By R&B (138.238.41.118) on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 - 12:02 pm:

HEY GANG,IF YOU HAD YOUR OWN HALL OF FAME,WHO WOULD BE YOUR FIRST INDUCTEES[GROUPS..MALE,FEMALE..SOLO..MALE,FEMALE}NOW LET ME SEE...MALE GROUP..THE DRIFTERS..FEMALE GROUPS..THE CHANTELS..MALE SOLO..LITTLE RICHARD..FEMALE SOLO..DINAH WASHINGTON!!SO,WHO DO YOU CHOOSE?

By JoeR (170.148.92.21) on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 - 12:12 pm:

MALE GROUP - Earl Lewis & The Channels (heh-heh-heh) I sing with them

FEMALE GROUP- Chantels: They're good friends of ours (The Channels)

MALE SOLO - Sam Cooke: My favorite solo artist and Sam was a crooner.

Honorary mention, Jerry Butler: He stole the show once at Madison Square Garden a few years ago all by himself and he didn't even set out to do so.

FEMALE SOLO - Gladys Knight: another favorite artist.

JoeR - http://mypages.netopia.com/channels

By TonyRussi (68.18.225.134) on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 - 12:14 pm:

Female:MARY WELLS (ofcourse)Male:Bobby Womack Female Group:Martha Reeves & the Vandellas Male Group:Smokey Robinson & the Miracles(including Claudette). Lifetime Award:James Brown

By shawn1 (65.58.55.18) on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 - 05:26 pm:

Well for best Female Group I would induct,Martha Reeves and The Vandellas,The Supremes(All Eight Official Supremes)and The Sweet Inspirations,Male Group:Frankie Beverly and Maze,The Dramatics,The Four Tops,.Best Female Singer wouled be:Martha Reeves,Aretha Franklin,Cissy Houston.Best Male Singer:Al Green,David Ruffin,Eddie Kendricks

By Ritchie (62.254.0.10) on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 - 05:35 pm:

Male Group: The Spinners

Male singer: Marvin Gaye

Female Group: Martha & the Vandellas

Female singer: joint award to Bettye LaVette and Irma Thomas

Lifetime Achievement Award: Harvey Fuqua

(The man who gave us Marvin Gaye, Shorty Long, Junior Walker AND the Spinners..!!)

By Nish (66.119.33.170) on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 - 06:37 pm:

These are fun. Great choices so far (Tony, we see sooooo eye to eye on these matters, Mary, Smokey, Dee Dee! GREAT musical taste, pal! :-))

MALE SOLO: MARVIN GAYE (Runners up, Jerry Butler Chuck Jackson and Jackie Wilson)

FEMALE SOLO: RUTH BROWN (Runners up, Barbara Lewis, Barbara Mason, Mary Wells, Dee Dee Sharp, Barbara Jean English, Linda Jones, Savannah Churchill)

MALE GROUP: ORIGINALS (Runners up, Spinners, Tempts, Flamingos, Dominoes, Diablos)

FEMALE GROUP: Supremes (Vandellas, Marvelettes, Royalettes, Chiffons)

CO-ED GROUP: THE MIRACLES (Runners up: Sapphires, 5D, Ruby and the Romantics, Monitors, Elgins)

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: SMOKEY ROBINSON - writer, VP, producer, one of the greatest tenors.

By ted cogswell (68.165.76.144) on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 - 11:24 pm:

Male Group: The Intruders
Female Group: Patty & the Emblems
Male solo: Clyde McPhatter
Female solo: Linda Jones
Lifetime Achievement Award: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff

By ted cogswell (68.165.76.144) on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 - 11:25 pm:

(Got to admit, my REAL female group choice is Martha & the Vandellas, but I thought I'd throw someone new into the mix)

By willie (64.12.97.7) on Saturday, March 08, 2003 - 06:22 pm:

If I had my own rock n' roll hall of fame i would have only one person in it..... the one and only JACKIE WILSON!

By BankHouseDave (195.93.50.9) on Saturday, March 08, 2003 - 06:40 pm:

Male Group - Four Tops
Female group - Martha & The Vandellas
Male singer - Levi Stubbs
Female singer - Gladys Knight
Duo - Marvin & Tammi
Newcomers - Alicia Keys, Nora Jones
Lifetime achievement - Holland-Dozier-Holland/Funk Brothers/Smokey, Goffin & King/Burt Bacharach/Stevie Wonder/Berry Gordy

Ask me tomorrow, I'll give you a different list

By FAYETTE (152.163.188.68) on Saturday, March 08, 2003 - 06:49 pm:

MALE SINGER-JOHNNY TAYLOR
FEMALE SINGER-SADE
MALE GROUP-THE DELLS
FEMALE GROUP-THE SHIRELLES

By John Lester (217.40.230.26) on Sunday, March 09, 2003 - 03:11 am:

Female Group: The Velvelettes

Male group: Four Tops

Female solo singer: Diana Ross...(with Edna Wright and either of the Payne sisters)

Male solo singer: Shorty Long

Lifetime Achievements: Hank Cosby, Paul Riser, Clay, Deke, the Funks, HDH, Norman, Ivy Jo, Nick and Val, Mickey, Johnny, Harvey............and BG himself

By Soul Sister (65.43.153.219) on Tuesday, April 15, 2003 - 11:26 pm:

For R&B / Soul Artists: Best Male Vocalist Jackie Wilson Best Female Linda Jones Male Group The O'Jays Female Group The Chantels For Jazz Artists: Best Male Jimmy Scott Best Female Dinah Washington