It's ironic that you mention the Dead. The very first record by them I ever heard was uptempo--"Turn On Your Love Light." And their 1980 hit "Alabama Getaway" is quite fast.

BTW, I was just listening to a different live version of Marley's "No Woman No Cry." It's slowed down to ballad speed. It really has more in common with a rock ballad, I think, than it does with "Israelites" or "Cherry Oh Baby."
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptuwl6_QqBw[/youtube]

*sigh* Did I really need to specify that I meant credible lists? That Classic Rock magazine list is obviously personal favorites and nothing more. And a listener-voted radio survey obviously doesn't represent anyone trying to define rock and roll.

You know what I meant.

What makes a list credible?

http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Encyclop ... 0062732471

I've got this book. Yeah, that's Bob Marley on the cover.

Looks like I missed Bowie; Bruce, I edited my post to include David Bowie. I dropped The Clash, & Sly each a spot, and I dropped the Kinks out of my top 10.

Actually, that list looks more like an attempt at objectivity than it does a favorites list.

It does, albeit a rather poor one.

Okay, the totals have been adjusted.

Round 7 closes in less than 24 hours.

Thursday night at midnight EDT.

Round 7

1. The Four Seasons
2. The Supremes
3. Santana
4. The Doors
5. The Bee Gees
6. Pink Floyd
7. The Four Tops
8. The Drifters
9. Simon & Garfunkel
10.Darlene Love

Round 7 is now closed. There were 9 ballots turned in. here are our new members:

31 - Pink Floyd - 50 (6)
32 - Supremes - 48 (6)
33 - Drifters - 47 (7)
34 - U2 - 41 (4)
35 - Muddy Waters - 36 (3)


THE REST (minimum 2 ballots)
Elton John - 35 (6)
Bill Haley and His Comets - 28 (4)
Bob Marley - 27 (3)
Doors - 26 (4)
Jackie Wilson - 22 (4)
Carl Perkins - 22 (2)
Roy Orbison - 18 (4)
David Bowie - 18 (4)
Queen - 18 (3)
Byrds - 14 (4)
Kinks - 14 (2)
Clash - 11 (2)
Neil Young - 9 (2)
Grateful Dead - 9 (2)
Sly and the Family Stone - 5 (2)

16 other artists each had one mention.

Here are the results up to this point:

MOST DESERVING HALL OF FAMERS

1 - Beatles
2 - Elvis Presley
3 - Chuck Berry
4 - Little Richard
5 - James Brown and the Famous Flames
6 - Bob Dylan
7 - Ray Charles
8 - Rolling Stones
9 - Beach Boys
10 - Aretha Franklin
11 - Stevie Wonder
12 - Bo Diddley
13 - Fats Domino
14 - The Who
15 - Buddy Holly and the Crickets
16 - Michael Jackson
17 - Sam Cooke
18 - Marvin Gaye
19 - Temptations
20 - Led Zeppelin
21 - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
22 - Everly Brothers
23 - Jimi Hendrix Experience
24 - Louis Jordan
25 - Otis Redding
26 - Bruce Springsteen
27 - Jerry Lee Lewis
28 - Prince
29 - Madonna
30 - Run-D.M.C.
31 - Pink Floyd
32 - Supremes
33 - Drifters
34 - U2
35 - Muddy Waters

Voting for round 8 is now open. Please list the ten most deserving artists (ranked in order) from the list below.

DEADLINE FOR THIS ROUND IS THURSDAY MAY 31 AT MIDNIGHT EDT.

