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