Count Basie

Not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Eligible since: 1978

First Recording: 1952

Previously Considered? No  what's this?

Count Basie
HALL OF FAME INDICATORS
🔲Rolling Stone 500 Albums
🔲Rolling Stone 500 Songs
🔲Rolling Stone Cover
🔲Saturday Night Live
🔲Major Festival Headliner
🔲Songwriters Hall of Fame
🔲“Big Four” Grammys
✅Grammy HoF Single
✅Nat'l Recording Registry
Kennedy Center Honors: 1981
Inducted into Rock Hall Projected in 2036.
Essential Albums (?)WikiVinylYouTube
Count Basie at the Piano (1940)☆ ☊
Piano Rhythms (1948)☆ ☊
Dance Parade (1949)☆ ☊
Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings (1955)☆ ☊
April in Paris (1957)☆ ☊
The Atomic Mr. Basie (1958)☆ ☊
Count Basie and the Kansas City 7 (1962)☆ ☊
Essential Songs (?)WikipediaYouTube
One O'Clock Jump (1937)☆☊
Topsy (1937)☆☊
Jumpin' at the Woodside (1938)☆☊
Blue and Sentimental (1938)☆☊
April in Paris (1957)☆☊

Count Basie @ Wikipedia

Will Count Basie be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
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"Love" the LA band that started in mid 60s making a one of a kind album are still spoken of today as they were also a 'bands band' of exceptional musicians and writers. Unfortunately most if not all members have passed on but they deserve mention if not a complete inductio

Posted by James on Tuesday, 01/2/2024 @ 16:22pm

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