You can always count on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to do something weird. So this year they’ve more than doubled the number of new inductees but left out the top living vote-getter.
What happened to Cyndi Lauper?
The list includes George Michael, Sheryl Crow, Chaka Khan, Kate Bush, Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine, and my personal favorite, The Spinners.
There are also a bunch of miscellaneous people like great blues guitarist Al Kooper, late “Soul Train” producer and innovator Don Cornelius, Link Wray, rap originator DJ Kool Herc, and the towering living lyricist and Elton John collaborator, Bernie Taupin.
What happened to Cyndi Lauper? She was number 1 in the Fan Vote among living people. Why do the fan vote if you ignore the musician who got the most votes? Time after time, this is what happens. The Rock Hall shows its true colors.
Well, anyway, these are all fine people, and the sheer number of them ensures a long night at Barclay Center this fall.
