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   Just Kidding to khematite@gmail.com   
   Re: Why isn't Ry Cooder in the Rock Hall   
   26 Jul 21 00:36:57   
   
   From: JustKidding@comcast.net   
      
   On Sun, 25 Jul 2021 13:52:29 -0700 (PDT), "K. Hematite"   
    wrote:   
      
   >On Saturday, 24 July 2021 at 12:53:26 UTC-4, Just Kidding wrote:   
   >> On Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:58:49 -0700 (PDT), Willie   
   >>  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> >For his albums in the 70's alone, he's deserving. And then all his   
   collaboration projects. Methinks.   
   >> I'm with you. Ry has made so many contributions to the music world and   
   >> it's a shame he hasn't been recognized when so many lesser artists   
   >> have. He should make it in solely on the basis of Buena Vista Social   
   >> Club and his work on many other film soundtracks. But he's also among   
   >> the best guitar players in the rock world, especially slide guitar, a   
   >> great composer and songwriter. And who else has played with as diverse   
   >> a group as Bill Monroe and Doc Watson, Captain Beefheart, Taj Mahal,   
   >> The Rolling Stones, Ali Farke Toure and V.M. Bhatt?   
   >>   
   >> Other mindboggling omissions from the HoF:   
   >> Lowell George & Little Feat   
   >> Richard Thompson (don't think he's ever even been nominated!)   
   >> Al Kooper   
   >> MC5   
   >> Jethro Tull (seriously??)   
   >> King Crimson   
   >> Phish (even tho I'm not a phan)   
   >> Los Lobos   
   >> Brian Eno   
   >> Willie Nelson   
   >> Merle Haggard   
   >> Link Wray   
   >> Captain Beefheart   
   >> Carole King (as a performer; she's in as a songwriter)   
   >> Warren Zevon   
   >> Gram Parsons (!!!)   
   >   
   >   
   >Carole King was inducted as a performer just a few months ago.   
   >   
   >https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/carole-king-rock-   
   nd-roll-hall-of-fame-interview-1168492/   
      
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