By Phill Marder
The Goldmine Hall of Fame is halfway through its third 100 inductees. Here is the running list of which artists have joined the hall thus far. The # in parenthesis after the inductee’s name indicates the volume in which they were inducted. To read the bio, go to “Goldmine Hall of Fame” articles under this tab & seek the appropriate volume. Don’t see your favorites yet? We have plenty more deserving artists waiting in the wings for induction.
A
- Abba(6) (Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson & Anni-Frid Lyngstad)
- AC/DC(10) (Brian Johnson, Bon Scott, Angus & Malcolm Young, Mark Evans, Cliff Williams & Phil Rudd)
- Bryan Adams(9)
- Aerosmith(2) (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Brad Whitford, Ray Tabano, Jimmy Crespo & Rick Dufay)
- Alice Cooper(13) (Vincent Damon Furnier, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith, Bob Ezrin, Dick Wagner & Steve Hunter)
- Herb Alpert(18)
- America(24) (Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell & Dan Peek)
- The Animals(16) (Eric Burdon, Hilton Valentine, Alan Price, Dave Rowberry, Chas Chandler, John Steel, Barry Jenkins, Vic Briggs, Danny McCulloch, & John Weider).
- Paul Anka(13)
- Louis Armstrong(23)
- Eddy Arnold(22)
B
- The Band(23) (Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson & Richard Manuel)
- The Beach Boys(1) (Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine & Bruce Johnston)
- The Beastie Boys(17) (Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond & Adam Yauch)
- The Beatles(1) (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison & Ringo Starr)
- The Bee Gees(4) (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb, Vince Melouney, Colin Peterson, Geoff Bridgford, Alan Kendall, Dennis Bryon & Blue Weaver)
- Harry Belafonte(25)
- Pat Benatar(17) with Neil Giraldo
- Tony Bennett(14)
- Brook Benton(26)
- Chuck Berry(5)
- The B-52s(20) (Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, & Cindy & Ricky Wilson)
- Black Sabbath(15) (Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Terry Butler & Bill Ward)
- Blondie(9) (Debbie Harry,Chris Stein, Clem Burke, Jimmy Destri, Frank Infante & Nigel Harrison)
- Michael Bolton(13)
- Bon Jovi(7) (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Alec Such, Hugh McDonald, Tico Torres & David Bryan)
- Pat Boone(15)
- David Bowie(3)
- Bread(23) (David Gates, Jimmy Griffin, Robb Royer, Larry Knechtel & Mike Botts)
- Bobby Brown(24)
- James Brown & the Famous Flames(1) (Bobby Bennett, Bobby Byrd, Lloyd Stallworth & Johnny Terry)
- Jackson Browne(11)
- The Byrds(8) (Jim Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, Michael Clarke, Gene Clark, Clarence White, Skip Battin & Gene Parsons)
C
- Glen Campbell(14)
- The Carpenters(8) (Karen & Richard Carpenter)
- The Cars(12) (Ric Ocasek, Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes, David Robinson & Benjamin Orr)
- Johnny Cash(3) with the Tennessee Three (Marshall Grant, Luther Perkins, W.S. Holland & Bob Wootton)
- Ray Charles(3)
- Cheap Trick(21) (Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Bun E. Carlos & Jon Brant)
- Chubby Checker(18)
- Cher(8)
- Chicago(4) (Terry Kath, Peter Cetera, Bill Champlin, Robert Lamm, James Pankow, Lee Loughnane, Walter Parazaider, Danny Seraphine & Laudir Di Oliveira)
- Eric Clapton(4)
- Petula Clark(18)
- The Clash(13) (Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon & Nicky Headon)
- The Coasters(22) (Carl Gardner, Billy Guy, Cornell Gunter, Will Jones & Adolph Jacobs)
- Nat King Cole(7)
- Natalie Cole(10)
- Phil Collins(7)
- The Commodores(16) (Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary, Milan Williams, Ronald LaPread, William King & Walter Orange).
