New Inductees: July, 2010 Election

David Bowie

Buffalo Springfield

Chubby Checker

Cream

Bobby Darin

Duane Eddy 

Jimi Hendrix

Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions 

Jan & Dean

Jefferson Airplane 

Brenda Lee

The Mamas and the Papas

The MC5

The Monkees

Gene Pitney

The Shirelles 

The Velvet Underground 

Frank Zappa

Hall of Famers The MC5

The MC5

Formed	1966, Detroit, MI
Disbanded	1972

Wayne Kramer (guitar), Michael Davis (bass), Rob Tyner (vocals), Dennis Thompson (drums), Fred "Sonic" Smith (guitar)

 
INDUCTED JULY, 2010

Discography:

Kick Out the James (1969, Elektra)

Back in the USA (1970, Atlantic)

High Time (1971, Atlantic)

Selected Live Albums:

Live at the Grande Ballroom 1968 (2007, Get Back)

Live at the Saginaw Civic Centre 1st Jan 1970 (2007, Get Back)

Selected Compilations:

The Big Bang: The Best of the MC5 (2000, Rhino)

Anthology (2008, Cleopatra)

More info:

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Hall of Famers The Mamas and the Papas

The Mamas and the Papas

Formed	1965, New York, NY
Disbanded	1971

John Phillips (vocals, guitar), Denny Doherty (vocals), Michelle Phillips (vocals), Cass Elliot (vocals)

 

INDUCTED JULY, 2010

Discography:

If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Your Ears (1966, Dunhill)

The Mamas and the Papas (1966, Dunhill)

Deliver (1967, Dunhill)

The Papas and the Mamas (1968, Dunhill)

People Like Us (1971, Dunhill)

Selected Live Album:

The Monterey International Pop Festival (1971, Dunhill)

Selected Compilations:

All the Leaves Are Brown: The Golden Era Collection (2001, MCA)

Classic (2009, Spectrum/MCA)

More info:

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Hall of Famer Duane Eddy

Duane Eddy

BornApril 26, 1938, Corning, NY

INDUCTED JULY, 2010

Discography:

Especially For You (1959, Jamie)

The "Twangs" The "Thang" (1959, Jamie)

Have Twangy Guitar Will Travel (1959, Jamie)

Duane Eddy Plays the Songs of Our Heritage (1960, Jamie)

Girls! Girls! Girls! (1961, Jamie)

Twangy Guitar, Silky Strings (1962, RCA Victor)

Twistin' and Twangin' (1962, RCA Victor)

Twistin' With Duane Eddy (1962, Jamie)

"Twang" A Country Song (1963, RCA Victor)

Dance With the Guitar Man (1963, RCA Victor)

Surfin' (1963, Jamie)

Twangin' Up a Storm (1963, RCA Victor)

Lonely Guitar (1964, RCA Victor)

Water Skiing (1964, RCA Victor)

Duane a Go Go (1965, Colpix)

Duane Eddy Does Bob Dylan (1965, Colpix)

Twangsville (1965, RCA Victor)

The Biggest Twang of Them All (1966, Reprise)

The Roaring Twangies (1967, Reprise)

Guitar Man (1975, GTO)

Duane Eddy (His Twangy Guitar and the Rebels) (1987, Capitol)

Selected Compilation:

Twang Thang: Anthology (1993, Rhino)

More info:

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Hall of Famers The Monkees

The Monkees

Formed  1965, Los Angeles, CA

Disbanded  1971

Michael Nesmith (vocals, guitar, 1966-70), Peter Tork (vocals, bass, 1966-69), Davy Jones (vocals, percussion), Micky Dolenz (vocals, drums)

INDUCTED JULY, 2010

Discography:

The Monkees (1966, Colgems)

More of the Monkees (1967, Colgems)

Headquarters (1967, Colgems)

Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. (1967, Colgems)

The Birds, the Bees, and the Monkees (1968, Colgems)

Head (1968, Colgems)

Instant Reply (1969, Colgems)

Present  (1969, Colgems)

Changes (1970, Colgems)

Pool It! (1986, Rhino)

Justus (1996, Rhino)

Selected Compilation:

The Best of the Monkees (2003, Rhino) 

More info:

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Hall of Famer Brenda Lee

Brenda Mae Tarpley

("Brenda Lee")

born: December 11, 1944

INDUCTED JULY, 2010

Hall of Famer Frank Zappa

Frank Vincent Zappa

born: December 21, 1940, Baltimore, MD

died: December 4, 1993, Los Angeles, CA

INDUCTED JULY, 2010