Inductee Honors
Elvis Presley
"King of Rock and Roll"
Best-selling solo music artist of all time (Over 500 million records worldwide & listed in Guinness World Records)
Successful in Pop, Country, Rhythm & Blues, Adult Contemporary, and Gospel
3 Grammy Awards
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Inducted into several music halls of fame
Most RIAA certifications - Gold and Platinum
Most albums charted on Billboard 200
Most No. 1 albums by a solo artist on UK Albums Chart
Most No. 1 singles by any performer on UK Singles Chart
Posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom (2019)
Elvis Presley was an icon in life and beyond an icon after his passing. He paved the way to so many up and coming genres outside of rock and roll. He inspired future success and contemporaries as well. His persona on stage was risky to be so provocative but was pulled off given the "American dream" he landed. The Elvis that generations knew will forever live on with actors posing as him in glitzy locales.
Read more on Wikipedia where you will find his career history and honorable history are quite extensive.
Inductee Honors
Little Richard
"Architect of Rock and Roll"
No. 8 on Rolling Stone's list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time
Music style helped form soul and funk genres as well as rhythm and blues
"Tutti Frutti" (1955) - Signature song on U.S. and UK pop charts ... Included in the National Recording Registry (2010)
"The Girl Can't Help It," "Long Tall Sally," & "Tutti Frutti" on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
"Long Tall Sally," "Tutti Frutti," & "Good Golly, Miss Molly" listed on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll
Here's Little Richard album honors -
On Time's 100 Greatest and Most Influential Albums of All Time (2010)
No. 50 on Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (as are "Tutti Frutti," "Lucille," & "Long Tall Sally")
"...his unique vocalizing over the irresistible beat announced a new era in music..." (National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress)
"Long Tall Sally" (1956) - No. 1 on Billboard Rhythm and Blues Best Sellers chart
Point of interest - Little Richard's performances helped form integration between white and black Americans in audiences. ... His music and concerts broke the "color line."
Point of intrigue - The Beatles occasionally opened for Little Richard.
Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (1990)
Star on Nashville's Music City Walk of Fame (2008)
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
Inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame (1984)
Inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame (2009)
Inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame (2015)
Lifetime Achievement Award from The Recording Academy and Rhythm and Blues Foundation
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1993)
Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation (1994)
American Music Award of Merit (1997)
NAACP Image Award Hall of Fame (2002)
Apollo Theater Hall of Fame (2006)
Rhapsody & Rhythm Award from the National Museum of African American Music (2015)
Distinguished Artist Award at the 2019 Tennessee Governor's Arts Awards
Inductee Honors
Jerry Lee Lewis
"..,rock 'n' roll's first great wild man..." (Wikipedia)
Point of intrigue - When Lewis married his underage first cousin, his fame in the rock and roll genre failed when the scandal hurt his career in the 1960s
With that said...
Early fame with "Crazy Arms" (1956) - 300,000 copies sold in the Southern U.S.
"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" (1957) - launched global fame
Other successful songs include "Great Balls of Fire," "Breathless," etc.
1968 - Moved to the country music genre
30 Top 10 songs on Billboard Country and Western Chart
Last Man Standing (2006) - Best selling album with over 1 million copies sold
4 Grammy Awards
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
2 Grammy Hall of Fame Awards
No. 24 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time (2004)
Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame (2022)
12 Gold records
Inductee Honors
Buddy Holly
Influenced Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Elvis Costello, Elton John, and others
"...the single most influential creative force in early rock and roll..." - AllMusic
No. 13 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists (2010)
No. 174 on Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Singers of All Time (2023)
Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (2011)
Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (1997)
Inducted into The Songwriters Hall of Fame (1986)
Inducted into the Iowa Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame (2000)
"The Day the Music Died" - Don McLean
Shortly after take off to Buddy Holly's next performance in Minnesota, the chartered plane crashed, killing all on board. Holly was only 22 years old.
