As another Punk Rock band from New York City, Richard Hell & the Voidoids had a brief recording career but a powerful one. Credited with helping to establish Punk’s look and style, the Voidoids released one album in 1977 which was as good as anything else the genre produced. Whether or not they can get in the strength of that album (they really didn’t do much after that) is debatable, but regardless their contribution to the genre can not be underestimated.

Despite coming out of San Francisco in the late 60’s, the Flamin’ Groovies were not your typical San Francisco band. They were not a “Hippie” band, nor were they driven by any Psychedelic influences. Like Big Star, the Flamin’ Groovies were a big part of creating the “Power Pop” genre. They were never hit makers but their influence was far reaching in generations that followed.

As one of the bands that helped usher in the Metal ideal (they have received credit for being one of the links between the Psychedelic sound and Metal) Vanilla Fudge was a very interesting band that was at its most basic, a loud band. Like future Metal and Hard Rock acts, Vanilla Fudge was at their when they played their high decibel songs on a slow tempo building up an acid induced release. An intriguing choice should the Hall look to induct Tim Bogert and Carmine Appice who have a level of reverence in Rock and Roll lore.

With an angelic voice, Emmylou Harris picked up where the legendary Gram Parsons left off. Her blend of Progressive Country music has been capable of eliciting any kind of emotion she wanted to. As such, the contributions of Emmylou Harris to contemporary music were astounding and the respect she has within the industry is stratospheric. Despite the perception of casual fans that she was primarily a Country artist, the music industry has not pigeonholed her there and an induction for Emmylou Harris is not as left field as people would think.