Watch CBS News

It's Only Rock and Roll

I'm curious as to how people get voted into the rock and roll hall of fame but they do not play rock and roll?  I mean Donna Summer - she's a great singer but is certainly not rock and roll.  Neil Diamond?  C'mon...what about Kiss or Rush?  Maybe they should just make a music hall of fame.   -  Katie Schultz

Hmmmm....dissing both Donna and Diamond.  If it's any consolation...while Donna Summer was nominated last year, she didn't make the cut.  However, Neil Diamond makes it.  Here's the list of people to be inducted in 2011:  Alice Cooper, Neil Diamond, Jac Holzman, Dr. John, Darlene Love, Art Rupe, Leon Russell and Tom Waits.

They definitely have a broad definition.  But for Neil Diamond, what about "Brother Love's Travelin' Salvation Show." ?  Rockin!'  Of course there was also that duet with Barbra Streisand.

Musicians are eligible for induction to the Rock Hall 25 years after the release of their first record.  (And yes, they use the word "record.")  Hundreds of so-called rock experts vote.   Here's more on the process.

You don't even need to be a musician to get in.  For example, this guy Art Rupe, who gets the nod in the new year.  He's in because he started a record company that released a number of singles from Little Richard.

You can also get in if you're in the category of "early influencers," like Woody Guthrie and Robert Johnson.

I personally think it's good to think broadly.

Besides Kiss and Rush, who else would you include in the Rock Hall?

View CBS News In
CBS News App Open
Chrome Safari Continue
Be the first to know
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.