Followers of this site are clearly aware of two things:
One: We love multiple genres of Music.
Two: We currently only rank those who are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
We will never change the first, but the second is something that we are slowly looking to rectify. We have done preliminary work on the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Hip Hop Hall of Fame and are looking at ways to rank Sidemen for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Today we are looking at the Gospel Music Hall of Fame which has announced its latest class. We are not likely to ever rank those not in, but we have a major respect for this genre of music. Many Rock historians and (for that matter musicians in the 50’s themselves) have cited Gospel music as one of the origins of Rock and Roll, and it has been a musical style that many mainstream acts have embraced at various times in their careers.
The Gospel Hall of Fame was established in 1971and houses many inductees that even the most casual music fan are aware of such as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Al Green and Pat Boone. This year another major star of modern American music entered the Hall as Aretha Franklin who was largely selected on the strength of her 1972 album; Amazing Grace. The Queen of Soul is joined by Ricky Skaggs, Dallas Holm, Love Song and the Hoppers which overall could be the most diverse class of inductees that the Gospel Hall ever had.
We congratulate all for their latest accomplishment.
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