All Topics  
Dance Music Hall of Fame

 

 
   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link
 

 

Dance Music Hall of Fame
 
 
  Topics Dance Music Hall of Fame Topic Home

The Dance Music Hall of Fame was created in 2003 when music industry veteran John Parker (Robbins Entertainment
Robbins Entertainment

Robbins Entertainment is an United States dance music record label. It is owned by Cory Robbins and is responsible for releasing and promoting several new artists, such as Cascada, and their hit single "Everytime We Touch "....
) thought that something needed to be done to honor the creators and innovators of dance music
Dance music

Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dance. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement....
. He enlisted the help of Eddie O'Loughlin (Next Plateau Records
Next Plateau Records

Next Plateau Entertainment is an United States record label, which currently operates in association with Universal Records, under the The Universal Motown/Univeral Republic Group....
) initially and then they brought Daniel Glass
Daniel Glass

Daniel Glass is an United States music industry executive whose output has included work with artists Billy Idol, Wilson Phillips, Sin?ad O'Connor, Jon Secada, Warren Zevon, Blur , Goldfinger , Reel Big Fish, Erykah Badu, Baha Men, Kurupt, Susan Tedeschi, The Pretenders, Zakk Wylde?s Black Label Society, Sugarcult, Better Than Ezra, and, in...
 (Glassworks), Tom Silverman
Tom Silverman

Tom Silverman is the founder and president of the record label Tommy Boy Records, and co-founder of the independent film and television company Tommy Boy Films....
 (Tommy Boy Records
Tommy Boy Records

Tommy Boy Entertainment is a record label started in 1981 in music by Tom Silverman. The label is widely recognized for significant contribution to the development of hip hop music, dance music, and electronica....
) & Brian Chin (noted dance music writer/historian) in to form the organization. The Dance Music Hall of Fame recognizes the contributions of those who have had a significant impact on the evolution and development of dance music and celebrates the history and significance of the genre.

Artists, Producers, Record, Remixer and DJs that helped to shape the dance music industry become eligible for induction 25 years after their first contribution or record release.






Discussion
Ask a question about 'Dance Music Hall of Fame'
Start a new discussion about 'Dance Music Hall of Fame'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


The Dance Music Hall of Fame was created in 2003 when music industry veteran John Parker (Robbins Entertainment
Robbins Entertainment

Robbins Entertainment is an United States dance music record label. It is owned by Cory Robbins and is responsible for releasing and promoting several new artists, such as Cascada, and their hit single "Everytime We Touch "....
) thought that something needed to be done to honor the creators and innovators of dance music
Dance music

Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dance. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement....
. He enlisted the help of Eddie O'Loughlin (Next Plateau Records
Next Plateau Records

Next Plateau Entertainment is an United States record label, which currently operates in association with Universal Records, under the The Universal Motown/Univeral Republic Group....
) initially and then they brought Daniel Glass
Daniel Glass

Daniel Glass is an United States music industry executive whose output has included work with artists Billy Idol, Wilson Phillips, Sin?ad O'Connor, Jon Secada, Warren Zevon, Blur , Goldfinger , Reel Big Fish, Erykah Badu, Baha Men, Kurupt, Susan Tedeschi, The Pretenders, Zakk Wylde?s Black Label Society, Sugarcult, Better Than Ezra, and, in...
 (Glassworks), Tom Silverman
Tom Silverman

Tom Silverman is the founder and president of the record label Tommy Boy Records, and co-founder of the independent film and television company Tommy Boy Films....
 (Tommy Boy Records
Tommy Boy Records

Tommy Boy Entertainment is a record label started in 1981 in music by Tom Silverman. The label is widely recognized for significant contribution to the development of hip hop music, dance music, and electronica....
) & Brian Chin (noted dance music writer/historian) in to form the organization. The Dance Music Hall of Fame recognizes the contributions of those who have had a significant impact on the evolution and development of dance music and celebrates the history and significance of the genre.

