Madonna and the Dave Clark Five are among the 2008 inductees in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Do you think perhaps the concept is getting somewhat watered down? In another year or so, I may finally get over the fact they’re located in Cleveland and not here in the real rock capital, Detroit.
Who’s next? Men At Work? Donna Summer? Orleans?
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Jacobs Media has consistently walked the walk in the digital space, providing insights and guidance through its well-read national Techsurveys.
In 2008, jacapps was launched - a mobile apps company that has designed and built more than 1,300 apps for both the Apple and Android platforms. In 2013, the DASH Conference was created - a mashup of radio and automotive, designed to foster better understanding of the "connected car" and its impact.
Along with providing the creative and intellectual direction for the company, Fred consults many of Jacobs Media's commercial and public radio clients, in addition to media brands looking to thrive in the rapidly changing tech environment.
Fred was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2018.
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i couldn’t agree more..i’ve said on the radio a bunch of times that they should just rename it the “music hall of fame”…it’s a sham!
So tell me Mr jacobs is the Dave Clark 5 not rock & roll? Or does it have to have the Classic Rock stamp on it?. hall of Fame is a joke. Why isn’t Arthur Lee & Love in the hall but Michael Jackson is?
Wade, thanks for the response. I was a DC5 fan, along with Gerry & The Pacemakers and other Invasion bands. Just think the choices are getting thin. Doesn’t Madonna feel like a stretch?
I can’t believe that Leonard Cohen gets in yet The Doobies, Moody Blues, Three Dog Night, Roxy Music and for cripes sake Chicago aren’t in. And yes, Mr. Jacobs, Madonna and The Ventures are a stretch.
Madonna? Leonard Cohen? The Doobies, Moody Blues, Three Dog Night, Roxy Music and Chicago, DC5 Gerry and The Pacemakers are rock n roll? Good bands but I don’t think so. How about The Stooges? why aren’t real rock n roll bands in there, New York Dolls? Those were two groundbreaking rock n roll bands, are they in? I doubt it.