There are 14 new acts about to be inducted into America's Pop Music Hall of Fame. Among the new inductees are Paul McCartney, Glen Campbell, Linda Rondstadt, The Eagles, Everly Brothers and Chubby Checker, with Rondstadt topping the public vote, according to AllAccess.com.
Joining those artists are Paul Anka, The Four Seasons, Tom Jones, Ricky Nelson, The Righteous Brothers, Johnny Tillotson and Andy Williams, while Les Paul and Mary Ford were honored for their influence on pop music.
Inductees must have a charted song prior to 1974 to be considered. Inductees were selected from 25 nominees chosen by a national music industry panel based on the breadth, depth and influence of the artists' recordings. More than one million non-repetitive votes were cast, according to AllAccess.
These 14 artists being inducted in 2015 join these previous members: The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Bee Gees, Tony Bennett, The Carpenters, Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, Chicago, Nat King Cole, Perry Como, Bobby Darrin, Neil Diamond, Buddy Holly, Elton John, Carole King, Brenda Lee, Dean Martin, Johnny Mathis, The Monkees, Roy Orbitson, Pattie Page, The Platters, Elvis Presley, Simon & Garfunkel, Frank Sinatra, The Supremes, Bobby Vinton and Stevie Wonder.
Future plans include opening a 1,900-seat, multi-use performance venue as well as a museum with both permanent and rotating exhibits just south of Pittsburg. America's Pop Music Hall of Fame, founded in 2012, is based in Canonsburg, Pa., the home of Perry Como, Bobby Vinton and The Four Coins, who together placed nearly 200 songs on the Billboard charts.
Nominations for the fourth class of inductees will be announced in September 2015.
