I feel that there are a lot of musical performers, songwriters, producers – past and present – who do not always get the recognition they deserve. So, I’ve come up with my own “Theme Attic” Hall of Fame. I’ll occasionally add artists and people related to making or supporting music. Let me know what you think!
September 18, 2024 – Heather Pierson, Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio
June 26, 2024 – The Turtles
April 24, 2024 – Wolf B. Reuter
April 24, 2024 – Dickey Betts, Dickey Betts and Great Southern
April 17, 2024 – Judy Banker, Judy Banker Band
February 7, 2024 – Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
February 7, 2024 – Crosby, Stills, and Nash
November 29, 2023 – The Yardbirds
August 16, 2023 – Billy Vaughn
April 5, 2023 – Connie Francis
February 15, 2023 – Sam Cooke
January 11, 2023 – Sandy Nelson
December 12, 2022 – Brenda Lee
November 9, 2022 – Joe Peters, Joe Peters and Friends
November 9, 2022 – The Joedai Warriors
November 9, 2022 – Warriors, Zombies, and Other Joedai Pilgrims
November 9, 2022 – The Joedai Zombies
September 7, 2022 – Freddie Hubbard
September 7, 2022 – Bill Haley and His Comets, Bill Haley
August 24, 2022 – Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra
March 16, 2022 – Fairport Convention
March 9, 2022 – Carole King
February 23, 2022 – Booker T. and The MGs
February 16, 2022 – The 5th Dimension
November 3, 2021 – Pink Floyd
February 24, 2020 – LaVern Baker
November 4, 2019 – Dick Siegel
October 14, 2019 – Doris Day
August 5, 2019 – Jon Anderson (Solo artist) (Voice of “Yes”) : see Hall of Fame October 3, 2011)
June 17, 2019 – Henry McCullough (Guitarist for The Grease Band, Wings, Spooky Tooth and many more)
June 10, 2019 – Billy Brandt (Singer/Songwriter from Detroit)
April 24, 2019 – Denny Laine (The Moody Blues, Wings, Ginger Baker’s Air Force, and many more)
March 27, 2019 – Def Leppard
March 27, 2019 – Roxy Music
March 27, 2019 – The Zombies
March 25, 2019 – The Cure
March 25, 2019 – Radiohead
March 11, 2019 – The Monkees
February 18, 2019 – The Kingston Trio
October 10, 2018 – Long John Baldry
October 10, 2018 – Bluesology
October 10, 2018 – Elton John
October 3, 2018 – Eddie Cochran
October 1, 2018 – Brownsville Station, Cub Koda
September 26, 2018 – Julie London
September 17, 2018 – Hank Williams, Sr., Luke the Drifter
June 13, 2018 – Dire Straits
June 6, 2018 – Paul Simon
May 30, 2018 – Gene Krupa
May 30, 2018 – Benny Goodman
May 2, 2018 – Link Wray and His Wraymen, Link Wray
April 23, 2018 – The Cars
April 4, 2018 – Nina Simone
March 21, 2018 – Bon Jovi
March 19, 2018 – Sister Rosetta Tharpe
March 12, 2018 – James Taylor
February 26, 2018 – Oscar Brown, Jr.
