Replying to Lynyrd Skynyrd And The Rock & Roll Hall

[Buffalo]

I don't know if any of you on here are Lynyrd Skynyrd fans, hopefully some of you are.
I found this petition started by Charlie Daniels to get Lynyrd Skynyrd inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The band has been eligible for induction since 1999 and I believe they have been nominated every year since but never get inducted. One member from the Rock HOF referred to Skynyrd as "nothing more than the luckiest Bar Band around".

You can read and sign the petition at this link:

Lynyrd Skynyrd Petition (http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?CDB2005)


Here are some good articles on the band and inducting them into the Hall of Fame:

Induct Skynyrd - Legendary Hall Of Fame Injustice (http://www.glidemagazine.com/articles139.html)

Skynyrd and the Hall Of Fame (http://www.downsouthjukin.com/halloffame.htm)

For Skynyrd the train rolls on (http://www.downsouthjukin.com/for_lynyrd_skynyrd.htm)

Skynyrd / the Hall of Fame (http://www.memorabletv.com/musicworld/halloffame/lynyrdskynyrd.htm)

[rossshow]

Thanks for posting this. They deserve a spot in the HOF. That Southern Fried Rock was a really big deal in the biz, back in the 80's.

[Powerhouse]

Yep. They should have been in the RRHOF long ago. Don't understand the hold up on this, but being here in Jacksonville it has been an issue raised locally quiet often.

[Buffalo]

The Rock HOF is losing it's credibility in some critics eyes...
Here is a list of all the inductees in the HOF to date:
Rock HOF Inductees (http://www.rockhall.com/hof/allinductees.asp)



2006 Rock Hall nominees announced
John Soeder
Plain Dealer Pop Music Critic

Miles Davis could be headed into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, even if rock 'n' roll wasn't his claim to fame.

The late jazz legend has been nominated for induction into the Rock Hall next year, along with singer-songwriter Cat Stevens, new-wave group Blondie, British Invasion faves the Dave Clark Five and a dozen other far-flung performers.

Besides those aforementioned artists, other first-time nominees on the latest Rock Hall ballot include the Sir Douglas Quintet and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band.

Black Sabbath, the quintessential heavy-metal group led by Ozzy Osbourne, received its eighth nomination.

Also in the running again after being snubbed in the past are John Mellencamp, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the J. Geils Band, the Stooges, the Patti Smith Group, the Sex Pistols, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Chic and Joe Tex.

"It's probably the most eclectic list we've ever had," says Terry Stewart, president and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. He also sits on the hall's nominating committee.

The 2006 induction ceremony will be held in New York City, Stewart says. Details have not been announced.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, based in New York, oversees the induction process. Artists are eligible 25 years after the release of their first recording.

Nominees are chosen by a committee of record company executives, music historians and journalists. Ballots are mailed to an international pool of 750 voters, including previous inductees and other members of the music industry.

The five to seven nominees who receive the most votes are inducted. Finalists typically are announced in November or December.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer (http://www.cleveland.com/rockhall/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/1126863477283130.xml&coll=2)