The People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame

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To avoid potential conflicts regarding the intellectual property rights of any similarly named institutions or corporations, we are relocating and changing the name of our grass-roots endeavor to The People's Hall of Rock 'n' Roll.

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Nominees for our September, 2010 Election

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Welcome to the September election for the People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. If you haven't voted before, take a moment to look at the rules.

Vote for up to 25 artists or groups. Ballots can be posted either in the comments section of this blog post or on the wall of our official Facebook page.

You must vote for at least 10. Ballots with less than 10 names will not be counted.

Any artist or group named on more than 50% of the counted ballots will be inducted to The People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.

The cutoff year for eligibility is 1968. To be eligible, an artist or group had to have released their first single or album no later than '68.

Write-in votes are allowed. You may list up to three artists or groups not included on the ballot, and the vote will count, so long as they meet the 1968 cut-off date. If an ineligible name is included on a write-in ballot, that ballot may be counted as a short ballot. Ballots containing more than three write-in votes will not be counted. The People's Rock Hall moderators reserve the right to remove any ballots it deems questionable which cannot be resolved before the end of the election period.

Balloting ends at 12:00 noon PST on Friday September 17, 2010.

Our nominees for the September, 2010 election:

The 13th Floor Elevators
The Association
The Band
Blood Sweat and Tears
Blue Cheer
The Box Tops
Can
Canned Heat
Captain Beefheart
Jimmy Cliff
Leonard Cohen
The Spencer Davis Group
Deep Purple
Dr. John
The Flamin' Groovies
Fleetwood Mac
Free
The Bobby Fuller Four
Genesis
Lesley Gore
Al Green
Buddy Guy
Issac Hayes
Herman's Hermits
The Jackson Five
Tommy James & the Shondells
Jethro Tull
Elton John
Gladys Knight & the Pips
Love
Martha & the Vandellas
John Mayall
The Steve Miller Band
Joni Mitchell
The O'Jays
Procol Harum
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Leon Russell
Mitch Ryder
Bob Seger
The Small Faces/The Faces
Spirit
Steppenwolf
The Sweet
Marc Bolan & T. Rex
James Taylor
The Troggs
The Turtles
Johnny Winter
Neil Young

New Inductees: August, 2010 Election

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Jeff Beck

The Bee Gees

Creedence Clearwater Revival

The Doors

The Grateful Dead

Janis Joplin

Van Morrison

Pink Floyd

Sly & the Family Stone

Traffic

Hall of Famers Creedence Clearwater Revival

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Creedence Clearwater Revival

Formed	1967, El Cerrito, CA, United States
Disbanded	October 1972

John Fogerty (vocals, guitar), Stu Cook (bass), Doug Clifford (drums), Tom Fogerty (rhythm guitar, 1967-71)

INDUCTED AUGUST, 2010

Discography:

Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968, Fantasy)

Bayou Country (1969, Fantasy)

Green River (1969, Fantasty)

Willy and the Poor Boys (1969, Fantasy)

Cosmo's Factory (1970, Fantasy)

Pendulum (1970, Fantasy)

Mardi Gras (1972, Fantasy)

Live Albums:

Live In Europe (1973, Fantasy)

The Royal Albert Hall Concert (1980, Fantasy)

Selected Compilations:

Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits (1976, Fantasy)

Chronicle II (1978, Fantasy)

Creedence Clearwater Revival (box set) (2001, Fantasy)

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Hall of Famers The Doors

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The Doors

Formed	July 1965, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Disbanded	1973

Jim Morrison (vocals, 1965-71), Robby Krieger (guitar), John Densmore (drums), Ray Manzarek (keyboards, bass pedals, vocals)

INDUCTED AUGUST, 2010

Discography:

The Doors (1967, Elektra)

Strange Days (1967, Elektra)

Waiting For the Sun (1968, Elektra)

The Soft Parade (1969, Elektra)

Morrison Hotel (1970, Elektra)

L.A. Woman (1971, Elektra)

Other Voices (1971, Elektra)

Full Circle (1972, Elektra)

Selected Live Albums:

Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1987, Elektra)

In Concert (1991, Elektra)

Set the Night on Fire: The Doors Bright Midnight Archives Collection (box set) (2006, Rhino)

Selected Compilations:

The Doors Box Set (1997, Elektra)

Legacy: The Absolute Best (2003, Elektra)

More info:

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Hall of Famer Van Morrison

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George Ivan "Van" Morrison

born: August 31, 1945, Belfast, Northern Ireland

INDUCTED AUGUST, 2010

Discography:

With Them:

Here Comes The Night (1965, Parrot)

The Angry Young Them (1965, Decca)

Them Again (1966, Decca UK/Parrot US)

Solo:

Blowin' Your Mind (1967, Smash)

Astral Weeks (1968, Warner Bros.)

Moondance (1970, Warner Bros.)

His Band and the Street Chior (1970, Warner Bros.)

Tupelo Honey (1971, Warner Bros.)

Saint Dominic's Preview (1972, Warner Bros.)

Hard Nose the Highway (1973, Warner Bros.)

Veedon Fleece (1974, Warner Bros.)

A Period of Transition (1977, Warner Bros.)

Wavelength (1978, Warner Bros.)

Into the Music (1979, Warner Bros.)

Common One (1980, Warner Bros.)

Beautiful Vision (1982, Warner Bros.)

Immaculate Speech of the Heart (1983, Warner Bros.)

A Sense of Wonder (1984, Mercury)

No Guru, No Method, No Teacher (1986, Mercury)

Poetic Champions Compose (1987, Mercury)

Irish Heartbeat (with the Chieftains) (1988, Mercury)

Avalon Sunset (1989, Mercury)

Enlightenment (1990, Mercury)

Hymns to the Silence (1991, Polydor)

Too Long in Exile (1993, Polydor)

Days Like This (1995, Polydor)

How Long Has This Been Going On (with Georgie Fame & Friends) (1995, Verve)

The Healing Game (1997, Polydor)

Back on Top (1999, Pointblank)

You Win Again (with Linda Gail Lewis) (2000, Pointblank)

Down the Road (2002, Polydor)

What's Wrong With this Picture? (2003, Blue Note)

Magic Time (2005, Geffen)

Pay the Devil (2006, Lost Highway)

Keep It Simple (2008, Lost Highway)

Live Albums:

It's Too Late to Stop Now (1974, Warner Bros.)

Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast (1984, Mercury)

A Night in San Francisco (1994, Polydor)

The Skiffle Sessions: Live in Belfast (2000, Pointblank)

Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl (2009, Listen to the Lion)

Selected Compilations:

The Best of Van Morrison (1990, Mercury)

The Best of Van Morrison, Volume 2 (1993, Mercury)

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Hall of Famer Janis Joplin

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Janis Lyn Joplin

born: January 19, 1943, Port Arthur, TX

died: October 4, 1970, Los Angeles, CA

INDUCTED AUGUST, 2010

Discography:

With Big Brother & the Holding Company:

Big Brother & the Holding Company (1967, Mainstream)

Cheap Thrills (1968, Columbia)

Solo:

I Got Dem Ol' Kozmik Blues Again Mama! (1969, Columbia)

Pearl (1971, Columbia)

Live Albums:

Joplin In Concert (1972, Columbia)

Live at Winterland 1968 (w/Big Brother) (1998, Columbia Legacy)

Live at Woodstock: August 16, 1969 (1999, Sony)

Selected Compilations:

Greatest Hits (1973, Columbia)

Janis (box set) (1993, Columbia Legacy)

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Hall of Famers Pink Floyd

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Pink Floyd

Formed	1965, London, England
Disbanded	1994

Syd Barrett (vocals, guitar, tapes, 1965-68), Roger Waters (bass, guitar, gong, trumpet, synthesizer, tapes, vocals, 1965-85), Richard Wright (keyboards, organ, synthesizer, piano, celeste, penny whistle, drums, Mellotron, tapes, vocals, 1965-79, 1987-94), Nick Mason (drums, percussion, tapes, vocals), David Gilmour (guitar, bass, piano, drums, organ, Mellotron, synthesizer, keyboards, tapes, vocals, 1968-94)

INDUCTED AUGUST, 2010

Discography:

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967, Tower)

A Saucerful of Secrets (1968, Tower)

More (1969, Tower)

Ummagumma (1969, Harvest)

Meddle (1971, Harvest)

Obscured by Clouds (1972, Harvest)

The Dark Side of the Moon (1973, Harvest)

Wish You Were Here (1975, Columbia)

Animals (1977, Columbia)

The Wall (1979, Columbia)

The Final Cut (1983, Columbia)

A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987, Columbia)

The Division Bell (1994, Columbia)

Live Albums:

Delicate Sound of Thunder (1988, Columbia)

Pulse (1995, Columbia)

Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980-81 (2000, Columbia)

Selected Compilations:

Relics (1971, Harvest)

Shine On (box set) (1992, Columbia)

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Hall of Famers Sly & the Family Stone

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Sly & the Family Stone

Formed	1967, San Francisco, CA
Disbanded	1983

Sly Stone [Sylvester Stewart] (vocals, organ, guitar, bass, harmonica, piano), Cynthia Robinson (trumpet), Gregg Errico (drums, 1967-71), Larry Graham (bass, vocals, 1967-72), Freddie Stone [Fred Stewart] (guitar, vocals, 1967-75), Jerry Martini (saxophone, 1967-75), Rose Stone [Rose Stewart Banks] (electric piano, vocals, 1967-75), Vet Stone [Vaetta Stewart] (backing vocals, 1967-75), Mary McCreary (backing vocals, 1967-75), Elva Mouton (backing vocals, 1967-75), Gerry Gibson (drums, 1971), Pat Rizzo (saxophone, 1971-83), Rusty Allen (bass, vocals, 1972-75), Andy Newmark (drums, 1973-74), Bill Lordan (drums, 1974), Vicki Blackwell (violin, 1974-75), Jim Strassburg (drums, 1974-75)

INDUCTED AUGUST, 2010

Discography:

A Whole New Thing (1967, Epic)

Dance to the Music (1968, Epic)

Life (1968, Epic)

Stand! (1969, Epic)

There's a Riot Goin' On (1971, Epic)

Fresh (1973, Epic)

Small Talk (1974, Epic)

High on You (Sly solo) (1975, Epic)

Heard 'Ya Missed Me, Well I'm Back (1976, Epic)

Back on the Right Track (1979, Warner Bros.)

