# Rock and Roll Hall of Fame **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 21, 2005, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/322792 "2005-09-21T22:47:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![brownie55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brownie55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownie55)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/322792/1 "2005-09-21T22:47:26Z")
From this [article](http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050920/en_nm/music_rockhall_dc) there are several viable acts to be inducted. I think John Mellencamp deserves it, the Sex Pistols are a lock, and maybe Blondi and Skynerd. While Miles Davis is a great talent, I don’t associate him with Rock, the others, meh. Your thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![sleestak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/322792/2 "2005-09-21T23:10:18Z")
Black Sabbath needs to be put in. In fact I am amazed that they have not already been inducted. They have influenced just about every metal band that has come out. Slee ---
**Author:** ![brownie55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brownie55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownie55)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/322792/3 "2005-09-21T23:14:43Z")
> [@sleestak](#): > > Black Sabbath needs to be put in. In fact I am amazed that they have not already been inducted. They have influenced just about every metal band that has come out. > > Slee They just becme eligible, 25 years after first release. And, yes, Black Sabbath should be inducted. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/322792/4 "2005-09-22T00:28:09Z")
No expert here, but wasn’t Sabbath’s first album released in 67? That’s longer than 25 years… George ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/322792/5 "2005-09-22T00:29:19Z")
> [@wheresgeorge04](#): > > No expert here, but wasn’t Sabbath’s first album released in 67? That’s longer than 25 years… > > George Sorry, make that 1970… George ---
**Author:** ![brownie55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brownie55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownie55)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/322792/6 "2005-09-22T00:34:26Z")
> [@wheresgeorge04](#): > > Sorry, make that 1970… > > George From the Yahoo article, I thougth this was their first year, but, yeah, let them in. ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/322792/7 "2005-09-22T03:14:45Z")
Chic and the Sir Douglas Quintet are contenders, but no consideration for Van Halen? Nonsense. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/322792/8 "2005-09-22T03:18:17Z")
Stilll no **Warren Zevon**? What are they thinking? Melllencamp deserves to be there, as does Skynyrd. But Joe Tex? He was nothing without the sex-o-lettes, man. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/322792/9 "2005-09-22T03:34:19Z")
> [@Sam Stone](#): > > Stilll no **Warren Zevon**? What are they thinking? > > Melllencamp deserves to be there, as does Skynyrd. But Joe Tex? He was nothing without the sex-o-lettes, man. Maybe I’m being whooshed here… but Joe Tex was a soul star best known for songs like “I Gotcha” and “Ain’t Gonna Bump No More With No Big Fat Woman.” Disco Tex (and his Sex-o-lettes) was a character made up by flamboyant hairdresser Monte Rock III, who had just one hit: “Get Dancing.” Neither is really worthy of the Hall of Fame. But then, Frankie Valli is in, so how big an honor could it be? ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/322792/10 "2005-09-22T03:36:02Z")
Hey, that’s right. I did mix up Joe Tex and Disco Tex. All them Texes sound alike. ---
**Author:** ![priapus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@priapus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/priapus)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/322792/11 "2005-09-22T22:21:47Z")
has ike Turner been recognized for his work? ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/322792/12 "2005-09-22T22:32:15Z")
> [@priapus](#): > > has ike Turner been recognized for his work? Not as an individual, but Ike and Tina Turner were inducted as a group. [Link at left under Inductees](http://www.rockhall.com/hof) ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/322792/13 "2005-09-22T22:36:37Z")
> [@kevja](#): > > Chic and the Sir Douglas Quintet are contenders, but no consideration for Van Halen? Not eligible yet. They won’t qualify until 25 years from the release of their first album. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/322792/14 "2005-09-22T22:38:36Z")
> [@brownie55](#): > > They just becme eligible, 25 years after first release. And, yes, Black Sabbath should be inducted. At least I’m not the only one who can’t count. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/322792/15 "2005-09-22T22:38:51Z")
> [@sleestak](#): > > Black Sabbath needs to be put in. In fact I am amazed that they have not already been inducted. They have influenced just about every metal band that has come out. > > Slee And metal has influenced a large part of mainstream rock. But I think Sabbath have asked that they not be considered for induction. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/322792/16 "2005-09-22T22:42:21Z")
XTC. [sigh] Their career sales figures are only so-so, but they’ve been one of the more influential and admired bands by other musicians. Sadly, this posting is becoming an annual rite of mine! ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/322792/17 "2005-09-22T23:24:19Z")
> [@Biffy the Elephant Shrew](#): > > Not eligible yet. They won’t qualify until 25 years from the release of their first album. Their first album was released in 1978. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/322792/18 "2005-09-23T00:39:28Z")
Agreed on Mellencamp, Skynnard and especially Sabbath. Black Sabbath was _hugely_ influential on hard rock and Tony Iommi is an under-recognized guitarist. He basically created the vocabulary for heavy metal riffing. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/322792/19 "2005-09-23T00:56:23Z")
I’m still waiting for ABBA & the Electric Light Orchestra to get in. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/322792/20 "2005-09-23T02:08:13Z")
> [@kevja](#): > > Their first album was released in 1978. Yeah, that’s why I said I couldn’t count. I was thinking 1970 was the cutoff year because of Sabbath getting nominated, then I saw the other nominees and went, “Hey, wait a minute…” Shows how much attention I ever paid to the HoF. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/322792.md?page=2)