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  Emmett (j_wirt) 1-Arriviste Username: j_wirt Post Number: 10 Registered: 5-2004 Posted From: 209.215.117.4 |
Soul man Percy Sledge, blues singer-guitarist Buddy Guy and Ireland's U2 are among the nominees for the 2005 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. More info at link below. http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.co m/?sid=e07d71cbc9b5c0db | ||
john dixon (john_dixon) 4-Laureate Username: john_dixon Post Number: 84 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 152.163.100.74 |
Congrats to the O'Jays for making the cut. The biggest surprize is Grandmaster Flash, who could become the first rap artist to make it into the (admittedly overrated) Hall'O'Fame. Everybody talks about "The Message" when they mention him and, no question, it was an early high water mark and a standard that the genre has not often lived up to in the intervening years but, for smoked-up inebriated fun & giggles, I still like to dance around the living room to "Adventures of Flash on the Wheels of Steel"! | ||
soulseeker (soulseeker) 4-Laureate Username: soulseeker Post Number: 135 Registered: 7-2004 Posted From: 192.94.3.10 |
Congratulations to the OJAYS!!! Its about time they were nominated. | ||
DyvaNaye (westside314) 6-Zenith Username: westside314 Post Number: 911 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 209.212.74.198 |
Yes, OJAYS!!! "Listen to the Clock On the Wall" - ITS ABOUT TIME! (will Sammy Strain benefit from this?) | ||
Soul Sister (soul_sister) 6-Zenith Username: soul_sister Post Number: 1640 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 65.43.165.74 |
Yea!!!!!!! Congrads to my fave Eddie and all the O'Jays since 1964!!!!!! Bout time for the homeboys. People all over the world join hands start a "Love Train".......let it ride....... S.S. | ||
FrankM (frankm) 2-Debutant Username: frankm Post Number: 27 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 81.154.185.210 |
Grandmaster Flash a rap artist. The inventor of turntablism maybe and a DJ who played the music behind the rappers . Well maybe a rap associated artist. | ||
Emmett (j_wirt) 2-Debutant Username: j_wirt Post Number: 11 Registered: 5-2004 Posted From: 209.215.117.4 |
The story attached to the link also says Wanda Jackson is an R&B act, which she isn't. Wanda's a country and pioneering rockabilly singer. | ||
john dixon (john_dixon) 4-Laureate Username: john_dixon Post Number: 85 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 64.12.116.138 |
Yeah, Emmett, as you know, the young Wanda Jackson was known as the Female Elvis back then: long black hair, Marilyn Monroe-esque figure, beautiful and exotic. Her wailing, unhinged versions of "Let's Have a Party", "Riot on Cell Block #9" and "Fujiyama Mama" make the hair on your neck stand up! | ||
Emmett (j_wirt) 2-Debutant Username: j_wirt Post Number: 12 Registered: 5-2004 Posted From: 65.54.98.164 |
Yeah, Wanda Jackson was a rockabilly eruption in her day. A nice reissue of her early stuff came out recently. She released an album of new material just last year, I believe, which I haven't heard it yet, but intend to check it out. | ||
StingBeeLee (stingbeelee) 2-Debutant Username: stingbeelee Post Number: 29 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 155.139.50.14 |
I believe the O'Jays have been nominated before, but did not make the cut, which is appalling to say the least. I believe with these nominations, they will finally get in, they have a lot of support from a lot of people. |
