UK Music Hall of Fame
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The UK Music Hall of Fame honours musicians for their lifetime achievements in music. Members can be of any nationality. The Hall of Fame started in 2004 with the induction of five founder members and five more members selected by a public televote, two from each of the last five decades. In subsequent years, a panel of more than 60 artists, journalists and music industry executives decide which artists go into the hall of fame.
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[edit] 2004 inductees
There were five founding members, one from each decade from the 1950s to 1990s:
In addition, the public were asked to select one further act from each decade, from five lists of ten nominees. The five members chosen by the public in October 2004 were:
The full list of nominees were:
- 1950s - Billie Holiday, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Cliff Richard and The Shadows, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash, Little Richard, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis
- 1960s - The Beach Boys, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Diana Ross and The Supremes, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, Simon and Garfunkel, The Velvet Underground
- 1970s - ABBA, The Bee Gees, The Clash, David Bowie, Elton John, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Queen, Sex Pistols, Stevie Wonder
- 1980s - Bruce Springsteen, Beastie Boys, George Michael, Guns N' Roses, Joy Division, Michael Jackson, Prince, Public Enemy, R.E.M., The Smiths
- 1990s - Blur, Dr. Dre, Missy Elliot, Nirvana, Oasis, The Prodigy, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Robbie Williams, Spice Girls
Chris Blackwell, the founder of Island Records, was awarded honorary membership.
[edit] 2005 inductees
The 2005 inductees were selected by a panel of 60 people from the music industry:
- Eurythmics (inducted by Bob Geldof, performed)
- Aretha Franklin
- Jimi Hendrix (inducted by Mitch Mitchell, and Slash of Guns N' Roses)
- Bob Dylan (inducted by Woody Harrelson)
- Joy Division/New Order (inducted by actor John Simm, performed)
- The Who (inducted by Ray Davies of The Kinks)
- The Kinks (inducted by footballer Geoff Hurst)
- Pink Floyd (inducted by Pete Townshend of The Who)
- Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne (inducted by Brian May of Queen, performed)
The late DJ John Peel was also made an honorary member (inducted by Damon Albarn of Blur).
The programme was televised in the UK. It was later shown on VH1 in the United States, without the Joy Division/New Order segments. The full version was subsequently shown on VH1 Classic.
[edit] 2006 inductees
The 2006 inductees were:
- James Brown (inducted by Jazzie B, performed)
- Led Zeppelin (inducted by Roger Taylor of Queen)
- Rod Stewart (inducted by James Morrison)
- Brian Wilson (inducted by David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, performed)
- Bon Jovi (inducted by Dave Stewart, performed)
- Prince (inducted by Beyoncé Knowles)
- Dusty Springfield (inducted by Joss Stone)
Sir George Martin received an honorary membership (inducted by British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown).
The 2006 Induction Ceremony took place on November 14 2006, and it was broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK on November 16, repeated on November 18. It will be shown on VH1 in the USA on November 25.
