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By Howard McGowan cance Is so enormous. If he was eligible, he certainly should have THE omission of the late Bob Mar­ been voted in," said "Rolling Stone ley, Jamaica's re,P".gae superstar, Magazine's" Anthony DeCurtis. from the Rock ana Roll Hall of 1990, To be eligible, an artiste or per­ Fame created a stir when the former should have recorded announcement was made In Cleve­ material out in 1964 or earlier. 24. land, Ohio on October Marley met that criterion and Marley, who is acknowledged the was on the ballot of 30 nominees. world over as the musician who The voting was done by 300 rock contributed to the worldwide devel­ music incfustry figures who were opment of re,P".gae music, even after allowed to chose 10 of 30 nomi· his death. fa1fed to make the list, nees. although he met the criteria. Among others passed over were: According to a report In "PollStar Ike and Tina Turner, the Yard­ Newsletter", Marley's omission was birds, the Animals, Johnny Cash, questioned In some circles. the Shirells, Brenda Lee, LaVern Baker, Ruth Brown, Solomon Bur­ The report read: "The absence of ke, Duane Eddy, Gene Pitney and Bob Marley's name from the roster Del Shannon. was questioned in some circles. Some of those who made It this Marley and his Wallers popularized year are: The Who, The Kinks, the Jamaican sound that in­ Hank Ballard, Simon and Garfun- ' fluenced rock artistes the world kel, The Four Seasons, The Plat-, over". ters, The Four Tops and Bobby : "I can't imagine what (the voters) BOB MARLEY Darin. were thinking of... Marley's signifi- (Rita Marley... Page 3) �------� The Gleaner, November 3, 1989. p. 1.