Some names of artists that might join the greats

Now that I have discussed who I think will be nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame later this year as performers; I feel it best to turn my attention to who could potentially be on my ballot for the Revisited/Projected Rock Hall Project.  I mentioned that I believe it is the Crown Jewel of the website Future Rock legends.  While not going into detail on all of the artists on my relative shortlist; I do categorize these artists in what are their chances for probable inclusion onto my ballot.

Likely to go on my ballot.

Mariah Carey
Dave Matthews
Alan Parsons/Eric Woolfson/The Alan Parsons Project
Janelle Monae
Tangerine Dream
The Killers
Foreigner

On my immediate shortlist  and thus possibly going to be on my ballot.

Arctic Monkeys
Deadmau5
Sarah McLachlan
The Strokes
Tears For Fears
Muse
Phil Collins
Joan Jett
Panic! At The Disco
Justin Timberlake
Beyoncé
Ben E. King
Robert Palmer
Carly Simon
Blink 182
Elliott Smith
Sheryl Crow
Supertramp
Neu!

Might consider if momentum is given by fellow posters

Huey Lewis
Kenny Loggins
Pet Shop Boys
Fall Out Boy
The Bangles
Hole
Dan Fogelberg
Vangelis
Mike Oldfield
Lionel Richie
30 Seconds to Mars
Neil Finn
Bread
10cc
Dream Theater
Boston
Yellow Magic Orchestra
X Japan
Gackt
Seal
Peter Tosh
Pat Benatar
Ed Sheeran


Out of left field ideas

Barbra Streisand
MGMT
Franz Ferdinand
Blue Oyster Cult
Kansas
Patti Labelle
Meat Loaf
The Tubes
Ryan Adams
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Ultravox
Jennifer Warnes
The Dells
Steve Hackett
The Stylistics
Sting
Neil Innes
Styx
Spoon
Paul Butterfield
TV On The Radio
Wesley Willis
Squeeze
Gin Blossoms
Toad The Wet Sprocket


Those were Performer candidates.  Now here are some Non-Performer candidates.

Likely to go on my ballot.

Kevin Godley & Lol Crème
Jim Steinman

Possible contenders and left field candidates.

John Landis
Martin Scorsese
Russell Mulcahy
Linda Perry
Hype Williams
Kurt Loder
Cameron Crowe
Murray "The K" Kaufman
Lorne Michaels
David Letterman
Frankie Knuckles
Simon Cowell
Ryan Seacrest
David Foster
Howard Stern
Albert Maysles
D.A. Pennebaker
The Houser Brothers (Sam and Dan Houser from Rockstar Games)
Sir Tim Rice
Bruce Gowers
Doctor Demento
Neil Walls
Hugh Padgham
Steve Lillywhite
Flood
1st Generation MTV VJs
2nd Generation MTV VJs
3rd Generation MTV VJs
Dame Anne Nightingale

Here then are Influences from the pre-Rock and not confined to Rock and Roll eras that are viable candidates.

Likely to be on my ballot.

Tom Lehrer
Loretta Lynn

Probable candidates and left field choices.

Johann Sebastian Bach
John Williams
Lena Horne
Sarah Vaughan
Tony Bennett
Andy Williams
Fats Waller
Harry Belafonte
Kenny Rogers
Elliott Carter
Gene Autry
Roy Acuff
Richard Strauss
Jim Henson
Judy Garland
Aaron Copland
Leonard Bernstein


And finally, here are candidates on my shortlist for the Sidemen category.

Likely to be on my ballot.

Jennifer Batten
Ringo Starr

May be included and also left field ideas.

Paul Carrack
Bill Evans
The Roots
Bob Babbitt
Dick Parry
MFSB
Chester Thompson
George Duke
Steve Lukather
Carlos Alomar
Neil Innes

So, there are some ideas that may come to fruition by the end of the month of October.  It should be a rather interesting discussion that lays ahead.

Talk to you more about this fairly sooner than you think,

Robert