People's Election: June 2010

Welcome to the June election for the People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. If you haven't voted before, take a moment to look at the rules.  Those returning should note that the minimum ballot size has been cut from 15 down to 10 names.  Voters can still name up to 25 nominees.

Vote for up to 25 artists or groups. Ballots can be posted either in the comments section of this blog post or on the wall of our official Facebook page.

You must vote for at least 10. Ballots with less than 10 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 1965. To be eligible, an artist or group had to have released their first single or album no later than '65.

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 1965 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.  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, June 18, 2010.

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

The Bee Gees
The Byrds
The Big Bopper
Gary U.S. Bonds
Freddy Cannon
Chubby Checker
The Chiffons
The Crystals
Bobby Darin
Spencer Davis Group
Donovan
Duane Eddy
Marianne Faithfull
Bobby Fuller Four
The Fugs
Lesley Gore
The Guess Who
Herman's Hermits
The Isley Brothers
Wanda Jackson
Jan and Dean
The Kingsmen
Gladys Knight & the Pips
Brenda Lee
Little Anthony & the Imperials
The Lovin' Spoonful
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
Manfred Mann
Martha & the Vandellas
The Marvelettes
John Mayall
Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions
The Moody Blues
The O'Jays
Gene Pitney
The Pretty Things
The Rascals
The Righteous Brothers
Shangri-Las
Del Shannon
The Shirelles
The Small Faces
The Sonics
Dusty Springfield
The Standells
The Staple Singers
Them
The Fabulous Wailers
Jr. Walker & the All-Stars
Link Wray

Oldies Committee Election for June, 2010

Here is where we will be holding the special election for oldies artists who are being removed from the regular nominee list as well as a selection of some other artists who debuted by 1955 and have not yet been named official nominees.

This election will be open as long as the regular June election, but will be held separately to avoid confusion. The format for this vote will be the same as our very first regular election. There are 25 names on the nominee list. Pick 10. No write-in votes will be accepted. Any artists who are named on more than 50% of the counted ballots will be inducted in with our June class.

The names that are under consideration are being removed from the regular nominee list, however any of them who do not gain enshrinement through this special election will still be eligible as write-in candidates for future elections.

There will be one more Oldies Committee election in five months, when we will add artists who debuted by 1960, at which point the intention is to retire the special election.

Here are the nominees, post your list of ten here in this thread, and also feel free to use it for questions and general on-topic chatter:

LaVern Baker
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters
Roy Brown
Ruth Brown
Johnny Burnette & the Rock 'n' Roll Trio
The Coasters
The Clovers
Miles Davis
The "5" Royales
The Flamingos
Wynonie Harris
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Etta James
Louis Jordan
Little Walter
Little Willie John
Clyde McPhatter
The Moonglows
Les Paul
The Platters
Lloyd Price
Jimmy Reed
Big Mama Thornton
Big Joe Turner
Billy Ward & the Dominoes

 

New Inductees: May 2010 Election

The Animals

 Dick Dale 

The Hollies 

John Lee Hooker 

 B.B. King

The Kinks

 Sam and Dave 

Simon and Garfunkel 

The Who

 Hank Williams 

The Yardbirds

 The Zombies

Hall of Famer Hank Williams

Hiram King "Hank" Williams

born: September 17, 1923, Mount Olive, AL

died: January 1, 1953, somewhere between Knoxville and West Virginia

INDUCTED MAY, 2010

Hall of Famers Sam and Dave

Sam and Dave

formed: 1961, Miami, FL

Sam Moore: vocals

Dave Prater: vocals

INDUCTED MAY, 2010

Hall of Famer Dick Dale

Richard Anthony Monsour 

("Dick Dale")

born: May 4, 1937, Boston, MA

INDUCTED MAY, 2010

Hall of Famer B.B. King

Riley B. King

("B.B. King")

born: September 16, 1925, Itta Bena, MS

INDUCTED MAY, 2010

Hall of Famers The Hollies

The Hollies

formed: 1962, Lankashire, England

Allan Clarke - vocals (1962-71, 1973-99)

Graham Nash - vocals, guitar (1962-68)

Mikael Rickfors - vocals (1971-73

Terry Sylvester - vocals, guitar (1968-81)

Tony Hicks - guitar

Eric Haydock - bass (1962-66)

Bruce Calvert - bass (1966-81)

