Does Procol cling to a rocking Moss?
Procol Harum was not inducted into the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" this year either, causing some fans to rather call it a Hall of Shame (and others to say "don't bother").
But this year, besides artists (well, sort of) Black Sabbath and Blondie, a lifetime achievement award was also given to Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, who founded A&M records in Los Angeles in 1962.
But wait! Have you seen how The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes Alpert's and Moss' credentials?
"Alpert and Moss built one of the most successful independent record labels in the world and signed artists such as Procol Harum, Supertramp, Peter Frampton, the Police, Joe Jackson and John Hiatt."
Press release, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 11.28.05
I'll agree that signing Procol
is worth a lifetime achievement award - but what about the stuff then?
Posted by jonas at December 17, 2005 04:30 PM