The People have spoken, and we now have 19 new Hall of Famers. Two separate elections were held this month, our regularly monthly vote, as well as a special election for "oldies" artists who debuted before 1956. Ten artists got in through the former, nine more through the latter. There will be one more special oldies election to cover artists who debuted before 1961, possibly in July. Stay tuned for more details on that, but for now, please take a second to welcome the newest members selected by you, the People!
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
Following are the final vote totals for the two elections:
Regular election, 98 ballots counted:
The Byrds - 85 (86.7%)
The Lovin' Spoonful - 63 (64.3%)
Dusty Springfield - 58 (59.2%)
The Rascals - 57 (58.2%)
Donovan - 55 (56.1%)
The Moody Blues - 55 (56.1%)
The Isley Brothers - 52 (53.1%)
The Righteous Brothers - 52 (53.1%)
The Guess Who - 50 (51 %)
Del Shannon - 50 (51%)
Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions - 45
The Small Faces - 44
Them - 43
Martha & the Vandellas - 42
Gladys Knight & the Pips - 39
The Bee Gees - 38
The Spencer Davis Group - 37
Bobby Darin - 36
Duane Eddy - 35
John Mayall - 35
Gene Pitney - 35
The Kingsmen - 34
The Bobby Fuller Four - 33
Herman's Hermits - 33
Wanda Jackson - 33
Link Wray - 33
Manfred Mann - 31
Chubby Checker - 29
The Shangri-Las - 29
The Staple Singers - 29
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers - 28
Jan & Dean - 27
The Shirelles - 27
The Sonics - 27
Jr. Walker & the All-Stars - 26
The Crystals - 25
Brenda Lee - 25
Little Anthony & the Imperials - 25
The O'Jays - 25
Lesley Gore - 24
Marianne Faithfull - 23
The Standells - 22
The Pretty Things - 21
The Big Bopper - 20
The Fugs - 17
The Marvelettes - 16
The Fabulous Wailers - 15
Gary U.S. Bonds - 14
The Chiffons - 9
Freddy Cannon - 4
Write-ins:
Hasil Adkins - 2
David Bowie - 1
Patsy Cline - 1
Ronnie James Dio - 1
Lonnie Donnegan - 1
Lee Dorsey - 1
Serge Gainsbourg - 2
Dale Hawkins -1
Ronnie Hawkins - 1
Robert Johnson - 1
The Monks - 1
Nina Simone - 1
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - 1
Bobby Vee - 1
The Walker Brothers - 1
Johnny Guitar Watson - 1
Coasters - 21 (75%)
Etta James - 21 (75%)
Les Paul - 20 (71.4%)
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - 17 (60.7%)
Louis Jordan - 17 (60.7%)
The Platters - 17 (60.7%)
Big Joe Turner - 17 (60.7%)
Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n Roll Trio - 15 (53.6%)
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - 15 (53.6%)
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Big Mama Thornton/Jimmy Reed - 12
Ruth Brown/The Flamingos/Clyde McPhatter - 11
Lloyd Price/Little Walter - 8
The "5" Royales/Miles Davis/Wynonie Harris/The Moonglows/Billy Ward & The Dominoes - 6
LaVern Baker/Roy Brown/Little Willie John - 5
Clovers - 2
