Andy Greene
View all posts by Andy Greene April 15, 2026
Oasis at Knebworth, England, ahead of their concerts at the venue in 1996 Hollingsbee/“Daily Express”/Mirrorpix/Getty Images When the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame unveiled the members of Oasis joining the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2026, two names were oddly absent: bass player Paul “Guigsy” McGuigan and drummer Alan “Whitey” White.
They both had very strong claims. Guigsy is the original Oasis bassist, whose tenure spanned the band’s formation in 1991 through 1999. That’s the group’s entire golden age. Whitey wasn’t there at the start, but he joined in time to play on 1995’s (What’s the Story) Morning Glory, and remained in the group until 2004. He’s the drummer on four of their seven albums, including their biggest one.
Earlier this week, we flagged this in an article that contains eight burning questions about the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2026. “If [Tony] McCarroll is getting in for playing drums with the band from 1991 to 1995, Guigsy should be inducted for playing bass with them from 1991 to 1999,” we wrote. “It isn’t complicated. The Rock Hall just messed this one up. They need to fix it. #JusticeForGuigsy.”
Our #JusticeForGuigsy campaign worked faster than we could have imagined, since his name now appears on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s website as an inductee. We didn’t launch a #JusticeForWhitey movement, but apparently, we didn’t need to. He’s now listed as well.
