Lesley Gore

Not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Eligible since: 1989

First Recording: 1963

Previously Considered? Yes  what's this?

Lesley Gore
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Essential Albums (?)WikipediaYouTube
Girl Talk (1964)

Essential Songs (?)WikipediaYouTube
You Don't Own Me (1963)
It's My Party (1963)
Judy's Turn to Cry (1963)
She's a Fool (1963)
Maybe I Know (1964)

Lesley Gore @ Wikipedia

Will Lesley Gore be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
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@GFW.... Yeah I have. SO WHAT???? A lot of those ladies should have already been inducted, including Lesley. Your point???

Posted by Avenger280 on Tuesday, 05/13/2014 @ 04:52am


What I'm saying is, considering who she was up against, it's fairly understandable she didn't get in first ballot.

Posted by GFW on Tuesday, 05/13/2014 @ 11:43am


Yeah, first ballot would have been a miracle for Lesley. Against the Beach Boys, Beatles, Dylan... not happening. Would've been nice if she'd gotten in in '88 instead of the Supremes, imo. But that's just me. Still I can't see Little Steven forgetting about this woman. She'll get nominated someday, unless he retires before then.

Posted by Philip on Tuesday, 05/13/2014 @ 12:35pm


RIP Lesley Gore. Age 68. Cancer. Truly deserving of induction. Hoping she'll get it posthumously now.

Posted by Philip on Monday, 02/16/2015 @ 15:58pm


RIP... I agree with Philip ...

Posted by happy on Monday, 02/16/2015 @ 15:59pm


R.I.P. I also agree with you both.

Posted by Steve Z on Monday, 02/16/2015 @ 22:53pm


Leslie Gore. Now?

Connie Francis. Now?

Posted by Huck McShane on Tuesday, 02/17/2015 @ 06:24am


Lesley deserved induction years ago...deserves induction still today...and will continue to deserve induction until it happens, at which point it will be way, way overdue. It's time to do the right and honorable thing.

Posted by debbie t on Friday, 08/7/2015 @ 19:50pm


LESLEY GORE SHOULD BE INDUCTED IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME. SHE WAS A STRONG SINGER AND A VERY BEAUTIFUL PERSON. SHE DEFINITELY DESERVE A RECOGNITION!!R.I.P LESLEY. YOU AND YOUR MUSIC WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.

Posted by CHRISTIAN on Thursday, 11/26/2015 @ 23:23pm


CHRISTIAN
I agree I would be wonderful and the right thing to do
lets hope

Posted by Happy on Friday, 11/27/2015 @ 13:42pm


I think 'Maybe I Know' is her best song. Should be in the Essential Songs, IMO.

Posted by Paul in KY on Sunday, 07/1/2018 @ 18:51pm


I don't understand why Lesley was not ever inducted into the R&R-HOF. One of the most talented singers to have ever existed. Pure talent and class. Makes no since.... with the 5 year anniversary of her passing approaching and she still gets a snub during this current round. Apparently, to be inducted... it's not based upon talent - but who you know..... you guys should be ashamed of your process..

Posted by Connie on Monday, 01/13/2020 @ 23:37pm


The late great Lesley Gore deserves to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame period. She was the first female pop singer at the age of sixteen to have a number one single in 1963 It's My Party. First female singer to have the first woman's liberation song only to miss the number one spot to the Beatles. You Don't Own Me in 1964 and to this day it's still the anthem of the woman's movement. Lesley Sue Goldstein has open the doors for many other female artists to follow. In 1980 Lesley wrote along with her brother Michael Out Here On My Own from the award winning movie Fame. Irene Cara performed the song and at the 1981 Academy Awards, where it was nominated for Best Original Song only to lose to her brother's other score the movie title Fame. So there is no doubt Lesley Gore in her generation and the future generations was the foundation of the female pop scene and the woman's movement based on her deeds she had contributed to the music business for five decades. Rest in peace and thank you Ms. Gore. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame panel needs to reflect on the life and times of Lesley Sue Goldstein aka Lesley Gore 1946-2015.

Posted by Bruce on Monday, 04/20/2020 @ 17:42pm


I heard on the radio today that Lesley Gore was NOT inducted into the rock and roll HOF. I thought she was an overwhelming favorite many years ago and I'm shocked that one of the female artists who started 60s rock has been forgotten.
I've been a musician for many years and Lesley was a staple for years in the rock music business and should definitely be in the hall. She was there way before many of the present inductees and should be considered very seriously or induction .......and soon. Come on people, she earned it and should be with all the great musicians of our time. Again, she was a pioneer for female artists and deserves recognition to the highest degree.

