New Inductees: June, 2010 Election

Hank Ballard & the Midnighters

 

Johnny Burnette & the Rock 'N' Roll Trio

 

 The Byrds

 

 The Coasters 

 

 Donovan 

 

 The Guess Who 

 

 Screamin' Jay Hawkins

 

 The Isley Brothers

 

 Etta James

 

 Louis Jordan

 

The Lovin' Spoonful

 

 The Moody Blues 

 

 Les Paul

 

 The Platters

 

 The Rascals 

 

 The Righteous Brothers

 

 Del Shannon

 

 Dusty Springfield

 

 Big Joe Turner 

Hall of Famer Del Shannon

Charles Winston Westover

("Del Shannon")

born: December 30, 1934, Grand Rapids, MI

died: February 8, 1990, Santa Clarita, CA

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famer Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Jalacy "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins

born: July 18, 1929, Cleveland, OH

died: February 12, 2000, Paris, France

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famers The Guess Who

The Guess Who

formed: 1965, Winnipeg, Canada

Chad Allan - vocals, guitar (1965-66)

Burton Cummings - vocals, keyboards (1966-75)

Randy Bachman - guitar (1965-70)

Kurt Winter - guitar (1970-74)

Jim Kale - bass (1965-72)

Bill Wallace (1972-75)

Gary Peterson - drums (1965-75)

Bob Ashley - keyboards (1965-66)

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famers Johnny Burnette & the Rock 'N' Roll Trio

Johnny Burnette & the Rock 'N' Roll Trio

formed: 1951, Memphis, TN

Johnny Burnette - vocals, guitar

Dorsey Burnette - bass

Paul Burilson - guitar

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famers The Righteous Brothers

The Righteous Brothers

formed: 1962, Los Angeles, CA

Bill Medley - vocals

Bobby Hatfield - vocals

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famer Big Joe Turner

Joseph Vernon "Big Joe" Turner

born: May 18, 1911, Kansas City, MO

died: November 24, 1985, Inglewood, CA

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famers The Isley Brothers

The Isley Brothers

formed: 1957, Cincinnati, OH

Ronald Isley - vocals (1957-   )

O'Kelley Isley, Jr. - vocals (1957-86)

Rudolph Isley - vocals (1957-89)

Ernie Isley - guitar (1973-   )

Marvin Isley - bass (1973-97)

Chris Jasper - piano, keyboards (1973-84)

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famers The Platters

The Platters

formed: 1953, Los Angeles, CA

Tony Williams - vocals

Zola Taylor - vocals

Buck Ram - vocals

Herb Reed - vocals

David Lynch - vocals

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famers The Moody Blues

The Moody Blues

formed: 1964, Birmingham, England

Denny Laine - guitar, vocals (1964-66) 
Justin Hayward - guitar, vocals (1966-   )
Clint Warwick - bass (1964-66) 
John Lodge - bass, vocals (1966-   )
Mike Pinder - piano, mellotron (1964-79)
Ray Thomas - flute 
Graeme Edge - drums
Patrick Moraz - keyboards (1978-91)

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famer Louis Jordan

Louis Thomas Jordan

born: July 8, 1908, Brinkley, AK

died: February 4, 1975, Los Angeles, CA

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famer Donovan

Donovan Philips Leitch

born: May 10, 1946, Glasgow, Scotland

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famers Hank Ballard & the Midnighters

Hank Ballard & the Midnighters

formed: 1951, Detroit, MI

Hank Ballard - vocals

Henry Booth - vocals

Charles Sutton - vocals 

Sonny Woods - vocals

Alonzo Tucker - vocals 

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famers The Rascals

The Rascals

formed: 1965, Lodi, NJ

Eddie Brigati - vocals

Felix Cavaliere - keyboards, vocals

Gene Cornish - guitar

Dino Danelli - drums

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famer Les Paul

Lester William Polsfuss

("Les Paul")

born: June 9, 1915, Waukesha, WI

died: August 12, 2009, White Plains, NY

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famer Dusty Springfield

Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien

("Dusty Springfield")

born: April 16, 1939, London, England

died: March 2, 1999, Henley-on-Thames, England

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famer Etta James

Jamesetta Hawkins
("Etta James")

born: January 25, 1938, Los Angeles, CA

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famers The Lovin' Spoonful

The Lovin' Spoonful

formed: 1965, New York, NY

John Sebastian - vocals, harmonica

Zal Yanovsky - guitar, vocals

Steve Boone - bass

Joe Butler - drums

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famers The Coasters

The Coasters

formed: 1955, Los Angeles, CA

Carl Gardner - vocals (1955-2006)

Bobby Nunn - vocals (1955-57)

Billy Guy - vocals (1955-73)

Will "Dubb" Jones - vocals (1958-67)

Leon Hughes (1955-57)

Cornell Gunter - vocals (1958-61)

Earl "Speedo" Carroll (1961-79)

Adolph Jacobs - guitar (1956-59)

Sonny Forriest - guitar (1959-61)

Thomas "Curley" Palmer - guitar (1962-  )

INDUCTED JUNE, 2010

Hall of Famers The Byrds

The Byrds

formed: 1964, Los Angeles, CA

Roger McGuinn- guitar, vocals (1964-73)
Gene Clark - guitar, vocals (1964-67)
David Crosby - gutar, vocals (1964-67)
Gram Parsons - guitar, vocals, piano (1968)
Clarence White - guitar, mandolin, vocals (1968-73)
Chris Hillman - bass, vocals (1964-68)
John Yorke - bass, vocals (1968-69)
Skip Battin - bass, vocals (1969-73)
Michael Clarke - drums (1964-67)
Kevin Kelley - drums (1968)
Gene Parsons - drums, vocals (1968-72)


INDUCTED JUNE, 2010