Artists, Producers, Record, Remixer and DJs that helped to shape the dance music industry become eligible for induction 25 years after their first contribution or record release. Criteria include the influence and significance of the nominee's contributions to dance music.

The Dance Music Hall Of Fame Board of Advisers was composed of dance music professionals, historians and journalists. When the nominees were selected the ballots were sent to an international voting committee of over 1,000 dance music experts. An awards ceremony announcing the inductees in the Dance Music Hall Of Fame would take place annually at a formal dinner event in New York. Due to financial differences among the Board members The Dance Music Hall of Fame ceased operations after its second ceremony in 2005.

2004 - Dance Music Hall of Fame (DMHoF) Board of Directors: Daniel Glass, Eddie O'Loughlin, John Parker, Tom Silverman.

2004 - Board of Advisers: Marty Angelo, John "Jellybean" Benitez, Joey Carvello, Mel Cheren, Michael Ellis, Dimitri of Paris, Tony Humphries, Frankie Knuckles
Frankie Knuckles

Frankie Knuckles is an United States disc jockey, record producer and remix musician. He played an important role in developing house music as a Chicago DJ in the 1980s and he helped to popularize house music in the 1990s, with his work as a producer and remixer....
, Jurgen Korduletsch, Brad LeBeau, John Luongo, Guy Moot, Michael Paoletta, Vince Pellegrino, Cory Robbins, Pete Tong
Pete Tong

Peter "Pete" Tong is an England disc jockey who works for BBC Radio 1. He is known worldwide by fans of electronic music for hosting programmes such as Essential Mix and Essential Selection on the radio service, which can be heard through Internet radio streams, for his record label FFRR Records, and for his own performances at nigh...
, Cary Vance, Louie Vega, Pete Waterman, Judy Weinstein, Brian Chin.

Inductees


Artist Inductees

  • Bee Gees
    Bee Gees

    The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers ? Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb. They were born on the Isle of Man to England parents, lived in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England, United Kingdom and during their childhood years moved to Brisbane, Australia, where they began their musical careers....
     (2004)
  • Chic
    Chic (band)

    Chic is an United States disco and R&B band that was formed in 1976 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bass guitar Bernard Edwards. It is best-known for its commercially successful disco songs, including "Dance, Dance, Dance " , "Everybody Dance" , "Le Freak" , "I Want Your Love " , "Good Times " , and "My Forbidden Lover" ....
     (2005)
  • Gloria Gaynor
    Gloria Gaynor

    Gloria Gaynor is an United States singer, best-known for the disco era hits "I Will Survive" , "Never Can Say Goodbye " , "Let Me Know " and "I Am What I Am " ....
     (2005)
  • Donna Summer
    Donna Summer

    Donna Summer is an United States singer-songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of music.Summer was trained as a gospel music singer prior to her introduction to the music industry....
     (2004)
  • Sylvester
    Sylvester James

    Sylvester James , better known as Sylvester, was an United States disco and soul music singer, and a gay drag queen performer. He is considered to be one of the first Hi-NRG artists....
     (2005)
  • Barry White
    Barry White

    Barry White DBE was an United States record producer and singer-songwriter.A multiple Grammy Award-winner known for his rich basso voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s with the the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring hit soul music, funk, and disco songs....
     (2004)


Record Inductees

  • "Disco Inferno
    Disco Inferno (The Trammps album)

    Disco Inferno is an album released by the Trammps in 1976....
    " - The Trammps
    The Trammps

    The Trammps, based in Philadelphia, were one of the first disco band . The band's first major success was with 1972's Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart....
     (2005)
  • "Don't Leave Me This Way
    Don't Leave Me This Way

    "Don't Leave Me This Way" is an R&B/soul music/disco song written by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, and Cary Gilbert. First charting as a hit for Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, an act on Gamble & Huff's Philadelphia International label in 1975, "Don't Leave Me This Way" was later a hit single for both Thelma Houston and The Communards....
    " - Thelma Houston
    Thelma Houston

