The Rock Hall Reconsidered Project: Round 4 Results
After the Round 3 results were revealed, each nomination committee member was asked to compile another list of 40 currently-eligible artists to create the Round 4 ballot. With the same artists eligible as in the previous round, the committee replaced their existing nominees (those who were inducted last round with ones they haven’t nominated yet) and generated an official ballot for Round 4:
Round 4 Nominees
- Albert King
- Allen Toussaint
- Big Joe Turner
- Bobby Darin
- Brenda Lee
- Carole King
- Chubby Checker
- Del Shannon
- Dion & The Belmonts
- Duane Eddy
- Eddie Cochran
- Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
- Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps
- Gladys Knight & The Pips
- Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
- Joan Baez
- Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N Roll Trio
- LaVern Baker
- Link Wray
- Lloyd Price
- Miles Davis
- Neil Sedaka
- Nina Simone
- Odetta
- Patsy Cline
- Ricky Nelson
- Ritchie Valens
- Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
- Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
- Solomon Burke
- The Clovers
- The Dominoes
- The Drifters
- The Four Tops
- The Isley Brothers
- The Platters
- The Shirelles
- The Staple Singers
- Wanda Jackson
- Wynonie Harris
10 Total Ballots Received
Full Results:
90%: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
60%: Link Wray, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, The Drifters
50%: Allen Toussaint, Big Joe Turner, Eddie Cochran, Hank Ballard & The Midnighters, Patsy Cline, The Isley Brothers
40%: Nina Simone, Ritchie Valens, The Shirelles
30%: The Four Tops, Wynonie Harris
20%: Carole King, Chubby Checker, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps, LaVern Baker, Miles Davis, Ricky Nelson, The Platters, Wanda Jackson
10%: Albert King, Bobby Darin, Dion & The Belmonts, Duane Eddy, Joan Baez, Odetta, The Clovers
0%: Brenda Lee, Del Shannon, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Johnny Burnette & The Rock ‘N Roll Trio, Lloyd Price, Neil Sedaka, Solomon Burke, The Dominoes, The Staple Singers
As a result, the following artists have been inducted into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project:
- Allen Toussaint
- Big Joe Turner
- Eddie Cochran
- Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
- Link Wray
- Patsy Cline
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins
- Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
- The Drifters
- The Isley Brothers
Artists Who Were Considered by the Committee but Ultimately Didn’t Receive Enough Votes to Appear on the Round Four Ballot: Arthur Alexander, Big Jay McNeely, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Buddy Rich, Celia Cruz, Chuck Willis, Cliff Richard & The Shadows, Clyde McPhatter, Connie Francis, Earl King, Eartha Kitt, Ella Fitzgerald, Elmore James, Esther Philips, Frankie Valli, Freddie King, Harry Belafonte, Herbie Hancock, Jan & Dean, Jimmy Reed, John Coltrane, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Junior Parker, Kitty Wells, Larry Williams, Lillian Briggs, Little Anthony & The Imperials, Little Walter, Little Willie John, Lonnie Donegan, Louis Armstrong, Memphis Minnie, Paul Anka, Peggy Lee, Professor Longhair, Quincy Jones, The "5" Royales, The Dells, The Flamingos, The Impressions, The Kingston Trio, The Ventures, Willie Dixon
**Please note this is the final ballot that only the 10 nomination committee members vote on. Starting with Round 5, the ballots will be sent out to the members of the larger voting body and their votes will be counted in the final tally.
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