Real musicians don't need "awards."

I do know that she thinks of herself more as a Jazz musician. So did her sometimes drumming partner in the L.A. studios, Earl Palmer.

Marketing tool to promote sales. Just like most speciality magazines and on-line reviewers.  Shiny and new turns old therefore reinvigorate sales through award shows and hall of fames. 

She is correct.  It started out fine, and has become absolute crap.  

I have been to the RnR HOF and it is ... something that should cost 5 dollars to enter instead of the approx. 30 USD per ticket. I did see some older doo wop and bluesman musicos show up for a visit and they all had tuxes and gowns on. they looked happy that anybody remembered them. good eneough fer me yep yep