I really think at the end of the day, we turned a lot of people on to John Lee Hooker, to Smokey Robinson. Also, for me, what I think the Geils Band has accomplished - besides putting on the 'hellified' shows we tried to do night after night - we really tried hard to give an awareness to artists that we worshiped and adored. Geils Band frontman Peter Wolf is closely associated to the Rock Hall and in recent years has made it onto the Hall's shortlist a few times: “I'm someone that, y'know, appreciates what the Hall of Fame does, so, I'm honored. But really, at this point ( laughs), Tommy (Shaw) and I really don't care.” Yeah, Heart and Rush have now opened the door for the possibility in the future. Jann Wenner plays such a very big role in the selection process, that Heart makes sense in being the first act - and it's women, so it's unique. wrote for ( Rolling Stone publisher) Jann Wenner. But Heart, the fact that the one sister was married to Cameron Crowe, who was obviously. They're a little more arty than the rest of us it seems. But because they're sort of non-traditional. Young how he feels about the band's chances in finally getting inducted into the Hall of Fame in view of hard rockers Journey, Yes, Rush, and Heart recently getting the nod: “Rush is something I wouldn't have expected. With Styx still a top live concert draw - not to mention having their name now gracing moons on neighboring planets - we asked guitarist J.Y. And I guess you have to lobby to get in and, yeah, it'd be great, but I'm not saying I don't wanna be in that club ( l aughs ) but ( laughs), y'know, I don't know what it takes to get in there.” I don't know, it just seems kind of silly to me to have this Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, y'know, they only - it's like a little club, or something. I mean, I really kind of think it should be more inclusive and they should include everyone ( laughs). We recently asked singer Kate Pierson how she felt about the B-52's being passed over for induction every year since 2003: “I think we should be in it - that's how I feel ( laughs). For every handful of acts that enter the Hall each year, there are dozens that never make it past the final ballot and hundreds more who aren't even in the running. The 2022 Rock Hall nominees that did not make the final cut are Beck, Kate Bush, Devo, Fela Kuti, MC5, New York Dolls, A Tribe Called Quest, and Dionne Warwick.Īrtists are eligible for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25 years after their debut release. 2022's Musical Excellence Award will go to Judas Priest along with producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.Įarly Influence Awards will go to Harry Belafonte and Elizabeth Cotten, with Ahmet Ertegun Awards going to recording engineer, producer, and executive Jimmy Iovine, R&B singer and Sugar Hill Records founder Sylvia Robinson, and attorney, Allen Grubman.ĭuring a recent chat with Forbes, Rock Hall Chairman John Sykes revealed the event will include appearances and inductions by Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, The Edge, Sheryl Crow, Alanis Morissette, Pink, Olivia Rodrigo, Maren Morris, and Zac Brown. This year's Rock Hall inductees are Duran Duran, Pat Benatar, Eurythmics, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon, and Eminem. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will induct it's 2022 members on Saturday night (November 5th) at L.A.'s Microsoft Theater, with an edited version of the event airing on November 19th on HBO.
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