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Cat Stevens Nominated for Rock Hall
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
By Roger Friedman
It had to happen eventually. Cat Stevens â?? now known as Yusuf Islam â?? has been nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
My sources tell me he's a shoo-in, too.
Stevens had several huge-selling popular records in the 1970s, until he became a Muslim and changed his name. Those hits were "Moon Shadow," "Peace Train," "Oh Very Young," a cover version of Sam Cooke's "Another Saturday Night," "Father and Son" and "Wild World."
A decade or more ago, Stevens was roundly denounced for seeming to back the fatwa, or death sentence, placed by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini on the head of writer Salman Rushdie for his novel "The Satanic Verses."
Last year he was refused entry into the United States on suspicion â?? ridiculous as it was â?? that he was a terrorist of some sort.
Nevertheless, Islam does run a school in London's Islington neighborhood that is closely watched by authorities.
Stevens is not the only slam-dunk on the Rock Hall list.
For reasons that elude me, jazz legend Miles Davis is also there. So are the Dave Clark Five, John Mellencamp, Blondie, the Sir Douglas Quintet, the J. Geils Band, the Sex Pistols, Patti Smith, Grandmaster Flash, the Stooges and Lynyrd Skynyrd.
In other words, one woman (Smith) and no R&B stars. I guess we exhausted the latter category in the last couple of years with the Dells, the O'Jays and Percy Sledge.
But the list of omissions continues to be a problem. Where are Linda Ronstadt and Carly Simon? The Moody Blues? Todd Rundgren? Billy Preston ?
And if Davis â?? a weird choice if ever there was one â?? is indeed selected from the above group, then posthumous entries wouldn't seem to be a problem.
In that case, Motown's Mary Wells â?? who had hits like "My Guy," "Don't Mess With Bill" and "Beaten to the Punch" â?? should have been in already.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,169338,00.html (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,169338,00.html)
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I am all for Cat Stevens getting in. When I was 6 I used to listen to his albums all the time.
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the j geils band over linda ronstat? yikes
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friedman needs to listen to miles davis' a tribute to jack johnson and then tell me he doesn't deserve to be in the r&r hall of fame
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The Stooges best get elected in...and perform...
and go on tour because I must see them all together live!!!
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Originally posted by pickup:
friedman needs to listen to miles davis' a tribute to jack johnson and then tell me he doesn't deserve to be in the r&r hall of fame
Well if Miles gets in, then the same arguments are going to be made about Mingus, Coltrane and then Ornette Colemen. Sure there are rock elements in some of Miles' discs, but is Queen going to be inducted into the Opera Hall of Fame?
Miles is in the very top tiers of jazz history.
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Black Sabbath, Chic, and Joe Tex are also nominated.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/20/rr.hall.of.fame.ap/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/20/rr.hall.of.fame.ap/index.html)
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i think Davis gets in for Bitches Brew as well as the aforementioned record. Fusion was pretty important.
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Originally posted by pickup:
friedman needs to listen to miles davis' a tribute to jack johnson and then tell me he doesn't deserve to be in the r&r hall of fame
I'm sure if he doesn't get in, it will be because he's black.......and everyone will blame George Bush. I can just hear it now. :roll:
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Cat Stevens Nominated for Rock Hall
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
By Roger Friedman
Just were does "rock" come into anything old Cat Bin Laden has done, apart from the rocks he throws at his female associates should they wear anything that reveals their ankles.
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Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
I'm sure if he doesn't get in, it will be because he's black.......and everyone will blame George Bush. I can just hear it now. :roll:
No, unlike disaster relief, President Bush doesn't control the RNR HoF.
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So if Cat Stevens gets in, will he be allowed into the country to attend his own ceremony?
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Originally posted by callat703:
So if Cat Stevens gets in, will he be allowed into the country to attend his own ceremony?
I hope not.
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Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
Originally posted by callat703:
So if Cat Stevens gets in, will he be allowed into the country to attend his own ceremony?
I hope not. [/b]
I'm sure he'll just register for flight school, tick the box that says "Landing training not required" and he'll be let in no bother.
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Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
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Originally posted by callat703:
So if Cat Stevens gets in, will he be allowed into the country to attend his own ceremony?
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I hope not.
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I'm sure he'll just register for flight school, tick the box that says "Landing training not required" and he'll be let in no bother.
Sure fire way to get stopped at airport screening? Change last name to "Islam."
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Originally posted by callat703:
Sure fire way to get stopped at airport screening? Change last name to "Islam." [/b]
I've been stopped before and I'm white with blond hair....What's your point?
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I think Yusuf Islam aka Cat Stevens is white as well...
Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
I've been stopped before and I'm white with blond hair....What's your point?
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The funniest Cat Stevens thing I have is that the moderators for the Robbie Fulks board also maintain one and only one other internet chat board...that being the board for Cat Stevens.
That's all I got on the Cat.
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Do you think Messr. Stevens has any leads on the syph?
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Sabbath, Pistols inducted into Rock Hall
Miles Davis, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blondie also make cut
Monday, November 28, 2005; Posted: 10:25 a.m. EST (15:25 GMT)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Black Sabbath, Miles Davis and the Sex Pistols are among five musical legends to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation will hold its induction ceremony March 13 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Manhattan, the organization announced Monday.
