Foreigner are long over-due an invitation into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame says Mark Ronson, and the producer is not alone in this belief, as some of rock's most familiar faces have joined his campaign to encourage fans to support the induction of the AOR superstars, founded by his stepfather Mick Jones.
Despite being eligible for inclusion into America's favourite private members' club since 2002, Foreigner, who've sold north of 80 million records worldwide, have been consistently overlooked by the Rock Hall. The New York band's former frontman Lou Gramm claimed last year in a TV interview that this oversight stems from a historic falling out between guitarist Jones and Hall Of Fame co-founder Jan Wenner, also the founder of Rolling Stone magazine, alleging that Wenner told the band's manager, "It'll be a cold day in hell before Foreigner gets into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame." Wenner maintains that this conversation never happened.
