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Why is 3 Dog Night not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

21 consecutive Top 40 hits are sure to impress, but a relatively short period of popularity and the fact they didn't write their hit songs may be reasons Three Dog Night gets the Hall snub.

Are Paul Revere and the Raiders in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

On Oc, Paul Revere & the Raiders, along with their manager Roger Hart, were inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame. In attendance were Mark Lindsay, Phil "Fang" Volk, and Roger Hart to accept their awards. In 2010, the band was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame.

Is Tommy James in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Tommy James and The Shondells were voted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends online Hall of Fame in 2006. Four of the band's biggest hits have been voted Legendary Michigan Songs: "Crimson & Clover" in 2010, and "Hanky Panky", "I Think We're Alone Now", and "Mony Mony" in 2011.

Which song is regarded as the first important garage band hit on a national level?

Which Song Is the First Important Garage Band Hit on a National Level? "Written Round You" by The Frays: One of my favorite songs from The Heads Of The California Men.

Who played guitar on Secret Agent Man?

It was just Elvis with his guitar and a bass player," recalled Johnny in a 2007 interview. It was a moment that put him on his career path. Ramistella, whose father played both mandolin and guitar, was a natural who started playing guitar under the watchful eye of his father at the age of 8.

Who recorded the first important national garage band hit Louie Louie?

For five years, from 1959 to 1963, Ely sang with the Kingsmen, a group he founded with a childhood friend. The Kingsmen's most famous recording is "Louie Louie," a song written by Richard Berry and first recorded by Berry and his band, the Pharaohs, in 1957.

Consequently, what year did johnny rivers record memphis tennessee?

1964

Johnny Rivers's version of the song was a number two US hit in 1964.
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Memphis, Tennessee (song)

"Memphis, Tennessee"
A-side	"Back in the U.S.A."
Released	June 1959
Recorded	September 26, 1958
Genre	Rhythm and blues, rock and roll

Who wrote Mountain of Love?

"Mountain of Love" is a song written by Harold Dorman. Dorman released his version as a single in 1960. It was originally recorded in late 1959 at the Royal Recording Studios in Memphis before the backing vocals (and strings, much later) were overdubbed.

Accordingly, was johnny rivers black?

Johnny Rivers is a unique figure in the history of rock music. On the most obvious level, he was a rock star of the 1960s and a true rarity as a white American singer/guitarist who made a name for himself as a straight-ahead rock & roller during the middle of that decade.

By Marte Niten