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UK Music Hall of Fame
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The UK Music Hall of Fame honours musicians for their lifetime fame in music. Members can be of any nationality. The Hall of Fame started in 2004 with the induction of five founder members and five more members selected by a public televote, two from each of the last five decades. In subsequent years, a panel of more than 60 journalists and music industry executives decide which people go into the hall of fame.
In addition, the public were asked to select one further act from each decade, from five lists of ten nominees.
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The UK Music Hall of Fame honours musicians for their lifetime fame in music. Members can be of any nationality. The Hall of Fame started in 2004 with the induction of five founder members and five more members selected by a public televote, two from each of the last five decades. In subsequent years, a panel of more than 60 journalists and music industry executives decide which people go into the hall of fame.
2004 inductees
There were five founding members, one from each decade from the 1950s to 1990s:
In addition, the public were asked to select one further act from each decade, from five lists of ten nominees. The five members chosen by the public in October 2004 were:
The full list of nominees were:
- 1950s - Billie Holiday, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Cliff Richard and The Shadows, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash, Little Richard, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis
- 1960s - The Beach Boys, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Rolling Stones, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, The Kinks, Simon and Garfunkel, The Velvet Underground
- 1970s - Pink Floyd, ABBA, The Bee Gees, The Clash, David Bowie, Elton John, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Sex Pistols, Stevie Wonder
- 1980s - Bruce Springsteen, Beastie Boys, George Michael, Guns N' Roses, Joy Division, Michael Jackson, Prince, Public Enemy, R.E.M., The Smiths
- 1990s - Blur, Dr. Dre, Missy Elliott, Nirvana, Oasis, The Prodigy, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Robbie Williams, Spice Girls
Chris Blackwell, the founder of Island Records, was awarded honorary membership.
2005 inductees
The 2005 inductees were selected by a panel of 60 people from the music industry:
The late DJ John Peel was also made an honorary member (inducted by Damon Albarn of Blur).
The programme was televised in the UK. It was later shown on VH1 in the United States, without the Joy Division/New Order segments. The full version was subsequently shown on VH1 Classic.
2006 inductees
The 2006 inductees were:
Sir George Martin received an honorary membership (inducted by then British Chancellor of the Exchequer and current Prime Minister Gordon Brown). He then went on to conduct a special arrangement of the Beatles songs Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End With the help of Johnny Borrell, Corinne Bailey Rae, Jose Gonzalez, Roger Taylor and the London Community Gospel Choir. The band were also joined by Feeder touring guitarist Dean Tidey, who is signed to George Martin's publishing label. He also has his own band called the Sandstone Veterans.
Also present at the ceremony were Patti LaBelle (performed You Don't Have to Say You Love Me), Nona Hendryx, Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), Wolfmother (performed Communication Breakdown), Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), Giles Martin, Dermot O'Leary (host), and Paul Gambaccini.
Prince, during his induction, invited everyone over to see him live in Las Vegas but gave an apology that he couldn't perform live at the venue. Rod Stewart appeared live by satellite from Los Angeles in a Celtic Shirt and accidentally dropped his award, before advising James Morrison to 'give up the fags'.
The event has particular significance as it turned out to be James Brown's last ever televised recording. He died on 25 December 2006.
The 2006 Induction Ceremony took place on 24 November 2006 at Alexandra Palace, and it was broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK on November 16, repeated on November 18. It was shown on VH1 in the USA on November 25.
2007 inductees & 2008 - UKMHOF Axed
There were no inductees in 2007. It was announced in September 2008
that the Ceremony has been axed - forever - due to lack of funding.
Channel 4 also said that as it had been 2 years since the last
Ceremony, it was 'too long', & that this was another reason to end
the 'Project'.
That the final show in many ways was the best makes this loss even more
of a regret. Such artists as Brian Wilson, Bon Jovi, Dusty Springfield,
George Martin and Led Zeppelin were honoured. All but Led Zeppelin performed live, all with brilliant sets.
The quality of this show will sadly be missed. The BRITS cannot compensate as that format is more restricted. The same must be said for the NME awards that can be over-hyped.
External links
http://www.dalmedoguitars.co.uk/UKMHOFPAGE1.htmCategory:Music halls of fame
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