Artists That Deserve A Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Berth

When the idea of a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was announced in the early 80's, I thought it was a great idea. And since the first batch of inductees were announced in 1986, I've been interested in who is and who isn't being inducted. It's the music fan in me that keeps me going when it comes to the Hall. We all have favorite acts we root for to be inducted. My biggest complaint with the Hall is the voting process. Who are these people that get to pick the nominees? What qualifies them? What are the final vote totals and how come the public never gets to see them? Why so secretive? And where do the FANS fit in? All the acts below are eligible for nomination as of 2006. Remember that an acts' first record had to have been released 25 years ago to be considered for nomination. Some of these choices will be inducted; some are personal faves that will never be nominated (hey, we all deserve a few); but others are frustratingly overlooked. In the end, the Hall Board members have the final say on who the inductees are.
Ratings are based on a 1 (no chance) to 10 (no-brainer) system. I decided not to go below a 1, because I like all of these acts. These aren't my numbers, but my predicitions as to what the Hall voters will do. Eligible years are based on album and single releases. Those dates may be off a year or two. This page works best with my Future Inductees Scorecard. On that page you will see acts that aren't eligible, their chances of induction and whether I will vote for them or not. Acts that made records before the Hall's first inductees in 1986 have the year of their first record listed beside their name.

Also check out my Behind Your Hits producers, songwriters, bandmembers, session musicians, Early Influences, etc. that the Hall always overlooks

The names below would get a YES vote from me for induction.

THE FORGOTTEN ONES AS OF 2007
Abba (1999) 7

Captain Beefheart (1990) 4
Paul Butterfield Blues Band (1990) 6
Chicago (1994) 8
Dave Clark Five (1989) 6
Patsy Cline (first release in 1957) 7
Clovers (first release in 1950) 7
Joe Cocker (1994) 7
Leonard Cohen (1993) 6
Phil Collins (2006) 5
Alice Cooper (1994) 7
Neil Diamond (1991) 8
Dire Straits (2004) 6
Duran Duran (2006) 4
Electric Light Orchestra (1997) 7
Fairport Convention (1993) 6
"5" Royales (first release in 1951) 7
Hall & Oates (1997) 7
Husker Du (2006) 6
Rick James (2003) 7
Joan Jett (2006) 6
Kiss (1999) 8
Chaka Khan (2003) 6
Kool & The Gang (1994) 7
Los Lobos (2003) 7
Love (1991) 7
MC5 (1994) 4
John Cougar Mellencamp (2001) 8
Meters (1994) 6
Monkees (1991) 6
Moody Blues (1990) 7
Mott The Hoople (1994) 3
Willie Nelson (first record 1962) 8
Neville Brothers (2003) 7
Randy Newman (1993) 8
New York Dolls (1998) 5
Gram Parsons (1998) 6
Teddy Pendergrass (2002) 4
Iggy Pop/Stooges (1994) 7
Lionel Richie (2006) 3
Linda Ronstadt (1995) 9
Roxy Music (1997) 7
Spinners(First release 1961) 9
Donna Summer (1999) 8
Joe Tex (1990) 6
Richard Thompson (solo) (1999) 6
Van Halen (2003) 8
Luther Vandross (2001) 7
War (1995) 8
Billy Ward & The Dominoes (first release in 1951) 7
Dionne Warwick (1988) 6
Mary Wells (first record 1960)
Barry White (1998) 6
Yes (1994) 6
Warren Zevon (2001) 4




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