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Sunday, October 19, 2014

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Greatest Snubs

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With the announcement of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 2015 nominees, it is time once again to commence with the whining, complaining, and Hall bashing. Blogs and social media everywhere will light up with people griping that the Hall is worthless because their favorite band has not been enshrined.

These are just personal opinions. Dave’s Music Database has consolidated more than 50 lists (see resources at bottom of page) to determine just who is getting overlooked most. Here are the results:

The Moody Blues
Cheap Trick
Deep Purple
Chicago
Journey
Electric Light Orchestra
Yes
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble *
The Cure
Iron Maiden
The Cars
T-Rex
Bon Jovi
Joy Divison
Def Leppard
Judas Priest
Depeche Mode
Motorhead
The Smiths *
The Doobie Brothers
Pat Benatar
Warren Zevon
Boston
Roxy Music
Jethro Tull
Joe Cocker
Dire Straits
Devo
Peter Frampton
Kraftwerk *
Todd Rundgren
Bad Company
Replacements
Thin Lizzy
Steve Miller Band
New York Dolls
The Zombies
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts *
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Duran Duran
The Guess Who
Gram Parsons
MC5
Foreigner
Chic *
King Crimson
The B-52’s
Styx
The Monkees
Steppenwolf
Big Star
Pixies
Scorpions
Motley Crue
Sonic Youth
Dick Dale
Black Flag
Kate Bush
Nick Drake
Barry White
New Order
Jimmy Buffett
Three Dog Night
Procol Harum
The Runaways
Tommy Janes & the Shondells
Afrika Bambaataa
Whitney Houston
Dead Kennedys
Love
Blue Oyster Cult
Slayer
Joan Baez
X
Los Lobos
War
INXS
Janet Jackson
Meat Loaf
Eurythmics
J. Geils Band
Television
Johnny Burnette & the Rock ‘N’ Roll Trio
Willie Nelson
Toto
Brian Eno
Weird Al Yankovic
Captain Beefheart
Ozzy Osbourne
Carole King
Soundgarden
Commodores
Little Feat
Carpenters
Harry Nilsson
The Jam
The Buzzcocks
The Spinners *
The Clovers
Grand Funk Railroad

* 2014 nominee

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Saturday, September 2, 1995

Today in Music: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum opened its doors

September 2, 1995

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opened its doors

In its own words, “The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. is the nonprofit organization that exists to educate visitors, fans and scholars from around the world about the history and continuing significance of rock and roll music. It carries out this mission through its operation of a world-class museum that collects, preserves, exhibits and interprets this art form and through its library and archives as well as its educational programs.” ^MS

The Hall/Museum officially opened its doors to the public in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, on the shores of Lake Erie on September 2, 1995. The day before, a parade and ribbon-cutting ceremony took place. Among the attendees were Ahmet Ertegun, Little Richard, Yoko Ono, the governor of Ohio, and the mayor of Cleveland.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation had established itself in New York City originally, but officials from Cleveland approached them in 1985 with a proposal for a major museum. Suzan Evans said, “Our eyebrows were raised, and somebody at the meeting actually passed me a note that said, ‘Pack your bags.’” ^HO Cleveland also ranked first in a USA Today poll asking where the museum should be located. Cleveland was chosen as the home for the museum in May 1986.

In 1987, architect I.M. Pei was tapped to design the museum. ^HO Ground brok on June 7, 1993 with notables such as Chuck Berry, Sam Phillips, Pete Townshend, and Billy Joel on hand. Since opening its doors, the museum has had nearly eight million visitors. ^HO

Resources:

Dave’s Music Database: “History Index” for more important dates in music history
Dave’s Music Database: “Music Makers’ Birthdays”
Dave’s Music Database: “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees”
Dave’s Music Database (1/23/1986). “The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts its first class”
^HO Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum History and Overview
^MS Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Learn About the Museum: Mission Statement

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