I, of course, have a list of favourite songs which I call my Song Hall of Fame.

I also have a short list of albums (about half a dozen now) which grow slowly as they get multiple songs on my SHoF list.... If they get about 6 or 7 songs inducted over time, then the album goes on my album list ( Read more... )

Today, I am adding another song to my Uber Song Hall of Fame list.....    it's "Layla" by Derek and the Dominos

Here's what I wrote about 15 years ago when it entered my SHoF list:

"Layla"... Do all 16 year old boys have a Layla ? No, just me ? Hmm... Layla was what I called the girl in High School who I was infatuated with. The one I could never ( Read more... )

More groups of ten... beyond 100..... Here are 5 groups covering 101 to 150 ( Read more... )

Speaking of the Monkees, they gave the Jimi Hendrix Experience their first U.S. concert tour exposure as an opening act in July 1967. Jimi Hendrix's heavy psychedelic guitar and sexual overtones did not go over well with the teenage girls in the audience, which eventually led to his leaving the tour early. (Wikipedia ( Read more... )

So...  here's my next 50 beyond the top 100.  The ones struggling to get in the top 100.  In no particular order except roughly alphabetical (along with the number of songs in the SHoF):



Adam Ant 1

Allan Sherman 1

Amy Winehouse 0

Animals 1

Arctic Monkeys 0

Aretha Franklin 1

Barry White 0

Bee Gees 1

Black Sabbath 1

Boney M 2 ( Read more... )

A band I'd like to add to my DRAHoF list today is.... Cream


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... my comparison of someone's opinion (on the internet) based on the Cleveland Rock and Roll Hall of Fame list with where those music artists fit into my own world... they judged by influence, quality, etc etc whereas I judged on importance in my life or musical taste, etc. Here are some more notes ( Read more... )

Two songs from Cream are being added to my list of favourites... "Badge" and Strange Brew ( Read more... )

Right... It's been a bit over a year since I made my last update. So I spent a little time mulling over it and am making some slight changes ( Read more... )

Back in October of 2010, I made a list of my top 100 favourite recording artists, then in January 2014 I revised the order of the rankings.... And now, here I am back again revising the list ( Read more... )