Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame "As It Should Be" - 1991, Part Three - The Inductees

The actual Rock Hall inducted seven artists into the Hall in 1991. Five inductees into my Hall this time around are in their first year of eligibility and two have been previously eligible.


The following "Class Of 1991" were inducted in their first year of eligibility:


Bob Marley And The Wailers - When you think of the reggae genre of music, you think of the Marley family, in particular the patriarch Bob, who brought the genre to America and made it popular to this day. Marley and his band the Wailers created some of the most significant music of the classic rock era.

Paul Simon - It didn't take Paul long to release albums as a solo artist and he quickly proved that he could make it without Garfunkel, releasing a string of brilliantly written pop albums that has stretched his career for forty years.

The Byrds - The American answer to the British Invasion, The Byrds' sound could best be described as The Beatles by way of Dylan and while they didn't stay together for very long, they were pretty much the biggest American band of the mid-60's and many of their songs still hold up well to this day.

The Monkees - They aren't in the actual Hall Of Fame, possibly because Jan Wenner is blackballing them because of their early days as posers, but when the band actually started making their own music they were among the more influential bands of the 60's.

Cat Stevens - I'm very surprised that Cat Stevens isn't in the actual Hall. You could make an argument that his music doesn't really fit as "rock", but if that's the case, explain James Taylor. Stevens is a brilliant songwriter with a deep catalog of pop/folk music.


The following artists has been inducted into the Hall Of Fame in 1991:


Donovan - Donovan is sort of a poor man's Bob Dylan. A skilled songwriter who perhaps should be more well-known than he currently is, Donovan enjoyed great success during the psychedelic era of the late 60's, cranking out trippy songs one after another without ever going too far into the freak-out.

The Animals - Another brilliant British Invasion band, The Animals had one of the first big hits of the classic rock era with their cover of "House Of The Rising Sun" and went on to have a short but brilliant career with hits like "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" and "We've Gotta Get Outta This Place".



NEXT: Debuting bands from the Summer Of Love make their first appearance in the Hall as 1967 is honored with the debut of the "Class Of 1992". If bands want to make the Hall in the near future they'd better do it in 1992, because 1993 is going to dominate the Hall for years to come.