One of this site’s objective is to create a digital archive of artists and recordings that have made a significant contribution to the canon of socially conscious music. With that in mind, last year I created an online Protest Music Hall of Fame as an archival project.
A couple months ago I posted a poll to begin the nominating process for 2019. The results are finalized and we now have a long list of nominees.
Scroll down to access the poll. Voting is open until November 30, 2019.
Here is the list of last years inductees. I’m a bit slow, but eventually, there will be writeups for all inductees.
Artists (Recorded/Performed Primarily Prior to 1960)
Woody Guthrie (2018)
Joe Hill (2018)
Odetta (2018)
Pete Seeger (2018)
Josh White (2018)
Artists (Recorded Primarily After 1960)
Joan Baez (2018)
Bob Marley and The Wailers (2018)
The Clash (2018)
Bob Dylan (2018)
Gil Scott-Heron (2018)
Fela Kuti (2018)
Phil Ochs (2018)
Public Enemy (2018)
Rage Against The Machine (2018)
Nina Simone (2018)
Albums
Talking Union & Other Union Songs (1941) – Almanac Singers (2018)
It’s My Way (1964) – Buffy Sainte-Marie (2018)
I Ain’t Marching Anymore (1965) – Phil Ochs (2018)
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988) – Public Enemy (2018)
Rage Against The Machine (1992) – Rage Against The Machine (2018)
Songs
Strange Fruit (1939) – Billie Holiday (2018)
This Land Is Your Land (1940) – Woody Guthrie (2018)
We Shall Overcome (1947 & 1963) – Pete Seeger and Joan Baez (2018)
A Change Is Gonna Come (1964) – Sam Cooke (2018)
Mississippi Goddam (1964) – Nina Simone (2018)
Four Women (1966) – Nina Simone (2018)
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (1970) – Gil Scott-Heron (2018)
Redemption Song (1980) – Bob Marley and the Wailers (2018)
Fight The Power (1989) – Public Enemy (2018)
Killing In The Name (1992) – Rage Against The Machine (2018)