- Perry Como(13)
- Sam Cooke(6)
- Elvis Costello & the Attractions(9) (Steve Nason, Bruce Thomas, Davey Faragher & Pete Thomas)
- Cream(19) (Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce & Ginger Baker)
- Creedence Clearwater Revival(3) (John Fogerty, Tom Fogerty, Stu Cook & Doug Clifford)
- Bing Crosby(26)
- Crosby, Stills & Nash(15) (David Crosby, Stephen Stills & Graham Nash)
- Culture Club(26) (Boy George, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay & Jon Moss)
- The Cure(11) (Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Porl Thompson, Lol Tolhurst, Boris Williams, Jason Cooper, Perry Bamonte & Roger O’Donnell)
D
- Bobby Darin(11)
- The Dave Clark 5(21) (Mike Smith, Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson, Denis Payton & Rick Huxley)
- Alun Davies(14) (see Cat Stevens)
- Miles Davis(25)
- Doris Day(25)
- Def Leppard(7) (Joe Elliott, Steve Clark, Phil Collen, Vivian Campbell, Rick Savage, Rick Allen & Pete Willis)
- John Denver(10)
- Depeche Mode(11) (Andy Fletcher, Martin Gore, Dave Gahan & Alan Wilder)
- Neil Diamond(4)
- The Diamonds(27) (Dave Somerville, Phil Levitt, Ted Kowalski, Bill Reed, Evan Fisher, John Felten & Mike Douglas)
- Bo Diddley(26)
- Dion & the Belmonts(12) (Dion DiMucci, Fred Milano, Angelo D’Aleo & Carlo Mastrangelo)
- Dire Straits(17) (Mark Knopfler, John Illsley, Pick Withers, Alan Clark, David Knopfler, Hal Lindes, Terry Williams & Guy Fletcher)
- Fats Domino(12)
- Donovan(22)
- The Doobie Brothers(12) (Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, Tiran Porter, John Hartman, Michael Hossack, Michael McDonald, Keith Knudsen & Jeff Baxter)
- The Doors(5) (Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Ray Manzarek & Robby Krieger)
- The Drifters(4) (Clyde McPhatter, Johnny Moore, Ben E. King, Rudy Lewis,Charlie Thomas, Bill Pinkney, Dock Green, Elsbeary Hobbs, Johnny Lee Williams, Tommy Evans, Eugene Pearson, Johnny Terry & Gerhart & Andrew Thrasher)
- Duran Duran(14) (Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Andy Taylor & Warren Cuccurullo)
- Bob Dylan(1)
E
- The Eagles(2) (Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Randy Meisner, Bernie Leadon, Don Felder, Joe Walsh & Timothy B. Schmidt)
- Earth, Wind & Fire(6) (Maurice & Verdine White, Philip Bailey, Johnny Graham, Larry Dunn, Ralph Johnson, Al McKay, Andrew Woolfolk, Fred White, Roland Bautista, Don Myrick, Louis Satterfield, Michael Harris & Rahmlee Michael Davis)
- Duane Eddy(16)
- The Electric Light Orchestra(10) (Jeff Lynne, Bev Bevan, Richard Tandy, Mik Kaminski, Hugh McDowell & Kelly Groucutt)
- Enya(27)
- Gloria Estefan(15)
- The Eurythmics(15) (Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart)
- The Everly Brothers(5) (Don & Phil Everly)
F
- The 5th Dimension(19) (Marilyn McCoo, Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue, Lamont McLemore & Ron Townson)
- Roberta Flack(21)
- Fleetwood Mac(2) (Mick Fleetwood, Peter Green, Bob Brunning, Jeremy Spencer, Bob Welch, Christine McVie, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Billy Burnette, Danny Kirwan & Rick Vito)
- Dan Fogelberg(25)
- Foreigner(9) (Lou Gramm, Mick Jones, Dennis Elliott, Ed Gagliardi, Rick Wills, Al Greenwood & Ian McDonald)
- The Four Seasons(15) (Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito, Nick Massi & Joe Long)
- The Four Tops(9) (Levi Stubbs, Abdul Fakir, Renaldo Benson & Lawrence Payton)
- Connie Francis(15)
- Aretha Franklin(3)
G
- Kenny G(27)
