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Hall of FameImage:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.jpg The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, showing Lake Erie in the foreground. A handful of artists are inducted into the Hall of Fame in an annual induction ceremony in New York City. The first group of inductees, inducted on January 23, 1986, included Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and Elvis Presley.
PerformersPerformers include singers and instrumentalists. A nominating committee composed of music historians selects names for the Performers category, which are then voted on by roughly 1000 experts, including academics, journalists, producers, and others with music industry experience. Performers receiving the highest number of votes greater than 50% of the votes received are selected for induction; each year, about five to seven nominees make the cut. Non-performersImage:RaRHoF.jpg Guitar sculptures outside the Rock Hall in 2004 Non-performers include songwriters, producers, disc jockeys, music industry executives, journalists, and other professionals.
Early influencesEarly Influences includes artists from earlier eras, primarily country, folk, and blues, whose music inspired and influenced rock and roll artists. The most recent of this category to be inducted were Nat King Cole and Billie Holiday in 2000. SidemenThe Sidemen category includes veteran session and concert players who are selected by a large committee composed primarily of producers. Foundation and museumThe Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was created in 1983. The groundbreaking ceremony was June 7, 1993, with Pete Townshend and Chuck Berry doing the honors. The museum opened on September 2, 1995 in a building designed by I. M. Pei. During early discussions on where to build the museum, the Foundation's board considered the Cuyahoga River. Ultimately, the chosen location was in downtown Cleveland by Lake Erie, just east of Cleveland Browns Stadium and the Great Lakes Science Center. Cleveland lobbied to be chosen, citing the facts that one-time Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed is widely credited with promoting the new genre (and the term) of "rock and roll", and that Cleveland was the location of the first rock and roll concert. After a petition drive that was signed by 600,000 fans favoring Cleveland over Memphis, and a USA Today poll which Cleveland won by 100,000 votes, the hall of fame board voted to build the museum in Cleveland. The museum documents the entire history of rock and roll, regardless of induction status. Hall of Fame inductees are honored in a special exhibit inside the museum's spire. While the museum is located in Cleveland, the induction ceremony is held in New York City. This has been a source of controversy and signifies tension between the Foundation's commitment to a yearly showcase and the Hall of Fame itself.[citation needed] CriticismThe main criticism is that the nomination process is controlled by a few individuals, such as founder Jann Wenner, former foundation director Suzan Evans, and writer Dave Marsh, reflecting their tastes rather than the views of the rock world as a whole. A former member of the nominations board once said:
Petitions with tens of thousands of signatures were also being ignored and some groups that were signed with certain labels or companies or were affiliated with various committee members have even been put up for nomination with no discussion at all.[1] Another criticism is that too many artists are inducted, allowing for several lesser acts to make it in. In fifteen years, 97 different artists have been inducted. A minimum of 50% of the vote is needed to be inducted, although the final percentages are not announced and a certain number of inductees (5 in 2007) is set before the ballots are shipped.[2] There are very few progressive rock bands in the hall with Pink Floyd being the only true prog rock group inducted. This has been noted by many columnists and according to the Rock Hall of Fame, the genre has the most fan backing of any other.[2] The Sex Pistols, inducted in 2006, refused to attend the ceremony, calling the museum a "piss stain."[3] 2007 Voting scandal allegationsIn March 14, two days after the 2007 induction ceremony, Roger Friedman of FOX news published an article claiming that The Dave Clark Five should have been the fifth inductee, as they had more votes than inductee Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five. The article went on to say "He used a technicality about the day votes were due in. In reality, The Dave Clark Five got six more votes than Grandmaster Flash. But he felt we couldn't go another year without a rap act."[4] The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame would later deny fixing the vote, although they didn't deny that late votes were received, saying, "No. There is a format and rules and procedure. There is a specific time when the votes have to be in, and then they are counted. The bands with the top five votes got in."[5] See alsoReferences
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