Here is an overview of the annual inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – specifically in the performers category – along with the latest nominations for 2010.
The performers category is meant for the recording artists and bands that have “influence and significance to the development and perpetuation of rock and roll.” Artists become eligible for Rock Hall induction consideration in this particular category 25 years after their first recording was released. In order to be inducted, an artist must be nominated by a committee that selects anywhere from nine to a dozen candidates. Ballots are sent to 500 “rock experts” who then evaluate the candidates and vote on who should be inducted. The performers that receive the highest number of votes and more than 50 percent of the vote are inducted.
The latest crop of inductees (listed at the bottom of this post) are expected to be announced in December, and the winners will be recognized at the 25th annual Rock Hall induction ceremony scheduled for March 15 in New York City.
Since the Rock Hall was instituted back in 1986, here are the performers who have been inducted, with a year-by-year run down. As of the 2009 crop, there are now 164 members of this elite club. Links are provided to obtain more information about each artist as well as their discography.
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HEY – CHECK THIS OUT! —–
Be sure to express your own opinion by voting in the new POLL in the left column of this page (you may need to scroll down slightly to find it), and let me know who’d you think should be inducted into next years ROCK HALL OF FAME. I realize it’s very subjective (according to ones personal preferences) – But there’s no denying there are lots of deserving performers to choose from covering a wide genre range of music as well as time span. PLEASE VOTE for up to 5 choices or write in your own choice. This will stay open through the end of the year.
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ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME
YEAR-BY-YEAR ROLL CALL
of PERFORMERS
Learn more about each Hall of Fame member by clicking on their name. Each link will take you to the Wikipedia entry about that particular music artist. All listings are in chronological order by year of entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1986
- Chuck Berry
- James Brown
- Ray Charles
- Sam Cooke
- Fats Domino
- The Everly Brothers
- Buddy Holly
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- Little Richard
- Elvis Presley
1987
- Bo Diddley
- Aretha Franklin
- Marvin Gaye
- Bill Haley
- B.B. King
- Clyde McPhatter
- Ricky Nelson
- Roy Orbison
- Carl Perkins
- Smokey Robinson
- Big Joe Turner
- Muddy Waters
- Jackie Wilson
1988
1989
1990
- Hank Ballard
- Bobby Darin
- The Four Seasons
- Four Tops
- The Kinks
- The Platters
- Simon & Garfunkel
- The Who
1991
1992
- Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland
- Booker T. & The MG’s
- Johnny Cash
- Jimi Hendrix Experience
- The Isley Brothers
- Sam & Dave
- The Yardbirds
1993
- Ruth Brown
- Cream
- The Doors
- Etta James
- Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
- Van Morrison
- Sly & The Family Stone
1994
1995
- The Allman Brothers Band
- Al Green
- Janis Joplin
- Led Zeppelin
- Martha & The Vandellas
- Neil Young
- Frank Zappa
1996
- David Bowie
- Jefferson Airplane
- Little Willie John
- Gladys Knight & The Pips
- Pink Floyd
- The Shirelles
- The Velvet Underground
1997
- Bee Gees
- Buffalo Springfield
- Crosby, Stills & Nash
- The Jackson 5
- Joni Mitchell
- Parliament / Funkadelic
- The (Young) Rascals
1998
1999
- Billy Joel
- Curtis Mayfield
- Paul McCartney
- Del Shannon
- Dusty Springfield
- Bruce Springsteen
- The Staple Singers
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
OFFICIAL 2010 NOMINEES
The 2010 nominees for the performers category were announced on September 23, 2009. Five inductees will be announced in January 2010, and will be inducted at a ceremony in New York on March 15.
- ABBA
- The Chantels
- Jimmy Cliff
- Genesis
- The Hollies
- Kiss
- LL Cool J
- Darlene Love
- Laura Nyro
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Donna Summer
- The Stooges
- LINK to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, OH
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