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Country Music HOF Inducts Ronnie Milsap

Oct 27, 2014

Tonight the Country Music Hall of Fame officially inducted their latest class, which was headlined by Ronnie Milsap, Bluegrass legend Mac Wiseman and the late songwriter, Hank Cochran.

Milsap, a classically trained artist with Appalachian roots, got his start with Elvis Presley and would become of the most successful Country Musicians of all time. Milsap, whose broad spectrum of influences allowed him to have significant crossover success on both the Pop and Jazz and scored an astonishing 40 #1 songs on the Country Music Charts.

Virginia born Mac Wiseman first became known in the industry by playing with industry legends, The Foggy Bottom Boys and Bill Monroe. Striking out on his own Wiseman would become very successful and would become somewhat of a cult figure in the genre.

Hank Cochran was inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame posthumously. His best known work was penning Patsy Cline’s “I Fall to Pieces” and Ray Price’s “Make the World Go Away”.

We would like to congratulate the Country Music Hall of Fame, which in the past couple of years has elevated its already strong presence.

2016 and 2017 Hockey Futures Updated

Oct 27, 2014

Published in Not in Hall of Fame News

We continue our expansion here at Notinhalloffame.com, and part of that is updating our existing futures on the Hockey Section.

As such, we have added a pair of players that we missed that warrant some Hall of Fame consideration who may be worth your vote and/or your opinions.

Added to the 2016 is Vinny Prospal, a former Centre with 765 career NHL Points. Prospal joins Jose Theodore, Milan Hejduk, Roman Hamrlik and Ziggy Palffy.

You can cast your votes on these players here.

Added to the 2017 Hockey Futures is Petr Nedved. He joins Ryan Smyth and Miroslav Satan.

You can cast your votes on these players here.

As always, we thank you for your support and encourage you to take a look and cast your votes.

RIP: Jack Bruce

Oct 26, 2014

Published in Not in Hall of Fame News

The musical world lost perhaps its greatest bass player when it was announced that Jack Bruce died today at the age of 71. Bruce was best known as a member of the late 1960’s power trio, Cream, which included Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker.

Bruce would first cut his teeth in the early 60’s where he first gained attention with the Graham Bond Organization, an electric blues outfit that also included drummer, Ginger Baker. Bruce would leave the band to join John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, an outfit that also had Eric Clapton. Shortly after, in 1966, he would become a part of Manfred Mann and enjoy to date the most success (commercially speaking anyway) of his career, however the best was yet to come.

With Baker and Calpton, Jack Bruce formed Cream, a band that is commonly referred to do in the annals of Rock and Roll History as the first “Supergroup”. Cream amalgamated all they had learned from Blues Rock, Jazz Rock and combined it with the contemporary Psychedelic sound, and the trio churned out four albums (Fresh Cream, Disraeli Gears, Wheels of Fire & Goodbye) in a three year time span; all of which were highly acclaimed efforts and spawned hit singles, many of which were sung by Bruce.

The band’s heavier sound helped usher in precursors to Heavy Metal, and Hard Rock stars of the 1970’s, and though they were only together for a few years the impact of Cream was undeniable.

After 1968, the three members of Cream all went their separate ways, and Bruce would put out over a dozen solo albums, and though his solo efforts were not as impactful as his work with Cream, he remained a certifiable musical legend and one of the most respected in his craft.

Cream would enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, and would reunite on stage for the first time in twenty-five years where they performed “Sunshine of Your Love” and “White Room”, two of their biggest hits. They would reform for a brief spell in 2005.

We would like to extend our condolences to the friends and family of Jack Bruce.

Bobby Phills jersey coming home to Charlotte

Oct 25, 2014

Published in Not in Hall of Fame News

With the Charlotte Hornets embracing their identity, it stands to reason that the National Basketball Association would take over their past.

The first version of the Hornets (now the New Orleans Pelicans) retired the number 13 of Bobby Phills on February 9, 2000, less than a month after he was killed in a car accident. Phills was following his teammate David Wesley, where the two were allegedly driving in a reckless manner (Wesley was charged with that offense) and his Porsche swerved into oncoming traffic.

In his three seasons in Charlotte, the former Shooting Guard played in 133 Games, starting in 113 of them. Phills would average 12.3 Points per Game in a Charlotte uniform. His jersey will be re-retired on November 1st, and is the only number retired by the Hornets organization.