The Rock and Roll Alphabet continues with a look at a category that the Hall calls ‘Non-Performer.’ The stars that were inducted into the hall from these criteria will put a smile on your face. Here are a few of the more interesting Hall of Fame members.
Dick Clark is an obvious choice for his radio, dance show, and countdown series. If Dick Clark liked you, you were going to be a star.
Record label executives Clive Davis, David Geffen, and Milt Gabler were innovators in the business. Clive signed Barry Manilow, Janis Joplin, Chicago, Bruce Springsteen, and Billy Joel under the Columbia Label.
David Geffen created the Asylum Label, bringing The Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell to fame and fortune.
Milt Gabler (Billy Crystal’s uncle) started the Commodore Label in the late 50s, signing Peggy Lee, Sammy Davis Jr., The Weavers and The Ink Spots. His biggest moment came when he signed Bill Haley and the Comets.
Sam Phillips, inducted into the Hall in 1986, deserves his own wing, responsible for signing and nurturing Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis, Carl Perkins and more. It’s hard to say where we’d be without Sam.
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