    Thelma Houston is an American singer-songwriter and actor. She scored a number-one hit in 1977 with her cover version of the song "Don't Leave Me This Way", which won the Grammy Awards of 1978 for Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance....
     (2004)
  • "Good Times" - Chic
    Chic (band)

    Chic is an United States disco and R&B band that was formed in 1976 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bass guitar Bernard Edwards. It is best-known for its commercially successful disco songs, including "Dance, Dance, Dance " , "Everybody Dance" , "Le Freak" , "I Want Your Love " , "Good Times " , and "My Forbidden Lover" ....
     (2005)
  • "Got to Be Real
    Got To Be Real

    "Got to Be Real" is a song by Cheryl Lynn from her Cheryl Lynn released in 1978. The song, which was Lynn's debut single, was penned by David Paich, David Foster, and Lynn, and has since been called one of the defining moments in disco....
    " - Cheryl Lynn
    Cheryl Lynn

    Lynda Cheryl Smith , better known by her stage name Cheryl Lynn is a disco, Rhythm and blues and soul music singer best known for her 1978 disco classic, "Got to Be Real"....
     (2005)
  • "I Feel Love
    I Feel Love

    "I Feel Love" is a song by Donna Summer, taken from her 1977 concept album I Remember Yesterday. The song originally symbolised the 'future' segment of the album, which loosely depicted a musical trip through time....
    " - Donna Summer
    Donna Summer

    Donna Summer is an United States singer-songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of music.Summer was trained as a gospel music singer prior to her introduction to the music industry....
     (2004)
  • "I Will Survive
    I Will Survive

    "I Will Survive" is a song first performed by Gloria Gaynor, released in October 1978. It was written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris.The song's lyrics describe a narrator who finds personal strength while recovering from a break-up; it has often been used as an anthem of female empowerment, a gay anthem, and HIV/AIDS awareness - and is...
    " - Gloria Gaynor
    Gloria Gaynor

    Gloria Gaynor is an United States singer, best-known for the disco era hits "I Will Survive" , "Never Can Say Goodbye " , "Let Me Know " and "I Am What I Am " ....
     (2005)
  • "Love Is the Message" - MFSB
    MFSB

    MFSB was a pool of more than thirty resident studio musicians based at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania famed Sigma Sound Studios. They worked closely with record producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and Arranger Thom Bell, and backed up such groups as The Bluenotes, The O'Jays, The Stylistics, The Spinners , The Intruders, The Three Degrees, Jerr...
     (2004)
  • "Shame
    Shame (Evelyn King song)

    "Shame" is a 1978 hit single recorded by American singer Evelyn King . It reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, #8 on the US Dance Chart, and #7 on the US R&B Chart, earning a Gold certification by the RIAA that same year....
    " - Evelyn "Champagne" King (2004)
  • "Stayin' Alive
    Stayin' Alive

    "Stayin' Alive" is a song by the Bee Gees, released as a Single in 1977. It was their second hit off of the album Saturday Night Fever . "Stayin' Alive" is one of The Bee Gees' most popular and recognizable songs, in part because it was played in the opening scene of the popular disco film Saturday Night Fever....
    " - Bee Gees
    Bee Gees

    The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers ? Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb. They were born on the Isle of Man to England parents, lived in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England, United Kingdom and during their childhood years moved to Brisbane, Australia, where they began their musical careers....
     (2005)
  • "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
    You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)

    "You Make Me Feel " is the title of a 1978 single by United States disco music singer Sylvester James, who performed using just his first name, Sylvester....
    " - Sylvester
    Sylvester James

    Sylvester James , better known as Sylvester, was an United States disco and soul music singer, and a gay drag queen performer. He is considered to be one of the first Hi-NRG artists....
     (2004)


Producer Inductees

  • Pete Bellotte
    Pete Bellotte

    Peter Bellotte is a British songwriter and producer most famous for hismain body of work with Donna Summer alongside his partner Giorgio Moroder....
     (2004)
  • Bernard Edwards
    Bernard Edwards

