Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
Dee Dee Sharp feels snubbed
August 27, 2008 08:48 PM Filed in: Snubbed
Dee Dee Sharp, of "Mashed Potatoes Time" fame, feels like she should have already been inducted into the Rock Hall:
Metro Times: You have so many awards and accolades. Why aren't you in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?Sharp's former husband, Kenny Gamble was inducted in 2008 in the Non-Performer category.Sharp: [laughs] That's a good question! I got a Rhythm & Blues award in 2001. But I don't know. I can't answer that. Maybe I'm just not blessed enough; I don't know.
MT: Well, you should be.
Sharp: Well, I appreciate that. But I found that sometimes tooting your own horn just doesn't work. But I really can't answer why I'm not in. I do know that I was the first woman to do a lot of things. I was the first African-American woman to ever be placed on the cover of 16 Magazine. So I don't understand. I have no idea as to why I'm not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It's ridiculous as well that I don't have a star on the Walk of Fame in Philadelphia.
Future Rock Hall currently gives Dee Dee Sharp a 3% chance at future induction.
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