- Peter Gabriel(18)
- Marvin Gaye(4)
- Genesis(10) (Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks & Steve Hackett)
- Gladys Knight & the Pips(15) (Merald Knight, Edward Patten & William Guest)
- Grand Funk Railroad(19) (Mark Farner, Mel Schacher, Don Brewer & Craig Frost)
- Amy Grant(26)
- The Grateful Dead(17) (Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, Ron McKernan, Brent Mydland, Keith Godchaux & Donna Godchaux)
- Al Green(8)
- Jerome Green(26) (see Bo Diddley)
- Guns N’ Roses(3) (Axl Rose, Saul Hudson (Slash), Steven Adler, Michael Andrew “Duff” McKagan, Jeffrey Dean Isbell (Izzy Stradlin), Matt Sorum, & Darren Arthur “Dizzy” Reed)
H
- Bill Haley & His Comets(17) (Frank Beecher, Danny Cedrone, Joey D’Ambrose, Rudy Pompilli, Johnny Grande, Marshall Lytle, Al Rex, Dick Richards, Ralph Jones, Billy Gussack, & Billy Williamson)
- Hall & Oates(10) (Daryl Hall & John Oates)
- MC Hammer(27)
- George Harrison(6)
- Heart(12) (Ann & Nancy Wilson, Roger Fisher, Steve Fossen, Mark Andes, Howard Leese, Michael DeRosier & Denny Carmassi)
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience(5) (Mitch Mitchell & Noel Redding)
- Don Henley(16)
- Herman’s Hermits(21) (Peter Noone, Keith Hopwood, Derek Leckenby, Karl Green & Barry Whitwam)
- The Hollies(16) (Allan Clarke, Graham Nash, Terry Sylvester, Tony Hicks, Bobby Elliott, Eric Haydock & Bernie Calvert).
- Buddy Holly & The Crickets(5) (Jerry Allison, Joe Mauldin & Niki Sullivan)
- Whitney Houston(4)
- Huey Lewis & The News(14) (Chris Hayes, Johnny Colla, Mario Cipollina, Bill Gibson & Sean Hopper)
- Engelbert Humperdinck(16)
I
- Billy Idol(24)
- The Impressions(19) (Curtis Mayfield, Sam Gooden & Fred Cash)
- INXS(12) (Andrew, Jon & Tim Farriss, Gary Beers, Kirk Pengilly, Michael Hutchence & J.D. Fortune)
- Iron Maiden(25) (Steve Harris, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, Janick Gers, Bruce Dickinson, Clive Burr, Nicko McBrain & Eddie)
- The Isley Brothers(8) (Ronald, Kelly, Rudy, Ernie & Marvin Isley & Chris Jasper)
J
- The Jackson Five(12) (Michael, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon & Randy Jackson)
- Janet Jackson(5)
- Michael Jackson(2)
- Etta James(27)
- Jefferson Airplane(21) (Grace Slick, Marty Balin, Paul Kantner, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady & Spencer Dryden)
- Jethro Tull(26) (Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, Glenn Cornick, Jeffrey Hammond, Dave Pegg, John Glascock, Clive Bunker, Barriemore Barlow, Doare Perry, John Evan & David Palmer)
- Billy Joel(2)
- Elton John(2)
- Johnnie Johnson(5) (see Chuck Berry)
- Tom Jones(13)
- Janis Joplin(18) with Big Brother & the Holding Company (Peter Albin, Sam Andrew, David Getz & James Gurley)
- The Jordanaires(1) (see Elvis Presley)
- Journey(6) (Gregg Rolie, Neil Schon, Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain, Ross Valory & Steve Smith)
K
- B.B. King(20)
- Carole King(11)
- The Kingston Trio(22) (Bob Shane, Dave Guard, Nick Reynolds & John Stewart)
- The Kinks(8) (Ray & Dave Davies, Mick Avory, Pete Quaife, John Dalton, Ian Gibbons, John Gosling, Bob Henrit & Jim Rodford)
- KISS(15) (Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss, Eric Carr, Eric Singer, Ace Frehley, Bruce Kulick & Tommy Thayer)
- Kool & The Gang(16) (Dennis Thomas, Ronald Bell (Khalis Bayyan), Robert Mickens, Claydes Smith, Ricky West, Robert “Kool” Bell, George Brown, Clifford Adams, James JT Taylor, Michael Ray & Curtis Williams).
