National Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame
The National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame has announced its 2024 class of inductees: Jeffrey Osborne, Kenny Lattimore, Candi Staton, Ginuwine, Regina Belle, Buddy Miles, William Bell, Terry Stewart, Rose Marie McCoy, Ken Hawkins, and the influential Boddie Recording Company.
Five of the 10 artists have topped Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart (or its predecessors). Belle topped it twice, with “Baby Come to Me” (1989) and “Make It Like It Was” (1990). Ginuwine also topped it twice, with “Pony” (1996) and “Differences” (2001). Three other artists each topped it once: Staton with “Young Hearts Run Free” (1976), Bell with “Tryin’ to Love Two” (1977) and Osborne with “She’s on the Left” (1988).
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Belle also topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1993 with “A Whole New World (Aladdin’s Theme),” a collab with Peabo Bryson.
Additionally, special honors will be bestowed upon Leo’s Casino alumni, including Aretha Franklin, Gene Chandler, Chuck Conway, Sr., Martha Reeves, Fred Wheatt, Freddie Arrington, The Temptations, and The O’Jays.
These individuals and groups will be honored at the 13th annual National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Oct. 6. The event will take place at the Marriott Cleveland East in Warrensville Heights, Ohio.
“This year’s remarkable group of inductees exemplifies the rich diversity and influence of R&B music,” LaMont Robinson, founder of the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame Foundation, said in a statement. “We are excited to return the ceremony to Metro Cleveland and celebrate the enduring legacy of Leo’s Casino, a vital part of the city’s music history from the 1960s.”
More than 300 R&B artists inducted since its National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame’s inception in 2013. The roster includes legends such as James Brown, Prince, B.B. King, New Edition, The O’Jays, The Temptations, Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Jackie Wilson, and Whitney Houston.
Tickets for the event are $35 and $50. For ticket information and to learn more about the ceremony, visit WWW.RBHOF.COM.
Aaliyah, New Edition and Daryl Hall & John Oates will be enshrined in the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame in September, along with 20 other R&B stars
Aaliyah, who died in a plane crash in 2001 at age 22, was the top vote-getter in the singers category. New Edition and Hall & Oates were the top vote-getters in the singing group category.
Aaliyah had five No. 1 hits on what is now called Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. She first led the chart with “Back & Forth” in May 1994, when she was just 15. She returned to the top spot with “If Your Girl Only Knew,” “One in a Million,” “Are You That Somebody?” and “Miss You.” The latter song topped the chart in January/February 1993, more than a year after Aaliyah’s death.
New Edition also amassed five No. 1 hits on that chart. The group first headed the chart with “Candy Girl” in May 1983, followed by “Cool It Now,” “Mr. Telephone Man,” “Can You Stand the Rain” and “Hit Me Off.”
Daryl Hall & John Oates topped the chart, then called Hot Soul Singles, in January 1982 with “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do).”
Hall & Oates aren’t the only “blue-eyed-soul” act to be inducted this year. The late Dusty Springfield, whose classic hits included “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me” and “Son of a Preacher Man,” will also be honored.
Hall & Oates were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. Two of this year’s other inductees into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame — Clyde McPhatter and Sam Moore (as half of Sam & Dave) — are also in the Rock Hall.
Other inductees in the 2023 class are Jermaine Dupri, Peabo Bryson, Thelma Houston, Gerald Alston, Dee Dee Sharp, Dee Dee Warwick, Brook Benton, The Stubbs Girls, Sweet Boogie Productions, King Arthur, Ronnie Nelson, Gwen Foxx, Linda Jones, Ruby Andrews, The Debonaires, G.C. Cameron and Priscilla Price.The induction ceremony will take place on Sunday, Sept. 24, at the Bridge Center in Detroit. Doors open at 3 p.m. Tickets are available at the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame’s website.
Beyoncé, Berry Gordy, Clive Davis, Anita Baker and George Clinton are among 60 nominees for the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame Class of 2023.
More than 230 artists and others have been inducted since 2013. The roster includes James Brown, Prince, B.B. King, The Temptations, Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Jackie Wilson and Whitney Houston.
