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Yes, absolutely - music not exactly Rock? Who gives a good crap - talent like this should not be excluded from any Hall of Fame...
Again, their criteria is not Rock music; it's the Rock era. It's about a time period, not a genre of music. They should long since have changed the name to Music Hall of Fame as this has thrown many off for years.
I think it'll be interesting to see the shift in the selection of inductees we'll get as a result of Jann Wenner's exit from the board. We may have seen some of that this year already. There's no arguing Karen's influence on vocalists - male and female - who have followed. While the genesis of Carpenters' vocal arrangements come from elsewhere, Carpenters' did have their own sound. Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and others have spoken of the influence of Richard's vocal arrangements on the sound they came up with (listen to Janet Jackson's "Come Back to Me" for evidence). Karen is Carpenters' calling card for sure but that vocal sound doesn't exist without Richard's arranging and vocal sound. There really is no reason not to induct them based on this and I'd be surprised if it doesn't happen at some point.
Ed