Ain't But One Way (1983, Warner Bros.)

Live Album:

Live at the Fillmore East 1968 (2003, Epic Legacy)

Selected Compilations:

The Essential Sly & the Family Stone (2002, Epic Legacy)

The Collection (box set) (2007, Epic Legacy)

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Hall of Famer Jeff Beck

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Geoffrey Arnold (Jeff) Beck

June 24, 1944, Surrey, England

INDUCTED AUGUST, 2010

Also inducted May, 2010, as a member of The Yardbirds

Discography:

Truth (1968, Epic)

Beck-Ola (1969, Epic)

Rough and Ready (1971, Epic)

Jeff Beck Group (1972, Epic)

Beck, Bogert & Appice (1973, Epic)

Blow By Blow (1975, Epic)

Wired (1976, Epic)

There and Back (1980, Epic)

Flash (1985, Epic)

Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop (1989, Epic)

Frankie's House (1992, Epic)

Who Else! (1999, Epic)

You Had It Coming (2001, Epic)

Jeff (2003, Epic)

Emotion & Commotion (2010, Rhino)

Live Albums:

Beck, Bogert & Appice Live (1973, Epic)

With the Jan Hammer Group Live (1977, Epic)

Live at B.B. King's Blues Club (2003, Sony)

Official Bootleg USA '06 (2007, Sony)

Performing This Week at Ronnie Scott's (2008, Eagle)

Selected Compilations:

Beckology (box set) (1991, Epic)

Best of Beck (1995, Epic)

Shape of Things: 60s Groups and Sessions (2003, Castle Music)

More info:

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Hall of Famers Traffic

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Traffic

Formed	April 1967, Birmingham, England
Disbanded	1975

Steve Winwood (keyboards, vocals, guitar), Dave Mason (guitar, vocals, 1967-68, 1968-69), Jim Capaldi (drums, vocals), Chris Wood (flute, saxophone), Rick Grech (bass, 1970-72), Anthony Reebop Kwaku Baah (percussion, 1970-73), Jim Gordon (drums, 1970-72), David Hood (bass, 1972-73), Roger Hawkins (drums, 1972-73), Barry Beckett (keyboards, 1973), Rosko Gee (bass, 1974-75)

INDUCTED AUGUST, 2010

Discography:

Mr. Fantasy (1967, United Artists)

Traffic (1968, United Artists)

Last Exit (1969, United Artists)

John Barleycorn Must Die (1970, United Artists)

The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (1971, Island)

Shootout at the Fantasy Factory (1973, Island)

When the Eagle Flies (1974, Island)

Far From Home (1994, Virgin)

Live Albums:

Welcome to the Canteen (1971, United Artists)

On the Road (1973, Island)

The Last Great Traffic Jam (2005, Epic)

Selected Compilation:

Feelin' Alright: The Very Best of Traffic (2000, Island)

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Hall of Famers The Bee Gees

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The Bee Gees

Formed	1958, Queensland, Australia
Disbanded	January 2003

Barry Gibb (guitar, lead vocals), Robin Gibb (lead vocals, 1958-69, 1970-2003), Maurice Gibb (bass, piano, vocals), Vince Melouney (guitar, 1967-68), Colin Petersen (drums, 1967-69)

INDUCTED AUGUST, 2010

Discography:

Barry Gibb & the Bee Gees Sing and Play 15 Barry Gibb Songs (1965, Calendar)

Spicks and Specks (1966, Spin)

Bee Gees 1st (1967, Atco)

Horizontal (1968, Atco)

Idea (1968, Atco)

Odessa (1969, Atco)

Cucumber Castle (1970, Atco)

Two Years On (1971, Atco)

Trafalgar (1971, Atco)

To Whom It May Concern (1972, Atco)

Life in a Tin Can (1973, RSO)

Mr. Natural (1974, RSO)

Main Course (1975, RSO)

Children of the World (1976, RSO)

Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack, various artists) (1977, RSO)

Spirits Having Flown (1979, RSO)

Living Eyes (1981, RSO)

E.S.P. (1987, Warner Bros.)

One (1989, Warner Bros.)

High Civilization (1991, Warner Bros.)

Size Isn't Everything (1993, Polydor)

Still Waters (1997, Polydor)

This is Where I Came In (2001, Universal)

Live Albums:

Here at Last... Bee Gees... Live (1977, RSO)

One Night Only (1998, Polydor)

Selected Compilations:

Tales From the Brothers Gibb (box set) (1990, Polydor)

Their Greatest Hits: The Record (2001, Universal)

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Hall of Famers The Grateful Dead

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The Grateful Dead

Formed	1965, San Francisco, CA
Disbanded	1995

Jerry Garcia (lead guitar, vocals), Bob Weir (rhythm guitar, vocals), Phil Lesh (bass, vocals), Bill Kreutzmann (drums), Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (keyboards, harmonica, vocals, 1965-72), Mickey Hart (drums, 1967-71, 1975-95), Tom Constanten (keyboards, 1968-70), Donna Godchaux (vocals, 1971-79), Keith Godchaux (keyboards, 1971-79), Brent Mydland (keyboards, vocals, 1979-90), Vince Welnick (keyboards, vocals, 1990-95)

INDUCTED AUGUST, 2010

Discography:

Grateful Dead (1967, Warner Bros.)

Anthem of the Sun (1968, Warner Bros.)

Aoxomoxoa (1969, Warner Bros.)

Workingman's Dead (1970, Warner Bros.)

American Beauty (1970, Warner Bros.)

Wake of the Flood (1974, Grateful Dead)

From the Mars Hotel (1974, Grateful Dead)

Blues For Allah (1975, Grateful Dead)

Terrapin Station (1977, Arista)

Shakedown Street (1978, Arista)

Go To Heaven (1980, Arista)

In The Dark (1987, Arista)

Built to Last (1989, Arista)

Selected Live Albums:

Live/Dead (1969, Warner Bros.)

Grateful Dead (1971, Warner Bros.)

Europe '72 (1972, Warner Bros.)

History of the Grateful Dead, Vol. 1: Bear's Choice (1973, Warner Bros.)

Steal Your Face (1976, Grateful Dead)

Reckoning (1981, Arista)

Dead Set (1981, Arista)

Without a Net (1990, Arista)

One From the Vault (1991, Grateful Dead)

Infrared Roses (1991, Grateful Dead)

Two From the Vault (1992, Grateful Dead)

Dick's Picks, Volumes 1-36 (1993-2005, Grateful Dead)

The Closing of Winterland (2003, Rhino)

The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack (2004, Rhino)

Three From the Vault (2007, Rhino)

Selected Compilations:

What a Long Strange Trip It's Been (1977, Warner Bros.)

The Arista Years (1996, Arista)

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Ten New Inductees Chosen by the People

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The polls are closed, and we have ten new inductees chosen by the People for our August class of Hall of Famers. 166 ballots were counted, an artist or group needed to be named on at least 84 of them to get in.

