I also wondered how Carole got left out; and thought I recalled Her's and Goffin going in as a duo. Carole was impressive latter on by herself, doing a potpourri repertoire, of great tunes, ....
I understand why half of these musicians haven't made it or ever will. I mean what genre do you put Bread into..? I know, Bubble Gum Pop, so the RRHOF has to build a new wing. Could be the same for 3 Dog doo doo. I heard plenty of their music on the radio, in the days, but easily, quickly got burnt out for good. Kim collects frogs (figurines of all sorts) in her Garden, one Frog has a motion sensor, and sings "Jeremiah was a bullfrog", .... I almost tossed it.
Besides if Bread, or other bubble gum pop artists are going into a new wing, then what does one do about The Monkees...? A short 3 years or so, in which they outsold either combo of: Elvis and the Beatles, or The Beatles, and the Rolling Stones, in those 2 yrs or so, which is staggering, as both Brittish Mega Groups, put out some memorable incredible music, in comparison to the bubble gum artists, ie, The Partridge Family next...? Or would it be Shirley and Her Son David, nah to never be. Bubble Gum was the Disco of the 60s, for the same generation, except me....! I believed more in a Disco Apocolypse, & don't begrude any Mirrorball dancing king. But late 60s-early 70s music buried bubble gum for awhile, while Woodstock had its day. NTM-Woodstock II, down by 59.....
Then what does the RR-HOF do for Cher, put a Wax Figure of Her, in several catagories, Pop, 60s Hits w/Sonny too, shouldn't The Smothers Brothers be equal, or more so distinguished, only vs the others shows. But Cher made it bigger on Her own, and also became the Gay Man's Drag Queen #1 Idolized look alike, or- Cher was played in more Gay Bars for Men, who think they're women, not that I'd know, but so I've heard.......One for Bazooka, the other for Disco and Disco Flaming Figs, but then she was one helluva Actress IMO, also. The Vegas Queen of Showgirls, would require a new Wing also, for others, who often retire in Infamy by playing Vegas, for a year solid, or a lifetime.....Vegas needs its own Wing, so Cher's in half a dozen HOF Wings.
or- The Stone's Altamont, with The Flying Burrito Bros. Opened the day long to midnight show. Gram Parsons at his finest, as was Chris Hillman ex Byrd, or Bernie Leadon, latter one of the original Eagles. Sneaky Pete Kleinlow, one of the most sought after Pedal Steel players of his time. He is best known as a member of the band the
Flying Burrito Brothers and as a
Session Musician for such artists as
Joan Baez, Jackson Browne, The Byrds, Joe Cocker, Rita Coolige, The Eagles, The Everly Brothers, George Harrison, The Steve Miller Band, Joni Mitchell, The Rolling Stones, Ringo Starr, Stevie Wonder, Spencer Davis, Linda Ronstadt, and many others.
Anka, Sedaka, I don't understand, both were legends, as were: Steppenwolf, who did NOT have their LP's in the 60s...? I saw and wrote a local paper Concert Review of John Kay, and his new band, right after Steppenwolf split up, one reason they're not in the HOF, not enough time together. Tho' a spoke's group of their groovy Easy Rider times, at times Steppenwolf's music played as a National Anthem to an entire Generation of , of, of....? Hippies, Bikers, Freedom Cries, what a strange era to be a part of, be it establishment, education, or being drafted....love to see these all get in.
Kool and the Gang, strictly Disco all the way, send 'em to Motown for their own inductions, wrong city, not Rock n Roll, ......
The Carpenter's touched everyone's heart at one time or another, with a ton of great ballads. I think Bulomic, Anorexic conditions, are still taboo, perhaps even for the RR-HOF, but were they Rock n Roll, I don't classify 'em as such. Or a few others noted as well.
Grand Funk, who didn't listen to them...? but HOF worthy, I question as much.
I loved Robert Palmer long before anyone knew who he was, playing the Roxy, on Sunset blvd, a great 500 capacity night club, where I saw Ry Cooder on back to back nights, in 77 and 79, yet Ry is not listed as one of the Memorable Musicians on the Roxy's HOF list of shows, what a shame, even Ronnie Wood, Linda Ronstadt, were in the audience, once a John Lennon - Harry Nielsen hangout....
IMO, no one else goes in before someone acknowledges Ry Cooder's 50+ years of accomplishments. He's played with every great on the Planet. The Rolling Stones wanted Ry before they settled with Mick Taylor after Brian's death. Ry was a regular sessions player for the Stones- "Sticky Fingers" and "Let It Bleed" LP's, and taught Richards began at 17 with The Magic Band of Captain Beefheart, went on to play with Taj Mahal, in a band b/t the 2. Ry is noteworthy on a couple of Little Feat's first LP. He was called upon as a kid to come play with a musician who's in town for a show or 2 or 3, and need someone to play with, since Ry could play anything, yet is unique unto himself.
Ry is most often credited as teaching Keith Richards open tuning on the guitar and thus inspiring him to write a bunch of classics we all know and love.
Ry has won more than his share of awards, you can see on Wiki-. Another Iconic Epic Legend, who remains an obscure Musicians Musician.
As for Journey and Foreigner, the Turtles and a couple of others, their bodies of work, seem short in comparison to others....
damned, this wore me out.......~Fini~
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