R & B Hall of Fame Launching in 2013

[jobeterob]

Found this online; is this for real?

2014 candidates:

Artist

Marvin Gaye
Al Green
Issac Hayes
Diana Ross
Dionne Warwick
Dinah Washington
The Whispers
Bobby Womack
The Jewels
The Manhattans
The Dells
The Stylistics
Luther Vandross
Patty Labelle
Smokey Robinson & Miracles
Steve Wonder
Berry White
Gladys Knight &the Pips
The Whispers
Little Richard
Little Anthony & the Imperials
Blue Magic
Bootsy Collins
Enchantment
Confunkshun
Atlantic Starr
Rick James
Natalie Cole
Rodger Troutman & Zapp
Martha and the Vadellas
The Four Tops
Sly & the Family Stone
Chuck Berry
Ben E. King
Curtis Mayfield / The Impressions
Teddy Pendergrass
Tina Turner
Michael Bolton
Earth Wind and Fire
Frankie Beverly and Maze
Kool & the Gang
Herbie Hancock,
Sam & Dave
The Platters
The Coasters
Ike Turner
The Spinners
Chaka Khan / Rufus
Boyz II Men
The Delfonics
Sister Sledge
Lou Rawls
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
The Ohio Players
The Moonglows
The Staple Singers
War
Joe Tex
Bo Diddley
Sade
Cameo
Commodores
Lionel Richie
James Ingram
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
Sam Cooke
Fats Domino
Ray Charles
Michael Jackson
Prince
The Isley Brothers
The Drifters
Donna Summer
R. Kelly
Donny Hathaway
Tower of Power
Archie Bell and the Drells
Chubby Checker
Heatwave

[tsull1]

Found this online; is this for real?

2014 candidates:

Artist

Marvin Gaye
Al Green
Issac Hayes
Diana Ross
Dionne Warwick
Dinah Washington
The Whispers
Bobby Womack
The Jewels
The Manhattans
The Dells
The Stylistics
Luther Vandross
Patty Labelle
Smokey Robinson & Miracles
Steve Wonder
Berry White
Gladys Knight &the Pips
The Whispers
Little Richard
Little Anthony & the Imperials
Blue Magic
Bootsy Collins
Enchantment
Confunkshun
Atlantic Starr
Rick James
Natalie Cole
Rodger Troutman & Zapp
Martha and the Vadellas
The Four Tops
Sly & the Family Stone
Chuck Berry
Ben E. King
Curtis Mayfield / The Impressions
Teddy Pendergrass
Tina Turner
Michael Bolton
Earth Wind and Fire
Frankie Beverly and Maze
Kool & the Gang
Herbie Hancock,
Sam & Dave
The Platters
The Coasters
Ike Turner
The Spinners
Chaka Khan / Rufus
Boyz II Men
The Delfonics
Sister Sledge
Lou Rawls
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
The Ohio Players
The Moonglows
The Staple Singers
War
Joe Tex
Bo Diddley
Sade
Cameo
Commodores
Lionel Richie
James Ingram
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
Sam Cooke
Fats Domino
Ray Charles
Michael Jackson
Prince
The Isley Brothers
The Drifters
Donna Summer
R. Kelly
Donny Hathaway
Tower of Power
Archie Bell and the Drells
Chubby Checker
Heatwave

No Temptations? That's odd.

[luke]

I thought the R$B Foundation was defunct or in limbo.

[Jerry Oz]

Didn't see Berry Gordy. Or Otis. Sade is an R&B singer? And I'd put the Coasters in before the Moonglows.

That list is too inclusive; it's like what you'd expect after 20 years of inductions, not the original inductees.

[soulster]

Is there a website and a statement of criteria of qualification?

I noticed that the list is 70s heavy.

[skooldem1]

What kind of list is this? I agree it is 70's heavy. Is this the first year? If so, then it would have been better to just list 5-7 acts. Its like they listed everyone.

[jobeterob]

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R&B Hall Of Fame inductees announced

Last Update: 10/18 8:08 pm


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Singer Whitney Houston arrives at the Legendary Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Party held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 9, 2008 in Beverly Hills, California. [[Vince Bucci, Getty Images) Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston are set to be immortalized with inductions into a brand new R&B Music Hall of Fame.

Plans for the Official R&B Music Hall of Fame Museum were announced this week to honor those who have made notable contributions to the music genre.

The inaugural class of 2013, which features 25 inductees, will also include Aretha Franklin, James Brown, The Temptations, Otis Redding, The O'Jays and Gerald Levert.

A special induction ceremony will take place on May 5 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Civil rights activist-turned-political pundit Reverend Al Sharpton will also be recognized at the event with the Ron Banks Humanitarian Award for his longterm support to soul and R&B artists in need.

Construction on the proposed R&B Music Hall of Fame Museum is expected to begin next summer once organizers settle on a city to call home.

R&B is the latest genre to land its own Hall of Fame - a similar honor is planned for American Pop, while locals in Tennessee will celebrate the state's musical success next month when Elvis Presley and ZZ Top are inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame.

[soulster]

What kind of list is this? I agree it is 70's heavy. Is this the first year? If so, then it would have been better to just list 5-7 acts. Its like they listed everyone.

Yeah. I would be looking all the way back to the 40s, at least. There is more to the music than what happened in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. What about the roots of the music?

[soulster]

Warning: I Googled up the R&B HOF, clicked on the site, and got a Java exploit malware. Luckily, Microsoft Security Essentials caught it and quarantined it. I had to run a virus/malware scan to make sure it was cleaned, deleted the malware, updated Java, and cleaned out Firefox. All clear. Just be careful!