HALL OF FAMERS

You don’t kick Ernie Banks out of the Baseball Hall of Fame because he wasn’t Stan Musial (“Why It’s a Rock(y) Hall of Fame,” by Robert Hilburn, Aug. 27). Why kick Bill Haley out of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because he wasn’t Little Richard? Cooperstown isn’t Babe Ruth and 10 other guys. Cleveland shouldn’t be Elvis and 10 other guys.

MICHAEL HELWIG

Canoga Park

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Hilburn questions if Duane Eddy should be treated as an equal of the Beatles. At least two of the Beatles seem to think so: Both George Harrison and Paul McCartney joined Eddy on his 1987 Capitol album.

MICHAEL HART

Palmdale

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What’s with Hilburn? Is he really that concerned about whether some “marginal,” derivative talents are allowed to stand next to his heroes?

Don’t worry, bro. We can all tell the difference between Elvis and Ricky. For my money, let ‘em all in. I say the more the merrier. If it gets too crowded they can always put in an extra wing.

DOUG WARHIT

Los Angeles

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Perhaps seven inductees a year is too many. On the other hand, some of us have been waiting a looooong time to see rock’s best properly honored, and there’s a lot of catching up to do.

P.S. Is Hilburn in the same class or the equal of Ralph Gleason? And if he’s not, so what?

LOU COHAN

Cypress