Posted April 18, 200718 yr Smiths to join Hall of Fame teletext.co.uk The Smiths will be inducted into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame next year, sparking rumours they will reform to play at the opening ceremony. The band haven't played together since 1987, but the New York ceremony has seen groups such as Talking Heads reform for one-off performances. Morrissey has always rejected any idea of a Smiths reunion, since he and Johnny Marr were sued by the other two. Are you pleased with this news or does it go against your aesthetic regarding what The Smiths represent?
April 18, 200718 yr Author The Inductees: 1986 Chuck Berry (1926 - ) James Brown (1933 - 2006) Ray Charles (1930 - 2004) Sam Cooke (1931 - 1964) Fats Domino (1928 - ) The Everly Brothers (formed 1956; disbanded 1973; reformed 1983) Buddy Holly (1936 - 1959) Jerry Lee Lewis (1935 - ) Little Richard (1932 - ) Elvis Presley (1935 - 1977) 1987 The Coasters (formed 1955) Eddie Cochran (1938 - 1960) Bo Diddley (1928 - ) Aretha Franklin (1942 - ) Marvin Gaye (1939 - 1984) Bill Haley (1925 - 1981) B. B. King (1925 - ) Clyde McPhatter (1932 - 1972) Ricky Nelson (1940 - 1985) Roy Orbison (1936 - 1988) Carl Perkins (1932 - 1998) Smokey Robinson (1940 - ) Big Joe Turner (1911 - 1985) Muddy Waters (1915 - 1983) Jackie Wilson (1934 - 1984) 1988 The Beach Boys (formed 1961) The Beatles (formed 1960; disbanded 1970) The Drifters (formed 1953) Bob Dylan (1941 - ) The Supremes (formed 1959; disbanded 1977) 1989 Dion (1939 - ) Otis Redding (1941 - 1967) The Rolling Stones (formed 1962) The Temptations (formed 1960) Stevie Wonder (1950 - ) 1990 Hank Ballard (1927 - 2003) Bobby Darin (1936 - 1973) The Four Seasons (formed 1961) The Four Tops (formed 1954) The Kinks (formed 1961; disbanded 1996) The Platters (formed 1953) Simon & Garfunkel (formed 1964; disbanded 1970) The Who (formed 1964) 1991 LaVern Baker (1929 - 1997) The Byrds (formed 1964; disbanded 1973) John Lee Hooker (1917 - 2001) The Impressions (formed 1958; disbanded 1983) Wilson Pickett (1941 - 2006) Jimmy Reed (1925 - 1976) Tina Turner (1939 - -) 1992 Bobby "Blue" Bland (1930 - ) Booker T. & The M.G.'s (formed 1962; disbanded 1971) Johnny Cash (1932 - 2003) The Isley Brothers (formed 1954) The Jimi Hendrix Experience (formed 1966; disbanded 1969) Sam & Dave (formed 1961; disbanded 1988) The Yardbirds (formed 1962; disbanded 1968; reformed 1992) 1993 Ruth Brown (1928 - 2006) Cream (formed 1966; disbanded 1968) Creedence Clearwater Revival (formed 1967; disbanded 1972) The Doors (formed 1965; disbanded 1973) Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers (formed 1955) Etta James (1938 - ) Van Morrison (1945 - ) Sly & The Family Stone (formed 1967; disbanded 1975) 1994 The Animals (formed 1962; disbanded 1969) The Band (formed 1967; disbanded 1976; reformed 1983; disbanded again 1999) Duane Eddy (1938 - ) Grateful Dead (formed 1965; disbanded 1995) Elton John (1947 - ) John Lennon (1940 - 1980) Bob Marley (1945 - 1981) Rod Stewart (1945 - ) 1995 The Allman Brothers Band (formed 1969; disbanded 1976; reformed in 1978; disbanded again 1982; reformed again in 1989 Al Green (1946 - ) Janis Joplin (1943 - 1970) Led Zeppelin (formed 1968; disbanded 1980) Martha & The Vandellas (formed 1960; disbanded 1972) Neil Young (1945 - ) Frank Zappa (1940 - 1993) 1996 David Bowie (1947 - ) Gladys Knight & The Pips (formed 1953; disbanded 1989) Jefferson Airplane (formed 1964; disbanded 1990) Little Willie John (1937 - 1968) Pink Floyd (formed 1965) The Shirelles (formed 1958; disbanded 1982) The Velvet Underground (formed 1965; disbanded 1973) 1997 The Bee Gees Buffalo Springfield (formed 1966; disbanded 1968) Crosby, Stills & Nash The Jackson Five (formed 1962; disbanded 1990) Joni Mitchell (1943 - ) Parliament/Funkadelic (formed 1956) The Rascals (formed 1964; disbanded 1974) 1998 Eagles (formed 1971; disbanded 1982; reformed 1993) Fleetwood Mac (formed 1967) The Mamas & The Papas Lloyd Price (1933 - ) Santana (formed 1966) Gene Vincent (1935 - 1971) 1999 Billy Joel (1949 - ) Curtis Mayfield (1942 - 1999) Paul McCartney (1942 - ) Del Shannon (1934 - 1990) Dusty Springfield (1939 - 1999) Bruce Springsteen (1949 - ) The Staple Singers (formed 1948) 2000 Eric Clapton (1945 - ) Earth, Wind & Fire (formed 1969) The Lovin' Spoonful (formed 1965; disbanded 1968) The Moonglows (formed 1952) Bonnie Raitt (1949 - ) James Taylor (1948 - ) 2001 Aerosmith (formed 1970) Solomon Burke (1940 - ) The Flamingos (formed 1952) Michael Jackson (1958 - ) Queen (formed 1970) Paul Simon (1941 - ) Steely Dan (formed 1971; disbanded 1981; reformed 1993) Ritchie Valens (1941 - 1959) 2002 Isaac Hayes (1942 - ) Brenda Lee (1944 - ) Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (formed 1972) Gene Pitney (1940 - 2006) Ramones (formed 1974; disbanded 1996) Talking Heads (formed 1974; disbanded 1991) 2003 AC/DC (formed 1973) The Clash (formed 1976; disbanded 1986) Elvis Costello & the Attractions (formed 1977; disbanded 1996) The Police (formed 1977; disbanded 1985; reformed 2007) The Righteous Brothers (formed 1953; disbanded 