Another Duer brought to my attention that Little Feat is not in the Cleveland Musical HoF.

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Why? They had a unique and crazy cool sound in the 70's+ that they owned.

https://music.

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1. It's a crime, imho

I was in my 30’s when I found out Little Feat is not considered one of the pillar bands of rock music along with The Beatles, The Stones, The Who, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd. They have always been huge here in the DC area and I grew up on them just as much as the other bands listed. It was mind blowing when I realized they aren’t as well-known and adored everywhere.

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2. Wait, they were really well known in the 70s/80s.

Saw them play with the Dead in Maine at Oxford Plains. A time stamped in my mind.

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3. I'm surprised as well.

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4. Absolutely should be. Got me wondering who else is among the missing.

Little Feat was included in Rolling Stone's Readers’ Poll: 10 Acts We’d Like to See Enter Rock Hall of Fame in 2017. All the acts on the list have since been inducted, EXCEPT Little Feat, Warren Zevon, and Jethro Tull.
10 The Cars (Inducted 2018)
9. Warren Zevon
8 Jethro Tull
7. The Cure (Inducted 2019)
6. The Moody Blues (Inducted 2018)
5. Yes (Inducted 2017)
4. Janet Jackson (Inducted 2019)
3. ELO (Inducted 2017)
2. Little Feat
1. Pearl Jam (2017)

Poked around a bit more and found another list of 18 Acts That Still Need To Be Inducted Into the Rock Hall 2018.
Big Star
Joe Cocker
De La Soul
Eurythmics (Inducted 2022)
Iron Maiden and Judas Priest (Judas Priest Inducted 2022)
Ben E. King (Inducted as a member of The Drifters 1998, not solo)
Kraftwerk (Inducted 2021)
Willie Nelson (Inducted 2023)
Stevie Nicks (Inducted 2019)
Nine Inch Nails (Inducted 2020)
Radiohead (Inducted 2019)
Roxy Music (Inducted 2019)
Smiths
Sonic Youth
Warren Zevon


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Some random others that are among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame missing:

Emerson, Lake, and Palmer
Soundgarden
Devo
Cyndi Lauper
Los Lobos
John Prine
Procol Harum
Steppenwolf
Sting
Thin Lizzy
Steve Winwood

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5. Thanks for posting. That is a lot of my musical background that's not getting credit.

I can bet I could find a few dozen acts that belong after Little Feat.

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6. They haven't even been nominated. So strange.

Here's the AI answer to "Why isn't Little Feat in the Rock and Roll hall of Fame?"

Little Feat has been eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for many years but has yet to be inducted. Some reasons for this include:

Lowell George's death
Lowell George was a major creative force in the band, and his death in 1979 may have contributed to Little Feat's lack of induction.

Album band and live experience
Little Feat was more of an album band and live experience, and their songs aren't often heard on the radio.

Lack of recognition
Even though they have devoted fans, many people are only vaguely aware of Little Feat.

A few of the other acts not yet inducted were at least nominated at some point. After I posted I found the wikipedia page with the full list of inductees followed by a table of nominated acts that haven't been inducted.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame_inductees

And FWIW, found a petition to nominate Little Feat
https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/little-feat-rrhof

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9. Thanks, totally nutz as to why they aren't members.

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7. Tull Is Not In The HoF?

How can that be? They sold 60 million records & had a sound nobody else replicated.
There are a few on those lists I'm pretty dubious about, but Tull isn't one of them

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8. I know!!