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Master Genius
Jun 28, 2014
Published in
The Artists
From the Sopranos, we had a brief glimpse at a Hip Hop mogul named Master Genius who ogled Adriana La Cerva and failed to extort money from Hesh. We also never really learned about any of his raps. Wait, why he is on the ballot again?
The Bullet Points:
TV Show Appeared:
The Sopranos (1999)
Actor:
Bokeem Woodbine
Songs you might remember:
None
Why you should vote for him:
We are assuming that he is the Jay Z of the Sopranos Universe.
Why you should not vote for him:
He may have been a Hip Hop success, but we only ever saw him fail. Some genius!
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The Masked Marauders
Jun 28, 2014
Published in
The Artists
We love a good hoax! In 1969, Rolling Stone Magazine talked about a recording session with Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, John Lennon and Paul McCartney and a bootleg album that resulted from it. There was a review of the album, which although was done in tongue and cheek fashion resulted in many fans believing it, and why wouldn’t they? This was the first era of the supergroup (CSNY, Blind Faith) and who wouldn’t want a Beatle to collaborate with a Rolling Stone? The reaction to the article was so strong that the magazine hired an unknown band with a Jagger sound-a-like to record an album, which was produced a by a major label and had many people rush to record store to buy a copy.
If they didn’t realize it was a joke before, they certainly should have after they bought the album of poor material, and heard the final track, which was essentially an apology. Still, it was a great joke, and perhaps a dark horse candidate for the Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. If anything, this entry on the ballot is what this Hall is all about.
The Bullet Points:
Magazine Appeared:
Rolling Stone (1969)
Actor:
N/A
Songs you might remember:
Saturday Night at the Cow Palace
Why you should vote for them:
It was real people who never actually collaborated. This was genius for the purposes of what we are building here.
Why you should not vote for them:
For something so brilliant, how come it is not remembered that much?
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Mary Rose Foster "The Rose"
Jun 28, 2014
Published in
The Artists
Originally intended to be a biopic of Janis Joplin, “The Rose” stars Bette Midler as Mary Rose Foster (nicknamed the Rose) as a drug and alcohol addicted singer in the late 60’s. She is loud, brash, talented but massively insecure and Midler takes this character through a roller coaster and earned an Oscar nomination for her performance. The film also generated a hit song (also named the Rose) that played during the end credits. If people remember this film, this has a solid shot.
The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
The Rose (1979)
Actor:
Bette Midler
Songs you might remember:
The Rose
Why you should vote for her:
Midler was great in this film, and it was an Academy Award nominated performance
Why you should not vote for her:
If you want to be negative, you could argue that she was just trying to be like Joplin.
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Marvin Berry and the Starlighters
Jun 28, 2014
Published in
2020 Inductees
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” Young
David Harold Brown
Lloyd L. Tolbert
Songs you might remember:
Earth Angel
Johnny B. Good
Why you should vote for them:
They played a decent part in one of the highest grossing films of the 1980’s.
Why you should not vote for them:
Their iconic song was Michael J. Fox lip-synching (and badly at that)
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