As one of the principal figures of the Outlaw Country movement, Waylon Jennings took Country back to its Honky Tonk Roots. It was in the 70’s that Jennings produced his best work and developed a huge and devoted fan base. His music inspired a lot of Southern Rock, and is considered an icon among Alternative Country circles. Jennings is already in the Country Music Hall of Fame, and it is not impossible for him to enter the Rock and Roll version as well.

Another Reggae superstar from Jamaica, Lee “Scratch” Perry has been considered one of the more eccentric figures of the genre. The main contribution of Perry was that of the perpetuation of “Dub”, which was at its roots was a basic remixing of existing songs. Whether he created the genre (some say it was King Tubby) is still somewhat in doubt, but Perry did push its boundaries more than anyone else and his contributions to the world of Reggae is certainly abundant.

As the only real band of note to emerge from the 80’s Paisley Underground scene, The Bangles reached huge Pop success by the decade’s end. Most people remember them from their monster smash; Walk Like an Egyptian, but they had more Psychedelic infused Pop hits and were a much more complete band than they were perceived. A Hall induction is an outside possibility, but we have our suspicions that the first ultra successful all girl band, the Go-Go’s would have to get in first before the Bangles are looked at.

Mountain has to be considered one of those bands whose lack of commercial success has to be considered a mystery. Filling a void of American Blues Based Hard Rock, Mountain had an aggressive sound and with stellar live performances to back it up, they probably should have been a much more successful band. They broke up only a few years after they started, but it isn’t impossible that the Hall would induct them based on Mississippi Queen and love for Leslie West. The Hall has inducted artists for a lot less than that!