L
- Cyndi Lauper(18)
- Brenda Lee(17)
- Led Zeppelin(1) (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham & John Paul Jones)
- John Lennon(6)
- Jerry Lee Lewis(13)
- LL Cool J(19)
- The Lovin’ Spoonful(27) (John Sebastian, Zal Yanovsky, Steve Boone & Joe Butler)
- Lynyrd Skynyrd(20) (Ronnie & Johnny Van Zant, Gary Rossington, Billy Powell, Leon Wilkeson, Allen Collins, Ed King, Ricky Medlocke & Artimus Pyle)
M
- Madonna(2)
- The Mamas & The Papas(20) (John & Michelle Phillips, Dennis Doherty & Cass Elliot)
- Henry Mancini(24)
- Barry Manilow(10)
- Bob Marley & The Wailers(5) (Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Aston & Carlton Barrett, Junior Marvin, Al Anderson, Marvin Patterson, Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths, Judy Mowatt & Tyrone Downie)
- Dean Martin(13)
- Al Martino(18)
- Johnny Mathis(8)
- Paul McCartney & Wings(6) (Linda McCartney & Denny Laine)
- Meat Loaf(20)
- John Cougar Mellencamp(8)
- Metallica(14) (James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, Cliff Burton, James Newsted & Robert Trujillo)
- George Michael(7)
- Bette Midler(24)
- Mitch Miller(23)
- The Steve Miller Band(10) (Lonnie & Tim Davis, Ben Sidran, Gary Mallaber, Byron Allred, Kenny Lee Lewis, Norton Buffalo, Gordy Knudtson & Billy Peterson)
- The Miracles(11) (Smokey Robinson, Claudette Rogers, Ronald White, Warren Moore, Bobby Rogers, Marvin Tarplin & Billy Griffin)
- Joni Mitchell(21)
- The Monkees(9) (Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Mike Nesmith & Peter Tork)
- The Moody Blues(19) (Justin Hayward, John Lodge, Graeme Edge, Ray Thomas, Mike Pinder & Patrick Moraz)
- Van Morrison(14)
- The Move(10) (Jeff Lynne, Bev Bevan, Roy Wood, Carl Wayne, Trevor Burton & Rick Price)
- Anne Murray(21)
N
- Ricky Nelson(12)
- Willie Nelson(13)
- New Kids On The Block(14) (Jonathan Knight, Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg & Danny Wood)
- New Order(25) (Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris & Gillian Gilbert)
- Olivia Newton-John(10)
- Stevie Nicks(22)
O
- The O’Jays(22) (Eddie Levert, Walter Williams, William Powell & Sammy Strain)
- Roy Orbison(7)
- Ozzy Osbourne(24)
- Donny Osmond(26)
P
- Robert Palmer(23)
- Dolly Parton(16)
- Peter, Paul & Mary(24) (Mary Travers, Paul Stookey & Peter Yarrow)
- The Pet Shop Boys(19) (Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe)
- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers(6) (Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, Ron Blair, Scott Thurston, Stan Lynch, Steve Ferrone & Howie Epstein)
- Wilson Pickett(21)
- Pink Floyd(5) (Syd Barrett, David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Rick Wright & Nick Mason)
- Gene Pitney(25)
- The Platters(16) (Tony Williams, Herb Reed, Zola Taylor, Paul Robi & David Lynch)
- The Pointer Sisters(24) (Bonnie, June, Anita & Ruth Pointer)
- Poison(20) (C.C. DeVille, Bret Michaels, Bobby Dall & Rikki Rockett)
- The Police(3) (Gordon Sumner (Sting), Andy Summers & Stewart Copeland)
- Elvis Presley(1), his backing band (Bill Black, D.J. Fontana, Scotty Moore) & The Jordanaires (Gordon Stoker, Neal Matthews, Hoyt Hawkins & Ray Walker)
- The Pretenders(20) (Chrissie Hynde, James Honeyman-Scott, Pete Farndon, Martin Chambers, Adam Seymour & Andy Hobson)
- Lloyd Price(26)
- Prince(2)
Q
- Queen(4) (Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon & Roger Taylor)
