- Target:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame selection committee
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- GLOBAL
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The Band of Gypsys consisted of Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Miles, and Billy Cox. All three guys are phenomenal musicians, but together, they created a whole new genre of music. This hybrid of Blues, Rock, R&B, funk, and soul would be often imitated from the early 70's until our present day.
Diverse groups such as Paliament-Funkadelic, Slave, Ohio Players, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble, Prince, Michael Jackson, Lenny Kravitz, EWF, Living Colour, and even the legendary Isley Brothers with Ernie Isley would successfully merge rock with funk and soul sensibilities, in order to bring new fans into the R&B and Rock fold. They all have the Band of Gypsys to thank. Not many groups inducted into the Rock n Roll hall of fame can say that they have set the template for decades of music.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience has already been inducted into the RRHOF. Jimi Hendrix and The Band of Gypsys have already been inducted into the R&B Hall of Fame. Now is the time to give the BOG's some further recognition and induct them into the Rock N Roll HOF.
Inexplicably, the Rock HOF could have waited a few years so that Billy Cox could have been inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame with the JHE in 1992. Buddy Miles has had a great HOF worthy career on his own with the Electric Flag, Buddy Miles Express, and his legendary pairing with Carlos Santana. All members of the BOG's have cut their teeth on the Rock n Roll Festival/Arena circuit and played to millions of fans. This shows the impact of the BOG's.
Although the BOG's were deeply rooted in the blues and R&B, the undeniable force of the guitar complexity and Jimi's four guitar pedals, advanced Rock music forward into the 70's and beyond. The song Machine Gun, a BOG staple, has often been hailed as the finest live performance any guitarist has ever turned in.
Although Jimi is already inducted into the Rock n Roll and R&B HOF, his other groundbreaking group should rightfully take their place among those R&B and Rock legends in the RRHOF, for creating a sound that bridged the worlds of R&B and Rock. This would be a great opportunity to tie up all loose ends and make so many things right.
Now is the time to induct the Band of Gypsys into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame!
Note: The BOG's were inducted into the R&B HOF on Sunday, June 23rd, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan.
We the undersigned, call on the Rock n Roll HOF selection committees to induct the Band of Gypsys into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.
All three artists (Jimi Hendrix, Billy Cox, and Buddy Miles) are worthy of induction for contributions to Rock, and as a unit, have had a tremendous influence on the history of Rock.
Even though their tenure was short, the magnitude of their music still reverberates through the ears, minds, hearts and souls of music performers and listeners all over the world.
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The Induct the Band of Gypsys into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame petition to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame selection committee was written by Corey Washington and is in the category Music at GoPetition.