3 Deserving Rock Hall Members

The Rolling Stones belong in the rock hall for Satisfaction alone. But then there is Gimme Shelter, Midnight Rambler, You Can’t Always Get What You Want and the Love (the band) inspired She’s a Rainbow, and that’s not even getting started. Heck, the Stones even made a cool disco tune, Miss You. They've got the look too with Mick’s lips, Keith’s skull ring, Brian Jones’ face, and later Ron Wood looking like a dark Rod Stewart. They’ve got it all, the tragedies, the controversies, the busts, the hits, the albums, the connections, the gimmicks, and what many others could not give us, the longevity.

Sam and Dave warrant their membership. They took gospel and spun it into pure rock and soul. They made us all want to be a Soul Man. The world would not spin quite so groovy without Hold On! I’m Comin’ and I Thank You. The Blues Brothers are B-movie versions of the real Sam Moore and Dave Prater. Soothe Me is a lesser-known gem that is worth mining.

Santana exposed rock to Latin Percussion while jamming away on his guitar to the steady beat. Former Filmore West owner, the late Bill Graham wrote in his book about meeting a teenage Carlos Santana when he was caught trying to sneak in to see another jam band, the Grateful Dead perform. Buy the first three albums. See Santana live. Santana’s cover of Fleetwood Mac’s Black Magic Woman with a pre-Journey Greg Rolie on vocals should be the ultimate authority on making a cover your own.