Sunday, May 06, 2007

Chicago Tribune news: Who's keeping the Monkees out of Hall of Fame?

Who's keeping the Monkees out of the Rock Hall of Fame?
Peter Tork says the Monkees merit consideration for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but one man opposes their induction. "The only person ... holding a grudge is Jann Wenner of Rolling Stone," says the former Monkee. The magazine editor "has never written a gracious word. He personally has the veto power to keep us out."

I do understand Wenner's point, but the Monkees had ten hit singles and a hit TV show - and people love them and remember them fondly. They belong in there, if not so much on talent, then on cultural impact.

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