![]() ![]() To be eligible for the Rock Hall, an artist’s first commercial release must have come out at least 25 years prior to the nomination year. The Rock Hall’s Class of 2023 sees four of the seven performer inductees gaining entrance on their first nomination: Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, George Michael and Willie Nelson of those four, Elliott was the only artist eligible for the first time in 2023. In the same category, Bernie Taupin – Elton John’s longtime lyricist whose poetic and imaginative take on American folklore set a new standard for rock songwriting – is also inducted.įinally, Don Cornelius – who hosted the R&B and Black culture bedrock Soul Train on TV from 1970-1993 – is inducted with the Ahmet Ertegun Award. The “musical excellence award” invites three additional acts: Frequent Rock Hall nominee and funk queen Chaka Khan finally sees induction this year, as does Al Kooper, an invaluable player and/or producer on key recordings from Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Blood, Sweat & Tears. The same category sees the induction of Link Wray, the distortion guitar rock rebel credited with inventing the power chord. The “musical influence award” sees DJ Kool Herc – the Bronx-based DJ whose breakbeat-focused turntable techniques are widely cited as the clearest starting point of hip-hop music – enters the Rock Hall presumably, it’s not a coincidence his induction aligns with the year the music industry is celebrating as the 50th anniversary of hip-hop as a genre. The performer category boasts a stacked lineup of inductees gaining entrance: Kate Bush, the art rock cult fave whose idiosyncratic and undersung impact was propelled into the mainstream by an inescapable Stranger Things sync in 2022 Sheryl Crow, the rootsy yet polished hitmaker who draws on rock, folk, country and pop Missy Elliott, the forward-thinking hip-hop mastermind behind a string of mind-bending classic albums George Michael, the blue-eyed soul pop king who died in 2016 Willie Nelson, an outlaw country exemplar turned beloved elder statesman Rage Against the Machine, a politically motivated rap-rock firebrand force and The Spinners, a long-running vocal group who achieved their greatest success as a smooth soul outfit in the ‘70s. The relocation to the music city inspired him to become an artist of multiple genres from. The music scenes in New Orleans encouraged him to make a change in his life. Austin moved to Nashville from Shreveport Louisiana where he first fell in love with music. Snubs & Surprises for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 2023 Inductees Austin Tolliver introduces his brand new single release, ‘Outlaw Kinda Vibe’. ![]()
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