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 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 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

Nominees for the May, 2010 Election

Here is our May ballot. If you haven't voted before, take a moment to look at the rules.

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 1964. To be eligible, an artist or group had to have released their first single or album no later than '64.

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 1964 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.

Balloting ends at 12:00 noon PST on Friday, May 14, 2010.

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

The Angels
The Animals 
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
The Big Bopper  
Gary U.S. Bonds  
Ruth Brown
Johnny Burnette & the Rock n Roll Trio  
Freddy Cannon  
Chubby Checker  
The Chiffons
The Coasters
The Crystals
Dick Dale
Bobby Darin
Duane Eddy
Marianne Faithful  
Bobby Fuller Four  
Lesley Gore  
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
The Hollies  
John Lee Hooker
The Impressions  
The Isley Brothers  
Wanda Jackson  
Etta James  
Jan and Dean  
BB King  
The Kingsmen  
Louis Jordan  
Little Willie John
The Kinks  
Brenda Lee
Little Anthony & the Imperials  
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers  
Martha & the Vandellas
The Marvelettes
The Moody Blues
Gene Pitney  
The Platters
The Pretty Things  
The Righteous Brothers
Sam & Dave
Shangri-Las  
Del Shannon  
The Shirelles
Simon and Garfunkel
The Sonics
Dusty Springfield
The Standells
The Surfaris
Them
Big Mama Thornton  
Big Joe Turner
The Fabulous Wailers
Jr. Walker & the All-Stars
The Who  
Hank Williams  
Link Wray
The Yardbirds
The Zombies