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Originally Posted by Macfanforever
Some I did heard of some I did not.For some reason I don't remember The Meters.
Deep Purple,Rush,Heart,Procol Harum,Rush,Joan Jett,The Marvelettes
and Albert King should be in a long time ago.
I dont understand how Randy Newman got on the list.
I never heard of or not familiar with Butterfield Blues Band,Kraftwerk.
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Randy Newman is one of the most prolific songwriters in music history.
The Meters weren't widely known, but they were incredibly influential on people like Dr John, Robert Palmer, Lee Dorsey, etc. That funky New Orleans sound. Their leader is/was Art Neville who later formed the band with his brothers...called, obviously, the Neville Brothers.
The Butterfield Blues Band was to the USA what John Mayall was to the UK. One of the top influential blues bands led mainly by white musicians. The original lineup had two incredible guitarists, Mike Bloomfield (dubbed USA's Eric Clapton) & Elvin Bishop. Later incarnations also included saxophonist David Sanborn.
Kraftwerk was one of the pioneers of electronic music....and pretty much single-bandedly (yes, I said "BANDedly") "invented" what we know today as "techno" & "trance" music...as far back as the early '70s.
I don't think you can induct Procol Harum on the weight of "Whiter Shade Of Pale" alone....yes, they had a LONG career, but longevity alone doesn't mean you're HoF worthy. I love them & have almost every album of theirs up to about 1980, but they don't deserve to be in, I don't think.
Joan Jett? She's in as a Runaway, right? That's enough. Other than "I Love Rock & Roll", her solo career hasn't been all that HoF worthy.