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While Jimmy Reed does not belong in the rock hall, he does belong in the blues hall of fame for his songs such as Big Boss Mann and Ain’t That Loving You Baby have been re-recorded by Elvis Presley, Steve Miller, George Thorogood, and the Rolling Stones. His tunes were garage blues that were easier to play than B.B. King’s and sold better too.

The Righteous Brothers helped define blue-eyed soul with Unchained Melody, (You’re My) Soul and Inspiration, and the immortal Phil Spector produced, You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling. Sure it is syrupy, but it pays off. The duo the late Bobby Hatfield and Bill Medley belong in the rock hall. They had quite a bit of up-tempo tunes like Little Latin Lupe Lu, a garage classic.

Smokey Robinson belongs in the rock hall of fame, His voice could make velvet seem like steel. He wrote My Guy for Mary Wells and My Girl for the Temptations. The Beatles covered You Really Got a Hold on Me, and the Stones covered Going to a Go-Go. The upbeat Mickey’s Monkey rocked the dance floor. Being With You stoked the fires of many dates as the speakers were reduced to cinders making it almost impossible to remember mama’s advice to Shop Around.