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

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

Supremes - Wikipedia

Supremes - All Music Guide

Supremes - Classic Motown

 Supremes - Vocal Group Hall

Supremes - Rolling Stone

Supremes - Rock's Back Pages

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

Nominees for the April, 2010 election

Here is our April ballot. There are a few changes in the rules this month, so please take not of the following:

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 1963. To be eligible, an artist or group had to have released their first single or album no later than '63.

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 1963 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.

Balloting ends at 12:00 noon PST on Friday, April 16, 2010.

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

The Angels
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
Lavern Baker
The Big Bopper
Gary U.S. Bonds
Ruth Brown
Johnny Burnette & the Rock n Roll Trio
The Cadillacs
Freddy Cannon
The Chantels
Chubby Checker
The Chiffons
Dave Clark Five
The Coasters
The Crystals
Dick Dale
Dion and the Belmonts
The Dominoes
The Drifters
Duane Eddy
The 5 Royales
The Four Tops
Bobby Fuller Four
Leslie Gore
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
John Lee Hooker
The Impressions
The Isley Brothers
Wanda Jackson
Etta James
Jan and Dean
BB King
The Kingsmen
Louis Jordan
Little Willie John
Brenda Lee
Little Anthony & the Imperials
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
Martha & the Vandellas
Clyde McPhatter
The Moonglows
Wilson Pickett
Gene Pitney
The Platters
Lloyd Price
Paul Revere & the Raiders
The Righteous Brothers
The Rolling Stones
The Ronettes
Del Shannon
The Shirelles
The Supremes
The Temptations
Big Mama Thornton
Big Joe Turner
Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons
The Ventures
Hank Williams
Larry Williams
Link Wray