The third most deserving act not currently in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, is King Crimson.
This is another band that has never been featured on the blog. I’ve mentioned them exactly once, in a post about ‘Heat of the Moment’ by Asia, a band made up of former members of other prog rock groups (bassist/vocalist John Wetton made the jump from King Crimson to Asia).
Number five on the Cleveland Plain Dealer’s list of egregious Rock & Roll Hall of Fame snubs is Carole King, who finally made the cut this year.
In the sixth spot is Judas Priest, a band with which I am so unfamiliar that today’s post is the first time the words “Judas Priest” have appeared on the blog in more than 13 years. Shows you how much of a heavy metal guy I am.
To round out the third week of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame posts, I’m going to feature songs from three acts that have so far gone un-inducted.
In 2018, the Cleveland Plain Dealer compiled an ordered list of the 100 artists most egregiously overlooked by the Hall. In the three years since, six of their top 10 have been inducted, so either they had some sway, or they have their finger on the pulse of the nominating committee.
Today I wrap up my look at the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, and though I’ve presented the lineup in alphabetical order, I was still able to save the best (or at least the most deserving) for last.
Tina Turner has been a member of the Rock Hall since 1991 as part of Ike & Tina Turner, but she has been eligible for a solo slot since the Hall of Fame began. And while she did have a prolific career alongside her abusive husband, she reached much greater heights on her own. This induction has been a no-brainer for more than 30 years.
The inclusion of hip-hop in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has meant not just contemporary artists making the cut, but also the artists who influenced them.
Gil Scott-Heron was inducted this year in the “Early Influences” category, acknowledging the impact his work had on early rap acts. Scott-Heron’s blend of spoken-word poetry over jazz and soul backgrounds in the 70s helped pave the way for hip-hop artists in the 80s and beyond.
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