The more people you let in a hall, the less prestigious it is.
So we're kicking some people out. One per year, plus all the ridiculous throw-ins like DJs and sidemen.
In the first year of the Rock Hall, 1986, judges inducted a whopping 16 people. Out are Alan Freed (DJ), John Hammond (scout), and Jimmie Rodgers and Jimmy Yansey (early influences in the first year? Na). We'll leave Sam Phillips in, for obvious reasons.
That still leaves 12, which is way too many. Looking at this list, there's 11 who are mortal locks, and one who is fringe-y at best. That'd be the Everly Brothers. A handful of timeless classics and cool vocal harmonies don't get you in the Hall. At least not the first year, or even the first decade.
James Brown
Elvis Presley
Jerry Lee Lewis
Fats Domino
Ray Charles
Sam Cooke
Little Richard
Buddy Holly
Robert Johnson
Sam Phillips
Wow, you're an idiot
ReplyDeletePaul McCartney doesn't seem to agree with you about The Everly Brothers being "fringe-y at best." From Rolling Stone:
ReplyDeleteIn an update on his Facebook page, Paul McCartney honored Phil Everly, the Everly Brothers member who died last week. "Phil Everly was one of my great heroes," McCartney wrote. "With his brother Don, they were one of the major influences on the Beatles. When John and I first started to write songs, I was Phil and he was Don. Years later, when I finally met Phil, I was completely star-struck and at the same time extremely impressed by his humility and gentleness of soul. I will always love him for giving me some of the sweetest musical memories of my life."
Yeah, I'll have to agree with the other reader's comment: you are an idiot!
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/paul-mccartney-pays-tribute-to-hero-phil-everly-20140108#ixzz2rGWP0C8P
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Clearly, you know nothing about music. Do you know anything about anything else? If you do, I suggest you stick to blogging about that.
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