Entering the Hall of Fame :

U2
The O'Jays
Percy Sledge
The Pretenders
Buddy Guy


snubbed :
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
J. Geils Band
Conway Twitty

article below:




>>NEW YORK (AP) -- Irish rockers U2, R&B singers The O'Jays and soul balladeer Percy Sledge are among five musical legends to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during the foundation's 20th annual induction ceremony next year, the organization announced Monday.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation will hold its induction ceremony March 14 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Manhattan.

U2, which became one of the planet's most popular bands in the 1980s with their megahit "The Joshua Tree," is still making the charts: Their November release, "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," is the No. 2 album according to Billboard.

The O'Jays had eight No. 1 R&B hits during the 1970s and '80s, including "Love Train" and "Use Ta Be My Girl." Sledge will forever be associated with "When a Man Loves a Woman," one of the songs that made him a figure in deep Southern Soul in the late 1960s.

The Pretenders and blues guitarist Buddy Guy will also join the organization's Class of 2005.

The artists beat out an impressive list of nominees including Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, which would have been the first rap group to be inducted; "Centerfold" singers the J. Geils Band, and the late country singer Conway Twitty.<<<

newpower99 said:

Definitely not happy about Grandmaster Flash being snubbed, but I have to bow down to each of the inductees. They are all more than worthy. Hopefully the Furious Five will get their props next year.

namepeace has already started a thread on this topic:
http://www.prince.org/msg/8/125777

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

I love "Centerfold" by J Geils Band.

Bout' time the O'Jays got in the Hall of Fame.

Where are the:
Ohio Players
Kool and the Gang
Bar-Kays
Stylistics

it's always kinda lop-sided.


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