This one is about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I started the playlist a back in 2013, and have added on to it over the years. After they announced the 2019 Inductees a few days ago, I decided to "revamp" it for many reasons. Since 2013, so much has changed on Spotify. At that time, there were still some artists, such as AC/DC, the Beatles and Bob Seger, that did not have their whole catalog available on the streaming service. One by one, it would be marked as an occasion when that artist would allow the public to stream their stuff on Spotify. Also, there have been some changes to certain artists' catalogs on Spotify. With some of the older groups like the Drifters and the Flamingos, sometimes their songs would disappear and get regrouped under some other album, thus making my playlist uneven. As of 12/19/2018, the only Hall of Fame artist that does NOT have their catalog on Spotify is the Dave Clark Five. Sounds pretty random, I guess.
RANT ABOUT DAVE CLARK:
Since I'm already on the subject, I might as well put my two cents on here about Dave Clark. Clark is one of two surviving members of his Hall of Famed band, as well as the sole rights-holder of its catalog. He's been quite a tightwad since acquiring all of the DC5's songs since 1978. Very rare, especially in these fast-changing times in the music industry, is the fact we'll ever see a re-release of any of the Dave Clark Five's music. Not very much of the band's little-known tracks have ever been released on CD, just a 2-disc Greatest Hits set in 1993. Fifteen years later, Clark would put that same compilation on iTunes. The band's music is still playing on oldies stations all around, but if a 15-year-old was curious about learning about the history of the DC5, they'd have to turn to Youtube. Fans have uploaded their songs on their channels. I'm not sure what's rolling through Clark's head as he hasn't put a stop to any of this, as well as "keeping up with the digital times" - in this case, just sitting back letting the fans take over. To most musicians of all levels, that's a big no-no. The quote "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em" is often attributed to Mikhail Gorbachev. That should apply to Mr. Clark, who has no one to blame but himself that not very many people under the age of 40 are not familiar with him or his band's music. You're like Garth Brooks, you seem to be living in your own dream world about making more money (thinking that people will actually buy your stuff these days) and profits. Maybe that's not the case. Just get your head out of your arse. Rant over.
Back to the playlist: two songs are represented by every Hall of Famer, except for you-know-who. Sometimes it's a song that defines their career, or maybe its one of my personal favorites by the band. This was actually a challenge for me. I had to turn to a few good sources on what songs are the artists best known for - mostly for those I wasn't familiar with much, like Jerry Reed, Albert King and Miles Davis. This also goes for groups/artists that had a long catalog of hits, such as Chicago and Janet Jackson. I tried to spread it out from time spans (ex: like one song from Chicago in the 70s, and one from the 80s). Every Hall of Famer was added in chronological order, with the exception of the order of how they were at induction ceremonies.
Shortest song on the list: "Great Balls of Fire" - Jerry Lee Lewis (1:51)
Longest song on the list: "East-West" - Paul Butterfield Blues Band (13:12)
Please keep in mind that this list is not really family-friendly, as there are songs that are labeled "Explicit", mostly with hardcore and rap artists. Also, not all of certain artists' catalogs are not available on Spotify. One fine example is Ray Charles, whose post-Atlantic era material is not available on the service. If so, I would have included "Crying Time" and "Busted".
Want to hear? Just click on the big Spotify logo before, and get ready to rock. Putting it shuffle is recommended.
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