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Originally Posted by Sarge
I once read a "100 best guitar players" list (in Rolling Stone, I think) and I thought "Where the hell is Slash? Where is Rory Gallagher? Where is Jan Akkerman?" I admire them (and many other artists) regardless of whether they appear on such lists or not.
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Yeah, those lists, including the Rolling Stone one, can be...interesting. One that I saw actually listed Nigel Tufnel.
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Originally Posted by Fire Ball
They have ask me for items , I have refused. It is the good old boys network. No Alice , no Kiss, no Moody Blues. Lots of people who have had major impact on Rock. When they put Jackson Brown in I said . It is crap . I've played concerts for them . Never again.
If they should ever put me in , I'm like the SEx pistols I would not go. They have asked me and Patti to sing at there show "lost that loving feeling" . I said no. They don't like me I don't like them.
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Not being a smartass here, but they must not dislike you that much if they have asked you for things and to perform.
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Originally Posted by Fire Ball
About 400 people vote on the final ballot. I think it's 12 people who make the ballot.
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From the Rock Hall website:
http://rockhall.com/site/faq/
Artists become eligible for induction 25 years after the release of their first record. Criteria include the influence and significance of the artist’s contribution to the development and perpetuation of rock and roll.
The Foundation’s nominating committee, composed of rock and roll historians, selects nominees each year in the Performer category. Ballots are then sent to an international voting body of about 1,000 rock experts. Those performers who receive the highest number of votes, and more than 50 percent of the vote, are inducted. The Foundation generally inducts five to seven performers each year.
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Originally Posted by Fire Ball
It was a Bruce Springsteen idea to start it.
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Really? According to the Rock Hall, it was Ahmet Ertegun:
http://rockhall.com/visit-the-museum...-hall-of-fame/