Neil Sedaka

A recent issue of Goldmine had an article on Neil Sedaka (bundled with one on Fabian) and at the end of it, the subject of the Rock Hall came up:

Sedaka:  "I deserve to be in it, because there are not many who have lasted so long, who have written so many hits, and I don't mean to boast, but I deserve it. I hope in my lifetime."

Good for him, and he's right, he does belong in there.
Sedaka's never been nominated, but I think his time will come.  Why has the Hall made him wait so long?  Could be that age old thinking  among some that the post-Army Elvis and pre-Beatles era wasn't very good for Rock and Roll.  Of course, this is nonsense, but Sedaka's early records all charted during this time frame.