins<\/p>\n
60. Joy Division\/New Order<\/p>\n
61. Joe Jackson<\/p>\n
62. Norman Petty (Producer)<\/p>\n
63. Leslie Gore<\/p>\n
64. David Foster (Producer, Songwriter)<\/p>\n
65. Anthrax<\/p>\n
66. Joan Osborne<\/p>\n
67. Morris Levy (Ahmet Ertegun Award)<\/p>\n
68. Mose Allison (Influence)<\/p>\n
69. Paul Kelly<\/p>\n
70. Miriam Makeba<\/p>\n
71. Wu-Tang Clan<\/p>\n
72. Curt Boettcher (Producer)<\/p>\n
73. Judee Sill<\/p>\n
74. J.M. Van Eaton (Musical Excellence)<\/p>\n
75. Rick Rubin (Producer)<\/p>\n
76. Jesse Ed Davis (Musical Excellence)<\/p>\n
77. Ry Cooder (Musical Excellence, Musicologist)<\/p>\n
78. Fanny<\/p>\n
79. John Coltrane (Influence)<\/p>\n
80. Crowded House<\/p>\n
81. Fela Kuti<\/p>\n
82. Tom Jones<\/p>\n
83. David Lindley (Musical Excellence)<\/p>\n
84. Opeth<\/p>\n
85. Shemekia Copeland<\/p>\n
86. Toto\/Steve Lukather, Jeff Porcaro and David Paich (Performers, Musical Excellence – take your pick)<\/p>\n
87. Foghat<\/p>\n
88. Rory Gallagher<\/p>\n
89. Herb Abramson (Ahmet Ertegun Award)<\/p>\n
90. The J. Geils Band<\/p>\n
91. Gordon Lightfoot<\/p>\n
92. The Robert Cray Band<\/p>\n
93. Hugh Masekela<\/p>\n
94. Ravi Shankar (Influence)<\/p>\n
95. Johnny Pacheco & Jerry Masucci (Ahmet Ertegun Award)<\/p>\n
96. Paul Weller\/The Jam<\/p>\n
97. The Flatlanders<\/p>\n
98. Kim Wilson (Musical Excellence)<\/p>\n
99. David Van De Pitte (Arranger)<\/p>\n
100. Johnny Maestro\/The Crests\/The Brooklyn Bridge<\/p>\n
101. Rick James<\/p>\n
102. King Crimson<\/p>\n
103. Danny Korchmar (Producer, Songwriter)<\/p>\n
104. Flo & Eddie\/The Turtles (Performers or Musical Excellence – take your pick)<\/p>\n
105. Jimmy Webb (Songwriter)<\/p>\n
106. Warren Zevon<\/p>\n
107. The Scorpions<\/p>\n
108. Patsy Cline<\/p>\n
109. Lucinda Williams<\/p>\n
110. Beck<\/p>\n
111. Slayer<\/p>\n
112. The Pixies<\/p>\n
113. The Dead Kennedys<\/p>\n
114. Phil Collins (Performer, Producer, Songwriter)<\/p>\n
115. Harry Nilsson<\/p>\n
116. Tears For Fears<\/p>\n
117. Procol Harum<\/p>\n
118. Tim Buckley<\/p>\n
119. The Monkees<\/p>\n
120. Stan Ridgeway<\/p>\n
121. Blue Oyster Cult<\/p>\n
122. Rodney Crowell<\/p>\n
123. Olivia Newton-John<\/p>\n
124. Emerson, Lake & Palmer<\/p>\n
125. The Smithereens<\/p>\n
126. Margo Price<\/p>\n
127. X<\/p>\n
128. John Hiatt (Songwriter)<\/p>\n
129. Poco<\/p>\n
130. Louis Prima (Influence)<\/p>\n
131. Barry White<\/p>\n
132. INXS<\/p>\n
133. Dwight Yoakam<\/p>\n
134. Daft Punk<\/p>\n
135. Tom Werman (Producer)<\/p>\n
136. NRBQ<\/p>\n
137. Little Steven (Musicologist)<\/p>\n
138. The White Stripes<\/p>\n
139. Peter Guralnick (Music Historian)<\/p>\n
140. Carmine Appice (Musical Excellence)<\/p>\n
141. Pantera<\/p>\n
142. The Meters<\/p>\n
143. King\u2019s X<\/p>\n
144. Faith No More<\/p>\n
145. Elliott Smith<\/p>\n
146. The Replacements<\/p>\n
147. Fiona Apple<\/p>\n
148. Nick Cave<\/p>\n
149. The Smiths<\/p>\n
