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THE SOLID GOLD CITY'S
POP-ROCK HALL OF FAME
(FUTURE SITE: TO BE ANNOUNCED)
WHERE THERE IS NO NEED FOR NOMINATIONS OR
VOTES FROM A TINY MINORITY OF MUSIC INDUSTRY
ELITES BECAUSE THE PEOPLE -- REGISTERED BY
BILLBOARD AND INTERNATIONAL CHART HISTORY
-- HAVE ALREADY MADE IT HAPPEN!
THE CURRENT ROSTER OF ARTISTS ENSHRINED IN
THE SOLID GOLD CITY'S POP-ROCK HALL OF FAME
WAS ANNOUNCED OVER THE AIRWAVES OF WOBC
-- OBERLIN COLLEGE & COMMUNITY RADIO --
DURING THE SUMMER AND AUTUMN OF 2010.
ARTISTS ELIGIBLE FOR ADMISSION INTO
THE SOLID GOLD CITY'S POP-ROCK HALL FAME
MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
1) IT HAS BEEN 25 YEARS SINCE THEIR FIRST CHART RECORD.
2) THEY ARE RANKED AMONG THE TOP 500 ARTISTS OF THE POP-ROCK ERA IN EITHER THE SINGLES OR ALBUM CATEGORY ACCORDING TO BILLBOARD AMERICAN / INTERNATIONAL CHART HISTORY, OR HAVE SOLD MORE THAN 30 MILLION RECORDS.
3) AT THE TIME OF INDUCTION THEY ARE NOT A MEMBER OF THE "ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME."
EVERY MOTHER LODE OF INDUCTEES INTO THE SOLID GOLD CITY'S POP-ROCK HALL OF FAME HOLDS A "SWEET SIXTEEN" OF HITMAKERS -- TEN PERFORMERS, A "CLASSIC CROONER" OR "DYNAMIC DIVA," AND PRODUCERS, SONGWRITERS, MUSICIANS, AND PROMOTERS OF SOLID GOLD STATUS. THE SIXTEENTH SELECTION IS A SPECIAL CATEGORY -- "BAND OF GOLD" -- WHICH IS OPEN TO ALL CONTRIBUTORS TO THE POP-ROCK MUSIC EXPERIENCE.
IT IS NOW TIME TO MEET THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF
THE SOLID GOLD CITY'S POP-ROCK HALL OF FAME!
MOTHER LODE I (BACK TO THE BEAT)
CHUBBY CHECKER CONNIE FRANCIS
GLEN CAMPBELL DIONNE WARWICK
PETER, PAUL & MARY HERMAN'S HERMITS
THE MOODY BLUES NEIL DIAMOND
THE MONKEES CHICAGO
CLASSIC CROONER: JOHNNY MATHIS
SONGWRITER / PRODUCER: BURT BACHARACH
HAL DAVID
PROMOTER: DAVID SARNOFF
BRIAN EPSTEIN CASEY KASEM
* BAND OF GOLD: THE BEATLES
MOTHER LODE II (CALIFORNIA SOUND)
THE KINGSTON TRIO JAN & DEAN
BOBBY VEE JOHNNY RIVERS
PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS THE TURTLES
GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS SONNY & CHER
THE 5TH DIMENSION THE GRASS ROOTS
CLASSIC CROONER: FRANK SINATRA
PRODUCER: TOMMY "SNUFF" GARRETT
SONGWRITER / PRODUCER: BRIAN WILSON
MUSICIANS: THE WRECKING CREW
PROMOTER: BILL DRAKE - GENE CHENAULT
* BAND OF GOLD: ELVIS PRESLEY
MOTHER LODE III (EAST COAST / MIDWEST SOUNDS)
NEIL SEDAKA BOBBY RYDELL
JAY & THE AMERICANS LESLEY GORE
TONY ORLANDO & DAWN THE SPINNERS
TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS JIM CROCE
BOBBY VINTON MARY WELLS
CLASSIC CROONER: BROOK BENTON
PRODUCER: MITCH MILLER
DON KIRSHNER
SONGWRITER: LAURA NYRO
PROMOTER: MURRAY THE K
* BAND OF GOLD: CHUCK BERRY
MOTHER LODE IV (BRITISH / CANADIAN INVASION)
RINGO STARR THE SEARCHERS
GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS PETULA CLARK
PETER & GORDON DONOVAN
MANFRED MANN THE GUESS WHO
GORDON LIGHTFOOT ANNE MURRAY
CLASSIC CROONER: TOM JONES
PRODUCER: MICKIE MOST
SONGWRITER / PRODUCER: TONY MACAULAY
SONGWRITER: GRAHAM GOULDMAN
