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Dave, Melbourne,Australia · 12-25-2017, 04:52 PM

I agree that The Moody Blues were long overdue for that recognition. I got into them after someone put me onto them in 1981. The first album I bought was "Octave" and I especially liked the song "Driftwood". I remembered years earlier when "Nights in White Satin" was a huge hit around Australia and overseas. I saw them in concert two or three times. Justin Hayward did a solo tour of Australia in October this year.

And the late Nina Simone was also deserving of the honour. A unique, soulful voice and excellent songwriter and musician. I'm not sure which of her songs got the biggest airplay, but around 1987 "My Baby Just Cares for Me" became a huge hit after being used for a perfume commercial.

12-25-2017, 04:52 PM	#3
Dave, Melbourne,Australia Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 557	Re: Been A long Time but R & R Hall Of Fame 2018 BIG NEWS! I agree that The Moody Blues were long overdue for that recognition. I got into them after someone put me onto them in 1981. The first album I bought was "Octave" and I especially liked the song "Driftwood". I remembered years earlier when "Nights in White Satin" was a huge hit around Australia and overseas. I saw them in concert two or three times. Justin Hayward did a solo tour of Australia in October this year. And the late Nina Simone was also deserving of the honour. A unique, soulful voice and excellent songwriter and musician. I'm not sure which of her songs got the biggest airplay, but around 1987 "My Baby Just Cares for Me" became a huge hit after being used for a perfume commercial.