2011 Michigan Artists and Songs Ballot

  •  The vote for the 2011 Inductees for Michigan Rock and Roll Legends will open at noon on March 1, 2011, and will close at 12:00 noon on June 1, 2011.  During that time period, please select ten artists from the list below and email your votes to Dr. J at michrrleg@charter.net. Please also include ten songs from the nominated Legendary Songs on your email ballot. You can find the nominated songs by scrolling down past the list of artists. One ballot per person.  Please follow the directions at Vote via Email.

 

  • Aardvarks
  • Adorables
  • Arbors
  • Ascots
  • Assemblage
  • Assortment
  • Band X
  • Darrell Banks
  • Bark Of Paper Mulberry
  • Dena Barnes
  • J. J. Barnes
  • Barons
  • Rose Batiste
  • Beaux Jens
  • Bed Of Roses
  • Benders
  • Black Watch
  • Blokes 
  • Blues Co. (Blues Company)
  • Boa
  • Sonny Bono
  • Boss Five
  • Bossmen
  • Doug Brown and The Omens
  • Bump
  • Burdons
  • Buzz Walker
  • Donald Byrd
  • Capitols
  • Capreez
  • (Little) Carl Carlton
  • Catfish (“Catfish” Hodge)
  • Chancellors
  • Charters
  • Chentelles
  • Cherry Slush (a.k.a. Bells Of Rhymny)
  • C.J. & Co.
  • Chris Clark
  • Jimmy “Soul” Clark
  • Tony Clarke 
  • Jamie Coe (& The Gigolos)
  • Dennis Coffey (& The Detroit Guitar Band)
  • Conspiracy
  • Contours
  • Dave “Baby” Cortez
  • Count And The Colony
  • Carolyn Crawford
  • Marshall Crenshaw
  • Danny and the Galaxies
  • Fred Darian
  • Tyrone Davis
  • Debbie Dean
  • De Barge
  • Debonaires
  • Debutantes
  • Del-Tinos
  • Mickey Denton
  • Destroy All Monsters
  • Detroit 
  • Detroit Emeralds
  • Dick Rabbit
  • Dogs 
  • Downbeats
  • Dramatics
  • Dreamboy
  • Dynamics
  • Jimmy Edwards
  • 8th Day
  • E. J. and The Echos
  • Elation Fields
  • Elgins
  • Enchantment
  • Eschelons
  • Excels
  • Executives
  • Fabulous Counts
  • Fabulous Peps
  • Falcons
  • Fallen Angels
  • Fantastic Four
  • Mark Farner (solo)
  • Fastells
  • Five Emprees
  • Five Special
  • Flamethrowers
  • Flaming Ember
  • Flint
  • Floaters
  • Eddie Floyd
  • Four Of Us
  • Erma Franklin
  • Fredric (Rock Garden)
  • French Church
  • Hugh Friar
  • Friars Of Youth
  • Frijid Pink  
  • Frut (Of The Loom)
  • Fugitives
  • Gallery
  • David Geddes
  • Glass House
  • Freddie Gorman 
  • Herman Griffin
  • Roy Hall
  • Happy Dragon
  • Haymarket Riot
  • Henchmen
  • Henchmen VI 
  • Joe Henry 
  • George Heritier
  • Hesitations
  • Mickey Holiday & The Jaywalkers
  • Holidays 
  • Hot Sauce
  • H.P. & The Grass Route Movement
  • Human Beings
  • Paul Humphrey
  • Iguanas
  • Index
  • Inner Circle
  • Deon Jackson
  • Eddie Jackson
  • Jades
  • Jagged Edge
  • Ja-Kki
  • James T. and The Workers
  • Jayhawkers (Jay Hawkers)
  • Jim Dandy and The Sugar Beats 
  • Joey Gee and the Bluetones 
  • Little Willie John
  • Mabel John 
  • John Brown Trio (Band)
  • Marv Johnson
  • Tamiko Jones
  • Jones Girls
  • Julia
  • Bob Kayli
  • Eddie Kendricks
  • Al Kent
  • Kinetics (Kinetic Energy)
  • Rob Kirk and The Word
  • Jimmy Kirkland
  • Kopperfield
  • K.J. Knight & The Knightriders
  • Terry Knight (solo)
  • Knightsmen
  • Cub Koda (solo)
  • LaBrenda Ben
  • Larados
  • David Lasley
  • Betty(e) LaVette
  • Jimmy Lee
  • Lee & The Leopards
  • Legends
  • Marcy Levy
  • Barbara Lewis
  • Bobby Lewis
  • Pat Lewis
  • Lexington Project
  • Lighthouse
  • Hattie Littles
  • Little Otis
  • Little Sisters
  • Lollipops
  • Shorty Long
  • Lost Nation
  • Ted Lucas
  • Henry Lumpkin
  • Lyn and The Invaders
  • Mad Dog
