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The Mission: To induct John Waite into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame because he is the most potent singer of the rock era and he belongs there. He's brilliant and it needs to be recognized that his ability to verbalize the romanticism in our souls is the reason we listen and love music after all. The sheer volume of work by this man should be enough for he has touched so many lives whether they are aware of...

The Babys -- as lead singer/bassist of the seminal English 70s band and still adored worldwide. The vocal alone on Isn't It Time warrants entry, for the bridge is so mountainous, and the top notes are hit with the same wild intensity as the lower velvet range.

And now -- Rough & Tumble, the single off his astonishing new album charted way up high on adult contemporary charts. The next, If You Ever Get Lonely, is still climbing.

The Voice -- that still sparkling rock and roll voice. Huskier for sure, yet crushed and silken as ever, with nuanced delivery and phrasing. Interpreter of Dylan and others that often outshine the originals.

The Songs -- lyrical vibrancy of melodic and harmonic beauty, and a staggering reworking of Missing You with Alison Krauss into a soulful country blues ballad, bridging the line right down into the very roots of rock and roll.

Performances -- the blazing Rough & Tumble tour, forging a bond between star and audience into a sublime cohesion of love and artistry.

Missing You -- a #1 hit in the USA. This timeless song of love denial sung in the unique bluesy rock style he created as a young English rocker. A style often imitated, but never surpassed.

Bad English -- the super of supergroups. Power ballad hits of rocking ferocity: When I See You Smile, Forget Me Not, Rockin' Horse, Best of What I Got!!