"American Pie" by Don McLean honored Buddy Holly
Inductee Honors
The Everly Brothers
Pioneers of country rock
Don Everly - February 1, 1937 - August 21, 2021
Phil Everly - January 19, 1939 - January 3, 2014
No. 1 on Rolling Stone's 20 Greatest Duos of All Time (2015)
No. 33 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time (2004)
No. 43 on the UK Best Selling Singles Artists of All Time
Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame (2001)
Inducted into the Iowa Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame (2003)
Inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame (2004)
Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (1986)
Don Everly inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum (2019)
Influenced The Beatles, The Beach Boys, and Simon & Garfunkel
35 Billboard Top 100 singles ... 26 Billboard Top 40 singles
Record for most Top 100 by a duo ... 2nd behind Hall & Oates for most Top 40 by a duo
UK - 30 chart singes ... 29 Top 40 ... 13 Top 10 ... 4 No. 1 (1957 - 1984)
12 Top 40 albums (1960 - 2009)
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1997)
"Oh, Rio, Rio dance across the Rio Grande"
&
Park Lane goes southwestern
Consider the following for your next Rio trip.
In this edition of Weekly's Best, your top favorite is:
Musical Geography by State - Sweet Home Alabama
In this special edition of Weekly's Best, I am featuring Lynyrd Skynyrd's 1974 album, Second Helping, which has "Sweet Home Alabama" on the play list.
Success -
No. 12 on Billboard album charts
Gold in 1974 ... Double Platinum in 1987
It would appear that the critical reception was rather critical. Follow the album link above to read more. (There was very little background listed to write here.)
In this launch edition of Musical Geography by State, I am featuring "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
"Sweet Home Alabama"
- Point of interest - Strong response to Neil Young's 1970 "Southern Man"
- Southern Rock genre
- Single from the band's second album, Second Helping (1974)
- No. 8 on Billboard Hot 100
- "...signature song..."
- "...staple in southern and classic rock"
- Certifications -
Gold in the U.S.
Platinum in Denmark, Italy, and the U.S. (Mastertone)
2c Platinum in the UK
Inductee Honors
Fats Domino
"...the real king of rock 'n' roll..." - Elvis Presley
A pioneer in rock and roll music - over 65 milli0n records sold ... "The Fat Man" was considered the first rock and roll single and first to sell over 1 million copies
Lifetime sales - over 110 million
Between 1955 & 1960 - 11 Top 10 pop hits ... 5 records sold over 1 million, certifying gold
4 records named to the Grammy Hall of Fame
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1987)
National Medal of Arts (1998)
No. 25 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time (2004)
Humbling note - "...Even after his success he continued to live in his old neighborhood, the Lower Ninth Ward (New Orleans), until after Hurricane Katrina, when he moved to a suburb of New Orleans..." - Wikipedia
7 albums
Inductee Honors
Sam Cooke
"King of Soul"
Point of interest - Sam Cooke's career only lasted 8 years
29 singles that charted in the Top 40 of the Billboard Pop chart
20 singles in the Top 10 of Billboard's Black Singles
Posthumous Honors -
No. 16 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time (2004)
No. 4 on Rolling Stone's Greatest Singer of All Time (2008)
No. 3 on Rolling Stone's Greatest Singer of All Time (2023)
Songwriters Hall of Fame (1987)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Soul Stirrers (1989)
National Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame (2013)
Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame
Grammy Lifetime Achievement (1999)
Hollywood Walk of Fame (1994)
11 albums
Inductee Honors
Ray Charles
"The Genius"
"Brother Ray"
Pioneered soul music by combining blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and gospel
"Georgia On My Mind" - one of three No. 1 hits on Billboard Hot 100
10 recordings inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame
Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music (1962) - No. 1 album on Billboard 200
18 Grammy Awards (5 posthumously)
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1987)
No. 10 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time
No. 2 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers of All Time
Kennedy Center Honors (1986)
National Medal of Arts (1993)
Polar Music Prize (1998)
George and Ira Gershwin Award - Lifetime Musical Achievement (1991)
American Academy of Achievement w/ Golden Plate Award and Gold Medal (1975)
Georgia Music Hall of Fame (1979)
Rhythm & Blues Foundation (1991)
Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame (2015)
Country Music Hall of Fame (2022)
Hollywood Walk of Fame (1981)
Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame (2022)
Roughly 60 albums and over 200 compilation albums (according to AllMusic)
Inductee Honors
James Brown
"The Hardest Working Man in Show Business"
"Godfather of Soul"
Georgia Music Hall of Fame (1983)
New York Songwriters Hall of Fame (2000)
UK Music Hall of Fame (2006)
BMI Urban Icon (2002) - 10 R&B Awards and 6 Pop Awards
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1992)
Lifetime Achievement Award from Rhythm & Blues Foundation Pioneer Awards (1993)
Lifetime Achievement Award from the BET Awards (2003)
Kennedy Center Honors (2003)
No. 7 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time
Hollywood Walk of Fame
58 albums
Inductee Honors
Chuck Berry
Pioneer of Rock and Roll
No. 5 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time (2004/2011)
No. 6 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time (2003)
3 of Berry's songs listed in the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll
6 of Berry's songs listed in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2004)
"Johnny B. Goode" - No. 1 on 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time (2008)
The Great Twenty-Eight - No. 21 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
No. 7 on Time magazine's 10 Best Electric Guitar Players (2009)
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1984)
Kennedy Center Honors (2000)
Discography - 20 Albums from 1957 to 2017
Class of 1986
Chuck Berry
James Brown
Ray Charles
Sam Cooke
Fats Domino
The Everly Brothers
Buddy Holly
Jerry Lee Lewis
Little Richard
Elvis Presley
So with the most recent RRHOF class induction announced, presented, honored, and with a musical performance accenting the night well in the past, why am I returning to the Rock and Roll roots? Reminisce where rock 'n roll music began as we know it. The inaugural class truly set the bar - a notion to never forget and always honor.
