2013 Grammy Hall of Fame Inductees

[Lazaro Vega]

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-recording-academy-announces-2013-grammy-hall-of-fame-inductees-180334091.html

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

This one is surprising.

"NEAR YOU"

Francis Craig And His Orchestra

(Francis Craig & Kermit Goell)

Bullet (1947)

Pop (Single)

because it was the first massive pop hit on an indie label (17 weeks at #1). If ever there was a milestone record, it was that one.

MG

[Christiern]

It's all nonsense.

[paul secor]

Does anyone care about the Grammys? Did anyone ever care?

[ElginThompson]

Does anyone care about the Grammys? Did anyone ever care?

Amen.

[ValerieB]

i care that the great, deserving, awesome talent, Gregory Porter was nominated!

18. Best Traditional R&B Performance

Real Good Hands

Gregory Porter

Track from: Be Good

[Motema Music]

[Christiern]

A Grammy—like most trophies awarded for commercial success—might do the recipient some good if he/she immediately cashes in on it via promotion. Otherwise, it very quickly becomes just another nicknack to dust off and polish.

It's all about an annual TV show that, sad to say, glorifies mediocrity and takes American music closer to the gutter with each year.

Who among us thinks otherwise?

[danasgoodstuff]

A Grammy—like most trophies awarded for commercial success—might do the recipient some good if he/she immediately cashes in on it via promotion. Otherwise, it very quickly becomes just another nicknack to dust off and polish.

It's all about an annual TV show that, sad to say, glorifies mediocrity and takes American music closer to the gutter with each year.

Who among us thinks otherwise?

It is, indeed, all that; but, that's not all that it is...

[Christiern]

No, there's more. I should have mentioned the NARAS charity efforts, but does that make up for the Academy's promotion of inferior artists and composers at the expense of talent that deserves to be recognized and rewarded? I don't think so.