R
- Bonnie Raitt(21)
- The Ramones(23) (Douglas Colvin, Christopher Joseph Ward, John Cummings, Jeffry Hyman, Thomas Erdelyi, Marc Bell & Richard Reinhardt)
- The (Young) Rascals(25) (Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati, Gene Cornish & Dino Danelli)
- Otis Redding(9)
- The Red Hot Chili Peppers(18) (Chad Smith, Anthony Kiedis, Michael “Flea” Balzary & John Frusciante)
- Lou Reed(27)
- Jim Reeves(19)
- R.E.M.(9) (Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck & Bill Berry)
- REO Speedwagon(15) (Gary Richrath, Gregg Philbin, Bruce Hall, Neal Doughty, Alan Gratzer, Kevin Cronin & Mike Murphy)
- Cliff Richard(7) with The Shadows (Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Tony Meehan & Jet Harris)
- Little Richard(11)
- Lionel Richie(11)
- The Righteous Brothers(17) (Bill Medley & Bobby Hatfield)
- Johnny Rivers(27)
- Kenny Rogers(6)
- The Rolling Stones(1) (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, Mick Taylor & Ron Wood)
- Linda Ronstadt(7)
- Diana Ross(12)
- Roxette(27) (Per Gessle & Marie Fredriksson)
- Roxy Music(20) (Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera & Paul Thompson)
S
- Sade(22)
- Santana(4) (Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie, Michael Shrieve, David Brown, Jose Arias, Michael Carabello, Graham Lear, Armando Peraza, Raul Rekow, Tom Coster, Douglas Rauch, David Margen & Greg Walker)
- Neil Sedaka(17)
- Bob Seger(3) with The Silver Bullet Band (Drew Abbott, Alto Reed, Chris Campbell, Robyn Robbins & Charlie Martin)
- The Shirelles(26) (Shirley Alston-Reeves, Doris Kenner-Jackson, Addie Harris McPherson & Beverly Lee)
- Carly Simon(20)
- Paul Simon(9)
- Simon & Garfunkel(2)
- Frank Sinatra(6)
- Sly & The Family Stone(3) (Sylvester Stewart (Sly), Freddie Stewart, Larry Graham, Rose Stewart, Cynthia Robinson, Jerry Martini, Greg Errico, Vet Stewart, Mary McCreary & Elva Mouton)
- The Smiths(18) (Steven Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke & Mike Joyce)
- Sonny & Cher(24) (Sonny & Cher Bono)
- The Spinners(27) (Henry Fambrough, Bobby Smith, Billy Henderson, Pervis Jackson, Philippe Wynne & Jonathan Edwards)
- Dusty Springfield(22)
- Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band(1) (Clarence Clemons, Gary Tallent, Roy Bittan, Steven Van Zandt, Nils Lofgren, Danny Federici, Max Weinberg & Patti Scialfa)
- Ringo Starr(25)
- Status Quo(23) (Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Andy Bown, John Edwards, Matt Letley, Pete Kircher, Jeff Rich & Roy Lynes)
- Steely Dan(11) (Donald Fagen & Walter Becker)
- Cat Stevens(14)
- Rod Stewart(5)
- Sting(16)
- Barbra Streisand(3)
- The Stylistics(26) (Russell Thompkins, Jr., James Smith, Airrion Love, Herb Murrell & James Dunn)
- Styx(13) (John Curulewski, James Young, Tommy Shaw, Dennis DeYoung, Chuck & John Panozzo)
- Donna Summer(10)
- Supertramp(24) (Rick Davies, John Helliwell, Roger Hodgson, Bob Siebenberg & Dougie Thomson)
- The Supremes(7) (Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, Florence Ballard, Cindy Birdsong & Jean Terrell)
T
- The Talking Heads(19) (David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz & Jerry Harrison)
- James Taylor(8)
- The Temptations(5) (David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin, Otis Williams, Paul Williams, Dennis Edwards, Richard Street & Damon Harris)
