Micchael, Diana, Marvin among pop hall inductees

[milven]

Marvin, Diana, Jackson 5, Aretha, Earth Wind & Fire are all being inducted.



Michael Jackson is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame, the National Museum of Dance Hall of Fame, the UK Music Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame and the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Jackson’s heirs can now add another hall of fame to the late singer’s list of honors – he was the biggest vote-getter among this year’s inductees to America’s Pop Music Hall of Fame, which is based in Washington County. The newest batch of inductees was announced late last week.

In fact, Jackson is getting in twice, as both a solo artist and as a member of the Jackson Five, the group he was in with his brothers Marlon, Jermaine, Jackie and Tito.

The Jackson Five has been nominated previously to America’s Pop Music Hall of Fame, but in online voting by the public, the group “rode in on Michael Jackson’s coattails evidently,” according to Terry Hazlett’s, the pop hall’s executive director and the former borough manager of Canonsburg.

America’s Pop Music Hall of Fame is designed to honor the biggest hitmakers to have ever reached the Billboard singles chart. It also honors artists that don’t fit neatly into any of the other leading halls of fame, like the country, rock or jazz halls of fame. All told, 71 artists have now been inducted into America’s Pop Music Hall of Fame, from shoo-ins like the Beatles, Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley, to Barbra Streisand, the Monkees, Glen Campbell and Canonsburg natives Bobby Vinton and Perry Como.

Along with Jackson and the Jackson Five, this year’s inductees are:

• ABBA, the Swedish vocal group who put 20 hits on the American charts from 1974 to 1982.

• The Dave Clark Five, who were part of the 1960s British Invasion and had hits with songs like “Because” and “Bits and Pieces.”

• Earth, Wind & Fire,” who produced disco-era hits like “Shining Star” and “Sing a Song.”

• Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul” who has charted more than 70 discs and had a No. 1 hit with “Respect.”

• Marvin Gaye, the Motown great who brought the world “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” “What’s Going On” and “Let’s Get it On.”

• Billy Joel, the enduring singer and songwriter who had hits in the 1970s and 1980s with “Just the Way You Are” and “Piano Man,” among many others.

• Diana Ross, who is already in America’s Pop Music Hall of Fame as a member of the Supremes, also had solo hits in the 1970s and 1980s, like “Endless Love” and “Upside Down.”

• Rod Stewart, who has enjoyed late-career success with a series of standards albums.

Five “legacy” acts chosen by the pop hall’s nominating board are also being inducted. They are Pat Boone, Fats Domino, Connie Francis, the Drifters and Bobby Vee.

Plans are still in the works to create a permanent home for America’s Pop Music Hall of Fame, with a spot near the Meadows Racetrack & Casino in North Strabane Township remaining a favored location. Hazlett said he had received inquiries from officials in Branson, Mo., Florida and Las Vegas, but “our intent all along is to keep it in Washington County.” A home for the pop music hall would feature memorabilia, in keeping with most other halls of fame, but also performing spaces for live music.



http://www.observer-reporter.com/201...hall_inductees

[Bokiluis]

Diana certainly deserves to be included and really should have been in the initial round. The Motown Mount Rushmore of Artists, Diana, Marvin, Stevie and Smokey along with the already included Supremes along with The Temptations, The Four Tops and the aforementioned Jackson 5 are all no brainer-first stringers. [[Speaking of which, when are The Supremes be given their long overdue Grammy Lifetime Achievement award?). Diana & Mary all still going strong in their 70s BUT this should NOT be a posthumous award).

[edafan]

Am I the only one who feels that there are too many Halls of Fame for singers, bands, athletes.

Also there are too many retired numbers for athletes.

Pretty soon all athletes will have 3 digit numbers on their backs, because all the single and double digit numbers are retired for someone.

edafan

[marv2]

I have never heard of a Pop Music Hall of Fame.

[edafan]

I have never heard of a Pop Music Hall of Fame.

Marv:

It's right next door to the Mother's Music Hall Of Fame.

edafan

[marv2]

Marv:

It's right next door to the Mother's Music Hall Of Fame.

edafan

Oh, ok gotcha!

[Bokiluis]

No you're not. The term "Rock n Roll" was automatically confusing with the first round of inductees. "Pop Hall of Fame" should be a little more elastic.....only time will tell.

It's like the word "Diva". Once a word with double meanings, a) A female artist at the top of her game....b) A difficult Prima Donna type personality.
It's like the "n" word. Once a fragile intra-racial term of endearment to the most derogatory term you dare ever call someone.
Went to see "Fences", certainly understood what context the word was being used.
Tried and still trying to inform some members of the hip hop community on the pain behind the word.
I for one feel that the argument between "ger" and "gah" has been lost. But clearly I'm feeling more alone in my belief and about ready to surrender.....otherwise I'm definitely in danger of being viewed as geiatric.

[StuBass1]

And then the falsetto 1st tenor Hall Of Fame which will be headquartered in the basement of the barber shop where Frankie Valli cut hair before starting the Four Seasons...

[edafan]

And then the falsetto 1st tenor Hall Of Fame which will be headquartered in the basement of the barber shop where Frankie Valli cut hair before starting the Four Seasons...

The falsetto HOF should be in the attic.

The bass HOF is in the cellar

edafan

[johnny_raven]

The falsetto HOF should be in the attic.

The bass HOF is in the cellar

edafan

And the autotune HOF is at the bottom of the ocean!

[jobeterob]

Sadly I don't think the Supremes day will ever come-they already did all they are going to do

The Rock m Roll HOF started off with such promise and has been in decline for years so the vacuum has been taken up by others

Doesn't every city also have its HOF?

[StuBass1]

The falsetto HOF should be in the attic.

The bass HOF is in the cellar

edafan

Probably true lol...but I think they have a lot more basements back east than attics...