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20 YEARS - 2006-2026
https://futurerocklegends.com/

Nice to see the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame catching up with all the recent Non-Performer inductees these past seven years.

2026
Linda Creed
Arif Mardin
Jimmy Miller
Rick Rubin
Ed Sullivan

2025
Thom Bell
Lenny Waronker

2024
Norman Whitfield
Suzanne De Passe

2023
Bernie Taupin
Don Cornelius

2022
Allen Grubman
Jimmy Iovine
Sylvia Robinson

2021
Charley Patton
Clarence Avant

2020
Irving Azoff
Jon Landau

UPDATE!

Non-Performer Candidates for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

Willie Mitchell, Bernie Lowe, Jerry Ragovoy, John Simon, Phil Ramone, Richard Barrett, Robert Blackwell, Barrett Strong, Rudy Toombs, Lester Bangs, Francis Grasso, Bob Crewe, David Porter, David Foster, Jim Steinman, Carole Bayer Sager, Diane Warren, Wolfman Jack, Casey Kasem, Tommy Mottola, Estelle Axton, Florence Greenberg, Sylvia Rhone, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, L.A. Reid, Tom Wilson

Kal Mann and Dave Appell
Burt Bacharach and Hal David
Henry Cosby and Sylvia Moy
Boudleaux and Felice Bryant
Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson

2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees revealed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH1QL0_btQk

WINNERS & LOSERS: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2026 Inductees!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM6_i1KDuOo

Phil Collins, Iron Maiden & Billy Idol are Getting Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7vImxdcvIo

RANT - 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4UMNmlvW1Y

My Thoughts On The 2026 Hall of Fame Inductees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o40pNoJyFm4

Iron Maiden To Skip Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction
https://stereogum.com/2496176/iron-maid ... ction/news

Iron Maiden is expected to be left out of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony.
Due to scheduling conflicts, the band will not be attending the highly anticipated awards ceremony.
https://www.wikimetal.com.br/en/iron-ma ... -ceremony/

The 2026 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announcement calls them Early Influence, but the bio pages for each of the inductees in that category says Musical Influence.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominating Committee
https://futurerocklegends.com/Nominating_Committee/

JOHN SYKES ON 2026 ROCK HALL INDUCTIONS, WHY VOTERS EMBRACED SO MANY ACTS FROM THE 1980S & THEIR CURIOUS SNUB OF MARIAH CAREY
His top focus is on the Hall remaining relevant: "The moment we stop dead, we become the Old Person's Hall of Fame."
https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/ ... 236224505/

MARIAH CAREY
ROCK HALL IS NOT MY FANTASY
https://www.tmz.com/2026/04/20/mariah-c ... hall-snub/

“Do you think Donald Trump could make peace with New Order?
‘If Oasis Can Get Back Together, Then Anybody Can Do It’
https://www.vulture.com/article/new-ord ... -hall.html

The Rock Hall Ends One of Its Worst Habits
It took 17 years, but the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has decided to end their habit of treating its side categories like consolation prizes.
https://futurerocklegends.com/News/inde ... Habit.html

PETER HOOK WON’T COMPLETELY RULE OUT A NEW ORDER TRUCE AT ROCK HALL: ‘LIFE’S FULL OF SURPRISES’
The bass player says he’s unlikely to perform with his estranged bandmates at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, unless they “reach out and try and form some kind of relationship”
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... 235551291/

Peter Hook On New Order: “I would rather die than play with them three.”
https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/sto ... hem-three/

The Two-Timers Club
https://www.vulture.com/article/rock-ha ... -next.html

THE 100 GREATEST GUITAR SOLOS OF ALL TIME
Blues pioneers, hippie jammers, punk rockers, metal warriors, funkateers, and more By ROLLING STONE
MAY 4, 2026
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... 235520428/

Phil Collins says he's not "match fit" for Rock Hall performance
https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2 ... -hall-2026

The most egregious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame snub is not open to debate- Jethro Tull
https://audiophix.com/most-egregious-ro ... pen-debate

RONALD LAPREAD, CO-FOUNDING MEMBER AND FORMER BASSIST OF THE COMMODORES, DEAD AT 75
The bassist died in Auckland, where he lived for four decades
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... 235570484/

RONALD LAPREAD, FOUNDING MEMBER AND FORMER BASSIST OF THE COMMODORES, DIES AT 75
The musician's daughter announced the sad news on May 30.
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-n ... 236261058/

CHICAGO SAXOPHONIST WALTER PARAZAIDER DEAD AT 81.

The band formed in Parazaider’s basement in 1967, and he remained a pivotal part of their sound until he was forced to step aside in 2018 to battle Alzheimer’s.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... 235579437/

WALTER PARAZAIDER, FOUNDING MEMBER OF CHICAGO, DEAD AT 81 FOLLOWING BATTLE WITH ALZHEIMER’S.
The musician's wife, JacLynn, was by his side.

https://www.billboard.com/music/music-n ... 236274993/


DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS, BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS SINGER, DEAD AT 84
A memorial concert for the vocalist, who sang “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy,” is in the works
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... 235583766/

BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS SINGER DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS DEAD AT 84
A memorial concert supporting Peacebuilders Canada will be held in his honor.
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-n ... 236280977/

David Clayton-Thomas, the Legendary Voice of Blood, Sweat & Tears, Dies at Age 84

The Toronto-based Hall of Famer wrote and sang many of the band's classics and was a prolific solo recording artist.

https://ca.billboard.com/music/rock/dav ... s-obituary

Rock Hall inductee Steve Stevens talks 40+ years with Billy Idol, his ‘Top Gun’ Grammy, meeting Bubbles the Chimp, and the ‘Dirty Diana’ scene cut from ‘Michael’
Legendary guitarist breaks down his career, from playing with Joni Mitchell and Michael Jackson to his Hello Kitty guitar and E!'s Married to Rock.
https://www.goldderby.com/music/2026/st ... rock-hall/

New Order’s Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert to take touring hiatus due to health reasons
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/new-order- ... ring-band/

“I’m glad it’s happened so the Americans will stop banging on about it” Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris doesn’t seem too excited about their Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction. The bassist says the honour “never really bothered” him either way.
https://guitar.com/news/music-news/iron ... induction/

BLAZE BAYLEY Is 'Trying To Work It Out' So He Can Attend IRON MAIDEN's ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction Ceremony
https://blabbermouth.net/news/blaze-bay ... n-ceremony

Op-Ed: Boy George and Culture Club deserve to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
https://www.truehollywoodtalk.com/boy-g ... l-of-fame/

Neil Young fans argue veteran songwriter ‘should be a three-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member’
https://cultfollowing.co.uk/2026/07/07/ ... me-member/

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