- Three Dog Night(22) (Chuck Negron, Danny Hutton, Cory Wells, Joe Scherme, Floyd Sneed, Mike Allsup & Jimmy Greenspoon)
- Toto(23) (Bobby Kimball, Joseph Williams, Steve Lukather, David Paich, David Hurgate, Simon Phillips & Steve, Mike & Jeff Porcaro)
- Ike Turner(14) (see Tina Turner)
- Tina Turner(14)
U
- UB40(21) (Terence Wilson, Jimmy Brown, Alistair Campbell, Robin Campbell, Earl Falconer, Norman Hassan, Mickey Virtue & Brian Travers)
- U2(1) (Paul Hewson (aka Bono), David Evans (aka The Edge), Larry Mullen & Adam Clayton)
V
- Luther Vandross(17)
- Van Halen(4) (Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Sammy Hagar, Alex Van Halen & Mark Anthony)
- Billy Vaughn(20)
- The Velvet Underground(19) (John Cale, Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison & Maureen Tucker)
- Bobby Vinton(23)
W
- War(23) (Harold Brown, Dee Allen, Morris Dickerson, Howard Scott, Lee Oskar, Charles Miller & Lonnie Jordan)
- Dionne Warwick(12)
- Muddy Waters(18) with the Headhunters (Little Walter, Jimmy Rogers, Leroy Foster, Elgin Evans, Otis Spann & Willie Dixon)
- Barry White(14)
- Hank Williams & The Drifting Cowboys(17) (Don Helms, Hillous Butrum, Howard Watts, Jerry Rivers, Bob McNett & Sammy Pruett)
- The Who(1) (Pete Townsend, Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon & John Entwistle)
- Andy Williams(9)
- Jackie Wilson(11)
- Steve Winwood(22)
- Stevie Wonder(2)
Y
- Yes(25) (Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman, Bill Bruford, Alan White, Tony Kaye & Trevor Rabin)
- Neil Young(7) with Crazy Horse (Danny Whitten, Billy Talbot, Ralph Molina & Frank Sampedro)
Z
- ZZ Top(8) (Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill & Frank Beard)
THIS LIST IS INCOMPLETE….if THE YARDBIRDS is not on it. (Clapton, Beck and Page…ever hear of them?). Jim McCarty just finished another tour with the great band he has had with current members for I think 10 years….I have seen them many many times over the years since they started up again, including Chris Dreja who was forced to retire due to health concerns….(I hope he comes back if the band continues)
Two bands that are the hardest working (touring band I know) Big Sandy and the Flyright Boys and LOS STRAITJACKETS…who have been on tour again this year and have many many cds…….and next year going to Europe and Austrailia.
GENE VINCENT and the BLUE CAPS….rocker–underrated.
LINK WRAY…influence on so many guitarist and grundge and punk bands
DICK DALE the father of surf music and maybe the innovator of HEAVY METAL.
Incomplete? Really Duke? Maybe if you bothered to read the introduction, you would know there are 700-plus inductees to be announced. We’re only at about 150. And yes, I’ve heard of Clapton, Beck & Page. In fact, I was buying their records probably before you were born – Phill
Great List!!! I agree with ALMOST everything. How about Paul Revere and The Raiders? They hold the record for the most television appearances by an artist. They may not have had a ton of hits, but what they did have were very unique and successful. These guys were great! I still remember watching them on “Where The Action Is” with Dick Clark hosting. Please consider them in the future.
Joe – Keep watching for the Raiders. Meanwhile, you can check out this article…
http://www.goldminemag.com/blogs/paul-revere-raiders-face-long-ride-to-hall-of-fame
Phill