Hall & Oates
Pro: White guys that had soul, very successful duo, tons of hits, influential in hip hop
Con: Cheese factor, from the 80s, more influential outside rock, may be too poppy
Richie Havens
Pro: Woodstock, Intensity, great live act
Con: Not really a rock artist, known for his covers
Heart
Pro: First girl hard rock band, influential, Ann Wilson’s voice
Con: They’re girls
Iron Maiden
Pro: One of the most important metal bands, showed metal songs could mean something
Con: There is a thin line between cheese and cool; also as a metal band, they don’t get respect
Jan & Dean
Pro: Popular act with classic songs, they pre-dated the Beach Boys
Con: People confuse them with the Beach Boys
Waylon Jennings
Pro: Like Haggard and Cash, more Rock n Roll than most Rock n Rollers, Buddy Holly’s bass player, was rock n roll during 50s, originator of outlaw music
Con: Mostly country which overshadowed his rock
Jethro Tull
Pro: Unique as they come
Con: Jazz flute’s for sissy boys
Judas Priest
Pro: See Maiden, plus Rob Halford’s voice is the best, the band’s story is awesome
Con: See Maiden
Ben E. King
Pro: Percy Sledge is in
Con: Seen as one hit wonder
Carol King
Pro: Great songwriter, James Taylor is in
Con: Not true rock, but came out of that singer/songwriter tradition
KISS
Pro: Lots of hits, Unique persona, known for their live shows
Con: Don’t sing about anything important, reputation as weak musicians, cheese factor, too capitalist for some voters
Kraftwerk
Pro: Unique and influential
Con: German!
Kris Kristofferson
Pro: Great songwriter (Me and Bobby McGee and Sunday Morning Coming Down among others)
Con: Seen as country
The Marvelettes
Pro: Motown’s first successful girl group, “Please Mr. Postman”, 23 Hot 100 Singles (9 in the top 10)
Con: There is no con. The voters and/or selection board are dumb
MC5
Pro: Hugely influential, one of the first punk bands, incorporated many styles, representative of the counterculture
Con: See the Marvellettes, may be too raw
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