Bobby Elliot - drums

INDUCTED MAY, 2010

Hall of Famers Simon and Garfunkel

Simon and Garfunkel

formed: 1957, Queens, NY

Art Garfunkel - vocals

Paul Simon - vocals, guitar

INDUCTED MAY, 2010

Hall of Famers The Zombies

The Zombies

formed: 1959, St. Albans, England

Colin Blunstone - vocals

Rod Argent - piano, keyboards

Paul Atkinson - guitar

Chris White - bass

Hugh Gundry - drums

INDUCTED IN MAY, 2010

Hall of Famer John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker

born: August 22, 1917, Coahoma County, MS

died: June 21, 2001, Los Altos, CA

INDUCTED MAY, 2010

Hall of Famers The Yardbirds

The Yardbirds

formed: 1962, London, England

Keith Relf - vocals, harp

Eric Clapton - guitar (1962-64)

Jeff Beck - guitar (1965-66)

Jimmy Page - guitar (1966-68)

Chris Dreja - guitar, bass

Paul Samwell-Smith - bass (1962-66)

Jim McCarty - drums

INDUCTED MAY, 2010

Hall of Famers The Animals

The Animals

formed: 1962, Newcastle, England

Original Animals:
Eric Burdon - vocals

Alan Price - keyboards (1962-65)

Hilton Valentine - guitar (1963-66)

Chas Chandler - bass (1962-66)

John Steel - drums (1962-66)

The "New" Animals:
Eric Burdon - vocals

John Weider - guitar (1966-69)

Vic Briggs - guitar (1966-68)

Danny McCulloch - bass (1966-68)

Barry Jenkins - drums (1966-69)

Zoot Money - keyboards (1968-69)

Andy Summers - guitar (1968-69)

INDUCTED MAY, 2010

Hall of Famers The Who

The Who

formed: 1964, London, England

Roger Daltrey - vocals

Pete Townsend - guitar, vocals

John Entwistle - bass, vocals

Keith Moon - drums (1964-78)

Kenney Jones - drums (1979-88)

INDUCTED MAY, 2010

Hall of Famers The Kinks

The Kinks

Formed: 1962, London, England

Ray Davies: vocals, guitar

Dave Davies: guitar, vocals

Pete Quaife: bass (1962-69)

Mick Avory - drums (1964-84)

John Dalton - bass (1969-76)

Bob Henrit - drums (1984-96)

John Gosling - keyboards (1970-78)

Ian Gibbons - keyboards (1979-89)

INDUCTED MAY, 2010

The People Select Twelve New Inductees for May

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 May, 2010 class, in order of percentage:

Final tally, 85 ballots counted:

The Kinks - 73 (85.8%)
The Who - 70 (82.3%)
The Animals - 68 (80%)
The Yardbirds - 67 (78.8%)
John Lee Hooker 51 (60%)
The Zombies - 50 (58.8%)
Simon and Garfunkel - 49 (57.6%)
The Hollies - 47 (55.3%)
B.B. King - 46 (54.1%)
Dick Dale - 44 (51.8%)
Sam and Dave - 44 (51.8%)
Hank Williams - 43 (50.5%)

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

Dusty Springfield - 42
The Moody Blues - 40
Del Shannon - 39
The Righteous Brothers - 37
The Isley Brothers - 36
Etta James - 36
The Coasters - 33
Martha & the Vandellas - 32
Bobby Darin - 31
Duane Eddy - 31
Them - 31
Jan and Dean - 27
The Shirelles - 27
The Sonics - 27
Gene Pitney - 26
Wanda Jackson - 25
Link Wray - 25
The Bobby Fuller Four - 24
The Platters - 24
The Shangri-Las - 24
Chubby Checker - 23
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - 23
The Impressions - 22
The Kingsmen - 22
The Pretty Things - 22
Brenda Lee - 21
Lesley Gore - 20
Johnny Burnette & the Rock 'n' Roll Trio - 19
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters - 17
The Big Bopper - 17
The Standells - 16
Jr. Walker & the All-Stars - 16
Big Mama Thornton - 15
Big Joe Turner - 15
Gary U.S. Bonds - 14
Ruth Brown - 14
The Chiffons - 14
The Crystals - 14
Marianne Faithful - 14
Louis Jordan - 14
The Fabulous Wailers - 13
Freddy Cannon - 12
Little Willie John - 11
The Surfaris - 10
Little Anthony & the Imperials - 9
The Marvelettes - 7
The Angels - 1


write-ins:

Paul Anka - 1
Louis Armstrong - 1
Lee Dorsey - 1
Serge Gainsbourg - 1
Dale Hawkins - 1
Ronnie Hawkins - 2
Robert Johnson - 3
Manfred Mann - 4
Les Paul - 2
Lloyd Price - 1
Cliff Richard - 1
Johnny Rivers - 1
Neil Sedaka - 3
Shadows - 1
Barrett Strong - 1
Bobby Vee - 1