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2020 Inductees

Josie and the Pussycats (TV)

Looking to replicate the success of the Archies in both animated and music, Josie and the Pussycats went from the comic book to the small screen. The all girl group would find themselves in adventures, while finding time to sing a pop song. The show would last a few years and the trip would forever be known as much for their singing as they would be for their outfits which were leopard print unitards with a tail complete with “ears for hats”. In terms of the band, they had a lot more support than most fictitious groups. They had a…
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Marvin Berry and the Starlighters

We first saw Marvin Berry and Starlighters as they played the Enchantment Under the Sea Dance. After a set, Marvin Berry injured his hand with a screwdriver helping Marty McFly out of a trunk. McFly stepped in with the guitar during “Earth Angel”, but electrified the crowd by singing (ok, lip synching) Chuck Berry’s Johnny B. Good. Or was it really Chuck’s song as Marvin called his cousin Chuck and told him that he “found the new sound he was looking for”. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Back to the Future (1985) Actors: Harry Waters Jr. Tommy Thomas Granville “Danny”…
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The Rutles

With all due respect to all of the other nominees, we don’t think there is any other act on the ballot that has created a more detailed backstory than the Rutles. This near perfect pastiche of the Beatles began on Eric Idle’s BBC Television Show, Rutland Weekend Television, which presented a brief documentary of the band. Idle paired with Neil Innes, formerly of the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band who provided the music and the combination proved so popular that a full documentary “All You Need is Cash” was filmed was the first musical mockumentary of its kind. George Harrison…
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