So here us the August, 2010 class of the People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame (final vote total listed next to their name):

Credence Clearwater Revival - 126
The Doors - 119
Van Morrison - 107
Janis Joplin - 106
Pink Floyd - 106
Sly & the Family Stone - 93
Jeff Beck - 89
Traffic - 86
The Bee Gees - 84
The Grateful Dead - 84

The following artists failed to be named on more than 50% of the counted ballots and will continue to be eligible for future elections:

Al Green - 83
Bob Seger - 79
The Turtles - 73
The (Small) Faces - 70
Tommy James & the Shondells - 62
Gladys Knight & the Pips - 61
Love - 54
The Spencer Davis Group - 53
The Association - 52
Procol Harum - 51
Leonard Cohen - 49
Buddy Guy - 49
Herman's Hermits - 49
Martha & the Vandellas - 49
The Box Tops - 45
Issac Hayes - 45
Lesley Gore - 44
The O'Jays - 43
Captain Beefheart - 42
The Troggs - 42
The Bobby Fuller Four - 41
Mitch Ryder - 39
Canned Heat - 37
the 13th Floor Elevators - 34
John Mayall - 34
Albert King - 33
The Kingsmen - 32
Little Anthony & the Imperials - 32
Darlene Love - 32
The Sonics - 30
The Move - 29
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers - 28
Moby Grape - 27
? and the Mysterians - 27
The Shangri-Las - 27
The Seeds - 24
Vanilla Fudge - 24
Bobby Womack - 22
Fairport Convention - 19
The Soft Machine - 10

Write-ins:

Arthur Alexander - 1
Luis Armstrong - 1
Michael Bloomfield - 1
Los Bravos - 1
The Buckinghams - 1
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - 1
Petula Clark - 1
The Classics IV - 1
Lee Dorsey - 1
Fleetwood Mac - 2
Eddie Floyd - 1
Freddie King - 1
Lee Hazelwood - 1
The Left Banke - 2
Manfred Mann - 1
The Nice - 1
Laura Nyro - 1
The Peanut Butter Conspiracy - 1
The Pretty Things - 1
SRC - 1
The Searchers - 1
Link Wray - 1
Kathy Young & the Innocents - 1
The Youngbloods - 1

Nominees for The People's August, 2010 Election

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Welcome to the August election for the People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. If you haven't voted before, take a moment to look at the rules.

Vote for up to 25 artists or groups. Ballots can be posted either in the comments section of this blog post or on the wall of our official Facebook page.

You must vote for at least 10. Ballots with less than 10 names will not be counted.

Any artist or group named on more than 50% of the counted ballots will be inducted to The People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.

The cutoff year for eligibility is 1967. To be eligible, an artist or group had to have released their first single or album no later than '67.

Write-in votes are allowed. You may list up to three artists or groups not included on the ballot, and the vote will count, so long as they meet the 1967 cut-off date. If an ineligible name is included on a write-in ballot, that ballot may be counted as a short ballot. Ballots containing more than three write-in votes will not be counted. The People's Rock Hall moderators reserve the right to not count any ballots we deem to not be legitimate.

Balloting ends at 12:00 noon PST on Friday August 20, 2010.

Our nominees for the August, 2010 election:

The 13th Floor Elevators
The Association
Jeff Beck
The Bee Gees
The Box Tops
Canned Heat
Captain Beefheart
Leonard Cohen
Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Spencer Davis Group
The Doors
Fairport Convention
The Bobby Fuller Four
Lesley Gore
The Grateful Dead
Al Green
Buddy Guy
Issac Hayes
Herman's Hermits
Tommy James & the Shondells
Janis Joplin
Albert King
The Kingsmen
Gladys Knight & the Pips
Little Anthony & the Imperials
Love
Darlene Love
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
Martha & the Vandellas
John Mayall
Moby Grape
Van Morrison
The Move
The O'Jays
Pink Floyd
Procol Harum
? and the Mysterians
Mitch Ryder
The Seeds
Bob Seger
The Shangri-Las
Sly & the Family Stone
The Small Faces/The Faces
The Soft Machine
The Sonics
Traffic
The Troggs
The Turtles
Vanilla Fudge
Bobby Womack

New Inductees: July, 2010 Election

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David Bowie

Buffalo Springfield

Chubby Checker

Cream

Bobby Darin

Duane Eddy

Jimi Hendrix

Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions

Jan & Dean

Jefferson Airplane

Brenda Lee

The Mamas and the Papas

The MC5

The Monkees

Gene Pitney

The Shirelles

The Velvet Underground

Frank Zappa

Hall of Famers The MC5

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The MC5

Formed	1966, Detroit, MI
Disbanded	1972

Wayne Kramer (guitar), Michael Davis (bass), Rob Tyner (vocals), Dennis Thompson (drums), Fred "Sonic" Smith (guitar)

INDUCTED JULY, 2010

Discography:

Kick Out the James (1969, Elektra)

Back in the USA (1970, Atlantic)

High Time (1971, Atlantic)

Selected Live Albums:

Live at the Grande Ballroom 1968 (2007, Get Back)

Live at the Saginaw Civic Centre 1st Jan 1970 (2007, Get Back)

Selected Compilations:

The Big Bang: The Best of the MC5 (2000, Rhino)

Anthology (2008, Cleopatra)

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Hall of Famers The Mamas and the Papas

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The Mamas and the Papas

Formed	1965, New York, NY
Disbanded	1971

John Phillips (vocals, guitar), Denny Doherty (vocals), Michelle Phillips (vocals), Cass Elliot (vocals)

INDUCTED JULY, 2010

Discography:

If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Your Ears (1966, Dunhill)

The Mamas and the Papas (1966, Dunhill)

Deliver (1967, Dunhill)

The Papas and the Mamas (1968, Dunhill)

People Like Us (1971, Dunhill)

Selected Live Album:

The Monterey International Pop Festival (1971, Dunhill)

Selected Compilations:

All the Leaves Are Brown: The Golden Era Collection (2001, MCA)

Classic (2009, Spectrum/MCA)

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Hall of Famer Duane Eddy

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Duane Eddy

BornApril 26, 1938, Corning, NY

INDUCTED JULY, 2010

Discography:

Especially For You (1959, Jamie)

The "Twangs" The "Thang" (1959, Jamie)

Have Twangy Guitar Will Travel (1959, Jamie)

Duane Eddy Plays the Songs of Our Heritage (1960, Jamie)

Girls! Girls! Girls! (1961, Jamie)

Twangy Guitar, Silky Strings (1962, RCA Victor)

Twistin' and Twangin' (1962, RCA Victor)

Twistin' With Duane Eddy (1962, Jamie)

"Twang" A Country Song (1963, RCA Victor)

Dance With the Guitar Man (1963, RCA Victor)

Surfin' (1963, Jamie)

Twangin' Up a Storm (1963, RCA Victor)

Lonely Guitar (1964, RCA Victor)

Water Skiing (1964, RCA Victor)

Duane a Go Go (1965, Colpix)

Duane Eddy Does Bob Dylan (1965, Colpix)

Twangsville (1965, RCA Victor)

The Biggest Twang of Them All (1966, Reprise)

The Roaring Twangies (1967, Reprise)

Guitar Man (1975, GTO)

Duane Eddy (His Twangy Guitar and the Rebels) (1987, Capitol)

Selected Compilation:

Twang Thang: Anthology (1993, Rhino)

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Hall of Famers The Monkees

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The Monkees

Formed 1965, Los Angeles, CA

Disbanded 1971

Michael Nesmith (vocals, guitar, 1966-70), Peter Tork (vocals, bass, 1966-69), Davy Jones (vocals, percussion), Micky Dolenz (vocals, drums)

INDUCTED JULY, 2010

Discography:

The Monkees (1966, Colgems)

More of the Monkees (1967, Colgems)

Headquarters (1967, Colgems)

Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. (1967, Colgems)

The Birds, the Bees, and the Monkees (1968, Colgems)

Head (1968, Colgems)

Instant Reply (1969, Colgems)

Present (1969, Colgems)

Changes (1970, Colgems)

Pool It! (1986, Rhino)

Justus (1996, Rhino)

Selected Compilation:

The Best of the Monkees (2003, Rhino)

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Hall of Famer Brenda Lee

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Brenda Mae Tarpley

("Brenda Lee")

born: December 11, 1944

INDUCTED JULY, 2010

Hall of Famer Frank Zappa

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Frank Vincent Zappa

born: December 21, 1940, Baltimore, MD

died: December 4, 1993, Los Angeles, CA

INDUCTED JULY, 2010

Hall of Famers Jan and Dean

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Jan and Dean

formed: 1958, Los Angeles, CA

Jan Berry - vocals

Dean Torrence - vocals

INDUCTED JULY, 2010

Hall of Famers The Velvet Underground

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The Velvet Underground

formed: 1965, New York, NY

Lou Reed - vocals, guitar (1965-70)

John Cale - multiple instruments, vocals (1965-68)

Nico - vocals (1966-67)

Sterling Morrison - guitar (1965-71)

Maureen Tucker - drums (1965-71)

Doug Yule - bass, vocals (1968-71)

INDUCTED JULY, 2010

Hall of Famers The Shirelles

2010-07-16T13:46:00.000-07:00

The Shirelles

formed: 1958, Passaic, NJ

Shirley Owens - vocals

Doris Coley - vocals

Beverly Lee - vocals

Addie "Micki" Harris - vocals

INDUCTED JULY, 2010

Hall of Famers Buffalo Springfield

2010-07-16T13:44:00.000-07:00

Buffalo Springfield

formed: 1966, Los Angeles, CA

Richie Furay - vocals, guitar

Steven Stills - vocals, guitar

Neil Young - vocals, guitar

Bruce Palmer - bass (1965-67)

Jim Messina - bass (1968)

Dewey Martin - drums

INDUCTED JULY, 2010

Hall of Famers Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions

2010-07-16T13:27:00.000-07:00

Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions

formed: 1958, Chicago, IL

Curtis Mayfield - vocals, guitar (1958-70, producer 1970-76)

