Michael Aday (Metloaf) has passed away.

@winnardt - Good points, but keep in mind that Creedence was around for a much shorter time and released a lot fewer albums than Grand Funk. I could be wrong, but I'd hazard a guess that a lot more people are enjoying all those great Creedence hits and albums today than Grand Funk - that whole 'test of time' thing. That might be the 'some reason' that Creedence is in the HoF. Personally I don't care about Halls of Fame or Grammies; I wish they didn't exist. Music should not be a contest! 

@larsman 

GFR did not get the radio exposure which CCR did either. IIRC, it was only after they left their manager,  Terry Knight({?),  with the Phoenix album that they got much radio play.Many  GFR fans called them a sellout because they got air play. BTW, their mgr basically stole the copyrights of their early albums up to the Phoenix album which was the cream of the crop.  GFR sold out Shay stadium faster than the Beatles did. Zeppelin would not even go on stage after their opening act. Yes, they lasted longer than CCR but their best efforts were in their earlier albums 

Correction: Shea Stadium

...a comment regarding the Mets' work ethic?