First Loved, Then Shunned: The Zombies and Others Belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, by Rich Horton

After Sgt. Pepper, many of us Baby Boomers became so, uhhh, “sophisticated,” that we began sneering at many of the early British Invasion bands who served as our first introductions to rock ‘n’ roll. So many superb bands, including The Hollies and The Zombies and The Searchers, got shuffed off by us in our unwashed hippie years, and I had to get into my 30’s before I began reclaiming them again. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame long dragged its feet in its recognition, but in recent years it has been belatedly acknowledging those bands, too. This fabulous article — written by the ever-entertaining, always articulate and insightful Gary Pig Gold — presents the reasons the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame finally inducted The Hollies and their near-unrivalled string of hit songs back in 2010. Still waiting for The Zombies.