Le Bon. Simon Le Bon
Rhodes. Nick Rhodes
Taylor. Andy Taylor
Taylor. John Taylor
Taylor. Roger Taylor
Jet setting. Duran Duran off to Paris
&
Goes to Paris
Consider the following to wear in Paris.
Neil Young
Briefly a member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Has directed/co-directed 4 films & contributed to the soundtracks for Philadelphia and Dead Man
12 albums in Neil Young's full career
Honors
13 Grammy Award nominations & 3 Grammy Award wins
21 Juno Award nominations & 7 Juno Award wins
2 MTV Video Music Award nominations & 1 MTV Video Music Award win
Inducted into the Rock & Roll of Fame twice - once solo and once as a member of Buffalo Springfield
Inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame (1982)
No. 34 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Musical Artists (2000)
Artist of the Year by the American Music Association (2006)
21 albums and singles have achieved gold and platinum status
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In this Weekly's Best Special, I am highlighting a brand made popular by zZounds legend, Neil Young.
Consider first the overall brand of the day - Martin.
https://www.zzounds.com/a--3960264/cat--Martin--3563
Martin Guitar Buying Guide
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Dear readers and passersby,
I am having significant surgery tomorrow, February 14th. I will be offline tomorrow and Wednesday, February 15th. I hope to return part-time on Thursday and through the end of the week. I will return full-time next week.
As always,
Play it!
As of 2023, she is the most decorated artist in Grammy awards history and has created a landslide record in the music industry.
(2013) Beyonce
(2016) Lemonade (World's best selling album of 2016)
(2022) Renaissance
- Honors -
Over 200 million albums sold worldwide
32 Grammy Awards (record)
26 MTV Video Music Awards (record)
24 NAACP Image Awards (record)
31 BET Awards (record)
17 Soul Train Music Awards (record)
- Noteworthy -
Fashion line
Philanthropy
Activism
Bey9nce's career background is impressive and extensive. Her honors and recognition are well deserved. Her work skyrocketed every compilation as did she on an individual level. Shattering records has left the music industry in awe.
Life long fans are definitely "crazy in love."
"Ordinary World" is in part based on a friend of Simon Le Bon who tragically passed in an unexpected way. The song is in part a tribute.
Jewelry dazzles the eye, sparks the heart's want, and dreams a must have purchase. So let's cheer up an ordinary world with the Nadia Necklace. (Find more sparkling jewels in my Park Lane boutique!)
In this final edition of Unplugged, John Taylor's bass tutorial is a natural talent reflex.
"The Reflex" is Duran Duran's 11th single, released in 1984. The song is positioned at number one on side one of the band's third album, Seven and the Ragged Tiger (1983).
"The Reflex" reached No. 1 on the US Singles Chart and No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart.
"The Reflex" is certified Gold in the Netherlands, UK< and U.S. "The Reflex" is certified Platinum in Canada.
With that said, let's find out more from John Taylor's bass perspective.
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In this edition of Weekly's Best, your top favorite is:
Own It - All American Acoustic Guitars
Epiphone Frontier and Breedlove were the highlights of the post, from "Made in the USA" to "All in this Together" by Jeff Bridges.
