Long Island Music Hall of Fame
The Long Island Music Hall of Fame is an organization whose office is located in Port Jefferson, New York. It was incorporated in July 2005 under the New York State Board of Regents as a non profit organization and holds a provisional charter to operate as a museum in the state of New York. Expansion plans include a museum of Long Island music history, a multimedia resource center, an educational facility and outreach program, and will also serve as a venue for musical performances.[1]
In 2011, the Long Island Music Hall Of Fame (LIMHOF) entered into an agreement with the Village of Port Jefferson to operate a museum/education center in the historic First National Bank Building (the former Tax Receiver’s Office).[2]
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[edit] Long Island musical heritage
The Hall of Fame gives the "Long Island Sound Award" to musical performers who have contributed to "Long Island's musical heritage",[3] and held its first inaugural induction gala on October 15, 2006 at The Patchogue Theatre in Patchogue, New York.[4]
The second induction ceremony was held at The Garden City Hotel in Garden City, New York on October 20, 2008. The most recent induction ceremony took place at the historic Oheka Castle in Huntington, New York on November 16, 2010.
It has been the decision of the Hall to define "Long Island" geographically, adding Brooklyn and Queens counties in addition to the more common definition which typically only refers to Suffolk and Nassau. This approach has been questioned, but the Hall states that the inclusion of all four counties on the land mass is in keeping with the historic mission of the museum.[5]
[edit] 2006 Inductees
- Mose Allison
- Sam Ash
- Tony Bennett
- Gary U.S. Bonds
- Harry Chapin
- George M. Cohan
- John Coltrane
- Perry Como
- James (Jimmy) D'Aquisto
- George Gershwin
- Richie Havens
- Joan Jett
- Billy Joel
- Cyndi Lauper
- Little Anthony and the Imperials
- Long Island Philharmonic
- Edward "Little Buster" Forehand
- Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge
- Marian McPartland
- George "Shadow" Morton
- Run-DMC
- Neil Sedaka
- Gene Simmons
- Paul Stanley
- Peter Criss
- Stray Cats
- Stony Brook University
- Sam "Bluzman" Taylor
- Twisted Sister
- Vanilla Fudge
- Leslie West
[edit] 2008 Inductees
- Louis Armstrong
- Count Basie
- Walter Becker
- Pat Benatar
- Blue Öyster Cult
- Bob Buchmann
- Mariah Carey
- Aaron Copland
- Neil Diamond
- The Good Rats
- Arlo Guthrie
- Marvin Hamlisch
- Carole King
- Guy Lombardo
- Eddie Money
- Public Enemy
- The Ramones
- Jean Ritchie
- Beverly Sills
- Simon and Garfunkel
- Barbra Streisand
- The Tokens
- Kenny Vance
[edit] 2010 Inductees
[edit] References
- ^ About LIMHOF
- ^ "Long Island Music Hall of Fame website". http://www.limusichalloffame.org/.
- ^ Long Island Sound Award
- ^ Hall of a night for L.I. music, NY Daily News, Oct 17, 2006
- ^ Roll call for homegrown icons Glenn Gamboa, Baltimore Sun
[edit] External links
- Long Island Music Hall of Fame
- "What's the Long Island Sound?" Jimmy Webb, NY Times, Nov 6, 2006
