New Inductees: March Election

THE BEACH BOYS

 

THE BEATLES

BOOKER T. & THE M.G.'S

JOHNNY CASH

BOB DYLAN

ARETHA FRANKLIN

MARVIN GAYE

BILL HALEY

RICK NELSON

SMOKEY & THE MIRACLES

IKE & TINA TURNER

RITCHIE VALENS

JACKIE WILSON

STEVIE WONDER

Hall of Famers Ike and Tina Turner

Ike and Tina Turner

Ike Turner - guitar, vocals

Tina Turner - vocals

INDUCTED MARCH, 2010

Hall of Famer Stevie Wonder

Stevland Hardaway Morris

("Stevie Wonder")

born: May 13, 1950, Saginaw, MI

INDUCTED MARCH, 2010

Hall of Famers Booker T. & the M.G.'s

Booker T. & the M.G.'s

formed: 1962, Memphis, TN

Booker T. Jones - organ

Steve Cropper - guitar

Lewie Steiberg - bass (1962-1965)

Donald "Duck" Dunn - bass

Al Jackson, Jr. - drums

INDUCTED MARCH, 2010

Hall of Famer Aretha Franklin

Aretha Louise Franklin

born: March 25, 1942, Memphis, TN

INDUCTED MARCH, 2010

Hall of Famer Ritchie Valens

Richard Steven Valenzuela

("Ritchie Valens")

born: May 13, 1941, Pacoima, CA

died: February 3, 1959, Clear Lake, IA

INDUCTED MARCH, 2010

Hall of Famer Jackie Wilson

Jack Leroy "Jackie" Wilson

born: June 9, 1934, Detroit, MI

died: January 21, 1984, Cherry Hill, NJ

INDUCTED MARCH, 2010

Hall of Famer Marvin Gaye

Marvin Pentz Gaye, Jr.

born: April 2, 1939, Washington DC

died: April 1, 1984, Los Angeles, CA

INDUCTED MARCH, 2010

Hall of Famer Rick Nelson

Eric Hilliard "Rick" Nelson

born: May 8, 1940, Teaneck, NJ

died: December 31, 1985, De Kalb, TX

INDUCTED MARCH, 2010

Hall of Famers Smokey & the Miracles

Smokey & the Miracles

formed: 1955, Detroit, MI

Smokey Robinson - vocals

Pete Moore- vocals

Bobby Rogers - vocals

Claudette Rogers - vocals

Ronald White - vocals
Marv Tarplin - guitar

INDUCTED MARCH, 2010

Hall of Famer Bill Haley

William John Clifton "Bill" Haley

born: July 6, 1925, Highland Park, MI

died: February 9, 1981, Harlingen, TX

INDUCTED MARCH, 2010

Hall of Famer Bob Dylan

Robert Allen Zimmerman

("Bob Dylan")

born: May 24, 1941, Duluth, MN

INDUCTED MARCH, 2010 

Hall of Famer Johnny Cash

J.R. "Johnny" Cash

born: February 26. 1932, Kingsland, AR

died: September 12, 2003, Nashville, TN

INDUCTED MARCH, 2010

Hall of Famers The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys

formed 1961, Hawthorne, CA

Mike Love- vocals
Al Jardine- guitar, vocals
Brian Wilson - vocals, bass, piano
Carl Wilson- guitar, vocals
Dennis Wilson- drums, vocals

INDUCTED MARCH, 2010 

Hall of Famers The Beatles

 The Beatles

formed 1960, Liverpool, England

George Harrison - guitar, vocals

John Lennon - guitar, vocals

Paul McCartney - bass, vocals

Ringo Starr - drums, vocals

INDUCTED MARCH, 2010

14 Names Added to The People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame

Last month's top vote getter, Roy Orbison, meeting with this month's top vote getters.

It was our biggest election yet, with 99 ballots submitted, and we ended up with our biggest class yet as fourteen legendary acts gain admission to the People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in our March election.

Without further ado,.. the new Hall of Famers, in order of vote percentages:

The Beatles - 74 (81%)
Beach Boys - 69 (75%)
Johnny Cash - 64 (70%)
Bob Dylan - 60 (65%)
Bill Haley - 53 (58%)
Smokey and the Miracles - 53 (58%)
Rick Nelson - 51 (56%)
Marvin Gaye - 50 (54%)
Jackie Wilson - 48 (52%)
Ritchie Valens - 48 (52%)
Aretha Franklin - 48 (52%)
Booker T & the MG's - 47 (51%)
Stevie Wonder - 47 (51%)
Ike & Tina - 46 (50.1%)


The following artists finished with less than the required vote total and will all be eligible again in our April election:

