One of the original divas in music, Dusty Springfield had a timeless voice that could seemingly (and was) applied to varying genres.  A listen to Dusty in Memphis shows the London icon off at her best.

The Doors were the dark poets of a turbulent era. With a trippy Blues and Jazz infused Psychedelic Rock, they sounded like no other band around them, and are as big today as they were at their height in the late 60’s.  They have to be considered one of the most important additions to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Controversially inducted a year later than they should have been due to a desire to put in a Rap act (The Dave Clark Five actually had more votes than Grandmaster Flash, but the latter was somehow put in anyway), the Dave Clark Five was a hit making machine during the British Invasion era.  Though they had a large amount of hits, it didn’t have the staying power of the Beatles or the Rolling Stones but it was substantial enough to earn their slot in the Hall.

A true Rock Star in the era between Elvis and the Beatles, Del Shannon had a number of hits that was among the few true Rock songs in an era that gave so few.  His hit song Runaway alone deserves him induction into the Hall.