Also to be inducted into the class of 2006: 1980s New Wave band Blondie and Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, who founded A&M records in 1962, will receive a lifetime achievement award in the non-performer category.
Inductees into the side-men category will be announced at a later date.
Musicians, industry professionals and journalists vote on the nominations. Artists are eligible to be inducted into the Rock Hall after at least 25 years have passed since their first record was released.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/28/music.rockhall.ap/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/28/music.rockhall.ap/index.html)
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where's Beck?
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Originally posted by Ellis D. Fleischbach:
where's Beck?
Beck Hansen? I don't think he's eligible for another 10+ years.
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i don't get the 25 years thing for the stooges and miles, unless as one of you noted, it's for bitches brew, which is now more than 25 yrs. Are the stooges just being re-nominated?
miles is/was obviously brilliant but not as a rock musician; kind of a shame that someone else didn't get in on that spot, esp. patti smith or the stooges. i have noticed that unlike the sports HoF's, there don't ever appear to be many nominees from previous years (who didn't make the cut) being re-nominated.
oh well, for what it's worth, congrats to the new inductees. hopefully we won't have to suffer thru kelly 'n jack inducting/presenting for their dad's band!
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does anyone really care about the R&R HOF? is this a big deal?
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Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
does anyone really care about the R&R HOF? is this a big deal?
i don't as a music fan and i wouldn't as a musician.
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Originally posted by jeffnar:
miles is/was obviously brilliant but not as a rock musician
So fusion is what again...jazz & polka? Jazz & country?
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Originally posted by callat703:
So if Cat Stevens gets in, will he be allowed into the country to attend his own ceremony?
roman polanski didn't attend the oscars in the year he won best director ;)
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Sabbath, Pistols inducted into Rock Hall
Miles Davis, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blondie also make cut
Monday, November 28, 2005; Posted: 10:25 a.m. EST (15:25 GMT)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Black Sabbath, Miles Davis and the Sex Pistols are among five musical legends to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation will hold its induction ceremony March 13 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Manhattan, the organization announced Monday.
Also to be inducted into the class of 2006: 1980s New Wave band Blondie and Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, who founded A&M records in 1962, will receive a lifetime achievement award in the non-performer category.
Inductees into the side-men category will be announced at a later date.
Musicians, industry professionals and journalists vote on the nominations. Artists are eligible to be inducted into the Rock Hall after at least 25 years have passed since their first record was released.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/28/music.rockhall.ap/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/28/music.rockhall.ap/index.html)
You are very good at finding old threads. How do you do that without a Search function? Did you have to wade through pages upon pages?
Didn't Ozzy tell them to go screw themselves when they didn't make it the first few times? He's such a whore now I bet he'll accept the award that night and be all nice and thankful. But watch out for Sharon!
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Omissions still to be rectified:
Iggy / Stooges
Patti Smith
Peter Gabriel
ROXY MUSIC !!!!
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https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/rock-roll-hall-fame-2022-nominees-1235026206/
wow, pat benatar is crushing it
https://vote.rockhall.com/en/results/
The five artists who receive the most votes of these 17 nominees will be tallied among the other ballots to ultimately decide the Class of 2022.
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Omissions still to be rectified:
Iggy / Stooges
Patti Smith
Peter Gabriel
ROXY MUSIC !!!!
How many of these are in, 16 years after this post?
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looks like all of them
Iggy / Stooges - 2010 for the stooges, no iggy
Patti Smith - 2007
Peter Gabriel - twice 2010 for Genesis 2014 as a soloist
ROXY MUSIC - 2019
https://www.rockhall.com/search-by-name
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https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/rock-roll-hall-fame-2022-nominees-1235026206/
It's quite the party:
Beck, Pat Benatar, Kate Bush, Devo, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Judas Priest, Fela Kuti, MC5, New York Dolls, Dolly Parton, Rage Against the Machine, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon, A Tribe Called Quest and Dionne Warwick
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https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/rock-roll-hall-fame-2022-nominees-1235026206/
It's quite the party:
Beck, Pat Benatar, Kate Bush, Devo, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Judas Priest, Fela Kuti, MC5, New York Dolls, Dolly Parton, Rage Against the Machine, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon, A Tribe Called Quest and Dionne Warwick
that would be a fest i'd go to
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At this point I think they should just let everyone in…. I just have no idea how they even decide these things or what the criteria is…
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im waiting for dead kennedys, back flag, minutemen, husker du, minor threat, fugazi, x
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im waiting for dead kennedys, back flag, minutemen, husker du, minor threat, fugazi, x
Pizza Underground
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im waiting for dead kennedys, back flag, minutemen, husker du, minor threat, fugazi, x
But what about the Minutemen
Flesh Eaters, DOA
Big Boys and the Black Flag?
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im waiting for dead kennedys, back flag, minutemen, husker du, minor threat, fugazi, x
But what about the Minutemen
Flesh Eaters, DOA
Big Boys and the Black Flag?
But what about Pizza Underground?
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im waiting for dead kennedys, back flag, minutemen, husker du, minor threat, fugazi, x
But what about the Minutemen
Flesh Eaters, DOA
Big Boys and the Black Flag?
Hmmm this site protects the will be inducted in 2026
https://futurerocklegends.com/Artist/X/