NEWS LITE : ROCK HALL OF FAME NAMES '99 NOMINEES.Bruce Springsteen, in his first year of eligibility, muscled his way onto the list of 15 nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, dedicated to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, and other people who have in some major way influenced the music industry, particularly in in 1999. The blue-collar rocker from Freehold, N.J., was the sole first-year-eligible nominee on a list that also included Paul McCartney Noun 1. Paul McCartney - English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942) McCartney, Sir James Paul McCartney and Billy Joel. Along with Springsteen, McCartney and Joel are trailblazers in several genres. The other nominees are doo-wop groups the Flamingos and the Moonglows, gospel's the Staples Singers, and R&B's Solomon Burke Solomon Burke (born March 21 1940, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a soul and country music pioneer and member of the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Career He began his adult life as a preacher in Philadelphia, and soon moved on to hosting a gospel radio show. and Curtis Mayfield, girl-group pop's Darlene Love Darlene Love (born Darlene Wright, July 26, 1941, Los Angeles, California) is an American popular music singer. Career She began her singing with her local church choir. , FM jazz-rock's Steely Dan and heavy metal's Black Sabbath Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham. The original band line up of Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Terence "Geezer" Butler (bass), and Bill Ward (drums) is the same as the current line up (2007) although there have been many shifts of personnel . Rounding out the list are rock pioneers Del Shannon
Del Shannon (December 30, 1934 http://www.delshannon.com/delbio.htm http://www.britannica.com/eb/question-538585/49/Del-Shannon-born http://www. and Ritchie Valens Ritchie Valens (born Ricardo Steven Valenzuela, May 13 1941 – February 3 1959) was a pioneer of rock and roll and a forefather to the Latin Rock movement. Career , and pop singers Gene Pitney and Dusty Springfield. Ballots with the complete list of nominees were mailed this week to more than 800 artists, producers, journalists and other music industry executives, a spokeswoman for the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of City-based Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation said Tuesday. The list of inductees, as well as the date and the site of the induction ceremonies, will come in November. Game show unable to pull `FloJo' week On the day Florence Griffith Joyner died, a taped episode of ``Hollywood Squares'' featuring the track star was broadcast across the nation. Monday's game show was the first of five this week featuring Griffith Joyner, who taped her appearances several weeks ago. This week's shows already had been distributed by King World Productions to its affiliates when the 38-year-old former Olympic champion died Monday, and it was too late to replace the shows. A graphic was shown at the beginning of Monday's show saying, ``This show was videotaped before the untimely death of Florence Griffith Joyner.'' Disgraced senator to wed former aide Bob Packwood and the aide who stood by him during the sex scandal that drove him from office plan a walk down the aisle. ``We will get married before Christmas,'' Elaine Franklin said Monday. ``It's going to be at a very private location.'' Franklin was Packwood's chief of staff until he gave up his Senate seat in 1995. The 66-year-old Oregon Republican was accused of making unwanted sexual advances toward women. Packwood, who is divorced, now runs a lobbying business in Washington. Franklin does political consulting. News Lite is compiled by Karen Duffy from Daily News staff and wire reports CAPTION(S): 6 photos PHOTO (1) Bob Packwood Getting hitched (2 -- 3) Oh, the horror! Top left, Ohio's Vicky Curry feigns fright during a casting call for Halloween Horror Nights Halloween Horror Nights could refer to:
Michael Owen Baker/Daily News (4 -- 6) Chart toppers Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney and Billy Joel are among this year's 15 nominees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. |
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