2003) 2004 Jackson Browne (1948 - ) The Dells (formed 1952) George Harrison (1943 - 2001) Prince (1958 - ) Bob Seger (1945 - ) Traffic (formed 1967; disbanded 1975) ZZ Top (formed 1970) 2005 Buddy Guy (1936 - ) The O'Jays (formed 1958) The Pretenders (formed 1978) Percy Sledge (1941 - ) U2 (formed 1976) 2006 Black Sabbath (formed 1969) Blondie (formed 1974; disbanded 1982; reformed 1999) Miles Davis (1926 - 1991) Lynyrd Skynyrd (formed 1970; disbanded 1977; reformed in 1987) Sex Pistols (formed 1975; disbanded 1978; they declined, but were still inducted) 2007 Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five (formed 1978; disbanded 1984) R.E.M. (formed 1980) The Ronettes (formed 1959; disbanded 1966) Patti Smith (1946 - ) Van Halen (formed 1976) This is very big news as The Smiths are the first act to get an automatic place in the Hall Of Fame since 2004 when George Harrison & The Dells were inducted without going through the usual selection & voting process as it is felt there contribution to popular music is so significant. Since 1998 five acts are annually voted into the Hall Of Fame, however additional acts can be added as the committee panel's discretion (usually cult acts or pioneers from the 1950s/early 1960s who appear to have been snubbed previously). But the panel nominates these special acts prior to start of the selection process for the year's inductees.
April 19, 200718 yr Author Smiths reunite for Hall? teletext.co.uk The Smiths will be inducted into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame next year, sparking rumours they'll reform to play at the opening ceremony. Bands like Talking Heads and The Police have reformed to play the New York ceremony, and Andy Rourke says he's willing to appear. "I don't know if we'll all go over there or not," Rourke told Manchester Evening News. "It might be Morrissey and three cardboard cut-outs." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Personally, I think Morrissey & three cardboard cut-outs is more likely than Mozzer performing with Andy Rourke & Mike Joyce. However, I'd love to see Morrissey perform with Johnny Marr at the event.
April 19, 200718 yr Author Smiths set for reunion? Adam Moss Manchester Evening News 19/04/2007 THE Smiths are to be inducted into the rock'n'roll hall of fame in America next year, I can exclusively reveal, and the four band members could be on the same stage for the first time since their messy split in 1987. The Manchester band, who helped put Strangeways and Salford Lads Club on the world map, are to be honoured by the Hall of Fame in a lavish ceremony planned for early next year, my spies tell me. The entire band may make the trip for the induction, although judging by bass player Andy Rourke's reaction nothing is yet set in stone. He tells me: "You never know what may happen. I don't know if we'll all go over there for the induction or not. "It might just be Morrissey with three cardboard cut-outs. We'll just have to wait and see what happens." If they do play on stage it will be regarded as a miracle after the bitter court case over performing royalties in 1996. At the award ceremony they will be expected to give an acceptance speech in which most toast their peers and forebears in rock and follow it with a once-in-a-lifetime live performance as a tribute. Artists are only eligible for induction 25 years after the release of their first record - meaning the time will be ripe for The Smiths next year, as their debut single Hand In Glove, was released in 1983. If they are inducted, The Smiths will join greats like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who among the elite of pop. Ceremonies have featured many unforgettable moments such as when Mick Jagger, Tina Turner, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys and Bruce Springsteen shared the same stage or when Santana performed Black Magic Woman with ex-Fleetwood Mac member Peter Green, the song's composer and original performer. The artists are further honoured when they are featured in the Museum's Hall of Fame exhibit, which includes a computerised juke box containing virtually every song of every performer inductee and a film on three huge screens recounting their careers and music. The 2008 inductees will not be officially revealed until late this year. Do you think The Smiths should reform for this event?
May 5, 200718 yr I sincerly doubt they will as Mozza once said he'd rather 'eat his own testacles' then do it :lol: It would absolutely amazing if it was at least Mozza and Marr which is the most likely option, don't think they'd want to go anywhere near Joyce and Rourke after they tried to sue them! This is all sincerly deserved anyway, just about every band I listen to now has been influenced by The Smiths, it's quite strange how they were so groundbreaking with just vocals, guitar, bass and drums though!
May 6, 200718 yr Well deserved IMHO! Although i really don't believe a reunion (even a one-off) would ever happen. I think Hell would freeze over before that.
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