Oddly enough, all 500 of them started chanting "Hall-of-Fame! Hall-of-Fame!" in unison...I spotted at least a couple who obviously knew the song already, which was nice.
― clemenza, Thursday, 1 July 2010 20:38 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.cleveland.com/music/index.ssf/2014/08/rock_and_roll_hall_of_fame_to_2.html
Get him out of there. You need the room for the Police and Rush and Britney Spears.
― clemenza, Sunday, 3 August 2014 02:53 (nine years ago) link
the rock and roll hall of fame
― write 500 words of song (sleepingbag), Sunday, 3 August 2014 04:50 (nine years ago) link
Pathetically pleased that all four of my inductions predicted upthread came to pass. (I also correctly predicted the top six Oscars in both '83 and '84)
― Sir Lord Baltimora (Myonga Vön Bontee), Sunday, 3 August 2014 05:08 (nine years ago) link
lol alan freed
― jaymc, Sunday, 3 August 2014 06:12 (nine years ago) link
like he is definitely a huge part of the rock n roll hall of fame for anyone who cares more than an iota about the rock n roll hall of fame. but that group of people really isn't that big. and i say that as someone who cares more than iota!
― jaymc, Sunday, 3 August 2014 06:13 (nine years ago) link
I've always had a soft spot for Freed, based on American Hot Wax and on a couple of LPs I bought years ago, where he provides intros to a bunch of great doo-wop songs. (They were put out by Roulette, I think towards the end when he was having a hard time.)
http://www.shugarecords.com/images/products/thumb/1b4ce305-51bd-432f-9538-e57b314dbf17-0.jpg
He strikes me a really heroic figure, brought down by the IRS, but really because he played black artists at a time when no one would. I should read a biography, though--I'm sure the story isn't quite that simple.
― clemenza, Sunday, 3 August 2014 14:15 (nine years ago) link