49. Three Dog Night

Regardless whether people now adays remember their name or not they all know ATLEAST 3 songs they dig if not more. Elvis didn't write his own material. Zeppelin did a ton of blues standards. I look at the influence a band has. Three dog night was one of the few bands that had a distinctive sound but wasn't repetative. Commercial or not they were GREAT entertainers and put asses in seats. They sold out shows and venues at that time thought to be impossible to fill. They were good musicians and there are several acts in the hall that aren't even half as talented. Just seems elitist to omit them for something that is obviously not a standard across the board.

Three Dog Night was and still is one of my favorite all time bands. i grew up with their sound. They put a blues sound into rock and roll. Not too many bands can pull that off. I stil listen often to their wonderful mix of blues and rock. They are still traveling around and wooing old timers and many newcomers to their music. You can't have groups like Led Zeppelin in the hall without Three Dog Night. They were fairly well received by Rolling Stone critically so maybe they might have a chance.

Three Dog night was an awesome band, only a hermit would have not heard of them in the 70's. They were not songwriters ( neither was Elvis ) but had the best songwriters of the time pen their songs for them. They deserve to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.Yes, Zeppelin and Pink Floyd still have alot of their stuff playing, but in their heyday, they were not any more popular than Three Dog Night. It is sad with these accomplishme nts, they depend on critics and other people and not the masses who enjoy their music, would you not agree?

Look at that list of hits! Just think the five the committee has listed does not even include their biggest Joy to the World which was as big a hit as the early 70's saw. If success is part of the criteria then they are easily firballot inductess. They may be lacking in other qualities and yes their legacy has taken a hit as has all early 70's groups outside of the incomparable Zepp. And if influence has anything to do with being played then man they are shoeins. Realisticall y how many other groups will still have theri songs being played albeit not as much as in their heydey in 50 years? Though many of the groups that have gotten in are because of a massive increase of their songs being played over the course of time (see the Ramones or even the Floyd for that matter) and thus a huge recognizabil ity factor having increased. These guys are somewhere in between. yes theri songs are not as popular as they were when they came out but they are still plenty popular enough to be known by all music fans across genres. No they may not have influenced any new movements in rock but having your songs last forever certainly should be a consideratio n.