The Joe Lala Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Campaign

A musicians musician, with a resume that reads like a Whos Who of classic rock-era artists (including a couple dozen Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Inductees), percussionist Joe Lalas signature sound has helped sell over 100 million records hes performed on over 60 gold, platinum and multi-platinum albums, dozens of hit singles and participated in several history-making musical projects.

Joe Lalas body of work - characterized by expert musicianship (his songwriting credits include collaborations with Rock And Roll Hall of Famers Chris Hillman and Stephen Stills), a chronology that cuts a unique and wide path through the history of the classic rock era, stylistic innovations (his work with bands like The Bee Gees, The Blues Image, Manassas, CSNY and Firefall helped put the Miami sound of the 1970s on the musical map) and artistic and financial success (numerous hits and key contributions to legendary recordings) make him an obvious and excellent candidate for induction in the Award For Recording Excellence Category.

A partial list of Joe Lalas recording credits include:

The Allman Brothers Band
The Bee Gees
Jackson Browne
The Byrds
Harry Chapin
Chicago
CSNY
Rick Danko
Rick Derringer
Neil Diamond
Don Felder
Dan Fogelberg
Andy Gibb
The Hollies
Whitney Houston
Dave Mason
John Mellencamp
The Osmonds
The Outlaws
Poco
Kenny Rogers
Grace Slick
J.D. Souther
Spirit
Michael Stanley
Ringo Starr
Rod Stewart
Barbara Striesand
Dionne Warwick
Bobby Womack
Bill Wyman

The goal of this petition is to raise awareness of Joe Lalas historic career, his enormous contributions to the evolution of rock n roll and to bring the viability of his candidacy for membership in the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in the Award For Recording Excellence category to the attention of the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Foundations Nominating Committee. Please join me in helping Joe Lala achieve this well-deserved recognition and distinction.