Jerry Butler - vocals (1958-60)
Sam Gooden - vocals (1958- )
Richard Brooks - vocals (1958-62)
Arthur Brooks - vocals (1958-62)
Fred Cash - vocals (1960- )
Leroy Huston (1970-73)
Ralph Johnson (1973-76)

INDUCTED JULY, 2010

Hall of Famer David Bowie

2010-07-16T13:26:00.000-07:00

David Robert Jones

("David Bowie")

born: January 8, 1947, London, England

INDUCTED JULY, 2010

Hall of Famer Chubby Checker

2010-07-16T13:19:00.000-07:00

Ernest Evans

("Chubby Checker")

born: October 3, 1941, Philadelphia, PA

INDUCTED JULY, 2010

Hall of Famers Jefferson Airplane

2010-07-16T13:15:00.000-07:00

Jefferson Airplane

formed: 1965, San Francisco, CA

Marty Balin - vocals (1965-71)

Signe Anderson - vocals (1965-66)

Grace Slick - vocals (1966-72)

Paul Kantner - vocals, guitar (1965-72)

David Freiberg - vocals (1972)

Jorma Kaukonen - guitar (1965-72)

Jack Casady - bass (1965-72)

Skip Spence - drums (1965-66)

Spencer Dryden - drums (1966-70)

Joy Covington - drums, vocals (1970-72)

Papa John Creach - violin (1970-72)

INDUCTED JULY, 2010

Hall of Famer Gene Pitney

2010-07-16T13:05:00.000-07:00

Gene Francis Alan Pitney

born: February 17, 1940, Hartford, CT

died: April 5, 2006, Cardiff, Wales

INDUCTED JULY, 2010

Hall of Famers Cream

2010-07-16T13:03:00.000-07:00

Cream

formed: 1966, London, England

Jack Bruce - bass, vocals

Eric Clapton - guitar, vocals

Ginger Baker - drums, vocals

INDUCTED JULY, 2010

Hall of Famer Bobby Darin

2010-07-16T12:56:00.000-07:00

Walden Robert Perciville Cassotto

("Bobby Darin")

born: May 14, 1936, Bronx, NY

died: December 20, 1973, Los Angeles, CA

INDUCTED JULY, 2010

Hall of Famer Jimi Hendrix

2010-07-16T12:53:00.000-07:00

James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix

born: November 27, 1942, Seattle, WA

died: September 18, 1970, London, England

INDUCTED JULY, 2010

18 New Members Elected to the People's Rock Hall!

2010-07-16T12:37:00.000-07:00

The People have spoken once again, and they have opened the doors for 18 new inductees in our July, 2010 election. A record number of ballots were submitted this month, totaling 213 and blowing our previous monthly high completely out of the water.

In order to be elected, an artist or group had to appear on more than 50% of all the counted ballots in either of our two elections. We had our regular monthly election as well as the second of two special elections for oldies artists. In the regular election, the People have honored:

David Bowie
Buffalo Springfield
Cream
Jimi Hendrix
Jefferson Airplane
The Mamas and the Papas
The MC5
The Monkees
The Velvet Underground
Frank Zappa

In the special oldies election, the following artists have been inducted:

Chubby Checker
Bobby Darin
Duane Eddy
Jan & Dean
Brenda Lee
Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions
Gene Pitney
The Shirelles

Congratulations to all of our new nominees and The People's Rock Hall extends a very special thank you to Rowdy Harmon for his hard work on our oldies ballot and his continued insight and support! Our August election will begin in the next week, so stay tuned!

Final voting tally for each of our elections:

Final tally, 213 ballots counted:

Jimi Hendrix - 169
Cream - 151
Jefferson Airplane - 133
David Bowie - 131
Buffalo Springfield - 125
The Velvet Underground - 119
Frank Zappa - 119
The Monkees - 115
The Mamas and the Papas - 111
The MC5 - 110

The Bee Gees - 92
Bob Seger - 84
The Bobby Fuller Four - 79
The Small Faces - 78
Tommy James & the Shondells - 72
Lesley Gore - 74
Love - 71
Herman's Hermits - 68
The Association - 66
Gladys Knight & the Pips - 65
The Troggs - 64
Captain Beefheart - 63
Them - 60
Martha & the Vandellas - 58
The 13th Floor Elevators - 56
The Spencer Davis Group - 52
Mitch Ryder - 52
The Kingsmen - 49
? and the Mysterians - 49
The Sonics - 49
Darlene Love & the Crystals - 48
The Seeds - 48
The O'Jays - 47
John Mayall - 46
The Shangri-Las - 46
Albert King - 45
The Pretty Things - 43
Al Kooper - 40
The Standells - 40
Marianne Faithfull - 39
Manfred Mann - 39
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - 32
Tim Buckley - 31
The Creation - 27
The Shadows of Knight - 33
Joe Tex - 21
The Blues Project - 19
Scott Walker - 18
The Monks - 17
The Music Machine - 14

Write-ins:

Hasil Adkins - 1
James Carr - 1
Dee Clark - 1
Miles Davis - 1
Neil Diamond - 1
Lonnie Donnigan - 1
Serge Gainsbourg - 3
Long John Hunter - 1
Robert Johnson - 1
Neil Sedaka - 1
Rod Taylor & the Intruders - 1
The Turtles - 1

Oldies election, 50 ballots counted:

Bobby Darin - 37
Gene Pitney - 32
Chubby Checker/Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions/The Shirelles - 31
Jan & Dean- 30
Brenda Lee - 29
Duane Eddy - 28
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Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - 23
Solomon Burke/Little Anthony & The Imperials - 22
The Big Bopper - 21
The Staple Singers - 20
Ruth Brown - 16
Gary U.S. Bonds/Link Wray - 15
Big Mama Thornton - 14
Wanda Jackson - 13
The Flamingos - 12
Clyde McPhatter/Little Walter/Jimmy Reed - 11
Bobby "Blue" Bland - 10
The Dells - 8
Lloyd Price - 7

People's Election: July, 2010

2010-06-21T21:00:00.001-07:00

Welcome to the July election for the People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. If you haven't voted before, take a moment to look at the rules. Those returning should note that the minimum ballot size has been cut from 15 down to 10 names. Voters can still name up to 25 nominees.

Vote for up to 25 artists or groups. Ballots can be posted either in the comments section of this blog post or on the wall of our official Facebook page.

You must vote for at least 10. Ballots with less than 10 names will not be counted.

Any artist or group named on more than 50% of the counted ballots will be inducted to The People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.

The cutoff year for eligibility is 1966. To be eligible, an artist or group had to have released their first single or album no later than '66.

Write-in votes are allowed. You may list up to three artists or groups not included on the ballot, and the vote will count, so long as they meet the 1966 cut-off date. If an ineligible name is included on a write-in ballot, that ballot may be counted as a short ballot. Ballots containing more than three write-in votes will not be counted. The People's Rock Hall moderators reserve the right to not count any ballots we deem to not be legitimate.

Balloting ends at 12:00 noon PST on Friday, July 16, 2010.

Our nominees for the July, 2010 election:

The 13th Floor Elevators
The Association
The Bee Gees
The Blues Project
David Bowie
Tim Buckley
Buffalo Springfield
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Captain Beefheart
Cream
The Creation
The Spencer Davis Group
Marianne Faithfull
Bobby Fuller Four
Lesley Gore
Jimi Hendrix
Herman's Hermits
Tommy James & the Shondells
Jefferson Airplane
Albert King
The Kingsmen
Gladys Knight & the Pips
Al Kooper
Arthur Lee & Love
Darlene Love & the Crystals
The Mamas and the Papas
Manfred Mann
Martha & the Vandellas
John Mayall
The MC5
The Monkees
The Monks
The Music Machine
The O'Jays
The Pretty Things
? and the Mysterians
Mitch Ryder
The Seeds
Bob Seger
The Shadows of Knight
The Shangri-Las
The Small Faces
The Sonics
The Standells
Joe Tex
Them
The Troggs
The Velvet Underground
Scott Walker
Frank Zappa

Oldies Committee Election: July, 2010

2010-06-21T21:00:00.000-07:00

This will be our second of two planned special elections for oldies artists who are being removed from the regular nominee list as well as a selection of some other artists who debuted by 1960 who haven't yet been nominated. Originally, we had planned to hold off the second special election for a few more months, but after some discussion and consideration of all of the big names coming up in the regular election over the next few months, we decided to get it done now.

This election, like our regular one, will end on Friday, July 18 at 12:00 PM PST. Anyone can vote in this election, either here or under the discussion tab of our Facebook page. In order to vote you must:

Vote for ten of the artists or groups named below. Ballots with less than ten will not be counted. Write in votes are not allowed.

Any artists not elected through this ballot will still be eligible as write-in votes during future regular election and could return to the regular ballot at some future date.

