Jumat, 18 Juni 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


19 New Inductees for The People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame


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
 
Oldies election: 28 total ballots cast (including four at the blog and one that disappeared here after a user presumably deleted their account)

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