February 26, 2018 – The Temptations
February 12, 2018 – Walter Barnes and His Royal Creolians
February 5, 2018 – The Mills Brothers
November 29, 2017 – The Young Rascals, The Rascals
November 1, 2017 – The Grateful Dead
October 23, 2017 – Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich
October 16, 2017 – Highway 101, Paulette Carlson
October 11, 2017 – Humble Pie
October 4, 2017 – Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Tom Petty
August 2, 2017 – The Four Tops
July 24, 2017 – Gil Scott-Heron
June 21, 2017 – Jean Luc-Ponty
June 7, 2017 – Prince, Prince and The Revolution, Prince and The New Power Generation
May 31, 2017 -Derek and The Dominoes
May 31, 2017 -Gregg Allman
May 31, 2017 – Duane Allman
May 31, 2017 – The Allman Brothers
May 24, 2017 – Greg Kihn, The Greg Kihn Band
May 3, 2017 – Robert Johnson
April 17, 2017 – J. Geils Band
April 5, 2017 – Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)
April 5, 2017 – Journey
April 5, 2017 – Nile Rogers, Bernard Edwards, CHIC
April 3, 2017 – Pearl Jam
April 3, 2017 – Joan Baez
March 29, 2017 – Charlie Chaplin
February 27, 2017 – Professor Longhair (Roy Bird)
December 17, 2016 – Frank Zappa, Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention
November 14, 2016 – Leonard Cohen
November 2, 2016 – Emerson, Lake, and Palmer
October 26, 2016 – Mahalia Jackson
October 19, 2016 – Herman’s Hermits
September 28, 2016 – Ed Sullivan
August 31, 2016 – Black Sabbath
August 22, 2016 – John Lee Hooker
July 20, 2016 – Santana
June 1, 2016 – Herb Alpert, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
May 11, 2016 – Irving Berlin
April 13, 2016 – The Steve Miller Band, Steve Miller
April 13, 2016 – Chicago, Chicago Transit Authority
April 11, 2016 – Cheap Trick
April 6, 2016 – Deep Purple
April 6, 2016 – Bert Berns
April 4, 2016 – N.W.A.
March 30, 2016 – Jerry Lewis
March 14, 2016 – George Martin
February 17, 2016 – Ray Charles
February 10, 2016 – Al Kooper
January 27, 2016 – Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
January 25, 2016 – Django Reinhardt
January 6, 2016 – David Bowie
December 23, 2015 – Casey Kasem (DJ)
December 23, 2015 – Alan Almond (DJ)
December 16, 2015 – Frank Sinatra
December 2, 2015 – Willie Dixon
November 11, 2015 – Allen Toussaint
October 21, 2015 – Chuck Berry
August 6, 2015 – Buddy Emmons
June 21, 2015 – SRC
May 20, 2015 – Percy Sledge
May 13, 2015 – Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
April 1, 2015 – Spike Jones and His City Slickers
August 27, 2014 – Robin Williams
May 21, 2014 – Brian Epstein
May 14, 2014 – Andrew Loog Oldham
May 14, 2014 – Cat Stevens
May 14, 2014 -The Rolling Stones
May 7, 2014 – The Beatles
April 30, 2014 – Hall & Oates
April 23, 2014 – Kiss
April 16, 2014 – Peter Gabriel
April 9, 2014 – Nirvana
April 2, 2014 – Devo
March 26, 2014 – Soupy Sales
March 19, 2014 – The Supremes, Diana Ross and The Supremes
March 12, 2014 – Shirley Temple
February 26, 2014 – Bessie Smith
January 8, 2014 – The Andrews Sisters
January 8, 2014 – Lou Reed
January 8, 2014 – Ray Price
November 13, 2013 – Savoy Brown
October 16, 2013 – Jethro Tull
September 25, 2013 – Jimi Hendrix
August 21, 2013 – Chubby Checker
August 14, 2013 – Janis Joplin
August 7, 2013 – J.J. Cale
July 3, 2013 – Sly & The Family Stone
June 12, 2013 – Bread
June 5, 2013 – Ian Dury
May 29, 2013 – The Doors
May 22, 2013 – Steppenwolf
May 9, 2013 – The Band
May 2, 2013 – George Jones
April 11, 2013 – Albert King
March 28, 2013 – The Three Stooges
March 14, 2013 – The Corrs
February 21, 2013 – Dinah Washington