Bobby "Blue" Bland
The Big Bopper
Gary U.S. Bonds
Ruth Brown
Solomon Burke
Chubby Checker
Bobby Darin
The Dells
Duane Eddy
The Flamingos
Wanda Jackson
Jan & Dean
Little Anthony & the Imperials
Little Walter
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
Brenda Lee
Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions
Clyde McPhatter
Gene Pitney
Lloyd Price
Jimmy Reed
The Shirelles
The Staple Singers
Big Mama Thornton
Link Wray

New Inductees: June, 2010 Election

2010-06-19T10:06:00.000-07:00

Hank Ballard & the Midnighters

Johnny Burnette & the Rock 'N' Roll Trio

The Byrds

The Coasters

Donovan

The Guess Who

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

The Isley Brothers

Etta James

Louis Jordan

The Lovin' Spoonful

The Moody Blues

Les Paul

The Platters

The Rascals

The Righteous Brothers

Del Shannon

Dusty Springfield

Big Joe Turner

Hall of Famer Del Shannon

2010-06-18T17:31:00.000-07:00

Charles Winston Westover

("Del Shannon")

born: December 30, 1934, Grand Rapids, MI

died: February 8, 1990, Santa Clarita, CA

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famer Screamin' Jay Hawkins

2010-06-18T17:23:00.000-07:00

Jalacy "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins

born: July 18, 1929, Cleveland, OH

died: February 12, 2000, Paris, France

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famers The Guess Who

2010-06-18T17:13:00.000-07:00

The Guess Who

formed: 1965, Winnipeg, Canada

Chad Allan - vocals, guitar (1965-66)

Burton Cummings - vocals, keyboards (1966-75)

Randy Bachman - guitar (1965-70)

Kurt Winter - guitar (1970-74)

Jim Kale - bass (1965-72)

Bill Wallace (1972-75)

Gary Peterson - drums (1965-75)

Bob Ashley - keyboards (1965-66)

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famers Johnny Burnette & the Rock 'N' Roll Trio

2010-06-18T17:06:00.000-07:00

Johnny Burnette & the Rock 'N' Roll Trio

formed: 1951, Memphis, TN

Johnny Burnette - vocals, guitar

Dorsey Burnette - bass

Paul Burilson - guitar

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famers The Righteous Brothers

2010-06-18T16:55:00.000-07:00

The Righteous Brothers

formed: 1962, Los Angeles, CA

Bill Medley - vocals

Bobby Hatfield - vocals

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famer Big Joe Turner

2010-06-18T16:48:00.000-07:00

Joseph Vernon "Big Joe" Turner

born: May 18, 1911, Kansas City, MO

died: November 24, 1985, Inglewood, CA

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famers The Isley Brothers

2010-06-18T16:41:00.000-07:00

The Isley Brothers

formed: 1957, Cincinnati, OH

Ronald Isley - vocals (1957- )

O'Kelley Isley, Jr. - vocals (1957-86)

Rudolph Isley - vocals (1957-89)

Ernie Isley - guitar (1973- )

Marvin Isley - bass (1973-97)

Chris Jasper - piano, keyboards (1973-84)

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famers The Platters

2010-06-18T16:37:00.000-07:00

The Platters

formed: 1953, Los Angeles, CA

Tony Williams - vocals

Zola Taylor - vocals

Buck Ram - vocals

Herb Reed - vocals

David Lynch - vocals

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famers The Moody Blues

2010-06-18T16:34:00.000-07:00

The Moody Blues

formed: 1964, Birmingham, England

Denny Laine - guitar, vocals (1964-66)
Justin Hayward - guitar, vocals (1966- )
Clint Warwick - bass (1964-66)
John Lodge - bass, vocals (1966- )
Mike Pinder - piano, mellotron (1964-79)
Ray Thomas - flute
Graeme Edge - drums
Patrick Moraz - keyboards (1978-91)

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famer Louis Jordan

2010-06-18T16:20:00.000-07:00

Louis Thomas Jordan

born: July 8, 1908, Brinkley, AK

died: February 4, 1975, Los Angeles, CA

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famer Donovan

2010-06-18T16:16:00.000-07:00

Donovan Philips Leitch

born: May 10, 1946, Glasgow, Scotland

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famers Hank Ballard & the Midnighters

2010-06-18T16:10:00.000-07:00

Hank Ballard & the Midnighters

formed: 1951, Detroit, MI

Hank Ballard - vocals

Henry Booth - vocals

Charles Sutton - vocals

Sonny Woods - vocals

Alonzo Tucker - vocals

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famers The Rascals

2010-06-18T16:02:00.000-07:00

The Rascals

formed: 1965, Lodi, NJ

Eddie Brigati - vocals

Felix Cavaliere - keyboards, vocals

Gene Cornish - guitar

Dino Danelli - drums

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famer Les Paul

2010-06-18T15:46:00.000-07:00

Lester William Polsfuss

("Les Paul")

born: June 9, 1915, Waukesha, WI

died: August 12, 2009, White Plains, NY

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famer Dusty Springfield

2010-06-18T15:42:00.000-07:00

Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien

("Dusty Springfield")

born: April 16, 1939, London, England

died: March 2, 1999, Henley-on-Thames, England

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famer Etta James

2010-06-18T15:38:00.000-07:00

Jamesetta Hawkins
("Etta James")

born: January 25, 1938, Los Angeles, CA

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famers The Lovin' Spoonful

2010-06-18T15:32:00.000-07:00

The Lovin' Spoonful

formed: 1965, New York, NY

John Sebastian - vocals, harmonica

Zal Yanovsky - guitar, vocals

Steve Boone - bass

Joe Butler - drums

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famers The Coasters

2010-06-18T15:29:00.000-07:00

The Coasters

formed: 1955, Los Angeles, CA

Carl Gardner - vocals (1955-2006)

Bobby Nunn - vocals (1955-57)

Billy Guy - vocals (1955-73)

Will "Dubb" Jones - vocals (1958-67)

Leon Hughes (1955-57)

Cornell Gunter - vocals (1958-61)

Earl "Speedo" Carroll (1961-79)

Adolph Jacobs - guitar (1956-59)

Sonny Forriest - guitar (1959-61)

Thomas "Curley" Palmer - guitar (1962- )

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famers The Byrds

2010-06-18T15:25:00.000-07:00

The Byrds

formed: 1964, Los Angeles, CA

Roger McGuinn- guitar, vocals (1964-73)
Gene Clark - guitar, vocals (1964-67)
David Crosby - gutar, vocals (1964-67)
Gram Parsons - guitar, vocals, piano (1968)
Clarence White - guitar, mandolin, vocals (1968-73)
Chris Hillman - bass, vocals (1964-68)
John Yorke - bass, vocals (1968-69)
Skip Battin - bass, vocals (1969-73)
Michael Clarke - drums (1964-67)
Kevin Kelley - drums (1968)
Gene Parsons - drums, vocals (1968-72)

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

19 New Inductees for The People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame

2010-06-18T15:12:00.000-07:00

The People have spoken, and we now have 19 new Hall of Famers. Two separate elections were held this month, our regularly monthly vote, as well as a special election for "oldies" artists who debuted before 1956. Ten artists got in through the former, nine more through the latter. There will be one more special oldies election to cover artists who debuted before 1961, possibly in July. Stay tuned for more details on that, but for now, please take a second to welcome the newest members selected by you, the People!

Hank Ballard & the Midnighters

Johnny Burnette & the Rock 'N' Roll Trio

The Byrds

The Coasters

Donovan

The Guess Who

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

The Isley Brothers

Etta James

Louis Jordan

The Lovin' Spoonful

The Moody Blues

Les Paul

The Platters

The Rascals

The Righteous Brothers

Del Shannon

Dusty Springfield

Big Joe Turner

Following are the final vote totals for the two elections:

Regular election, 98 ballots counted:

The Byrds - 85 (86.7%)
The Lovin' Spoonful - 63 (64.3%)
Dusty Springfield - 58 (59.2%)
The Rascals - 57 (58.2%)
Donovan - 55 (56.1%)
The Moody Blues - 55 (56.1%)
The Isley Brothers - 52 (53.1%)
The Righteous Brothers - 52 (53.1%)
The Guess Who - 50 (51 %)
Del Shannon - 50 (51%)

Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions - 45
The Small Faces - 44
Them - 43
Martha & the Vandellas - 42
Gladys Knight & the Pips - 39
The Bee Gees - 38
The Spencer Davis Group - 37
Bobby Darin - 36
Duane Eddy - 35
John Mayall - 35
Gene Pitney - 35
The Kingsmen - 34
The Bobby Fuller Four - 33
Herman's Hermits - 33
Wanda Jackson - 33
Link Wray - 33
Manfred Mann - 31
Chubby Checker - 29
The Shangri-Las - 29
The Staple Singers - 29
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers - 28
Jan & Dean - 27
The Shirelles - 27
The Sonics - 27
Jr. Walker & the All-Stars - 26
The Crystals - 25
Brenda Lee - 25
Little Anthony & the Imperials - 25
The O'Jays - 25
Lesley Gore - 24
Marianne Faithfull - 23
The Standells - 22
The Pretty Things - 21
The Big Bopper - 20
The Fugs - 17
The Marvelettes - 16
The Fabulous Wailers - 15
Gary U.S. Bonds - 14
The Chiffons - 9
Freddy Cannon - 4

Write-ins:

Hasil Adkins - 2
David Bowie - 1
Patsy Cline - 1
Ronnie James Dio - 1
Lonnie Donnegan - 1
Lee Dorsey - 1
Serge Gainsbourg - 2
Dale Hawkins -1
Ronnie Hawkins - 1
Robert Johnson - 1
The Monks - 1
Nina Simone - 1
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - 1
Bobby Vee - 1
The Walker Brothers - 1
Johnny Guitar Watson - 1

Oldies election: 28 total ballots cast (including four at the blog and one that disappeared here after a user presumably deleted their account)

Coasters - 21 (75%)

Etta James - 21 (75%)

Les Paul - 20 (71.4%)

Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - 17 (60.7%)

Louis Jordan - 17 (60.7%)

The Platters - 17 (60.7%)

Big Joe Turner - 17 (60.7%)

Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n Roll Trio - 15 (53.6%)

Screamin' Jay Hawkins - 15 (53.6%)

...............................................................................

