2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominees - Music

kokkinos

In order of preference:

1)Jigga

2)Carole King
3)LL Cool J
4)Fela Kuti

5)No particular connection with the rest of this list, so it could be anyone, it's ok by me.

Fischman
RockMonster, JazzMeister, Bluesboy,ClassicalMaster

Gender: Male
Location: Land of Enchantment

Maiden
King
Kuti
Bush

BARDAMU

Who I'd like:

Fela Kuti
Iron Maiden
New York Dolls
LL Cool J
Kate Bush

BARDAMU

Who will probably get it:

Carole King
Iron Maiden
Tina Turner
Chaka Khan
LL Cool J

Keatownrodriguez
Aimless Angler

Gender: Male
Age: 21
Location: Utah

Out of these, the only act I'd LOVE to see get in is Rage. couldn't care one way or the other on the rest

baystateoftheart
Neil Young as a butternut squash

Age: 29
Location: Massachusetts

Re: the comments about the name, I have no problem with it. For decades the music business (record labels, concert venues, stores, etc.) and music critics alike have split music into rock, jazz, and classical when in need of the broadest possible genre categories. This is just one more example of that.

There are no classical musicians in the hall. There are almost no jazz musicians, and they're not in the hall for being jazz musicians. Miles Davis is in for his fusion records, and Nina Simone is in for her soul/blues records. Otherwise, there are no jazz musicians outside of the "Early Influences" category.

One question I have: would Fela be the first inductee not from one of the three continents that contain a "Western" country?
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RoundTheBend
I miss the comfort in being sad

Location: Ground Control

baystateoftheart wrote:

Re: the comments about the name, I have no problem with it. For decades the music business (record labels, concert venues, stores, etc.) and music critics alike have split music into rock, jazz, and classical when in need of the broadest possible genre categories. This is just one more example of that.

There are no classical musicians in the hall. There are almost no jazz musicians, and they're not in the hall for being jazz musicians. Miles Davis is in for his fusion records, and Nina Simone is in for her soul/blues records. Otherwise, there are no jazz musicians outside of the "Early Influences" category.

One question I have: would Fela be the first inductee not from one of the three continents that contain a "Western" country?

Very likely.

I suppose it's Rock n' Roll hall of fame, not Rock Hall of Fame, so that's why I brought it up... it was indeed intentionally celebrating the founders of rock n' roll in the beginning. But yeah I support your thought. Are you kinda saying pop just falls under rock when talking about a very large umbrella? Just meaning rock n' roll kinda was the "first pop" music?

Hayden

Location: CDMX

Also, for real—

Lightnin' Hopkins
Big Mama Thornton
Skip James
Sonny Terry
Josh White
Lonnie Johnson
Junior Wells
Mississippi John Hurt
Odetta
Elizabeth Cotten
Fred McDowell
Blind Willie McTell
Otis Rush
Sonny Boy Williamson
Memphis Slim
Blind Blake

Whatcha doin hall of fame people. Whatcha doin. Where those blues nominations at. You're lookin afool.

Hayden

Location: CDMX

baystateoftheart wrote:

One question I have: would Fela be the first inductee not from one of the three continents that contain a "Western" country?

Weird way to put that, but I think so. Surprised Ravi Shankar hasn't been nominated tbh.

Really wish there was some sort of international version of this (that... wasn't so spotty).

RoundTheBend
I miss the comfort in being sad

Location: Ground Control

Hayden wrote:

Also, for real—

Lightnin' Hopkins
Big Mama Thornton
Skip James
Sonny Terry
Josh White
Lonnie Johnson
Junior Wells
Mississippi John Hurt
Odetta
Elizabeth Cotten
Fred McDowell
Blind Willie McTell
Otis Rush
Sonny Boy Williamson
Memphis Slim
Blind Blake

Whatcha doin hall of fame people. Whatcha doin. Where those blues nominations at. You're lookin afool.

I was on their site for the first time (with the link) and saw something about "inspirations" or something... almost like they had a rule for people who recorded pre-album era or something didn't get admitted.

But yeah, how many in there owe their careers to the artists you list, right?