February 14, 2013 – Dean Martin
February 7, 2013 – Beausoleil
January 17, 2013 – Patti Page
January 10, 2013 – Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps
January 3, 2013 – Dave Brubeck
November 29, 2012 – Laura Nyro
November 22, 2012 – Ricky Skaggs
November 8, 2012 – The Stooges
October 11, 2012 – Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
October 4, 2012 – Andy Williams
September 27, 2012 – Joe South
September 20, 2012 – Faces, Small Faces
September 13, 2012 – Nanci Griffith
September 6, 2012 – The Crickets
August 30, 2012 – Woody Guthrie
August 23, 2012 – Hank Ballard and the Midnighters
August 16, 2012 – Donna Summer
August 9, 2012 – The Rutles
August 2, 2012 – Procol Harum
July 26, 2012 – Mary Chapin Carpenter
July 19, 2012 – Rick Nelson
July 5, 2012 – Willie Nelson
June 28, 2012 – The Beach Boys
June 21, 2012 – Sarah Brightman
May 31, 2012 – Queen
May 24, 2012 – Robert Moog
May 17, 2012 – John Denver
May 10, 2012 – Burt Bacharach
May 3, 2012 – Los Texas Tornados
April 19, 2012 – Dick Clark
April 12, 2012 – The Beastie Boys
April 5, 2012 – Earl Scruggs
March 29, 2012 – Weird Al Yankovic
March 22, 2012 – David Arkenstone
March 15, 2012 – Altan
March 8, 2012 – Leonard Bernstein
March 1, 2012 – James Grant, WHFR-FM radio host http://philmaq.com/2013/02/james-grant-and-urban-rock-radio-remembered/
February 23, 2012 – Aretha Franklin
February 16, 2012 – Fats Domino
February 9, 2012 – Shania Twain
January 26, 2012 – Glen Campbell
January 12, 2012 – Steeleye Span
January 5, 2012 – Leiber and Stoller
December 15, 2011 – Duane Eddy
December 8, 2011 – Guyden Records
December 1, 2011 – Linda Ronstadt
November 24, 2011 – The Tail Gators
November 10, 2011 – The MC5
November 3, 2011 – Blondie
October 20, 2011 – Andrew Gold
October 13, 2011 – Yes
October 6, 2011 – John Lennon
September 29, 2011 – The Everly Brothers
September 22, 2011 – Perez Prado
September 15, 2011 – Loggins and Messina
September 8, 2011 – The Bangles
September 1, 2011 – John Hiatt
August 25, 2011 – Suzy Bogguss
August 18, 2011 – Fabulous Thunderbirds
August 11, 2011 – Lenny Gomulka
August 4, 2011 – Ten Years After
July 28, 2011 – Carly Simon
July 21, 2011 – Gary Lewis and The Playboys
July 14, 2011 – Mavis Staples
July 7, 2011 – Ringo Starr
June 30, 2011 – The Go-Go’s
June 23, 2011 – Clarence Clemons
June 16, 2011 – Paul McCartney
June 2, 2011 – Jackson Browne
May 26, 2011 – Bob Dylan
May 19, 2011 – Renaissance
May 19, 2011 – Be Bop Deluxe, Bill Nelson
May 12, 2011 – Emmylou Harris
May 5, 2011 – Los Lobos
April 28, 2011 – Eva Cassidy
April, 21, 2011 – Pete Seeger
April 14, 2011 – The Strawbs
April 7, 2011 – Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers, Jonathan Richman
March 31, 2011 – Johann Sebastian Bach
March 24, 2011 – David Lanz
March 17, 2011 – The Chieftains
March 10, 2011 – Neil Diamond
March 10, 2011 – Dr. John
March 10, 2011 – Alice Cooper
March 10, 2011 – Leon Russell
March 10, 2011 – Tom Waits
March 10, 2011 – Darlene Love
March 10, 2011 –Jac Holzman (Founder of Elektra Records)
March 10, 2011 – Art Rupe (Founder of Specialty Records)
March 3, 2011 – Queen Ida
February 24, 2011 – George Harrison
February 17, 2011 – Curtis Mayfield
February 10, 2011 – Robert Gordon
February 3, 2011 – Hildegard Von Bingen
February 3, 2011 – Buddy Holly, Buddy Holly and The Crickets
January 27, 2011 – Judy Collins
January 20, 2011 – The Stray Cats
January 13, 2011 – Elvis Presley
December 30, 2010 – Jeff Healey, The Jeff Healey Band
December 23, 2010 – Lorrie Line
December 16, 2010 – Nick Lowe