Big Mama Thornton/Jimmy Reed - 12

Ruth Brown/The Flamingos/Clyde McPhatter - 11

Lloyd Price/Little Walter - 8

The "5" Royales/Miles Davis/Wynonie Harris/The Moonglows/Billy Ward & The Dominoes - 6

LaVern Baker/Roy Brown/Little Willie John - 5

Clovers - 2

People's Election: June 2010

2010-05-24T12:19:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the June election for the People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. If you haven't voted before, take a moment to look at the rules. Those returning should note that the minimum ballot size has been cut from 15 down to 10 names. Voters can still name up to 25 nominees.

Vote for up to 25 artists or groups. Ballots can be posted either in the comments section of this blog post or on the wall of our official Facebook page.

You must vote for at least 10. Ballots with less than 10 names will not be counted.

Any artist or group named on more than 50% of the counted ballots will be inducted to The People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.

The cutoff year for eligibility is 1965. To be eligible, an artist or group had to have released their first single or album no later than '65.

Write-in votes are allowed. You may list up to three artists or groups not included on the ballot, and the vote will count, so long as they meet the 1965 cut-off date. If an ineligible name is included on a write-in ballot, that ballot may be counted as a short ballot. Ballots containing more than three write-in votes will not be counted. The People's Rock Hall moderators reserve the right to not count any ballots we deem to not be legitimate. The People's Rock Hall moderators reserve the right to not count any ballots we deem to not be legitimate.

Balloting ends at 12:00 noon PST on Friday, June 18, 2010.

Our nominees for The People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame: June, 2010:

The Bee Gees
The Byrds
The Big Bopper
Gary U.S. Bonds
Freddy Cannon
Chubby Checker
The Chiffons
The Crystals
Bobby Darin
Spencer Davis Group
Donovan
Duane Eddy
Marianne Faithfull
Bobby Fuller Four
The Fugs
Lesley Gore
The Guess Who
Herman's Hermits
The Isley Brothers
Wanda Jackson
Jan and Dean
The Kingsmen
Gladys Knight & the Pips
Brenda Lee
Little Anthony & the Imperials
The Lovin' Spoonful
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
Manfred Mann
Martha & the Vandellas
The Marvelettes
John Mayall
Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions
The Moody Blues
The O'Jays
Gene Pitney
The Pretty Things
The Rascals
The Righteous Brothers
Shangri-Las
Del Shannon
The Shirelles
The Small Faces
The Sonics
Dusty Springfield
The Standells
The Staple Singers
Them
The Fabulous Wailers
Jr. Walker & the All-Stars
Link Wray

Oldies Committee Election for June, 2010

2010-05-23T17:42:00.000-07:00

Here is where we will be holding the special election for oldies artists who are being removed from the regular nominee list as well as a selection of some other artists who debuted by 1955 and have not yet been named official nominees.

This election will be open as long as the regular June election, but will be held separately to avoid confusion. The format for this vote will be the same as our very first regular election. There are 25 names on the nominee list. Pick 10. No write-in votes will be accepted. Any artists who are named on more than 50% of the counted ballots will be inducted in with our June class.

The names that are under consideration are being removed from the regular nominee list, however any of them who do not gain enshrinement through this special election will still be eligible as write-in candidates for future elections.

There will be one more Oldies Committee election in five months, when we will add artists who debuted by 1960, at which point the intention is to retire the special election.

Here are the nominees, post your list of ten here in this thread, and also feel free to use it for questions and general on-topic chatter:

LaVern Baker
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters
Roy Brown
Ruth Brown
Johnny Burnette & the Rock 'n' Roll Trio
The Coasters
The Clovers
Miles Davis
The "5" Royales
The Flamingos
Wynonie Harris
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Etta James
Louis Jordan
Little Walter
Little Willie John
Clyde McPhatter
The Moonglows
Les Paul
The Platters
Lloyd Price
Jimmy Reed
Big Mama Thornton
Big Joe Turner
Billy Ward & the Dominoes

New Inductees: May 2010 Election

2010-05-16T13:00:00.000-07:00

The Animals

Dick Dale

The Hollies

John Lee Hooker

B.B. King

The Kinks

Sam and Dave

Simon and Garfunkel

The Who

Hank Williams

The Yardbirds

The Zombies

Hall of Famer Hank Williams

2010-05-16T12:12:00.000-07:00

Hiram King "Hank" Williams

born: September 17, 1923, Mount Olive, AL

died: January 1, 1953, somewhere between Knoxville and West Virginia

INDUCTED MAY, 2010

Hall of Famers Sam and Dave

2010-05-16T12:06:00.000-07:00

Sam and Dave

formed: 1961, Miami, FL

Sam Moore: vocals

Dave Prater: vocals

INDUCTED MAY, 2010

Hall of Famer Dick Dale

2010-05-16T12:00:00.000-07:00

Richard Anthony Monsour

("Dick Dale")

born: May 4, 1937, Boston, MA

INDUCTED MAY, 2010

Hall of Famer B.B. King

2010-05-16T11:55:00.000-07:00

Riley B. King

("B.B. King")

born: September 16, 1925, Itta Bena, MS

INDUCTED MAY, 2010

Hall of Famers The Hollies

2010-05-15T22:00:00.000-07:00

The Hollies

formed: 1962, Lankashire, England

Allan Clarke - vocals (1962-71, 1973-99)

Graham Nash - vocals, guitar (1962-68)

Mikael Rickfors - vocals (1971-73

Terry Sylvester - vocals, guitar (1968-81)

Tony Hicks - guitar

Eric Haydock - bass (1962-66)

Bruce Calvert - bass (1966-81)

Bobby Elliot - drums

INDUCTED MAY, 2010

Hall of Famers Simon and Garfunkel

2010-05-15T19:00:00.000-07:00

Simon and Garfunkel

formed: 1957, Queens, NY

Art Garfunkel - vocals

Paul Simon - vocals, guitar

INDUCTED MAY, 2010

Hall of Famers The Zombies

2010-05-15T16:00:00.000-07:00

The Zombies

formed: 1959, St. Albans, England

Colin Blunstone - vocals

Rod Argent - piano, keyboards

Paul Atkinson - guitar

Chris White - bass

Hugh Gundry - drums

INDUCTED IN MAY, 2010

Hall of Famer John Lee Hooker

2010-05-15T15:00:00.000-07:00

John Lee Hooker

born: August 22, 1917, Coahoma County, MS

died: June 21, 2001, Los Altos, CA

INDUCTED MAY, 2010

Hall of Famers The Yardbirds

2010-05-15T14:02:00.000-07:00

The Yardbirds

formed: 1962, London, England

Keith Relf - vocals, harp

Eric Clapton - guitar (1962-64)

Jeff Beck - guitar (1965-66)

Jimmy Page - guitar (1966-68)

Chris Dreja - guitar, bass

Paul Samwell-Smith - bass (1962-66)

Jim McCarty - drums

INDUCTED MAY, 2010

Hall of Famers The Animals

2010-05-15T10:34:00.000-07:00

The Animals

formed: 1962, Newcastle, England

Original Animals:
Eric Burdon - vocals

Alan Price - keyboards (1962-65)

Hilton Valentine - guitar (1963-66)

Chas Chandler - bass (1962-66)

John Steel - drums (1962-66)

The "New" Animals:
Eric Burdon - vocals

John Weider - guitar (1966-69)

Vic Briggs - guitar (1966-68)

Danny McCulloch - bass (1966-68)

Barry Jenkins - drums (1966-69)

Zoot Money - keyboards (1968-69)

Andy Summers - guitar (1968-69)

INDUCTED MAY, 2010

Hall of Famers The Who

2010-05-15T09:47:00.000-07:00

The Who

formed: 1964, London, England

Roger Daltrey - vocals

Pete Townsend - guitar, vocals

John Entwistle - bass, vocals

Keith Moon - drums (1964-78)

Kenney Jones - drums (1979-88)

INDUCTED MAY, 2010

Hall of Famers The Kinks

2010-05-15T09:34:00.000-07:00

The Kinks

Formed: 1962, London, England

Ray Davies: vocals, guitar

Dave Davies: guitar, vocals

Pete Quaife: bass (1962-69)

