Comments on: Rock Hall Celebrates 50 Years of Motown

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:03:05 +0000

There is a significant announcement to be made by the Rock Hall concerning the numerous “snubbed groups” that were left out of the Hall of Fame at it’s beginning. Word is , these groups will be inducted this year (2012). They will be “fast-tracked” right into the hall without nomination and voting, since they should have been inducted in the first place. The names mentioned were : The Comets, The Crickets, The Midnighters, and The Miracles. Theere may be more. No confirmations yet. We’ll just have to wait and see when the actual announcement is made.

By: thedailyrecord

thedailyrecord — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:16:08 +0000

Thanks for reading, Buju. While I appreciate your opinion, I believe taking a neutral approach in this instance would have been little more regurgitating a press release. I felt readers may be interested in my experience and viewpoint with the set. That said, thanks for taking time to share your perspective.

By: buju banton

buju banton — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:07:03 +0000

Nice article found your site searching in bing I think you could have taken a more neutral view.

By: thedailyrecord

thedailyrecord — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:24:43 +0000

Good points, Bill. Thanks for reading.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:22:31 +0000

It’s a SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS when, on Motown’s 50TH ANNIVERSARY, THE LABEL’S FIRST GROUP AND first recording act CAN’T GET INDUCTED into the RRHOF,DUE TO POLITICS and STUPIDITY, while dozens of less-deserving acts with FAR FEWER HITS, and far less influential,are getting inducted every year. There’s NO WAY that you can convince me that ONE-HIT WONDER PERCY SLEDGE, THE RONETTES (8 HITS) , AND GRANDMASTER FLASH (??!!) DESERVE INDUCTION over the MIRACLES .The MIRACLES were THE ONE ACT WHOSE SUCCESS OPENED THE DOORS for EVERY MOTOWN ACT THAT FOLLOWED THEM….With over 50 chart hits, 4 songs in the GRAMMY HALL OF FAME , 3 SONGS in ROLLING STONE’S LIST OF THE 500 GREATEST SONGS OF ALL TIME,AND EVEN 3 songs in the Rock and Roll Hall’s OWN list of the 500 Songs that helped shape Rock and Roll,inductees into the DOO WOP HALL OF FAME, THE VOCAL GROUP HALL OF FAME,…and even the HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME, where they just got their star this past March 20th, THE MIRACLES ARE AMONG THE BEST OF THE BEST . They are by NO MEANS “sidemen” or “Backups”!! Even WITHOUT SMOKEY, they had a Platinum album (“City of Angels”, a Gold single, “Do It Baby”, and and a multi-million- selling #1 Platinum single ( Love Machine) Smokey hasn’t had a Platinum album OR a #1 Pop Hit was a solo artist… but The MIRACLES HAVE HAD BOTH !!! They are also THE MOST COVERED MOTOWN ACT OF ALL TIME… with more than 50 of their songs covered by literally HUNDREDs of other acts..in every different musical genre: POP, SOUL, COUNTRY, REGGAE, MOR, JAZZ, …EVEN RAP & HIP-HOP !!! They were JOHN LENNON’S favorite group: several Beatles songs, such as “Ask Me Why” and “Sexy Sadie”, were DIRECTLY INFLUENTED by Miracles songs…and that’s a fact you can CHECK !! Not only that , but The MIRACLES were the ONLY Motown group during the sixties that wrote their OWN MATERIAL…. ALL OF THEM…NOT JUST SMOKEY !! The Temptations didn’t, The Supremes didn’t , nor did the Four Tops… But THE MIRACLES DID . But, those other acts get inducted… while The Miracles DON’T ?? The RRHOF’S Ill- advised attempt to honor Smokey apart from his group, while other artists, such as CURTIS MAYFIELD, MICHAEL JACKSON, and ERIC CLAPTON ,WERE HONORED SEPARATELY, and WITH THEIR GROUPS , smacks of unfairness .Even Motown founder BERRY GORDY said… at the groups’ HWOF induction on 3/20/09 …”Without THE MIRACLES. Motown would NOT be the Motown it is today”
He ought to KNOW.

By: thedailyrecord

thedailyrecord — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:15:21 +0000

It appears the Miracles will go the way of the E Street Band, the Crickets and all the other great collaborative bands who get stuck by the side of the road while the name out front gets inducted. But at least Smokey Robinson is in the Rock Hall. He was inducted in 1987 in the hall's second class.

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 07:55:25 +0000

…If the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame REALLY wants to pay tribute to THE MIRACLES…. they’ll INDUCT THEM !!!! NOW !!!