To all who clicked on this subject, I think that the powers that be should put together a R&B HOF. For the simple fact that so many good Black acts are getting the shaft when it comes to R&R, so if I was head of the committee and you guys were part of my board, we would start this. First, the location would be in no other place than in Detroit, MI. Motown. Second, same rules apply like the R&R HOF, you must have been in the business for 25 years. Thirdly, nothing but R&B artists would be inducted. So, I noticed when the R&R first opened up it had a massive of talent in its first year. And since R&B is so huge I'll do that to. I'll start with 15 inductions the first year. And my inductees would be:
1.James Brown
2. Aretha Franklin
3. Ray Charles
4. The Temptations
5. Stevie Wonder
6. Diana Ross & the Supremes
7. Little Richard
8. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
9. Marvin Gaye
10. Parliament/Funkadelic
11. The Dramatics
12. Prince
13. The Jacksons/J5
14. The O'Jays
15. The Isley Brothers
Those are my inductees so what are yours?

Cool idea LoDog, but some of those artist shoudln't go in on first induction (if this was a real list )


Prince, Isleys, O'Jays, Dramatics, J5 ect. shouldn't go in before Chuck Berry, Ruth Brown, Driffters, Platters, Jackie Wilson and others.
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R&B = Rock 'n' Roll

Najee said:

Still making ur point I see..

LoDog said:

Ok, so you're inducting Prince but not Sly?

Sly must be among the first inductees, or I won't have any part in this

Here is my first class of inductes:



- Ray Charles
- Little Richard
- Chuck Barry
- The Platters
- Louis Jordan
- James Brown

- Fats Domino
- Bo Didley
- The Drifters
- Ruth Brown
- Sam Cooke
- Etta James
- The Coasters

LittleBLUECorvette said:

I'll add the Moonglows in that missing puzzle.

I'll add Marvin and Jackie as inductees on the first year too, but I'll accept a second year if you're gonna put them there.

Timmy84 said:

Forgot about the Moons and Jackie. I was gonna have Marvin as a second year inductee as the other artist I named were having hits in the mid-1950's.

What about Otis Redding?

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Oh OK, cool.

bridgeh20 said:

He'll be a second year class inductee alongside Marvin, the Miracles, Mary Wells and 'em.

LoDog said:

It's interesting that every one of these artists (except the Dramatics) are already in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

I'd rather see a Funk Hall of Fame. With an R&B Hall of Fame, you would eventually get a bunch of weak motherfuckers from the 1990s in it. With a Funk Hall of Fame, you get strong artists only.

vainandy said:

True...

My second class off inductee's


Aretha Franklin
Diana Ross & the Supremes
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Temptations
Four Topps
Clyde McPhatter
Flamingos
Little Anthony & the Imperials
The Ronettes
LeVern Baker
Impressions
LLoyd Price

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Add:

Marvin Gaye
Otis Redding
The Marvelettes (I'll put them there before the Supremes)
The Miracles (without the "Smokey Robinson AND" moniker)

Other than that... (((THUMBS UP)))