The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame has announced this year’s seven inductees…
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The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame has announced this year’s seven inductees…
The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame has announced this year’s seven inductees…
The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame has announced this year’s seven inductees…
The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame has announced this year’s seven inductees…
The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame has announced this year’s seven inductees…
The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame has announced this year’s seven inductees…
The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame has announced this year’s eight inductees…
For Immediate Release
Kannapolis – The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame has announced the names of this year’s inductees. The ceremony will take place this fall. The following are the 2015 class of inductees:
Gerald Alston – Lead singer of the popular R&B/POP group the “Manhattans” – Henderson, NC.
Eric Church – Country Rock Musician/Singer – this year’s Country Music Hall of Fame nominee – Granite Falls, NC
Chuck Jackson – R&B/POP singer of the huge, national top selling hit recordings, “Any Day Now” & “I Don’t Want To Cry” – Winston Salem, NC.
Warren Haynes – Southern Rock guitarist/singer with the “Allman Bros. Band” & founder/member of the “Gov’t Mule Band”- Asheville, NC
The Fantastic Shakers – A popular, pioneer Carolina Beach Music Band – Lincolnton, NC.
Jay Spell (deceased) – Musician/Arranger – Performed with Hall of Fame artists Ronnie Milsap, Jimmy Buffett and others – Spivey Corners, NC.
Nappy Brown (deceased) –Popular Blues/R&B singer during the late 1940’s and the early 1950’s – Charlotte, NC.
The Rev. F.C. Barnes (deceased) – Gospel Singer/ Songwriter of a national hit gospel song “Rough Side of The Mountain” – Rocky Mount, NC.
The induction ceremony will take place Thursday, October 15 at the historic Gem Theater in Kannapolis, NC. This event is open to the public. VIP and general admission tickets will go on sale early summer at the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame Museum. Call or visit the NC Music Hall of Fame Museum for more details.
For more information contact:
Eddie Ray
Operations Director/Vice Chair Chairman
704-934-2320 (Museum)
703-346-6241 (Mobile)
info@northcarolinamusichalloffame.org
Bill Kopald
Chairman
(336) 299-2520 (Office)
(336) 337-2521 (Mobile)
bkokpald@bellsouth.net
North Carolina Music Hall of Fame 2013 Induction Ceremony
For Immediate Release
Kannapolis – The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame has announced the names of this year’s inductees. The ceremony will take place Thursday, October 17.
PERFORMING ARTISTS:
Alicia Bridges, Recording Artist (“I Love The Nightlife”), Lawndale, NC
Grady Tate, Jazz Drummer/Performer, (Drummer on the “Tonight Show with Johnny Carson”), Durham, NC
The Catalinas, Recording Artists (“Summertime’s Call Me”), Charlotte/Statesville, NC
John P. Kee, Gospel Recording Artist, (New Life Community Choir) Durham, NC
Willie Weeks, Musician, (Bass guitarist for Eric Clapton), Salemburg, NC
NON PERFORMING ARTISTS:
Tony Brown, Musician/Country Record Producer (George Strait, Reba McIntyre, Vince Gill, Jimmy Buffet), Greensboro, NC
“Rick” Dees, Radio Personality, (recorded novelty song, “Disco Duck”) Greensboro, NC
DECEASED:
Del Reeves, Country Recording Artist (“Girl on The Billboard”), Sparta, NC
The induction ceremony will take place Thursday, October 17th at historic Gem Theater in Kannapolis. The evening will include a reception, the induction ceremony and a variety of entertainment. Advance sale tickets and reservations are available at the museum at 109 West A Street, Kannapolis.
For more information contact:
Eddie Ray
Operations Director/Vice Chair 704-934-2320 (Museum)
703-346-6241 (Mobile)
info@northcarolinamusichalloffame.org
Bill Kopald
Chairman
(336) 299-2520 (Office)
(336) 337-2521 (Mobile)
NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC HALL OF FAME MUSEUM ANNOUNCEMENT – In order to provide our visitors to the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame museum greater access to the music and history of the Hall of Fame inductees in the museum, we have attached a QR (Quick Response) bar code format to each of our Inductee exhibits. The format will provide museum visitors, who have a smart phone, to access more information about the inductee’s history and to listen to their videos and musical concerts.
The museum is open free to the public from 10:00 am to Noon and 1:00 to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday and on weekends by appointment. The facility can also be rented for private parties and receptions. Photographs of the exhibits and a complete list of the inductees is available on the North Carolina Music Hall Of Fame website.
For additional information contact:
Eddie Ray
Operations Director/Vice Chair
704-934-2320 (Museum)
703-346-6241 (Mobile)
eray(at)northcarolinamusichalloffame.org
Bill Kopald Chairman
(336) 299-2520 (Office)
(336) 337-2521 (Mobile)
bkopald@southbell.net
For Immediate Release
The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame announces this year’s induction ceremony will be open to the public. It will be held Thursday, October 7, 2010 in the David H. Murdock Core Laboratory Building in Kannapolis, NC. The evening will include a reception with the inductees, dinner and induction ceremony with a variety of entertainment.
Most of the inductees and/or their families will attend. Several artists are expected to perform. Tickets are available on the Hall of Fame web site northcarolinamusichalloffame.org or by calling the museum at (704) 934-2320. The museum is open daily from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm and weekends by appointment/reservation.
Media note: if you plan to attend the ceremony, please call Eddie Ray at the museum. All of his information is below.
This year’s inductees include:
Performing Artists
Maurice Williams, Recording artist, Charlotte
Andy Griffith, Gospel recording artist/actor/writer, Mt. Airy/Wilmington
Donna Fargo, Country recording artist/composer Mt. Airy
Arthur Smith, Country composer/performer/producer, Charlotte
George Hamilton IV, Country recording artist, Winston-Salem
Doc Watson, Country/Bluegrass vocalist/musician, Deep Gap/N. Wilkesboro
Curly Seckler, Bluegrass Bluegrass vocalist/musician, China Grove
Dr. Billy Taylor, jazz pianist/composer/educator Greenville
Shirley Caesar, Gospel recording artist, Durham
Performing Artist (Deceased)
Don Gibson, Country recording artist/composer, Shelby
Les Brown, Big Band leader, Durham
Oliver, (William Oliver Swofford), Recording artist, N. Wilkesboro
Non-Performing Artists
Don Schlitz, Composer/guitarist/soloist, Durham
For more information contact:
Eddie Ray
Operations Director/Vice Chair
704-934-2320 (Museum)
703-346-6241 (Mobil)
info@northcarolinamusichalloffame.org
Bill Kopald
Chairman
(336) 299-2520 (Office)
(336) 337-2521 (Mobile)
bkokpald@bellsouth.net