Posted by Dave on Sunday, 03/28/2021 @ 14:30pm


Lesley Gore . I simply cannot imaging the music of the 60s without her and her powerful voice and descriptive songs . My opinion : she was the single most important female singer of the entire 60s decade ,--- bar none .Her and her music carried on , worldwide , for decades beyond the 60s . She was a groundbreaker and if the powers that be would take time enough to seriously look at her career , they would ask themselves why in hell she wasn't already in the HOF . Time for them to open their eyes and actually see , instead of merely looking .

Posted by Jeremiah on Tuesday, 11/2/2021 @ 19:21pm


Let's get this women in the Hall of Fame what's the problem?

Posted by Mike A Yazvac on Monday, 02/21/2022 @ 13:33pm


It is unfathomable that Lesley is not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She was a pioneer just like Elvis of Rock and Roll. With out her in the RR once again becomes the RR Hall of Shame.

Posted by Carl Hardy on Thursday, 03/17/2022 @ 22:29pm


lesley,connie francis,pat boone and chubby checker

Posted by mike on Friday, 02/10/2023 @ 21:34pm


It is a sad travesty and comment on the Rock Hall of Fame that this Queen of Rock & Roll is not in the hall of fame. Her talent far outweighed her Mickey Mouse Mercury label. Under RCA or ABC Paramount or Capitol she would have undeniably been voted in. She was one of the stalwarts of early ladies' rock and roll, one of the first to standup for a women and deserved a better fate in life all the way around. One day hopefully the R &R Hall will correct its massive oversight and get back some of its lost credibility.

Posted by Steven on Thursday, 05/4/2023 @ 22:18pm


It is a sad travesty and comment on the Rock Hall of Fame that this Queen of Rock & Roll is not in the hall of fame. Her talent far outweighed her Mickey Mouse Mercury label. Under RCA or ABC Paramount or Capitol she would have undeniably been voted in. She was one of the stalwarts of early ladies' rock and roll, one of the first to standup for a women and deserved a better fate in life all the way around. One day hopefully the R &R Hall will correct its massive oversight and get back some of its lost credibility.

Posted by Steven on Thursday, 05/4/2023 @ 22:18pm


It is a sad travesty and comment on the Rock Hall of Fame that this Queen of Rock & Roll is not in the hall of fame. Her talent far outweighed her Mickey Mouse Mercury label. Under RCA or ABC Paramount or Capitol she would have undeniably been voted in. She was one of the stalwarts of early ladies' rock and roll, one of the first to standup for a women and deserved a better fate in life all the way around. One day hopefully the R &R Hall will correct its massive oversight and get back some of its lost credibility.

Posted by Steven on Thursday, 05/4/2023 @ 22:18pm


Lesley Gore belongs in the Hall of Fame. It's that simple. Her hits may seem too pop to some now, but in her time, she was the epitome of rock and roll. And she could rock with best of them. Check out Off and Running and No Matter What You Do. Not many of the singers of her Era, male or female, continued to update their sound and release commercially viable albums (Love Me By Name, Ever Since) over a period of 25-30 years. She was an activist for both gay and women's rights who had an impact on many young musicians.

Posted by Dan on Friday, 11/10/2023 @ 18:05pm


Lesley Gore not being in the RRHOF completely takes away their credibility.

Posted by Mike on Sunday, 01/14/2024 @ 12:22pm


It's strange how they are making an effort to add more women, yet seem to be ingoing the Pioneers; Lesly Gore and Connie Francis should be in, at least as early influences.
" You don't own me" is still beloved to this day, among young people, for being a proto-feminist anthem, and with Coi Leary sampling her, it's clear she's one the few of the early 60s who's remained relevant.

Posted by dw on Thursday, 02/15/2024 @ 12:05pm


It is a sad commentary on the RHOF that Ms Gore is not is not firmly seated in this bastion of great Rockers. The shame falls squarely on those not placing her there. By not doing so you diminish the HOF, itself not Leslie. Her talents are obvious including songs like It's My Party, Judy's Turn To Cry and others, but especially You Don't Own Me. This doesn't mean much to the Hall but it cheapens their selections.across the board past and future.

Posted by StevenGreen on Wednesday, 03/20/2024 @ 23:02pm


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