  • Magic
  • Steve Mancha
  • Marauders
  • Master Cylinder
  • Nathaniel Mayer (& The Fabulous Twilights)
  • Maxx
  • Phil McClean 
  • Mike & The Modifiers
  • Guy Mitchell
  • Mr. Flood’s Party
  • Motor City Bonnevilles
  • Mushrooms
  • Mussies
  • Mystic Siva
  • Nature’s Divine
  • Frances Nero
  • Neutrons
  • Nick & The Jaguars
  • Nikki and the Corvettes
  • 9th Street Market
  • Oasis
  • 100 Proof Aged In Soul
  • Ones (Danny Hernandez &)
  • One Way
  • Originals
  • Ormandy
  • Our Generation
  • Pack (Fabulous)
  • Ray Parker Jr.
  • Gino Parks
  • Parliament/Funkadelic
  • Bunny Paul
  • Paupers (a.k.a. Feris Wheel)
  • Freda Payne
  • Pearls
  • Pedestrians
  • Pentagons
  • Peter & The Prophets
  • Phantom's Divine Comedy
  • Phlegethon
  • Pickwick Papers
  • Plagues
  • Plain Brown Wrapper
  • Pleasure Seekers
  • Poor Boy's Pride
  • Iggy Pop (solo)
  • Popcorn & The Mohawks
  • Popcorn Blizzard (a.k.a. Floating Circus)
  • Johnny Powers
  • Precisions
  • Prophets Of Doom
  • Mike Quatro
  • Suzi Quatro
  • Quest's
  • Don Rader
  • Ravelles (a.k.a. Sainte Jon's Academy)
  • Raven 
  • Ready For The World
  • Della Reese
  • Reflections
  • Renaissance Fair
  • Renegades (IV & V)
  • Resolution
  • Rhythm Rockers (Southwest Michigan)
  • Rhythm Rockers (Upper Peninsula)
  • Sir Mack Rice
  • Riot Squad 
  • Ripple
  • Rivals
  • Rockets
  • Rockwell
  • Rodriguez
  • Lee Rogers (& the Peppermints)
  • Timmie “Oh Yeah” Rogers
  • Romantics
  • Romeos
  • Diana Ross (solo)
  • Doctor Ross
  • Royal Holidays
  • Royal Jokers
  • Royaltones
  • David Ruffin
  • Jimmy Ruffin
  • Run-A-Rounds
  • Ruth Ann and the Invictas (Footsteps) 
  • Saharas
  • Salem Witchcraft
  • Sand
  • San Remo Golden Strings
  • Satintones
  • Satisfactions
  • Savage Grace
  • Ronnie Savoy
  • 707
  • Shades Of Blue
  • Sebastian Shane
  • Timmy Shaw
  • Sheffields
  • Sheppards
  • Shy Guys
  • Silver Hawk
  • Sixpence
  • Skee Brothers
  • Sky
  • Sonic’s Rendezvous Band
  • Soulbenders (Soul Benders)
  • Soundsations
  • Southbound Freeway
  • J.D. Souther
  • Spinners
  • Peter Stark
  • Edwin Starr
  • Barrett Strong
  • Nolan Strong & The Diablos
  • Clark Sullivan 
  • Sunday Funnies
  • Tim Tam & The Turn-Ons
  • Ray Taylor
  • R. Dean Taylor
  • Teegarden & Van Winkle
  • Third Power
  • Thunder Rocks
  • Thyme
  • Tidal Waves
  • Tonto and The Renegades
  • Torquays
  • T.R. and The Yardsmen
  • Tremolons (Luv'd Ones)
  • Tribe
  • Spyder Turner 
  • Underdogs
  • Undisputed Truth
  • Unrelated Segments
  • Up
  • Ursa Major
  • Valadiers
  • Dell Vaughn
  • Velvelettes
  • Vigilantes
  • Volumes
  • Dick Wagner (solo)
  • Michael Narada Walden
  • Wanted
  • Sammy Ward
  • Gino Washington
  • Was (Not Was)
  • Joyce Webb
  • Kim Weston
  • Wilson Mower Pursuit
  • Andre Williams (& The Five Dollars)
  • Juanita Williams
  • Mickey Woods
  • Woolies
  • George Young
  • Young Sisters
  • Danny Zella & His Zell Rocks
  • Zoo

 

The voting for the 2011 Legendary Michigan Songs will be open at noon on March 1, 2011 and run until noon on June 1, 2011. To vote for your choices, please select 10 songs from those nominated below and email your them to Dr. J at michrrleg@charter.net.  Please also include your votes for 10 artists for induction into the 2011 Michigan Rock and Roll Legends on your email ballot.   Only songs and artists that have been nominated and are on the ballot are eligible for induction. If you would like to nominate a song by a Michigan artist that was recorded prior to 1989, email Dr. J. 