150. Eric B & Rakim<\/p>\n
151. Scott Walker<\/p>\n
152. Husker Du\/Bob Mould<\/p>\n
153. Television<\/p>\n
154. Sade<\/p>\n
155. Taj Mahal<\/p>\n
156. Canned Heat<\/p>\n
157. The Neville Brothers<\/p>\n
158. Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels<\/p>\n
159. Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield (Songwriters)<\/p>\n
160. Jr. Walker & The All-Stars<\/p>\n
161. The Pointer Sisters<\/p>\n
162. Pet Shop Boys<\/p>\n
163. The Memphis Horns (Musical Excellence)<\/p>\n
164. Weird Al Yankovic<\/p>\n
165. Sam \u201cThe Man\u201d Taylor (Musical Excellence)<\/p>\n
166. Donnie Hathaway<\/p>\n
167. Ashford & Simpson (Songwriters)<\/p>\n
168. John Cale<\/p>\n
169. James Guercio (Producer)<\/p>\n
170. Micky Most (Producer)<\/p>\n
171. The Searchers<\/p>\n
172. 10cc<\/p>\n
173. Burt Bacharach and Hal David (Songwriters)<\/p>\n
174. Lee Hazlewood (Producer)<\/p>\n
175. Bob Ezrin (Producer)<\/p>\n
176. Elton John\u2019s Band: Nigel Olsson, Davey Johnstone, Ray Cooper, Dee Murray<\/p>\n
177. Hank Garland (Musical Excellence)<\/p>\n
178. Johnny \u201cGuitar\u201d Watson<\/p>\n
179. Air<\/p>\n
180. Bert Jansch<\/p>\n
181. Miriam Abramson (Ahmet Ertegun Award)<\/p>\n
182. Alice In Chains<\/p>\n
183. Herbie Flowers (Musical Excellence)<\/p>\n
184. War<\/p>\n
185. Tommy Bolin (Musical Excellence)<\/p>\n
186. Status Quo<\/p>\n
187. Mickey Baker (Musical Excellence)<\/p>\n
188. Joe Lala (Musical Excellence)<\/p>\n
189. Patrick Cowley<\/p>\n
190. Rick Derringer (Musical Excellence)<\/p>\n
191. Charles Connor (Musical Excellence)<\/p>\n
192. Richard Thompson<\/p>\n
193. Jeffrey Foskett (Musical Excellence)<\/p>\n
194. Waddy Wachtel (Musical Excellence)<\/p>\n
195. The Section: Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel, Craig Doerge, Danny Korchmar (Musical Excellence)<\/p>\n
196. Jim Keltner (Musical Excellence)<\/p>\n
197. Bootsy Collins (Musical Excellence)<\/p>\n
198. Buddy Miles (Musical Excellence)<\/p>\n
199. Scott Thurston (Musical Excellence)<\/p>\n
200. J.D. Souther (Songwriter)<\/p>\n
201. Paul Williams (Songwriter)<\/p>\n
202. Kenny Aranoff (Musical Excellence)<\/p>\n
203. Art Laboe (Ahmet Ertegun Award)<\/p>\n
204. Philip and Raymond Kives (Ahmet Ertegun Award)<\/p>\n
205. Jim Ladd (Ahmet Ertegun Award)<\/p>\n
206. Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman (Musical Excellence)<\/p>\n
We All Live In A Yellow Snubmarine: While we\u2019re at it, let\u2019s go back and right some Rock \u2019N\u2019 Roll wrongs: Bob Welch, Nick Simper, Ronnie James Dio, Anthony Phillips, Billy Cox, Dave Navarro, Peter Banks, Doug Yule, Eric Carr, Steve Morse, Warren Haynes, Patrick Moraz and all the other founding or key members of inducted bands who somehow got the shaft and didn\u2019t make it in the first time around.<\/p>\n
Vince Welsh<\/p>\n
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