On zZounds, iconic acoustic guitars do not stop at Epiphone Frontier and Breedlove. Other brands listed include Taylor, Martin, and Gibson Acoustic.
- Taylor -
Overall -
https://www.zzounds.com/a--3960264/cat--Taylor-Guitars--3795
Buyer's Guide Find Your Fit Special -
https://www.zzounds.com/a--3960264/lp/taylor-find-your-fit
Academy Series Spotlight -
https://www.zzounds.com/a--3960264/lp/taylor-academy-series/372
- Martin -
https://www.zzounds.com/a--3960264/cat--Martin--3563
Buying Guide -
https://www.zzounds.com/a--3960264/lp/martin-guitar-buying-guide/570
- Gibson Acoustic -
https://www.zzounds.com/a--3960264/lp/gibson-montana-acoustic-guitars/304
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All American - America Strong
Epiphone Frontier
Made in the USA
Epiphone USA Frontier Acoustic-Electric Guitar (with Case) ... $3,699
https://www.zzounds.com/a--3960264/item--EPIOCSSEF?siid=300153
BRIT Awards
- 2010 -
Album of the Year - Lungs (Florence and the Machine)
Single of the Year - "Beat Again" (JLS)
Outstanding Contribution to Music/BRIT Icon - Robbie Williams
- 2011 -
Album of the Year - Sigh No More (Mumford & Sons)
Single of the Year - "Pass Out" (Tinie Tempah featuring Labrinth)
*BRIT Icon Not Listed*
- 2012 -
Album of the Year - 21 (Adele)
Single of the Year - "What Makes You Beautiful" (One Direction)
Outstanding Contribution to Music/BRIT Icon - Blur
- 2013 -
Album of the Year - Our Version of Events (Emeli Sande)
Single of the Year - "Skyfall" (Adele)
*BRIT Icon Not Listed*
- 2014 -
Album of the Year - AM (Arctic Monkeys)
Single of the Year - "Waiting All Night"
(Rudimental featuring Ella Eyre)
Outstanding Contribution to Music/BRIT Icon - Elton John
- 2015 -
Album of the Year - X (Ed Sheeran)
Single of the Year - "Uptown Funk"
(Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars)
*BRIT Icon Not Listed*
- 2016 -
Album of the Year - 25 (Adele)
Single of the Year - "Hello" (Adele)
Outstanding Contribution to Music/BRIT Icon - David Bowie
- 2017 -
BRIT Awards
- 2000 -
Album of the Year - The Man Who (Travis)
Single of the Year - "She's the One" (Robbie Williams)
Outstanding Contribution to Music/BRIT Icon - Spice Girls
- 2001 -
Album of the Year - Parachutes (Coldplay)
Single of the Year - "Rock DJ" (Robbie Williams)
Outstanding Contribution to Music/BRIT Icon - U2
- 2002 -
Album of the Year - No Angel (Dido)
Single of the Year - "Don't Stop Movin'" (S Club 7)
Outstanding Contribution to Music/BRIT Icon - Sting
- 2003 -
Album of the Year - A Rush of Blood to the Head (Coldplay)
Single of the Year - "Just a Little" (Liberty X)
Outstanding Contribution to Music/BRIT Icon - Tom Jones
- 2004 -
Album of the Year - Permission to Land (The Darkness)
Single of the Year - "White Flag" (Dido)
Outstanding Contribution to Music/BRIT Icon - Duran Duran
- 2005 -
Album of the Year - Hopes and Fears (Keane)
Single of the Year - "Your Game" (Will Young)
Outstanding Contribution to Music/BRIT Icon - Bob Geldof
- 2006 -
Album of the Year - X&Y (Coldplay)
Single of the Year - "Speed of Sound" (Coldplay)
Outstanding Contribution to Music/BRIT Icon - Paul Weller
- 2007 -
Album of the Year -
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
(Arctic Monkeys)
Single of the Year - "Patience" (Take That)
Outstanding Contribution to Music/BRIT Icon - Oasis
- 2008 -
Album of the Year -
Favourite Worst Nightmare (Arctic Monkeys)
Single of the Year - "Shine" (Take That)
Outstanding Contribution to Music/BRIT Icon - Paul McCartney
- 2009 -
Album of the Year - Rockferry (Duffy)
Single of the Year - "The Promise" (Girls Aloud)
Outstanding Contribution to Music/BRIT Icon - Pet Shop Boys
BRIT Awards
- 1989 -
