PAUL INDUCTED INTO AMERICA’s POP MUSIC HALL OF FAME 2015

Paul is part of the third annual class of inductees into America’s Pop Music Hall of Fame, an institution based in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, that was founded in 2012. 

Paul is among the latest inductees into America's Pop Music Hall of Fame.  The rock legend is part of organization's recently announced third class of members, along with Linda Ronstadt, the Eagles, and The Everly Brothers.

Tom Jones, the Righteous Brothers, the Four Seasons, and Glen Campbell are also among the 14 artists recognized this time around.  And it's the second time McCartney is getting the nod.  He was also part of the Pop Music Hall's inaugural class as a member of The Beatles.

Artists who charted a song more than 40 years ago are eligible for induction.  Nominees are selected by a panel of musicians, disc jockeys, and journalists, but the public picks the inductees.  Other previous inductees include the Beach Boys, the Bee Gees, Elton John, the Carpenters, and The Monkees. 

 

To be eligible for induction into America’s Pop Music Hall of Fame, an artist must have had a charting song before 1974.  The honorees were chosen by a popular vote conducted via the Hall of Fame’s website, from of a list of 25 nominees picked by a national panel of music industry insiders.  More than 1 million votes were cast.

A permanent home for America’s Pop Music Hall of Fame is planned in or near Canonsburg that would include a 1,900-seat performance venue and a museum featuring permanent and rotating exhibits.  The city, located 18 miles outside of Pittsburgh, is the hometown of both Perry Como and Bobby Vinton, who also happened to be among the inaugural inductees into the America’s Pop Music Hall of Fame.

America's Pop Music Hall of Fame Class of 2015

Paul Anka
Glen Campbell
Chubby Checker
The Eagles
The Everly Brothers
The Four Seasons
Tom Jones
Les Paul & Mary Ford
Paul McCartney
Ricky Nelson
The Righteous Brothers
Linda Ronstadt
Johnny Tillotson
Andy Williams