Mick Avory - drums (1964-84)

John Dalton - bass (1969-76)

Bob Henrit - drums (1984-96)

John Gosling - keyboards (1970-78)

Ian Gibbons - keyboards (1979-89)

INDUCTED MAY, 2010

The People Select Twelve New Inductees for May

2010-05-14T12:16:00.000-07:00

The polls are closed, the votes are counted, and The People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame will be inducting twelve new members this month. The final voting totals for our May, 2010 class, in order of percentage:

Final tally, 85 ballots counted:

The Kinks - 73 (85.8%)
The Who - 70 (82.3%)
The Animals - 68 (80%)
The Yardbirds - 67 (78.8%)
John Lee Hooker 51 (60%)
The Zombies - 50 (58.8%)
Simon and Garfunkel - 49 (57.6%)
The Hollies - 47 (55.3%)
B.B. King - 46 (54.1%)
Dick Dale - 44 (51.8%)
Sam and Dave - 44 (51.8%)
Hank Williams - 43 (50.5%)

The following artists failed to get named on more than 50% of the ballots counted and will continue to be eligible for future elections:

Dusty Springfield - 42
The Moody Blues - 40
Del Shannon - 39
The Righteous Brothers - 37
The Isley Brothers - 36
Etta James - 36
The Coasters - 33
Martha & the Vandellas - 32
Bobby Darin - 31
Duane Eddy - 31
Them - 31
Jan and Dean - 27
The Shirelles - 27
The Sonics - 27
Gene Pitney - 26
Wanda Jackson - 25
Link Wray - 25
The Bobby Fuller Four - 24
The Platters - 24
The Shangri-Las - 24
Chubby Checker - 23
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - 23
The Impressions - 22
The Kingsmen - 22
The Pretty Things - 22
Brenda Lee - 21
Lesley Gore - 20
Johnny Burnette & the Rock 'n' Roll Trio - 19
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters - 17
The Big Bopper - 17
The Standells - 16
Jr. Walker & the All-Stars - 16
Big Mama Thornton - 15
Big Joe Turner - 15
Gary U.S. Bonds - 14
Ruth Brown - 14
The Chiffons - 14
The Crystals - 14
Marianne Faithful - 14
Louis Jordan - 14
The Fabulous Wailers - 13
Freddy Cannon - 12
Little Willie John - 11
The Surfaris - 10
Little Anthony & the Imperials - 9
The Marvelettes - 7
The Angels - 1

write-ins:

Paul Anka - 1
Louis Armstrong - 1
Lee Dorsey - 1
Serge Gainsbourg - 1
Dale Hawkins - 1
Ronnie Hawkins - 2
Robert Johnson - 3
Manfred Mann - 4
Les Paul - 2
Lloyd Price - 1
Cliff Richard - 1
Johnny Rivers - 1
Neil Sedaka - 3
Shadows - 1
Barrett Strong - 1
Bobby Vee - 1

Nominees for the May, 2010 Election

2010-04-22T17:03:00.000-07:00

Here is our May ballot. If you haven't voted before, take a moment to look at the rules.

Vote for up to 25 artists or groups.

You must vote for at least 15. Ballots with less than 15 names will not be counted.

Any artist or group named on more than 50% of the counted ballots will be inducted to The People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.

The cutoff year for eligibility is 1964. To be eligible, an artist or group had to have released their first single or album no later than '64.

Write-in votes are allowed. You may list up to three artists or groups not included on the ballot, and the vote will count, so long as they meet the 1964 cut-off date. If an ineligible name is included on a write-in ballot, that ballot may be counted as a short ballot. Ballots containing more than three write-in votes will not be counted. The People's Rock Hall moderators reserve the right to not count any ballots we deem to not be legitimate.

Balloting ends at 12:00 noon PST on Friday, May 14, 2010.

Our nominees for The People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame: May, 2010:

The Angels
The Animals
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
The Big Bopper
Gary U.S. Bonds
Ruth Brown
Johnny Burnette & the Rock n Roll Trio
Freddy Cannon
Chubby Checker
The Chiffons
The Coasters
The Crystals
Dick Dale
Bobby Darin
Duane Eddy
Marianne Faithful
Bobby Fuller Four
Lesley Gore
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
The Hollies
John Lee Hooker
The Impressions
The Isley Brothers
Wanda Jackson
Etta James
Jan and Dean
BB King
The Kingsmen
Louis Jordan
Little Willie John
The Kinks
Brenda Lee
Little Anthony & the Imperials
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
Martha & the Vandellas
The Marvelettes
The Moody Blues
Gene Pitney
The Platters
The Pretty Things
The Righteous Brothers
Sam & Dave
Shangri-Las
Del Shannon
The Shirelles
Simon and Garfunkel
The Sonics
Dusty Springfield
The Standells
The Surfaris
Them
Big Mama Thornton
Big Joe Turner
The Fabulous Wailers
Jr. Walker & the All-Stars
The Who
Hank Williams
Link Wray
The Yardbirds
The Zombies

New Inductees: April 2010 election

2010-04-17T09:51:00.000-07:00

THE DAVE CLARK FIVE

DION & THE BELMONTS

THE DRIFTERS

THE FOUR SEASONS

THE FOUR TOPS

WILSON PICKETT

PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS

THE ROLLING STONES

THE RONETTES

THE SUPREMES

THE TEMPTATIONS

THE VENTURES

Hall of Famers The Drifters

2010-04-16T22:03:00.000-07:00

The Drifters

formed: 1953, New York City

The first Drifters (1950's)

Clyde McPhatter
Gerhart Thrasher
Andrew Thrasher
Bill Pinkney
Willie Ferbee
Walter Adams

The second Drifters (1960's)
Ben E. King

Charlie Thomas
Doc Green
Beary Hobbs
Rudy Lewis
Charlie Thomas
Tommy Evans
Eugene Pearson
Johnny Terry
Johnny Moore

INDUCTED APRIL, 2010

Hall of Famers The Ventures

2010-04-16T22:00:00.000-07:00

The Ventures

formed: 1958, Tacoma, WA

Bob Bogle - guitar

Nokie Edwards - guitar

Don Wilson - guitar
Mel Taylor - drums

INDUCTED APRIL, 2010

Hall of Famers The Four Seasons

2010-04-16T21:54:00.000-07:00

The Four Seasons

formed: 1960, Newark, NJ

Tommy DeVito - vocals, guitar
Bob Gaudio - vocals, keyboards
Nick Massi - vocals, bass
Frankie Valli - vocals

INDUCTED APRIL, 2010

Hall of Famer Wilson Pickett

2010-04-16T21:34:00.000-07:00

Wilson Pickett

b: March 18, 1941, Pratville, AL

d: January 19, 2006, Ashburn, VA

INDUCTED APRIL, 2010

Hall of Famers The Dave Clark Five

2010-04-16T21:16:00.000-07:00

The Dave Clark Five

formed: 1959, London, England

Dave Clark - drums

Lenny Davidson - guitar

Rick Huxley - bass

Dennis Payton - saxophone

Mike Smith - vocals, keyboards

INDUCTED APRIL, 2010

Hall of Famers The Ronettes

2010-04-16T21:14:00.000-07:00

The Ronettes

formed: 1961, New York, NY

Veronica Bennett ("Ronnie Spector") - vocals
Estelle Bennett - vocals
Nadra Talley - vocals

INDUCTED APRIL, 2010

Hall of Famers Dion & the Belmonts

2010-04-16T20:59:00.000-07:00

Dion & the Belmonts

formed: 1957, New York, NY

Angelo D'Aleo - vocals

Dion DiMucci - vocals

Carlo Mastrangelo - vocals

Fred Milano - vocals

INDUCTED APRIL, 2010

Hall of Famers The Supremes

2010-04-16T20:45:00.000-07:00

The Supremes

formed: 1959, Detroit, MI

Florence Ballard - vocals

Diana Ross - vocals

Mary Wilson - vocals

INDUCTED APRIL, 2010

Supremes - Wikipedia

Supremes - All Music Guide

Supremes - Classic Motown

Supremes - Vocal Group Hall

Supremes - Rolling Stone

Supremes - Rock's Back Pages

Hall of Famers The Temptations

2010-04-16T20:35:00.000-07:00

The Temptations

formed: 1960, Detroit, MI

Otis Williams - vocals (1960- )
Al Bryant - vocals (1960-63)
Melvin Franklin - vocals (1960-95)
Eddie Kendricks - vocals (1960-71)
Paul Williams - vocals (1960-71)
David Ruffin - vocals (1964-68)
Dennis Edwards - vocals (1968-77, 1980-84, 1987-89)
Ricky Owens - vocals (1971)
Richard Street - vocals (1971-92)
Damon Harris - vocals (1971-75)

INDUCTED APRIL, 2010

Hall of Famers Paul Revere and the Raiders

2010-04-16T20:32:00.000-07:00

Paul Revere & the Raiders

formed: 1958, Boise, ID

Paul Revere - organ, piano (1958- )

