jtrichey13
Hall of Fame Guru
I thought I would start a grand undertaking and do our own version of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. We will follow the same rules as the real HOF and see what we can come up with. We will begin as if it is 1986. An artist will have to have been around for 25 years before they are eligible. The real HOF inducts 5 artists every year. The exceptions were the first two year of 1986 and 1987 when they got things started with 10 and 15 inductees. For our purposes we will induct 7 artists for 1986, 1987, and 1988, then 5 every year thereafter.
To begin, for 1986 the voting will be open for 1 week (until afternoon of November 20). I will put up a list of eligibles not all inclusive, but pretty lengthy. After a few years, I will take artists off the eligible list if they are getting no support at all. All I would ask is let's keep it to the rock era. If an artist began their carer before 1945, they are not eligible (they have their own category in the real Hall--Rock Pioneer). If you want to vote for an artist not on the eligible list, feel free, as long as they began their career in 1960 or before. If it is a big name artist, then most likely I did not forget them, they just aren't eligible yet.
Each year you can vote for your top 10 artists. The 5 (or 7) with the most votes will be inducted into the CRF Hall of Fame. Please only vote once per voting cycle.
For 1986 your eligibles are:
Tony Bennett
The Four Freshmen
The Clovers
Buddy Holly
Big Momma Thornton
Johnnie Ray
Patti Page
Chuck Berry
Perry Como
Sonny Rollins
Elvis Presley
The Everly Brothers
Bill Doggett
Charles Mingus
Eartha Kitt
The Four Lads
Fats Domino
James Brown
Horace Silver
Percy Faith
Buddy Rich
Jerry Lee Lewis
Little Richard
Chet Baker
Dean Martin
Frankie Valli
Ray Charles
Sam Cooke
Billy Ward and the Dominoes
The El-Dorados
Smokey Robinson (and the Miracles)
Aretha Franklin
BB King
Big Joe Turner
Bill Haley
Harry Belafonte
The McGuire Sisters
Rosemary Clooney
Bo Diddley
Carl Perkins
Clyde McPhatter
The Coasters
Slim Whitman
The Cleftones
Sammy Davis Jr
Eddie Cochrane
Jackie Wilson
Marvin Gaye
Pat Boone
Roger Williams
Muddy Watters
Ricky Nelson
Roy Orbison
Bill Evans
Dale Hawkins
Ella Fitzgerald
The Supremes
The Drifters
Dion
Freddie King
The Five Satins
Herbie Hancock
John Coltrane
The Platters
Hank Ballard
Bobby Darin
The Four Tops
Johnnie Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio
Andy Williams
The Cadillacs
Ike and Tina Turner
Jimmy Reed
John Lee Hooker
LaVern Baker
Danny and the Juniors
George Jones
Johnny Mathis
Johnny Cash
Bobby "Blue" Bland
The Isley Brothers
Patsy Cline
Petula Clark
Screamin Jay Hawkins
Ruth Brown
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
Duane Eddy
The Big Bopper
The Chantels
Connie Francis
Fabian
Little Willie John
Lloyd Price
Gene Vincent
The Kingston Trio
Nina Simone
Ornette Coleman
Paul Anka
Serge Gainsbourg
Buck Owens
The Staple Singers
Del Shannon
The Moonglows
Carole King
Conway Twitty
Solomon Burke
The Flamingos
Ritchie Valens
Frankie Avalon
Jerry Butler
Brenda Lee
Miles Davis
Lightnin Hopkins
Neil Sedaka
Sonny Boy Williamson
The Penguins
Aaron Neville
Chubby Checker
Cliff Richard
The Ventures
Little Anthony and the Imperials
Henry Mancini
Jan & Dean
Joan Baez
Link Wray
That's a ton of artists I know, but after a few years it will be whittled down substantially. Again vote for 10, order doesn't matter. On Sunday November 20 the top 7 will be the inaugural inductees to the CRF Rock and Roll HOF and we can move on to 1987. Have fun!
To begin, for 1986 the voting will be open for 1 week (until afternoon of November 20). I will put up a list of eligibles not all inclusive, but pretty lengthy. After a few years, I will take artists off the eligible list if they are getting no support at all. All I would ask is let's keep it to the rock era. If an artist began their carer before 1945, they are not eligible (they have their own category in the real Hall--Rock Pioneer). If you want to vote for an artist not on the eligible list, feel free, as long as they began their career in 1960 or before. If it is a big name artist, then most likely I did not forget them, they just aren't eligible yet.
Each year you can vote for your top 10 artists. The 5 (or 7) with the most votes will be inducted into the CRF Hall of Fame. Please only vote once per voting cycle.
For 1986 your eligibles are:
Tony Bennett
The Four Freshmen
The Clovers
Buddy Holly
Big Momma Thornton
Johnnie Ray
Patti Page
Chuck Berry
Perry Como
Sonny Rollins
Elvis Presley
The Everly Brothers
Bill Doggett
Charles Mingus
Eartha Kitt
The Four Lads
Fats Domino
James Brown
Horace Silver
Percy Faith
Buddy Rich
Jerry Lee Lewis
Little Richard
Chet Baker
Dean Martin
Frankie Valli
Ray Charles
Sam Cooke
Billy Ward and the Dominoes
The El-Dorados
Smokey Robinson (and the Miracles)
Aretha Franklin
BB King
Big Joe Turner
Bill Haley
Harry Belafonte
The McGuire Sisters
Rosemary Clooney
Bo Diddley
Carl Perkins
Clyde McPhatter
The Coasters
Slim Whitman
The Cleftones
Sammy Davis Jr
Eddie Cochrane
Jackie Wilson
Marvin Gaye
Pat Boone
Roger Williams
Muddy Watters
Ricky Nelson
Roy Orbison
Bill Evans
Dale Hawkins
Ella Fitzgerald
The Supremes
The Drifters
Dion
Freddie King
The Five Satins
Herbie Hancock
John Coltrane
The Platters
Hank Ballard
Bobby Darin
The Four Tops
Johnnie Burnette and the Rock N Roll Trio
Andy Williams
The Cadillacs
Ike and Tina Turner
Jimmy Reed
John Lee Hooker
LaVern Baker
Danny and the Juniors
George Jones
Johnny Mathis
Johnny Cash
Bobby "Blue" Bland
The Isley Brothers
Patsy Cline
Petula Clark
Screamin Jay Hawkins
Ruth Brown
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
Duane Eddy
The Big Bopper
The Chantels
Connie Francis
Fabian
Little Willie John
Lloyd Price
Gene Vincent
The Kingston Trio
Nina Simone
Ornette Coleman
Paul Anka
Serge Gainsbourg
Buck Owens
The Staple Singers
Del Shannon
The Moonglows
Carole King
Conway Twitty
Solomon Burke
The Flamingos
Ritchie Valens
Frankie Avalon
Jerry Butler
Brenda Lee
Miles Davis
Lightnin Hopkins
Neil Sedaka
Sonny Boy Williamson
The Penguins
Aaron Neville
Chubby Checker
Cliff Richard
The Ventures
Little Anthony and the Imperials
Henry Mancini
Jan & Dean
Joan Baez
Link Wray
That's a ton of artists I know, but after a few years it will be whittled down substantially. Again vote for 10, order doesn't matter. On Sunday November 20 the top 7 will be the inaugural inductees to the CRF Rock and Roll HOF and we can move on to 1987. Have fun!
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