Kamis, 22 April 2010

Nominees for the May, 2010 Election




Here is our May ballot. If you haven't voted before, take a moment to look at the rules.

Vote for up to 25 artists or groups.


You must vote for at least 15. Ballots with less than 15 names will not be counted.

Any artist or group named on more than 50% of the counted ballots will be inducted to The People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.

The cutoff year for eligibility is 1964. To be eligible, an artist or group had to have released their first single or album no later than '64.

Write-in votes are allowed. You may list up to three artists or groups not included on the ballot, and the vote will count, so long as they meet the 1964 cut-off date. If an ineligible name is included on a write-in ballot, that ballot may be counted as a short ballot. Ballots containing more than three write-in votes will not be counted. The People's Rock Hall moderators reserve the right to not count any ballots we deem to not be legitimate.

Balloting ends at 12:00 noon PST on Friday, May 14, 2010.


Our nominees for The People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame: May, 2010:

The Angels
The Animals 

Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
The Big Bopper  
Gary U.S. Bonds  
Ruth Brown
Johnny Burnette & the Rock n Roll Trio  
Freddy Cannon  
Chubby Checker  
The Chiffons
The Coasters
The Crystals
Dick Dale
Bobby Darin

Duane Eddy
Marianne Faithful
 
Bobby Fuller Four  
Lesley Gore  
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
The Hollies
 
John Lee Hooker
The Impressions  
The Isley Brothers  
Wanda Jackson  
Etta James  
Jan and Dean  
BB King  
The Kingsmen  
Louis Jordan  
Little Willie John
The Kinks
 
Brenda Lee
Little Anthony & the Imperials  
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers  
Martha & the Vandellas
The Marvelettes
The Moody Blues

Gene Pitney  
The Platters
The Pretty Things
 
The Righteous Brothers
Sam & Dave
Shangri-Las
 
Del Shannon  
The Shirelles
Simon and Garfunkel
The Sonics
Dusty Springfield
The Standells
The Surfaris
Them

Big Mama Thornton  
Big Joe Turner
The Fabulous Wailers
Jr. Walker & the All-Stars
The Who
 
Hank Williams  
Link Wray
The Yardbirds
The Zombies



Sabtu, 17 April 2010

New Inductees: April 2010 election

THE DAVE CLARK FIVE 

 DION & THE BELMONTS 

THE DRIFTERS

THE FOUR SEASONS

THE FOUR TOPS

WILSON PICKETT 

PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS

THE ROLLING STONES

THE RONETTES 

THE SUPREMES

THE TEMPTATIONS

THE VENTURES

Jumat, 16 April 2010

Hall of Famers The Drifters


The Drifters

formed: 1953, New York City

The first Drifters (1950's)

Clyde McPhatter
Gerhart Thrasher
Andrew Thrasher
Bill Pinkney
Willie Ferbee
Walter Adams

The second Drifters (1960's)
Ben E. King
Charlie Thomas
Doc Green
Beary Hobbs
Rudy Lewis
Charlie Thomas
Tommy Evans
Eugene Pearson
Johnny Terry
Johnny Moore

INDUCTED APRIL, 2010


Hall of Famers The Ventures


The Ventures

formed: 1958, Tacoma, WA

Bob Bogle - guitar
Nokie Edwards - guitar
Don Wilson - guitar
Mel Taylor - drums

INDUCTED APRIL, 2010


Hall of Famers The Four Seasons


The Four Seasons

formed: 1960, Newark, NJ


Tommy DeVito - vocals, guitar
Bob Gaudio - vocals, keyboards
Nick Massi - vocals, bass
Frankie Valli - vocals


INDUCTED APRIL, 2010


Hall of Famer Wilson Pickett


Wilson Pickett

b: March 18, 1941, Pratville, AL
d: January 19, 2006, Ashburn, VA

INDUCTED APRIL, 2010


Hall of Famers The Dave Clark Five


The Dave Clark Five

formed: 1959, London, England

Dave Clark - drums
Lenny Davidson - guitar
Rick Huxley - bass
Dennis Payton - saxophone
Mike Smith - vocals, keyboards

INDUCTED APRIL, 2010



Hall of Famers The Ronettes


The Ronettes

formed: 1961, New York, NY 

Veronica Bennett ("Ronnie Spector") - vocals
Estelle Bennett - vocals 
Nadra Talley - vocals


INDUCTED APRIL, 2010


Hall of Famers Dion & the Belmonts


Dion & the Belmonts

formed: 1957, New York, NY

Angelo D'Aleo - vocals
Dion DiMucci - vocals
Carlo Mastrangelo - vocals
Fred Milano - vocals

INDUCTED APRIL, 2010



Hall of Famers The Supremes


The Supremes

formed: 1959, Detroit, MI

Florence Ballard - vocals 
Diana Ross - vocals 
Mary Wilson - vocals

INDUCTED APRIL, 2010



Hall of Famers The Temptations


The Temptations

formed: 1960, Detroit, MI

Otis Williams - vocals (1960-   )
Al Bryant - vocals (1960-63)

