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Saturday, May 28, 2022

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.

Regular Snub List
1.  Spinners
2.  Rufus & Chaka Khan
3.  Kool & The Gang
4.  Dionne Warwick
5.  Smiths
6.  Barry White
7.  Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes/Teddy Pendergrass
8.  Cher
9.  George Michael
10. War
11. Monkees
12. Warren Zevon
13. Joe Cocker
14. Pointer Sisters
15. B-52's
16. Luther Vandross
17. Ashford & Simpson
18. New Order/Joy Division
19. Outkast
20. Bangles
21. Los Lobos
22. Jethro Tull
23. Sheryl Crow
24. Bad Company
25. Patti LaBelle
26. A Tribe Called Quest
27. Carpenters
28. Soundgarden
29. Devo
30. Beck

Musical Excellence/Early Influence 60's/70's Snubs
1.  Glen Campbell
2.  Gram Parsons
3.  Joe Tex
4.  Loretta Lynn
5.  Marvelettes
6.  Mary Wells
7.  MC5
8.  Merle Haggard
9.  Meters/Neville Brothers
10.  Neil Sedaka
11.  New York Dolls
12.  Tom Jones
13.  Willie Nelson

Early Influence Era (Pre-1960) Snubs
Big Mama Thornton
Billy Ward & The Dominoes
Carter Family
Chuck Willis
Clovers
Ella Fitzgerald
Patsy Cline
Son House
Wynonie Harris