In Memoriam: Doo-wop legends The Flamingos, including 2001 Inductee Tommy Hunt, took listeners higher with sublime harmonies and impeccable arrangements. On 1959’s definitive “I Only Have Eyes for You,” Hunt’s tenor was crucial in crafting a sophisticated sound that influenced the genre, and it remains an irresistible expression of yearning. As a solo artist, Hunt recorded the first version of Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s “I Just Don’t Know What to Do with Myself,” and he went on to enjoy succ

In Memoriam: Clarence “Fuzzy” Haskins started making music with George Clinton in the late 1950s as an original member of the doo-wop quintet the Parliaments. He continued to sing alongside Clinton for decades, as a key member of Parliament-Funkadelic, inducted in 1997. As P-Funk pushed boundaries further and further on classic albums like Mothership Connection and Maggot Brain and set a futuristic pace for Black music, Haskins kept things connected to their street corner harmony roots. rockfa.m