The 2010 Nominees - Scroll Down

Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

Ain't No Woman - Four Tops

Ain't That Peculiar - Marvin Gaye

Ain't Too Proud To Beg - Temptations

All Along the Watchtower - Savage Grace

All In Love Is Fair - Stevie Wonder

All Shook Up - Suzi Quatro

A Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin

Baby Boy - Bossmen

Baby I Love You - Aretha Franklin

Baby I'm Yours - Barbara Lewis

Baby Love - Supremes

Baby Please Don't Go - Amboy Dukes

Baby Workout - Jackie Wilson

Back In My Arms Again - Supremes

Bad Time - Grand Funk

Beautiful Loser - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

Beauty's Only Skin Deep - Temptations

Be-Bop Confidential - Brownsville Station

Better Man Than I - Terry Knight & The Pack

Betty Lou's Gettin' Out Tonight - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper

Black Sheep - SRC

Boogie Man's Gonna Get Ya - Catfish Hodge

Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker

Borderline - Madonna

Burning Bridges - Jack Scott

Can't Get Enough Of You Baby - ? And The Mysterians

Can't You See - Count & The Colony 

Cat Scratch Fever - Ted Nugent

City Slang - Sonic's Rendezvous Band

Cloud Nine - Temptations

Come And Get These Memories - Martha & The Vandellas

Come On - Marv Johnson

Come On Children - Jayhawkers

Come See About Me - Supremes

Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James & The Shondells

Day Don't Come - Cherry Slush

Doggin' Around - Jackie Wilson

Don't Mess With Bill - Marvelettes

Down On The Street - Stooges

East Side Story - Bob Seger & The Last Heard

Farmer John - Tidal Waves

Fever - Little Willie John

Fingertips Pt. 2 - Little Stevie Wonder

Fire Lake - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

First I Look At The Purse - Assortment

Flamingo Express - Royaltones

Fool (The) - Jamie Coe

For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder

Fred Bear - Ted Nugent

Free For All - Ted Nugent

Freeway Of Love - Aretha Franklin

Get Funky - Sunday Funnies

Get Out Of Denver - Bob Seger 

Get Ready - Rare Earth

Give Me Just A Little More Time - Chairmen Of The Board

God, Love And Rock & Roll - Teegarden & Van Winkle

Goodbye Baby - Jack Scott

Hanky Panky - Tommy James & The Shondells

Happening (The) - Supremes

Happy Organ (The) - Dave "Baby" Cortez

Heartaches By The Number - Guy Mitchell

Heavy Music (Pt. 1) - Bob Seger & The Last Heard 

Hello Stranger - Barbara Lewis

Here Comes That Girl Again - Burdons

Here's Congratulations - Bossmen

Hey Little Girl - Del Shannon

Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder

Holiday - Madonna

Hollywood Nights - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

Hunter Gets Captured By The Game (The) - Marvelettes

I Cannot Stop You - Cherry Slush

I Can't Get Next To You - Temptations

I Can't Help Myself - Four Tops

I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder

I Just Want To Celebrate - Rare Earth

I'll Be Doggone - Marvin Gaye

I Love The Way You Love - Marv Johnson

I Love You - Volumes

I'm Higher Than I'm Down - Aardvarks

I'm In The Mood - John Lee Hooker

I'm Losing You - Rare Earth

I'm Losing You - Temptations

I'm So Glad - Scot Richard Case

I'm Still In Love With You - Al Green

I Need Somebody - ? And The Mysterians

I Need You - Rationals

I Never Loved A Man - Aretha Franklin 

In The Hall Of The Mountain King/Bolero - SRC

In The Midnight Hour - Wanted

I Think We're Alone Now - Tommy James & The Shondells

I Wanna Be Your Dog - Stooges

I Was Made To Love Her - Stevie Wonder

I (Who Have Nothing) - Terry Knight & The Pack

I've Been Through It Before - Plagues

I've Been Told - Terry Knight & The Pack

Jamie - Eddie Holland

Jenny Take A Ride - Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels

Just Like Romeo & Juliet - Refections

Just My Imagination - Temptations

Katmandu - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

Knee Deep - Funkadelic

Land Of 1,000 Dances - Wilson Pickett

Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye

Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters

Like A Virgin - Madonna

Little Town Flirt - Del Shannon

Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson

Long Hard Road - Mitch Ryder

Lookin' Back - Bob Seger

Love Bug Crawl - Jimmy Edwards

