Results
so far: As of 2017, I have at least one recording by most of the inductees – a
solid majority. By my count there are 209 acts currently inducted (some were
added in 2012 sort of retroactively, such as ‘The Miracles’, when Smokey
Robinson had been inducted years before, or ‘The Crickets’ long after Buddy
Holly. I do not count these as separate). There are 23 artists/acts whom I have
no recording by whatsoever, or roughly 10%. They are:
Clyde
McPhatter
Hank
Ballard and the Midnighters
The
Four Seasons
LaVern
Baker
Jimmy
Reed
Ruth
Brown
Little
Willie John
The
Jackson 5
Lloyd
Price
The
Staples Singers
Bonnie
Raitt
Isaac Hayes
Brenda
Lee
Gene
Pitney and the Blue Caps
John
Mellencamp
Jeff
Beck
Bobby
Womack
ABBA
Genesis
Tom
Waits
Rush
Hall
& Oates
Small
Faces / Faces
Some
of these acts I really enjoy. Some I just haven’t bothered buying their work.
On the other hand, some I know relatively little about (Jimmy Reed, LaVern
Baker) and need to explore further.
Then
there’s another category, of artist I only have one song by (but hey, at least
I have one song…). Some of these are favorites – Cochran shows up in my 25 most
played, Buffalo Springfield is my #1:
The
Dells “Oh What a Nite”
Jackson
Browne “Doctor My Eyes”
Percy
Sledge “When a Man Loves a Woman”
Alice
Cooper “School’s Out”
Donna
Summer “I Feel Love”
Bill
Withers “Lean On Me”
Steve
Miller “The Joker”
Eddie
Cochran “Summertime Blues”
Bill
Haley and His Comets “Rock Around the Clock”
The
Isley Brothers “Shout”
Buffalo
Springfield “For What It’s Worth”
The
Rascals “Good Lovin’”
Gene
Vincent “Be-Bop-A-Lula”
Del
Shannon “Runaway”
The
Bee Gees “Stayin’ Alive”
Electric
Light Orchestra “Don’t Bring Me Down”
The
Ventures “Walk Don’t Run”
Van
Halen “Jump”
KISS
“Rock and Roll All Nite”
Duane
Eddy “Rebel Rouser”
Frankie
Lymon and the Teenagers “Why Do Fools Fall in Love”
Finally,
there is the category that contains artists currently closest to attaining my
goal, that is, those whom I own at least two of their songs. Now, two is not
the same as “a few”, but three is. As such at least one more song by these
artists wouldn’t be amiss in my collection, while still recognizing that these
are lowest priority:
The
Moonglows “Sincerely”, “Ten Commandments of Love”
Ritchie
Valens “La Bamba”, “Come On, Let’s Go”
ZZ
Top “La Grange”, “Tush”
The Impressions “People Get Ready”, "For Your Precious Love"
The Impressions “People Get Ready”, "For Your Precious Love"
The
Hollies “Bus Stop”, “Long, Cool Woman in a Black Dress”
Lou
Reed “Perfect Day”, “Take a Walk on the Wild Side”
Joan
Jett “Bad Reputation”, “I Love Rock and Roll”
Chicago
“Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?”, “25 or 6 to 4”
Wilson
Pickett “In the Midnight Hour”, “Land of 1000 Dances”
Dion
“The Wanderer”, “Runaround Sue”
The
Lovin’ Spoonful “Daydream”, “Summer in the City”
The
Coasters “Yakety Yak”, “Charlie Brown”
Sam
& Dave “Soul Man”, “Hold On, I’m Coming”
Neil
Diamond “Sweet Caroline”, “Cracklin’ Rosie”
Donovan
“Sunshine Superman”, “Mellow Yellow”
The
Dave Clark Five “Glad All Over”, “Over and Over”
Little
Anthony and the Imperials “Shimmy, Shimmy Ko-Ko-Bop”, “Tears on My Pillow”
So 60
artists, in total, whom I’d like to be better acquainted with their music:
whether I don’t own any of their recordings, or just one, or just a couple.
That’s just under 30% of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Looks like I have my
work cut out for me.
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