1987 Coasters
1987 Eddie Cochran
1987 Bill Haley and Comets
1987 B.B. King
1987 Clyde McPhatter
1987 Ricky Nelson
1987 Roy Orbison
1987 Carl Perkins
1987 Big Joe Turner
1987 Jackie Wilson
1989 Dion
1990 Hank Ballard and Midnighters
1990 Bobby Darin
1990 Four Seasons
1990 Four Tops
1990 Kinks
1990 Platters
1990 Simon & Garfunkel
1991 LaVern Baker
1991 The Byrds
1991 John Lee Hooker
1991 The Impressions
1991 Wilson Pickett
1991 Jimmy Reed
1991 Ike and Tina Turner
1992 Bobby "Blue" Bland
1992 Booker T. & the M.G.'s
1992 Johnny Cash
1992 Isley Brothers
1992 Sam & Dave
1992 The Yardbirds
1993 Ruth Brown
1993 Cream
1993 Creedence Clearwater Revival
1993 The Doors
1993 Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
1993 Etta James
1993 Van Morrison
1993 Sly & the Family Stone
1994 The Animals
1994 The Band
1994 Duane Eddy
1994 Grateful Dead
1994 Elton John
1994 John Lennon
1994 Bob Marley
1994 Rod Stewart
1995 Allman Brothers Band
1995 Al Green
1995 Janis Joplin
1995 Martha and the Vandellas
1995 Neil Young
1995 Frank Zappa
1996 David Bowie
1996 Gladys Knight & the Pips
1996 Jefferson Airplane
1996 Little Willie John
1996 Shirelles
1996 Velvet Underground
1997 Bee Gees
1997 Buffalo Springfield
1997 Crosby, Stills & Nash
1997 The Jackson 5
1997 Joni Mitchell
1997 Parliament-Funkadelic
1997 The Rascals
1998 Eagles
1998 Fleetwood Mac
1998 Mamas & The Papas
1998 Lloyd Price
1998 Santana
1998 Gene Vincent and Blue Caps
1999 Billy Joel
1999 Curtis Mayfield
1999 Paul McCartney
1999 Del Shannon
1999 Dusty Springfield
1999 The Staple Singers
2000 Eric Clapton
2000 Earth, Wind & Fire
2000 The Lovin' Spoonful
2000 The Moonglows
2000 Bonnie Raitt
2000 James Taylor
2001 Aerosmith
2001 Solomon Burke
2001 The Flamingos
2001 Queen
2001 Paul Simon
2001 Steely Dan
2001 Ritchie Valens
2002 Isaac Hayes
2002 Brenda Lee
2002 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
2002 Gene Pitney
2002 Ramones
2002 Talking Heads
2003 AC/DC
2003 The Clash
2003 Elvis Costello & the Attractions
2003 The Police
2003 Righteous Brothers
2004 Jackson Browne
2004 The Dells
2004 George Harrison
2004 Bob Seger
2004 Traffic
2004 ZZ Top
2005 Buddy Guy
2005 The O'Jays
2005 Pretenders
2005 Percy Sledge
2006 Black Sabbath
2006 Blondie
2006 Miles Davis
2006 Lynyrd Skynyrd
2006 Sex Pistols
2007 Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five
2007 R.E.M.
2007 The Ronettes
2007 Patti Smith
2007 Van Halen
2008 Dave Clark Five
2008 Leonard Cohen
2008 John Cougar Mellencamp
2008 The Ventures
2009 Jeff Beck
2009 Little Anthony & The Imperials
2009 Metallica
2009 Bobby Womack
2010 ABBA
2010 Genesis
2010 Jimmy Cliff
2010 The Hollies
2010 The Stooges
2011 Alice Cooper
2011 Neil Diamond
2011 Dr. John
2011 Darlene Love
2011 Tom Waits
2012 Beastie Boys
2012 Donovan
2012 Guns N' Roses
2012 Laura Nyro
2012 Red Hot Chili Peppers
2012 The Small Faces/The Faces

1986 Jimmie Rodgers
1986 Jimmy Yancey
1986 Robert Johnson
1987 T-Bone Walker
1987 Hank Williams
1988 Woody Guthrie
1988 Lead Belly
1988 Les Paul
1989 Ink Spots
1989 Bessie Smith
1989 Soul Stirrers
1990 Louis Armstrong
1990 Charlie Christian
1990 Ma Rainey
1991 Howlin' Wolf
1992 Elmore James
1992 Professor Longhair
1993 Dinah Washington
1994 Willie Dixon
1995 Sonny Til and the Orioles
1996 Pete Seeger
1997 Mahalia Jackson
1997 Bill Monroe
1998 Jelly Roll Morton
1999 Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
1999 Charles Brown
2000 Nat King Cole
2000 Billie Holiday
2009 Wanda Jackson
2012 Freddie King

Well, only one artist on my list made it, so this round is relatively easy.

1 - Isley Brothers
2 - The Kinks
3 - Paul McCartney
4 - Jackie Wilson
5 - Bob Marley
6 - Elton John
7 - The Byrds
8 - Roy Orbison
9 - Sly & The Family Stone
10 - Bill Haley and His Comets

MY BALLOT FOR ROUND 8:

1 - Elton John
2 - Bill Haley and His Comets
3 - Doors
4 - Roy Orbison
5 - Jackie Wilson
6 - Howlin' Wolf
7 - Creedence Clearwater Revival
8 - Carl Perkins
9 - David Bowie
10 - Four Tops

Considering for the next round, in no particular order:

Clyde McPhatter, Hank Williams, Joe Turner, Les Paul, B.B King, Willie Dixon, Impressions, Simon & Garfunkel, Isley Brothers, Eric Clapton, Sly and the Family Stone, Wilson Pickett,
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, Byrds, Yardbirds, Cream, Bee Gees, Queen, ABBA, Dion,
Kinks, Eagles, Sonny Til and the Orioles, Platters, Willie Dixon