Women who made the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio has been operating since 1983. The foundation awards membership based on musicians' achievements over the entire course of their careers, so they are usually inducted later in life. However, there has been a lot of controversy over there being a very low proportion of women inducted compared to men.Dolly Parton earned herself a nomination this year, the singer decided to withdraw from the list of nominees for 2022 induction. In a post shared to social media on March 14, she explained, "Even though I am extremely flattered and grateful to be nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I don't feel that I have earned that right. I really do not want votes to be split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out."
But, she added, this isn't her bowing out for a potential future nomination. "I do hope that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will understand and be willing to consider me again—if I'm ever worthy," she continued. "This has, however, inspired me to put out a hopefully great rock 'n' roll album at some point in the future, which I have always wanted to do!" She added that her husband Carl Dean has always encouraged her to do one, so we might get some new Dolly tunes out of this at the very least!
"I wish all of the nominees good luck and thank you again for the compliment," she concluded. "Rock on!" The other nominees include Beck, Pat Benatar, Kate Bush, DEVO, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Judas Priest, Fela Kuti, MC5, New York Dolls, Rage Against the Machine, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon, A Tribe Called Quest, and Dionne Warwick, and the inductees will be announced in May.
