One of the objectives of this site is to create an online archive of artists, albums, and songs that have made significant contributions to the canon of protest music.
With that in mind, back in 2018, I decided I create an online Protest Music Hall of Fame. It is now time to start the nominating process for 2020. The results of the following poll will be used to compile a long list of nominees.
When filling out the poll, please exclude those who were previously inducted. The poll will remain open until September 30, 2020.
Here is the list of previous years inductees:
Artists (Recorded/Performed Primarily Prior to 1960)
Almanac Singers (2019)
Woody Guthrie (2018)
Joe Hill (2018)
Aunt Molly Jackson (2019)
Lead Belly (2019)
Ewan MacColl (2019)
Odetta (2018)
Paul Robeson (2019)
Pete Seeger (2018)
Josh White (2018)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (2019)
Artists (Recorded Primarily After 1960)
Joan Baez (2018)
Bikini Kill (2019)
Bob Marley and The Wailers (2018)
Billy Bragg (2019)
The Clash (2018)
Dead Kennedys (2019)
Bob Dylan (2018)
Gil Scott-Heron (2018)
Victor Jara (2019)
Fela Kuti (2018)
The Last Poets (2019)
John Lennon (2019)
Buffy Sainte-Marie (2019)
Curtis Mayfield (2019)
Phil Ochs (2018)
Yoko Ono (2019)
Public Enemy (2018)
Rage Against The Machine (2018)
Nina Simone (2018)
The Staple Singers (2019)
Albums
Dust Bowl Ballads (1940) – Woody Guthrie (2019)
Talking Union & Other Union Songs (1941) – Almanac Singers (2018)
The Times They Are a-Changin’ (1964) – Bob Dylan (2019)
It’s My Way (1964) – Buffy Sainte-Marie (2018)
Nina Simone in Concert (1964) – Nina Simone (2019)
I Ain’t Marching Anymore (1965) – Phil Ochs (2018)
What’s Going On (1971) – Marvin Gaye (2019)
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988) – Public Enemy (2018)
Fear of a Black Planet (1990) – Public Enemy (2019)
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)
Which Side Are You On (1941) – Almanac Singers (2019)
We Shall Overcome (1947 & 1963) – Pete Seeger and Joan Baez (2018)
Little Boxes (1962) – Malvina Reynolds (2019)
Masters of War (1963) – Bob Dylan (2019)
Only a Pawn in Their Game (1964) – Bob Dylan (2019)
A Change Is Gonna Come (1964) – Sam Cooke (2018)
Universal Soldier (1964) – Buffy Sainte-Marie (2019)
Mississippi Goddam (1964) – Nina Simone (2018)
Four Women (1966) – Nina Simone (2018)
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (1970) – Gil Scott-Heron (2018)
What’s Going On (1971) – Marvin Gaye (2019)
Oh Bondage Up Yours! (1977) – X-Ray Spex (2019)
Redemption Song (1980) – Bob Marley and the Wailers (2018)
The Message (1982) – Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (2019)
Fuck Tha Police (1988) – N.W.A (2019)
Fight The Power (1989) – Public Enemy (2018)
Killing In The Name (1992) – Rage Against The Machine (2018)
Rebel Girl (1993) – Bikini Kill (2019)