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Freaks Hall Class of 2020 Election: Oldies and Contributors Ballots

The Clovers

 It's Labor Day, and that means that it's time to kick off our Rock 'n' Roll Freaks Hall of Fame election season for the class of 2020!

 Our first two orders of business are preliminary votes in two categories: the Oldies Ballot, which is made up of artists and groups who made their recording debut prior to 1955; and the Contributors Ballot, made up of people who made their mark behind the scenes - producers, managers, disc jockeys, rock journalists, and others who contributed to rock 'n' roll history. To be eligible for this year's Contributors Ballot, the nominee had to have begun their career in music no later than 1984. 

HOW TO VOTE:

Each ballot contains ten nominees. Select up to FIVE (minimum three) per ballot, and send your votes for each to rocknrollfreaks@gmail.com to be counted.

The top vote getter in each category will join our class of 2019. If there is a tie for the top vote total, all nominees with the top amount of votes will join the class.

 Oldies Ballot (recording debut came prior to 1955)

 The Clovers
The Collins Kids
Lightnin' Hopkins
Percy Mayfield
Amos Milburn
Doug Sahm
Joe Tex
Billy Ward & the Dominoes
Johnny "Guitar" Watson
Andre Williams

 Contributors Ballot

Peter Crowley
Giorgio Gomelsky
Rick Hall
Chet Helms
Hilly Kristal
Richard Meltzer
Gloria Stavers
Shel Talmy
Tim Warren
Wolfman Jack
VOTE TODAY!  Polls close at 12 noon EST on Sunday, September 28. 
Wolfman Jack

Comments

  1. Dave D.September 3, 2019 at 5:23 AM

    Hey Ted, here are my oldies votes:
    The Collins Kids
    Percy Mayfield
    Doug Sahm
    Joe Tex
    Johnny "Guitar" Watson

    Contributors to follow
    Dave Davis

    ReplyDelete
  2. Dave D.September 3, 2019 at 5:26 AM


    Giorgio Gomelsky
    Rick Hall
    Hilly Kristal
    Shel Talmy
    Tim Warren

    ReplyDelete

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