21 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Snubs
A list counting down 21 musicians and bands that deserve to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
21. Love
With hits like "Alone Again Or" and "The Red Telephone", Love was formed in Los Angeles in 1965 and led by frontman and primary songwriter Arthur Lee. They, also, were one of the first racially diverse American rock bands.
20. Jim Croce
Croce's breakthrough came in 1972 with his third album, "You Don't Mess Around with Jim".
Check out my piece on the iconic album: https://www.thehotchildinthecity.com/post/new-york-s-not-my-home
19. Bread
Bread IS the sound of the 70s. The California rock band had 13 songs chart on the Billboard Hot 100. between 1970 and 1977.
18. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
The rock supergroup consisted of Keith Emerson of The Nice, Greg Lake of King Crimson, and Carl Palmer of Atomic Rooster.
17. Peter, Paul and Mary
Can you get any more classic than Peter, Paul and Mary? The folk group formed in New York City in 1961 during the height of the American folk music revival phenomenon.
16. Carpenters
One word, HOW? Carpenters were ranked by Rolling Stone No. 10 on its list of the 20 Greatest Duos of All Time. Karen Carpenter has also been called one of the greatest female vocalists of all time by Rolling Stone and National Public Radio. Find me one person who doesn't know at least one Carpenters song.
15. Warren Zevon
In 2023, Warren Zevon was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame but not inducted. Linda Ronstadt, 2014 inductee, has covered tunes from Zevon such as 'Poor, Poor Pitiful', and 'Carmelita'.
14. America
This is blasphemy. Hit after hit from America.
13. Bad Company
Bad Company was formed in Albury, Surrey and consisted of four seasoned musicians: two former members from the band Free ('All Right Now'), singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke along with former Mott the Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs and ex-King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell.
12. Nick Cave
Tom Waits meets post-punk, experimental rock. Nick Cave is a poet with a haunting baritone voice. Fun fact: Cave recorded a duet with Johnny Cash, a version of Hank Williams' 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry', for what would be Cash's final album, "American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)."
11. Boston
'More Than a Feeling', 'Peace of Mind', 'Smokin''? Do I even need to continue?
10. Billy Idol
9. Jethro Tull
Initially playing blues rock and jazz fusion, Jethro Tull would go on to incorporate elements of English folk music, hard rock and classical music, forging a signature progressive rock sound.
8. Ozzy Osbourne
Although inducted with Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne has yet to be inducted solo.
7. Dick Dale
A pioneer of surf music, Dick Dale was crowned "The King of the Surf Guitar". EVERYONE RECOGNIZES THIS RIFF ('Miserlou'), I know the Black Eyed Peas do...HE NEEDS TO BE IN THE HALL!
6. The Monkees
'I'm a Believer', 'Daydream Believer', '(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone' do I need to go on? The Monkees are classic!
5. Three Dog Night
Everyone knows 'Joy To The World' and with harder songs like 'Mama Told Me (Not to Come)', Three Dog Night should've been inducted like yesterday!
4. The Guess Who
Give me The Guess Who. They got the courage to be drunken bafoons, which makes them poetic.
3. Steppenwolf
With songs like 'Magic Carpet Ride', and the ROCK ANTHEM that is 'Born to Be Wild', how is Steppenwolf not in the rock hall yet?
2. The J. Geils Band
With hits like 'Must of Got Lost' (No. 12 in 1975), 'Come Back' (No. 32 in 1980), 'Love Stinks' (which reached No. 38 in 1980), 'Centerfold' (No. 1 in 1982), and 'Freeze-Frame', The J. Geils Band deserves recognition. They are rock. Period.
1. GEORGE THOROGOOD
Not like I'm biased or anything...
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