Melvin Franklin - vocals (1960-95)
Eddie Kendricks - vocals (1960-71)
Paul Williams - vocals (1960-71)
David Ruffin - vocals (1964-68)
Dennis Edwards - vocals (1968-77, 1980-84, 1987-89)
Ricky Owens - vocals (1971)
Richard Street - vocals (1971-92) 
Damon Harris - vocals (1971-75)




INDUCTED APRIL, 2010


Hall of Famers Paul Revere and the Raiders


Paul Revere & the Raiders

formed: 1958, Boise, ID


Paul Revere - organ, piano (1958-   )
 Mark Lindsay - vocals (1958-75)
Duke Walker - guitar (1962-63)
Drake "Kid" Levin - guitar (1963-67)
Freddy Weller - guitar (1967-73)
Ross Allemang - bass (1962-63) 
Mike "Doc" Holliday - bass (1963-65)
 Phil "Fang" Volt - bass (1965-67)
Charlie Coe - bass (1963, 1967-68) 
Keith Allison - bass (1968-75)
Mike "Smitty" Smith - drums (1962-67, 1970-72)
Joe Correro, Jr. (1967-70)



INDUCTED APRIL, 2010

Hall of Famers The Four Tops


 The Four Tops

formed: 1954, Detroit, MI


Ronaldo "Obie" Benson - vocals
Abdul "Duke" Fakir - vocals
Lawrence Payton - vocals
Levi Stubbs - vocals

INDUCTED APRIL, 2010

Hall of Famers The Rolling Stones


The Rolling Stones
formed: 1962, London, England

Mick Jagger - vocals
Brian Jones - guitar (1962-68)
Keith Richards - guitar, vocals
Charlie Watts - drums
Bill Wyman - bass (1962-92)
Mick Taylor - guitar (1968-74)
Ronnie Wood - guitar (1975-  )

INDUCTED APRIL, 2010

Twelve New Inductees Voted into the People's Rock Hall

 April's top vote-getters The Rolling Stones

The polls are closed, the votes are counted, and The People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame will be inducting twelve new members this month.   The final voting totals for our April class, in order of percentage:

The Rolling Stones - 66  (77%)
The Four Tops - 58 (67%)
The Temptations - 58 (67%)
The Supremes - 56 (65%)
Dion & the Belmonts - 54 (63%)
The Ronettes - 53 (62%)
The Dave Clark Five - 49 (57%)
Wilson Pickett - 47 (55%)
Paul Revere & the Raiders - 45 (53%)
The Four Seasons - 45 (53%)
The Ventures - 45 (53%)
The Drifters - 44 (51%)



The following artists failed to get named on more than 50% of the ballots counted and will continue to be eligible for future elections:

Coasters - 42
John Lee Hooker - 42
BB King - 42
Isley Bros - 40
Del Shannon - 40
Martha/Vandellas - 36
Hank Williams - 36
Duane Eddy - 35
Etta James - 35
Platters - 35
Righteous Bros - 35
Shirelles - 35
Dick Dale - 33
Chubby Checker - 32
Jan & Dean - 31
Gene Pitney - 31
Link Wray - 30
Bobby Fuller Four - 27
Screamin Jay Hawkins - 27
Lesley Gore - 26
F.Lymon/Teenagers - 24
Wanda Jackson - 23
Kingsmen - 23
Crystals - 20
L.Anthony/Imperials - 20
Impressions - 19
Louis Jordan - 19
Big Bopper - 18
Brenda Lee - 18
Big Mama Thornton - 18
Big Joe Turner - 18
H.Ballard/Midnighters - 17
Ruth Brown - 14
Little Willie John - 14
Gary US Bonds - 12
J.Burnette/RnR Trio - 12
Freddy Cannon - 11
Chiffons - 11
Lloyd Price - 11
LaVern Baker - 10
Clyde McPhatter - 9
Larry Williams - 9
Angels - 7
Chantels - 6
5 Royales - 6
Cadillacs - 4
Dominoes - 3
Moonglows - 2


Write-ins:

Louis Armstrong - 1
Lou Christie - 1
Contours - 1
Crests - 1
Bobby Darin - 1
Del Vikings - 1
Lee Dorsey - 1
Dovels - 1
Dale Hawkins - 1
Ronnie Hawkins - 1
Hollies - 1
Jay/Americans - 1
Robert Johnson - 1
Smiley Lewis - 1
Marcels - 1
Les Paul - 2
Jimmy Reed - 1
Cliff Richard - 2
Billy Lee Riley - 1
Chan Romero - 1
Rosie/Originals - 1
Neil Sedaka - 2
Surfaris - 1
Rosetta Tharpe - 1
Tokens - 1
Jr. Walker - 3