The Rock Hall Reconsidered Project: Round 2 Results
After the Round 1 results were revealed, each nomination committee member was asked to compile another list of 40 currently-eligible artists to create the Round 2 ballot. With the same artists eligible as in the previous round, the committee replaced their existing nominees (those who were inducted last round with ones they haven’t nominated yet) and generated an official ballot for Round 2:
Round Two Nominees
- B.B. King
- Big Joe Turner
- Big Mama Thornton
- Bill Haley & His Comets
- Bo Diddley
- Bobby Darin
- Brenda Lee
- Carl Perkins
- Carole King
- Dion and the Belmonts
- Eddie Cochran
- Etta James
- Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
- Gladys Knight and the Pips
- Hank Ballard and the Midnighters
- Howlin’ Wolf
- Ike & Tina Turner
- Jackie Wilson
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- John Lee Hooker
- Johnny Cash
- Link Wray
- Marvin Gaye
- Miles Davis
- Muddy Waters
- Nina Simone
- Patsy Cline
- Ritchie Valens
- Roy Orbison
- Ruth Brown
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe
- Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
- The Coasters
- The Drifters
- The Everly Brothers
- The Isley Brothers
- The Platters
- The Supremes
- Wanda Jackson
10 Total Ballots Received for Round 2
Full Results:
80%: Bo Diddley
70%: Jerry Lee Lewis
60%: Muddy Waters, Sister Rosetta Tharpe
50%: B.B. King, Big Mama Thornton, Bill Haley & His Comets, Howlin’ Wolf, Johnny Cash, The Everly Brothers
40%: Etta James, John Lee Hooker, The Supremes
30%: Link Wray, Marvin Gaye, Roy Orbison, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Coasters
20%: Carl Perkins, Miles Davis, Nina Simone, Patsy Cline, Ruth Brown, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
10%: Big Joe Turner, Ike & Tina Turner, The Drifters
0%: Bobby Darin, Brenda Lee, Carole King, Dion & The Belmonts, Eddie Cochran, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Hank Ballard & The Midnighters, Jackie Wilson, Ritchie Valens, The Isley Brothers, The Platters, Wanda Jackson
As a result, the following artists have been inducted into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project:
- B.B. King
- Big Mama Thornton
- Bill Haley & His Comets
- Bo Diddley
- Howlin’ Wolf
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- Johnny Cash
- Muddy Waters
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe
- The Everly Brothers
Artists Who Were Considered by the Committee but Ultimately Didn’t Receive Enough Votes to Appear on the Round Two Ballot: Allen Toussaint, Buddy Rich, Celia Cruz, Chubby Checker, Cliff Richard & The Shadows, Clyde McPhatter, Connie Francis, Del Shannon, Duane Eddy, Ella Fitzgerald, Elmore James, Frankie Valli, Freddie King, Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps, Harry Belafonte, Jan & Dean, Jimmy Reed, Joan Baez, John Coltrane, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio, Kitty Wells, LaVern Baker, Little Walter, Little Willie John, Lloyd Price, Lonnie Donegan, Louis Armstrong, Memphis Minnie, Neil Sedaka, Odetta, Professor Longhair, Quincy Jones, Ricky Nelson, Solomon Burke, The Clovers, The Dominoes, The Flamingos, The Four Tops, The Kingston Trio, The Shirelles, The Staple Singers, The Ventures, Willie Dixon, Wynonie Harris
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