PROMOTER: RADIO STATION CKLW (DETROIT-WINDSOR)
* BAND OF GOLD: BERRY GORDY
MOTHER LODE V (SOUNDS OF THE 70'S)
KENNY ROGERS THE CARPENTERS
THREE DOG NIGHT JOHN DENVER
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD THE STYLISTICS
OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN HALL & OATES
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA WINGS
CLASSIC CROONER: BARRY MANILOW
PRODUCER: NORMAN WHITFIELD
PRODUCER / SONGWRITER: THOM BELL
SONGWRITER: LINDA CREED
PROMOTER: BRUCE MORROW
* BAND OF GOLD: DICK CLARK
MOTHER LODE VI (COUNTRY CROSSOVERS)
JIMMIE RODGERS RAY STEVENS
BOBBY GOLDSBORO TOMMY ROE
NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND B. J. THOMAS
LINDA RONSTADT BREAD
THE DOOBIE BROTHERS AMERICA
CLASSIC CROONER: PAT BOONE
PRODUCER: NORMAN PETTY
CHIPS MOMAN
SONGWRITER: JIMMY WEBB
PROMOTER: WOLFMAN JACK
* BAND OF GOLD: BUDDY HOLLY
MOTHER LODE VII (SINGER-SONGWRITERS)
PAUL ANKA CAROLE KING
TODD RUNDGREN CARLY SIMON
GILBERT O'SULLIVAN ERIC CARMEN
KENNY LOGGINS JIMMY BUFFETT
DAN FOGELBERG LIONEL RICHIE
DYNAMIC DIVA: BARBARA STREISAND
SONGWRITER / PRODUCER: BOB CREWE
ERNIE MARESCA P. F. SLOAN - STEVE BARRI
PROMOTER: DON CORNELIUS
* BAND OF GOLD: HOLLAND-DOZIER-HOLLAND
MOTHER LODE VIII (MADE IN U.S.A.)
FRANKIE AVALON FREDDY CANNON JOHNNY TILLOTSON STEPPENWOLF
THE ASSOCIATION THE MARVELETTES NANCY SINATRA BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS HERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS JR. WALKER & THE ALL-STARS
DYNAMIC DIVA: DIANA ROSS
PRODUCER / SONGWRITER: LEE HAZLEWOOD
TERRY MELCHER
SONGWRITER: TOMMY BOYCE & BOBBY HART
PROMOTER: ROBERT W. MORGAN
* BAND OF GOLD: THE BEACH BOYS
MOTHER LODE IX (MORE 70'S GOLD)
DON McLEAN THE CARS
ROBERTA FLACK HEART
THE COMMODORES THE CHI-LITES
STEVE MILLER BAND OSMONDS
CAPTAIN & TENNILLE BARRY WHITE
DYNAMIC DIVA: DONNA SUMMER
PRODUCER: JIMMY IENNER
SONGWRITER / PRODUCER: BENNY ANDERSSON -
BJORN ULVAEUS
SONGWRITER: PAUL WILLIAMS
PROMOTER: DICK BIONDI
* BAND OF GOLD: THE SUPREMES
MOTHER LODE X (BRITISH COMMONWEALTH)
THE DIAMONDS YES
HELEN REDDY AIR SUPPLY
CLIFF RICHARD JOE COCKER
RICK SPRINGFIELD THE SEEKERS
THE LITTLE RIVER BAND THE STATUS QUO
CLASSIC CROONER: LONNIE DONEGAN
PRODUCER: ROBERT STIGWOOD
SHEL TALMY
SONGWRITER: ROGER COOK - ROGER GREENAWAY
PROMOTER: ED SULLIVAN
* BAND OF GOLD: THE ROLLING STONES
INDUCTED AUTUMN 2014
MOTHER LODE XI (FOLK & COUNTRY ROOTS)
JOAN BAEZ TRINI LOPEZ
HARRY CHAPIN ROGER MILLER
JUDY COLLINS POCO
ARLO GUTHRIE SEALS & CROFTS
BRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE SHAKIN' STEVENS
CLASSIC CROONER: JOHNNY HORTON
SONGWRITER / PRODUCER: JOHN FOGERTY
SONGWRITER: JOHN SEBASTIAN
SONGWRITER: JOE SOUTH
PROMOTER / PRODUCER: SHELBY SINGLETON
* BAND OF GOLD: BOB DYLAN
INDUCTED AUTUMN 2018
MOTHER LODE XII (VOICES)
TONY BURROWS MARTHA REEVES
AGNETHA FALKSTOG MIKE SMITH
TONY HICKS LEVI STUBBS
JIM MCGUINN TAMMY TERRELL
ANI-FRI LYNGSTAD FRANKIE VALI
DYNAMIC DIVA: CHER SONGWRITER / PRODUCER: RAY DAVIES
JEFF LYNNE PETER TOWNSEND
PROMOTER: ROSALIE TROMBLEY
* BAND OF GOLD: BEE GEES