My Top 30 Rock Hall Snubs (Updated 2022 Inductees)
Once the Rock Hall inducted Kraftwerk and Gil Scott-Heron as Early Influences in 2021, then it was time for everybody to rethink how they believe their own Hall snubs had the best chance of induction. And if LL Cool J could be inducted as a Musical Excellence, what does this mean for other artists?
In the past my Top 25 (now 30) snubs played along with the latest Hall rules. But those things change. Because the Hall makes up new rules on a yearly basis. In 2021 the Early Influence began inducting artists from the 70's.
For 2022, I've taken a bunch of my previous Top Artists and tried to slot them, along with new names into 3 categories. A regular snub list and a separate list that includes probable musical excellence/early influence candidates among 60's-70's names. At the end of those 2 lists, I've kept my pre-54 Early influence lists, but now just call it pre-60's.
I believe there are some artists who could still get elected as performers even though they started in the 60's. And a few remain on my Top 30.
A reminder. This is my own personal snub list, not who I think the Hall will induct.
Billy Ward & The Dominoes
Carter Family
Chuck Willis
Clovers
posted by Tom Lane at 2:35 PM
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