Why hasn Stevie been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? How do we get Stevie inducted?
Eligibility begins 25 years after an artist’s first recording is released. Apparently, Stevie’s recordings in 1971, 1977 and 1979 do not count (perhaps because they were only singles and they were not “his” bands), so Texas Flood in June 1983 is considered his first, making him eligible in 2008. Stevie was not nominated in 2008, and the next nominations will not be made until late September 2009. With each passing year there are more worthy candidates for consideration, so it could be quite a few years before Stevie is considered for induction. We can only wait and see. From the HOF website: “Criteria include the influence and significance of the artists contributions to the development and perpetuation of rock and roll. The Foundations nominating committee, composed of [music business insiders, (heavily slanted toward Rolling Stone magazine], selects nominees each year in the Performer category. Ballots are then sent to an international voting body of about 1,000 rock experts. Those p