John Lee Hooker - 45
Drifters - 42
Four Tops - 40
Ventures - 40
Ronettes - 39
Temptations - 39
BB King - 38
Hank Williams - 38
Link Wray - 38
Del Shannon - 36
Duane Eddy - 35
Coasters - 34
Dick Dale - 34
Dion/Belmonts - 34
Etta James - 34
Paul Revere/Raiders - 33
Supremes - 33
Dave Clark Five - 32
Isley Bros - 31
Big Joe Turner - 31
F. Valli/Four Seasons - 31
Louis Jordan - 30
Wanda Jackson - 29
Shirelles - 27
Screamin Jay Hawkins - 25
Johnny Burnette/Rock n Roll Trio - 23
Hank Ballard - 21
Chubby Checker - 20
Gene Pitney - 20
Little Willie John - 18
Platters - 18
Big Mama Thornton - 18
Ruth Brown - 16
Impressions - 15
Lavern Baker - 14
Frankie Lymon/Teenagers - 11

Write-ins:

Angels
Paul Anka
Louis Armstrong
The Astronauts
Frankie Avalon
Big Bopper (2)
Gary US Bonds (3)
Jackie Brenston
Charles Brown
Roy Brown
Smokey Burgess (2)
Solomon Burke (2)
Freddy Cannon (5)
Chantels (2)
Chiffons
Petula Clark (2)
The Collins Kids
The Contours
Crystals
Bobby Darin
Jackie DeShannon
Dominoes (3)
Esquerita
Falcons
Charlie Feathers
5 Royales (2)
Connie Francis (3)
Bobby Fuller Four (14)
Rex Garvin
Slim Harpo
Jet Harris
Wynonie Harris (3)
Dale Hawkins (4)
Ronnie Hawkins (2)
Lee Hazlewood
Bobby Helms
Al Hibler
Jan and Dean (6)
Jay and the Americans (2)
Johnny & the Hurricanes (2)
Robert Johnson (2)
Johnny Kdd & the Pirates
Freddie King (2)
Brenda Lee (2)
Little Walter
Lonnie Mack
Clyde McPhatter (4)
Amos Milburn (2)
Chad Mitchell Trio
Guy Mitchell
Charley Patton
Les Paul (3)
Peter Paul and Mary
Lloyd Price (3)
PJ Proby
Cliff Richard (2)
Billy Lee Riley
Doug Sahm (3)
Searchers
Neil Sedaka (5)
Shadows (2)
Staple Singers (2)
Screaming Lord Sutch
Surfaris (3)
Irma Thomas
Rufus Thomas
Bobby Vee (2)
The Wailers (US) (3)
T-Bone Walker (2)
Dionne Warwick
Andre Williams
Larry Williams (2)
Bob Willis (2)

(note: percentages were based on 91.85 ballots as a result of our "write-in adjustment".  143 votes came in for write-in candidates, and since we didn't foresee so many, and how they would skew the results, we eliminated their effect from the totals by deducting 7.15 ballots [equaling 143 votes] in the final formula.  The voting rules will be changed to avoid this problem in future elections)

Nominees for our March, 2010 Election

Here is our March ballot.  Vote for up to 20 artists or groups.

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 1962.  To be eligible, an artist or group had to have released their first single or album no later than '62.

Write-in votes are allowed.  You may list any artist or group not included on the ballot, and the vote will count, so long as they meet the 1962 cut-off date.  If an ineligible name is included on a write-in ballot, that ballot may be counted as a "short" (less than twenty) ballot.

Short ballots are discouraged.  Voters are allowed to list less than 20 names on their ballot if they wish, however this is discouraged unless you genuinely feel that less than 20 of the nominees deserve induction at this time.  Currently there is not an enforced minimum size, but anything less than a ten name ballot could be considered suspect.  If you wish to purposely submit a "short" ballot, please indicate that when you vote. 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 Wednesday, March 17, 2010.  Post your ballots in the comments section at the bottom of this post.


LaVern Baker
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
Booker T. & The MGs
Ruth Brown
Johnny Burnette & the Rock 'n' Roll Trio
Johnny Cash
Chubby Checker
Dave Clark Five
The Coasters
Dick Dale
Dion & the Belmonts
The Drifters
Bob Dylan
Duane Eddy
The Four Tops
Aretha Franklin
Marvin Gaye
Bill Haley
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
John Lee Hooker
The Impressions
The Isley Brothers
Wanda Jackson
Etta James
Louis Jordan
Little Willie John
B.B. King
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
Ricky Nelson
Gene Pitney
The Platters
Paul Revere & The Raiders
The Ronettes
Del Shannon
The Shirelles
Smokey & The Miracles
The Supremes
The Temptations
Big Mama Thornton
Ike & Tina Turner
Big Joe Turner
Richie Valens
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
The Ventures
Hank Williams
Jackie Wilson
Stevie Wonder  
Link Wray

Please note that the following artists were named on our February ballot but were removed this month to make room for new nominees.  They were the six lowest scoring vote-getters in the last election, and may return to the list of nominees at some future date.  In the meantime, they are still eligible to be voted for as write-in candidates.  The six cut names were:


The Cadillacs, The Chantells, The Dominoes, Clyde McPhatter, The Moonglows, and Lloyd Price.