The final results are in and we now have the list of inductees into the second year of the Protest Music Hall of Fame.
I will admit that Hall of Fame could be considered a misnomer. Instead of awarding accolades, it is about building awareness for socially conscious music. As the reach of this website grows, we will be able to continue to receive a wider range of responses. In the future I’ll also like to reach out to more music historians, journalist and musicians to help with this archival project.
Eventually, the plan is to do writeups for all of the inductees, but I’m way behind. For now, posted below will be three different Spotify playlists, for artists, albums and songs. The playlist includes last years inductees as well.
Below is the list of 2019 Inductees:
Artists (Recorded/Performed Primarily Prior to 1960)
Almanac Singers
Aunt Molly Jackson
Lead Belly
Ewan MacColl
Paul Robeson
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Artists (Recorded Primarily After 1960)
Bikini Kill
Billy Bragg
Dead Kennedys
Victor Jara
The Last Poets
John Lennon
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Curtis Mayfield
Yoko Ono
The Staple Singers
Albums
Dust Bowl Ballads (1940) – Woody Guthrie
The Times They Are a-Changin’ (1964) – Bob Dylan
Nina Simone in Concert (1964) – Nina Simone
What’s Going On (1971) – Marvin Gaye
Fear of a Black Planet (1990) – Public Enemy
Songs
Which Side Are You On (1941) – Almanac Singers
Little Boxes (1962) – Malvina Reynolds
Masters of War (1963) – Bob Dylan
Only a Pawn in Their Game (1964) – Bob Dylan
Universal Soldier (1964) – Buffy Sainte-Marie
What’s Going On (1971) – Marvin Gaye
Oh Bondage Up Yours! (1977) – X-Ray Spex
The Message (1982) – Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Fuck Tha Police (1988) – N.W.A
Rebel Girl (1993) – Bikini Kill