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These are sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California. The sidewalks are embedded with more than 2,600 five-pointed stars featuring the names of celebrities honored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for their contributions to the entertainment industry.
The Kinks’ song “Celluloid Heroes
” is about Hollywood Boulevard and the personalities engraved therein. A number of Hollywood landmarks are referred to in the song.
The Walk of Fame runs east to west on Hollywood Boulevard from Gower Street to La Brea Avenue, and north to south on Vine Street between Yucca Street and Sunset Boulevard.
Each star consists of a terrazzo comprising a pink five-pointed star rimmed with bronze and inlaid into a charcoal square. Inside the pink star is the name of the honoree engraved in bronze, below which is a round bronze emblem indicating the category for which the honoree received the star. The emblem for contribution to the recording industry is a phonograph record.
Here are the stars related to Rock & Roll
that are commemorated in the Walk:
Alice Cooper Bee Gees Berry Gordy Bill Haley Billy Idol Billy Joel Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Bobby Darin Bobby Vinton Bob Marley Bryan Adams The Everly Brothers Carlos Santana Carole Bayer Sager Chicago Chuck Berry Clive Davis Crosby Stills & Nash David Bowie Diana Ross Dionne Warwick Don McLean Duran Duran Earth Wind & Fire Elton John Elvis Presley Fats Domino Fleetwood Mac Frankie Laine Gene Vincent George Harrison Gladys Knight Heart Herb Alpert | Jane’s Addiction Janis Joplin Jeferson Airplane Jeff Lynne Jerry Lee Lewis Jimi Hendrix John Fogerty John lee Hooker John Lennon Johnnie Ray Journey Kenny Loggins Kiss Les Paul & Mary Ford Little Richard Marvin Gaye Motley Crüe Ozzy Osbourne Paul McCartney Peter Frampton Phil Collins Queen Ray Charles Rick Nelson Rick Springfield Ringo Starr Ritchie Valens Rod Stewart Rush Sam Cooke Slash Steve Miller Sting The Beatles The Doors Tina Turner Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Weird Al Yankovic |
Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles CA
Being a “Rock n Roll” conisouer that is one place i would love to see.
why is connie francis not got her star on the walk of fame yet. one of th e biggest selling recording artists of all time,and well loved?
who the hell is connie francis?
One of the biggest selling female vocalists of all time. She racked up 57 hits on the Billboard charts and 16 million selling singles all in the USA alone. The first female to have a rock and roll million seller, the first female to have a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and the first female to have back-to-back #1s, Just a few of her accomplishments. She is still listed as one of the top selling female artists of all time.
Connie Francis NEEDS A STAR!!!
Why isn’t the the greatest selling American band EAGLES not on the walk with a star of their own???
Why not Linda Ronstadt, one of the greatest female vocalists of all time?
EXACTLY!!!! They are and always will be #1.
Where is Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons star?? C’mon , you gotta be kidding me..
I agree where the hell is FRANKIES STAR?
NO ROLLING STONES STAR WHATS UP WITH THAT THEY BEEN ROCKING ROCKING ALMOST 60 YEARS N GREAT MUSIC
Right? Their fan club needs to step up and petition the people in charge.
What date in history did Eddie Van Halen put his prints in the walk?
Where on earth is Ol’ Waylon ?!
Two of Southern Californias greatest bands the EAGLES and the DOORS are not on the walk of fame, but a bunch of also rans are entitled.
Lennon will forever be #1 hes such a legend!!!
What about Van Halen, Lionel Richie, Katy Perry.
Yes the eagles need to have a star on the walk of fame and so does Joe walsh as a single solo artist also joe needs to be in the rock n roll hall of fame as a solo artist. Why is he not in there yet??? Who di you contact about this situation??
Meat Loaf should have a star on the Walk of Fame!
Jane’s Addiction has a star,but no member of Led Zeppelin or the Stones?Rick Springfield is there,but not the Eagles?I realize they can’t give every single rock and pop celeb a star,but it is glaring in my opinion,that these lesser known(little known really) artists have a star,and not the aforementioned movers and shakers.
Who wrote the above list? If you go to 1500 Vine Street you will see the Hollywood Walk of Fame Star for America’s Greatest
Rock n Roll Band -The Beach Boys .