Love Hangover - Diana Ross

Love's Gone Bad - Underdogs

Lucifer - Bob Seger System

Lucky Star - Madonna

Main Street - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

Make Me Your Baby - Barbara Lewis

Material Girl - Madonna

Mercy Mercy Me - Marvin Gaye

Mind Over Matter - Nolan Strong & The Diablos

Mony Mony - Tommy James & The Shondells

More Love - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

Motor City Showdown - Dick Wagner

Move Two Mountains - Marv Johnson

My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder

My True Love - Jack Scott

1984 - Savage Grace

1969 - Stooges

No More Mr. Nice Guy - Alice Cooper

Nowhere To Run - Martha & The Vandellas

Oh Well - Rockets

One In A Million - Romantics

One Who Really Loves You (The) - Mary Wells

Only Women Bleed - Alice Cooper

Ooo Baby Baby - Miracles

Overjoyed - Stevie Wonder

Papa Don't Preach - Madonna

Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - Temptations

Persecution - Third Power

Persecution Smith - Bob Seger & The Last Heard

Poor Boy - Royaltones

Reach Out I'll Be There - Four Tops

Reet Petite - Jackie Wilson

Respect - Rationals

Rhythm Of The Night - De Barge

Rinky Dink - Dave "Baby" Cortez

Rock & Roll Holiday - Brownsville Station

Rock And Roll Music - Frost

Rock And Roll Never Forgets - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

Rock 'N Roll - Detroit featuring Mitch Ryder

Rock The Joint - Bill Haley And The Saddlemen

Roll Me Away - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

Rubberband Man (The) - Spinners

Same Old Song (The) - Four Tops

Search And Destroy - Stooges

See You Later, Alligator - Bill Haley And His Comets

Sexy Ways - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters

Shadows In The Night - Quests

Shop Around - Miracles

Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours - Stevie Wonder

Singing The Blues - Guy Mitchell

Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder

Sleep - Little Willie John

Sock It To Me-Baby! - Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels

Someday, Someway - Marshall Crenshaw

Someday We'll Be Together - Supremes

Still Water - Four Tops

Stop! In The Name Of Love - Supremes

Story Of My Life - Unrelated Segments

Stranglehold - Ted Nugent

Stubborn Kind Of Fellow - Marvin Gaye

Take A Look (My Friend) - Bossmen

Talking In Your Sleep - Romantics

Tears Of A Clown (The) - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

Testify - Parliaments

That's What Girls Are Made For - Spinners

That's Why - Jackie Wilson

Then Came You - Spinners

Think - Aretha Franklin

Time Machine - Grand Funk Railroad

Tomorrow & Always - Satintones

Too Busy Thinking About My Baby - Marvin Gaye

Too Many Fish In The Sea - Marvelettes

Too Much Fun - Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen

Tossin' And Turnin' - Bobby Lewis

Turn The Page - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

Turn Up The Radio - Rockets

Twenty-Five Miles - Edwin Starr

Twins - Kingtones

Twist (The) - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters

Two Lovers - Mary Wells

Under My Wheels - Alice Cooper

Until You Come Back To Me - Aretha Franklin

Up All Night - SRC

Uptight - Stevie Wonder

Village Of Love - Nathaniel Mayer & The Fabulous Twilights

Wait A Minute - Tim Tam & The Turn-Ons

Wango Tango - Ted Nugent

Way Over There - Miracles

Way You Do The Things You Do (The) - Temptations

Welcome To My Nightmare - Alice Cooper

What A Way To Die - Pleasure Seekers

What Does It Take To Win Your Love - Jr. Walker & The All Stars

What In The World's Come Over You - Jack Scott

When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes - Supremes

When You Were Mine - Mitch Ryder

Where Did Our Love Go - Supremes

Wicked Old Witch - Bells Of Rhymny

Wind (The) - Nolan Strong & The Diablos

Wish For An Angel - Kingtones

You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder

You Beat Me To The Punch - Mary Wells

You Can't Hurry Love - Supremes

You Got What It Takes - Marv Johnson

You Haven't Seen My Love - Ones

You Keep Me Hangin' On - Supremes

You Treat Me Bad - JuJus

You're All I Need To Get By - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

You're Gone - 9th Street Market

You've Really Got A Hold On Me - Miracles