14 Names Added to The People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame

Last month's top vote getter, Roy Orbison, meeting with this month's top vote getters.

It was our biggest election yet, with 99 ballots submitted, and we ended up with our biggest class yet as fourteen legendary acts gain admission to the People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in our March election.

Without further ado,.. the new Hall of Famers, in order of vote percentages:

The Beatles - 74 (81%)
Beach Boys - 69 (75%)
Johnny Cash - 64 (70%)
Bob Dylan - 60 (65%)
Bill Haley - 53 (58%)
Smokey and the Miracles - 53 (58%)
Rick Nelson - 51 (56%)
Marvin Gaye - 50 (54%)
Jackie Wilson - 48 (52%)
Ritchie Valens - 48 (52%)
Aretha Franklin - 48 (52%)
Booker T & the MG's - 47 (51%)
Stevie Wonder - 47 (51%)
Ike & Tina - 46 (50.1%)


The following artists finished with less than the required vote total and will all be eligible again in our April election:

John Lee Hooker - 45
Drifters - 42
Four Tops - 40
Ventures - 40
Ronettes - 39
Temptations - 39
BB King - 38
Hank Williams - 38
Link Wray - 38
Del Shannon - 36
Duane Eddy - 35
Coasters - 34
Dick Dale - 34
Dion/Belmonts - 34
Etta James - 34
Paul Revere/Raiders - 33
Supremes - 33
Dave Clark Five - 32
Isley Bros - 31
Big Joe Turner - 31
F. Valli/Four Seasons - 31
Louis Jordan - 30
Wanda Jackson - 29
Shirelles - 27
Screamin Jay Hawkins - 25
Johnny Burnette/Rock n Roll Trio - 23
Hank Ballard - 21
Chubby Checker - 20
Gene Pitney - 20
Little Willie John - 18
Platters - 18
Big Mama Thornton - 18
Ruth Brown - 16
Impressions - 15
Lavern Baker - 14
Frankie Lymon/Teenagers - 11

Write-ins:

Angels
Paul Anka
Louis Armstrong
The Astronauts
Frankie Avalon
Big Bopper (2)
Gary US Bonds (3)
Jackie Brenston
Charles Brown
Roy Brown
Smokey Burgess (2)
Solomon Burke (2)
Freddy Cannon (5)
Chantels (2)
Chiffons
Petula Clark (2)
The Collins Kids
The Contours
Crystals
Bobby Darin
Jackie DeShannon
Dominoes (3)
Esquerita
Falcons
Charlie Feathers
5 Royales (2)
Connie Francis (3)
Bobby Fuller Four (14)
Rex Garvin
Slim Harpo
Jet Harris
Wynonie Harris (3)
Dale Hawkins (4)
Ronnie Hawkins (2)
Lee Hazlewood
Bobby Helms
Al Hibler
Jan and Dean (6)
Jay and the Americans (2)
Johnny & the Hurricanes (2)
Robert Johnson (2)
Johnny Kdd & the Pirates
Freddie King (2)
Brenda Lee (2)
Little Walter
Lonnie Mack
Clyde McPhatter (4)
Amos Milburn (2)
Chad Mitchell Trio
Guy Mitchell
Charley Patton
Les Paul (3)
Peter Paul and Mary
Lloyd Price (3)
PJ Proby
Cliff Richard (2)
Billy Lee Riley
Doug Sahm (3)
Searchers
Neil Sedaka (5)
Shadows (2)
Staple Singers (2)
Screaming Lord Sutch
Surfaris (3)
Irma Thomas
Rufus Thomas
Bobby Vee (2)
The Wailers (US) (3)
T-Bone Walker (2)
Dionne Warwick
Andre Williams
Larry Williams (2)
Bob Willis (2)

(note: percentages were based on 91.85 ballots as a result of our "write-in adjustment".  143 votes came in for write-in candidates, and since we didn't foresee so many, and how they would skew the results, we eliminated their effect from the totals by deducting 7.15 ballots [equaling 143 votes] in the final formula.  The voting rules will be changed to avoid this problem in future elections)