Mark Lindsay - vocals (1958-75)

Duke Walker - guitar (1962-63)

Drake "Kid" Levin - guitar (1963-67)
Freddy Weller - guitar (1967-73)

Ross Allemang - bass (1962-63)
Mike "Doc" Holliday - bass (1963-65)

Phil "Fang" Volt - bass (1965-67)

Charlie Coe - bass (1963, 1967-68)

Keith Allison - bass (1968-75)

Mike "Smitty" Smith - drums (1962-67, 1970-72)
Joe Correro, Jr. (1967-70)

INDUCTED APRIL, 2010

Hall of Famers The Four Tops

2010-04-16T12:48:00.000-07:00

The Four Tops

formed: 1954, Detroit, MI

Ronaldo "Obie" Benson - vocals
Abdul "Duke" Fakir - vocals
Lawrence Payton - vocals
Levi Stubbs - vocals

INDUCTED APRIL, 2010

Hall of Famers The Rolling Stones

2010-04-16T12:45:00.000-07:00

The Rolling Stones

formed: 1962, London, England

Mick Jagger - vocals

Brian Jones - guitar (1962-68)

Keith Richards - guitar, vocals

Charlie Watts - drums

Bill Wyman - bass (1962-92)

Mick Taylor - guitar (1968-74)

Ronnie Wood - guitar (1975- )

INDUCTED APRIL, 2010

Twelve New Inductees Voted into the People's Rock Hall

2010-04-16T12:30:00.000-07:00

April's top vote-getters The Rolling Stones

The polls are closed, the votes are counted, and The People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame will be inducting twelve new members this month. The final voting totals for our April class, in order of percentage:

The Rolling Stones - 66 (77%)
The Four Tops - 58 (67%)
The Temptations - 58 (67%)
The Supremes - 56 (65%)
Dion & the Belmonts - 54 (63%)
The Ronettes - 53 (62%)
The Dave Clark Five - 49 (57%)
Wilson Pickett - 47 (55%)
Paul Revere & the Raiders - 45 (53%)
The Four Seasons - 45 (53%)
The Ventures - 45 (53%)
The Drifters - 44 (51%)

The following artists failed to get named on more than 50% of the ballots counted and will continue to be eligible for future elections:

Coasters - 42
John Lee Hooker - 42
BB King - 42
Isley Bros - 40
Del Shannon - 40
Martha/Vandellas - 36
Hank Williams - 36
Duane Eddy - 35
Etta James - 35
Platters - 35
Righteous Bros - 35
Shirelles - 35
Dick Dale - 33
Chubby Checker - 32
Jan & Dean - 31
Gene Pitney - 31
Link Wray - 30
Bobby Fuller Four - 27
Screamin Jay Hawkins - 27
Lesley Gore - 26
F.Lymon/Teenagers - 24
Wanda Jackson - 23
Kingsmen - 23
Crystals - 20
L.Anthony/Imperials - 20
Impressions - 19
Louis Jordan - 19
Big Bopper - 18
Brenda Lee - 18
Big Mama Thornton - 18
Big Joe Turner - 18
H.Ballard/Midnighters - 17
Ruth Brown - 14
Little Willie John - 14
Gary US Bonds - 12
J.Burnette/RnR Trio - 12
Freddy Cannon - 11
Chiffons - 11
Lloyd Price - 11
LaVern Baker - 10
Clyde McPhatter - 9
Larry Williams - 9
Angels - 7
Chantels - 6
5 Royales - 6
Cadillacs - 4
Dominoes - 3
Moonglows - 2

Write-ins:

Louis Armstrong - 1
Lou Christie - 1
Contours - 1
Crests - 1
Bobby Darin - 1
Del Vikings - 1
Lee Dorsey - 1
Dovels - 1
Dale Hawkins - 1
Ronnie Hawkins - 1
Hollies - 1
Jay/Americans - 1
Robert Johnson - 1
Smiley Lewis - 1
Marcels - 1
Les Paul - 2
Jimmy Reed - 1
Cliff Richard - 2
Billy Lee Riley - 1
Chan Romero - 1
Rosie/Originals - 1
Neil Sedaka - 2
Surfaris - 1
Rosetta Tharpe - 1
Tokens - 1
Jr. Walker - 3

Nominees for the April, 2010 election

2010-03-24T14:14:00.000-07:00

Here is our April ballot. There are a few changes in the rules this month, so please take not of the following:

Vote for up to 25 artists or groups.

You must vote for at least 15. Ballots with less than 15 names will not be counted.

Any artist or group named on more than 50% of the counted ballots will be inducted to The People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.

The cutoff year for eligibility is 1963. To be eligible, an artist or group had to have released their first single or album no later than '63.

Write-in votes are allowed. You may list up to three artists or groups not included on the ballot, and the vote will count, so long as they meet the 1963 cut-off date. If an ineligible name is included on a write-in ballot, that ballot may be counted as a short ballot. Ballots containing more than three write-in votes will not be counted.

Balloting ends at 12:00 noon PST on Friday, April 16, 2010.

Our nominees for The People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame: April, 2010:

The Angels
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
Lavern Baker
The Big Bopper
Gary U.S. Bonds
Ruth Brown
Johnny Burnette & the Rock n Roll Trio
The Cadillacs
Freddy Cannon
The Chantels
Chubby Checker
The Chiffons
Dave Clark Five
The Coasters
The Crystals
Dick Dale
Dion and the Belmonts
The Dominoes
The Drifters
Duane Eddy
The 5 Royales
The Four Tops
Bobby Fuller Four
Leslie Gore
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
John Lee Hooker
The Impressions
The Isley Brothers
Wanda Jackson
Etta James
Jan and Dean
BB King
The Kingsmen
Louis Jordan
Little Willie John
Brenda Lee
Little Anthony & the Imperials
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
Martha & the Vandellas
Clyde McPhatter
The Moonglows
Wilson Pickett
Gene Pitney
The Platters
Lloyd Price
Paul Revere & the Raiders
The Righteous Brothers
The Rolling Stones
The Ronettes
Del Shannon
The Shirelles
The Supremes
The Temptations
Big Mama Thornton
Big Joe Turner
Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons
The Ventures
Hank Williams
Larry Williams
Link Wray

New Inductees: March Election

2010-03-17T14:55:00.001-07:00

THE BEACH BOYS

THE BEATLES

BOOKER T. & THE M.G.'S

JOHNNY CASH

BOB DYLAN

ARETHA FRANKLIN

MARVIN GAYE

BILL HALEY

RICK NELSON

SMOKEY & THE MIRACLES

IKE & TINA TURNER

RITCHIE VALENS

JACKIE WILSON

STEVIE WONDER

Hall of Famers Ike and Tina Turner

2010-03-17T14:30:00.000-07:00

Ike and Tina Turner

Ike Turner - guitar, vocals

Tina Turner - vocals

INDUCTED MARCH, 2010

Hall of Famer Stevie Wonder

2010-03-17T14:24:00.000-07:00

Stevland Hardaway Morris

("Stevie Wonder")

born: May 13, 1950, Saginaw, MI

INDUCTED MARCH, 2010

Hall of Famers Booker T. & the M.G.'s

2010-03-17T14:16:00.000-07:00

Booker T. & the M.G.'s

formed: 1962, Memphis, TN

Booker T. Jones - organ

Steve Cropper - guitar

Lewie Steiberg - bass (1962-1965)

Donald "Duck" Dunn - bass

Al Jackson, Jr. - drums

INDUCTED MARCH, 2010

Hall of Famer Aretha Franklin

2010-03-17T14:06:00.000-07:00

Aretha Louise Franklin

born: March 25, 1942, Memphis, TN

INDUCTED MARCH, 2010

Hall of Famer Ritchie Valens

2010-03-17T13:55:00.000-07:00

Richard Steven Valenzuela

("Ritchie Valens")

born: May 13, 1941, Pacoima, CA

died: February 3, 1959, Clear Lake, IA

INDUCTED MARCH, 2010

Hall of Famer Jackie Wilson

2010-03-17T13:48:00.000-07:00

Jack Leroy "Jackie" Wilson

born: June 9, 1934, Detroit, MI

died: January 21, 1984, Cherry Hill, NJ

INDUCTED MARCH, 2010

Hall of Famer Marvin Gaye

2010-03-17T13:39:00.000-07:00

Marvin Pentz Gaye, Jr.

born: April 2, 1939, Washington DC

died: April 1, 1984, Los Angeles, CA

INDUCTED MARCH, 2010

Hall of Famer Rick Nelson

2010-03-17T13:32:00.000-07:00

Eric Hilliard "Rick" Nelson

born: May 8, 1940, Teaneck, NJ

died: December 31, 1985, De Kalb, TX

INDUCTED MARCH, 2010

Hall of Famers Smokey & the Miracles

2010-03-17T13:23:00.000-07:00

Smokey & the Miracles

formed: 1955, Detroit, MI

Smokey Robinson - vocals

Pete Moore- vocals

Bobby Rogers - vocals

Claudette Rogers - vocals

Ronald White - vocals
Marv Tarplin - guitar

INDUCTED MARCH, 2010