Most of this year’s nominees are Black, but the list also includes Davis, who has signed and championed many Black artists, including Sly & the Family Stone, Whitney Houston and Alicia Keys, throughout his long career; Burt Bacharach, the peerless composer who wrote hits for Dionne Warwick, Patti LaBelle, Chuck Jackson and many more; Daryl Hall & John Oates, the blue-eyed-soul duo that topped Hot Soul Singles (as the chart was called in 1982) with “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do),” and Average White Band, which had such hits as “Pick Up the Pieces” and “Cut the Cake.”
Most of the nominees are primarily known as artists, but the list also includes record executives Gordy, Davis and Dick Griffey; songwriters Bacharach, David Porter and Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff; radio personalities Jeff Fox, King Arthur and Jae The Gospelkidd; music and event producers and promoters Robert Brown and Sweet Boogie Productions; Malaco Records, the Mississippi-based indie label that signed Johnnie Taylor Bobby Bland, Denise LaSalle, Dorothy Moore, Tyrone Davis and more; and The Recording Academy.
The latter nomination will be welcome news to the Academy, which has been criticized by such major figures in the culture as Magic Johnson and Spike Lee for perceived disrespect. The criticism flows from frustration that Beyoncé has been nominated four times for album of the year (as a lead artist), but has yet to win what is widely regarded as the Grammys’ top award.
Most of the nominees are individuals, but the list includes 14 groups – New Edition, Jr. Walker & the All Stars, The Isley Brothers, Bell Biv Devoe, SWV, Xscape, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Earth, Wind & Fire, The Stubbs Girls, Blue Magic, Jodeci and The Controllers – as well as Hall & Oates and AWB.
Fans may vote now at rbhofvote.com. Voting is set to run through April 24. This year’s inductees will be announced at a press conference on May 1.
The National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame Foundation had its groundbreaking ceremony on Sept. 30, 2022, in Marks, Miss.
The foundation will honor four individuals with the following awards, to be given annually — The LaMont D. Robinson Founders Award, The Aretha Franklin Lifetime Achievement Award, The Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame Living Legend Award and The Mary Wilson Global Music Industry Award.
The foundation has also developed another annual musical event coming in 2024, the R&B Music Honors, that will honor and showcase the best of today’s R&B music.
Here’s the complete list of 2023 nominees for the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. The capsule descriptions of each nominee are provided by the organization.
Beyoncé – singer
Jay-Z – rapper/producer
John Legend – singer/songwriter
Berry Gordy – music executive/songwriter
Burt Bacharach – composer/songwriter/producer
David Porter – singer/songwriter/producer
New Edition – group
Recording Academy – Grammys
Clive Davis – music executive
Aaliyah – singer
Mary J. Blige – singer
Morris Day – singer
Dee Dee Warwick – singer
Dick Griffey – music executive
Gerald Alston – singer
Anita Baker – singer
Roz Ryan – singer
Carla Thomas – singer/songwriter
Daryl Hall & John Oates – group
Janet Jackson – singer
Robert Brown – music & event promoter
Malaco Records – record company
George Clinton – performer/songwriter
Clyde McPhatter – singer
Brook Benton – singer
Jr. Walker & The All Stars – group
Rufus Thomas – singer
The Isley Brothers – group
Frankie Beverly – singer
Mavis Staples – singer
Ruby Andrews – singer
Jeff Fox – radio personality
Jermaine Dupri – music executive/producer
Chaka Khan – singer
Bell Biv DeVoe – group
Dee Dee Sharp – singer
SWV – group
King Arthur – radio personality
Xscape – group
Latimore – singer
Willie Clayton – singer
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – group
Earth Wind & Fire – group
Peabo Bryson – singer
Tyrone Davis – singer
Sweet Boogie Productions – music production & events
Deniece Williams – singer
Luther “Skywalker” Campbell – rapper/music executive/songwriter
The Stubbs Girls – group
Priscilla Price – singer
Freddie Jackson – singer
Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff – songwriters
Jae The Gospelkidd – radio personality
Average White Band – group
Blue Magic – group
Babyface – singer/songwriter
Jodeci – group
G.C. Cameron – singer
Al Lindsey – singer
The Controllers – group
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