    Bernard Edwards born in Greenville, North Carolina, was a bass guitar player and record producer, both as a member of Chic and on his own. He died of pneumonia while touring in Japan....
     (2005)
  • Kenny Gamble (2005)
  • Leon Huff (2005)
  • Quincy Jones
    Quincy Jones

    Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. , is an United States music Conductor , record producer, musical arranger, film composer and trumpeter. During five decades in the entertainment industry, Jones has earned a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend Award in 1991....
     (2005)
  • Giorgio Moroder
    Giorgio Moroder

    Giorgio Moroder is an Italy record producer, songwriter and performer, whose groundbreaking work with synthesizers during the 1970s and 1980s was a significant influence on new wave music, house music, techno music and electronic music in general....
     (2004)
  • Nile Rodgers
    Nile Rodgers

    Nile Gregory Rodgers is an United States musician, composer, arranger, and guitarist, and is considered one of the most influential record producers in the history of popular music....
     (2005)


DJ Inductees

  • John "Jellybean" Benitez (2005)
  • Francois Kevorkian
    François Kevorkian

    Fran?ois Kevorkian, alias Fran?ois K, is a France Disc jockey, remixer, record producer and record label owner of Armenians descent living in the United States....
     (2005)
  • Frankie Knuckles
    Frankie Knuckles

    Frankie Knuckles is an United States disc jockey, record producer and remix musician. He played an important role in developing house music as a Chicago DJ in the 1980s and he helped to popularize house music in the 1990s, with his work as a producer and remixer....
     (2005)
  • Larry Levan
    Larry Levan

    Larry Levan was a Disk jockey who spun discs at the New York City night club Paradise Garage. The club has been described as the prototype of the modern dance club, because it was entirely focused on dancing, and was the first to put the DJ at the center of attention....
     (2004)
  • David Mancuso
    David Mancuso

    David Mancuso is the creator of the famous "by invitation only" parties in New York City which have come to be known as "The Loft". The first such party was held in 1970 and was called "Love Saves The Day"....
     (2004)
  • Tee Scott
    Tee Scott

    Born Marc Allen Scott, also known as Toraino Scott, or Tee Scott was an American DJ and Remix in the disco era working in New York city....
     (2004)


Remixer Inductees

  • Francois Kevorkian
    François Kevorkian

    Fran?ois Kevorkian, alias Fran?ois K, is a France Disc jockey, remixer, record producer and record label owner of Armenians descent living in the United States....
     (2005)
  • Tom Moulton
    Tom Moulton

    Tom Moulton is an United States record producer and originator of the remix, the Break , and the 12-inch single Gramophone record format. He has humbly maintained that the last two innovations were pure accidents....
     (2004)


The Board of Directors Award for Lifetime Achievement (Non-Performer)

  • Mel Cheren (2005)
  • Henry Stone
    Henry Stone

    Henry Stone is an United States record company executive and Record producer whose career spans the era from Rhythm and blues in the early 1950s through the disco boom of the 1970s to the present day....
     (2004)


Video Highlights from the 2005 DMHOF Dinner

  • Dance Music Hall of Fame Awards 2005 Video


Photos

  • About.com Photos from 2004 DMHOF Dinner
  • DiscoMusic.com Photos from 2004 DMHOF Dinner
  • DJ Spyder's 2005 DMHOF Photos


Reference Sources

  • Village Voice story on the 2005 DMHOF Ceremony
  • Billboard's Kerri Mason on the 2005 Inductees
  • DMHOF Press Release which details the 2005 Inductees as well as the history of the Dance Music Hall of Fame
  • Remix Magazine announces the 2004 DMHOF Ceremony
  • About.com Story on the Dance Music Hall of Fame
  • BBC News story on Dance Music Hall of Fame
  • Barry Lederer's report on the 2005 DMHOF Dinner