A little discussion unfolded over at Will Carroll Presents regarding who is the most salient Hall of Fame ommision, the most deserving person who is eligible but not in the Hall. It sounds interesting, but be warned: it's not the Baseball Hall of Fame that's being discussed but rather the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame.

And guest columnist Scott Long says that the "Ron Santo" of the R'n'R Hall is, or are, The Cars. The have a good argument but I support Gram Parsons, the godfather of country-rock.

Here's my complete list (included suggestions from others that I agree with):

The Stooges
XTC
Todd Rundgren
Joe Jackson
Graham Parker
Television
Black Sabbath
The (Small) Faces
Warren Zevon
New York Dolls
John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers
Love
The Jam
Buck Owens (Influence Division)
T. Rex
The Soft Boys
Cheap Trick
The Feelies
Brian Wilson
The Sex Pistols
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Big Star/Alex Chilton
Flamin' Groovies
Raspberries
The MC5
Blondie
Devo

I admit that they are idiosyncratic choices, but that's kind of the problem with the R'n'R Hall of Fame. By the way, I stand by the assessment that Lovin' Spoonful is the Tommy McCarthy of the R'n'R Hall.