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The Inaugural Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony was held on August 17, 2013 at the Waetjen Auditorium at Cleveland State University in Cleveland. [11] The first class of inductees included recording acts The Supremes, The Temptations, The Marvelettes, The O'Jays, [9] Martha & The Vandellas (Martha Reeves, Rosalind Holmes, and Annette Helton), The Dramatics, Ruby & The ...
Albert King (1923–1992) – blues guitarist and singer ; B. B. King (1925–2015) – blues guitarist and singer-songwriter ; Little Freddie King (born 1940, aka Fread Eugene Martin) – Delta blues guitarist ; Fern Kinney (born 1949) – rhythm & blues and disco music entertainer
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A small town in the Mississippi Delta that has ties to the civil rights movement will The post R&B Hall of Fame headed to small Mississippi Delta town appeared first on ...
Allen Richard Toussaint (/ ˈ t uː s ɑː n t /; January 14, 1938 – November 10, 2015) was an American musician, songwriter, arranger, and record producer.He was an influential figure in New Orleans rhythm and blues from the 1950s to the end of the century, described as "one of popular music's great backroom figures."
In 2008, Rush was honored with a marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail in Jackson, Mississippi. [21] [22] In 2012, Rush was inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame. [5] In May 2015, Rush cut the ribbon for the Blues Hall of Fame, with an introduction by the Memphis Head of Tourism and aired live on local news.
Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated within the African-American community in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to African Americans, at a time when "rocking, jazz based music ...
LaMont "ShowBoat" Robinson (born July 23, 1961) is a former American professional basketball player and businessman. Robinson has been nominated twice to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame [1] and he is the founder and owner of the Harlem Clowns [2] as well as the National Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame.
Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame – Jackson; Highway 61 Blues Museum – Leland [164] Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame (planned) – Marks [165] Hartley Peavey Visitor Center, dedicated to Peavey – Meridian [166] Highland Park, dedicated to Jimmie Rodgers – Meridian; Charles H. Templeton Sr. Music Museum, musical collection ...