The Rock In The RRHOF

Last night I turned on VH1 Classic and Eddie Trunk and someone else were discussing who should be in the RRHOF. There were the usual: Kiss, Van Halen. But Trunk also mentioned Rush. The first two are yea's and the latter is a no. I've never had a problem with Rush. But I'd prefer the Moody Blues. Anyway at the end of the segment, Trunk said that there's not enought "Rock" in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This is a typical sentiment expressed by people who don't understand that the founders of the Hall meant that the term "Rock" doesn't just mean Rock and Rollers but Soul, Rap, Disco, Country, Jazz, Pop Vocalists. In other words, anyone whose had an impact (in their opinion, of course) on the history of Pop Music. I often wonder if the Hall should've changed its name to the All Music Hall of Fame or the just plain Music Hall of Fame. But it wouldn't sound right. In my own universe acts like Luther Vandross, Teddy Pendergrass, Spinners, Kool & The Gang, Barry White and Willie Nelson are just as much a part of the history of Rock as Rush.