K-Bee
01-28-2004, 06:14 AM
from: http://dancemusic.about.com/cs/features/a/DMHallofFame.htm
"The formation of the Dance Music Hall of Fame was announced last week in New York.
The organization will hold annual events to "recognize the contributions of those who have had a significant impact on the evolution and development of dance music and will celebrate the history and significance of dance music." Artists and industry will be inductable 25 years after their initial release or contribution based on the criteria of influence and significance of their work.
Nominees each year in the following categories - Performer, Producer, Record, Remixer, and DJ will be selected each year by the nominating committee and Board of Advisors and then sent to the 1,000 plus international voting committee of dance music experts.
The first inductees which will include three performers, three records, one producer, one remixer and one DJ will take place at a formal dinner in New York City in the Spring of 2004."
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and here are the nominees for 2004 - definetely some classic artists and tracks among those included :) Even though these are mostly 70's artists, they still layed the foundation for the way dance music evolved in the 80s:
Artists (10 Nominees):
Barry White
Bee Gees
Chic
Donna Summer
Gloria Gaynor
James Brown
KC & The Sunshine Band
Kraftwerk
MFSB
The Trammps
Producers (3 Nominees):
Gamble & Huff
Giorgio Moroder & Pete Bellotte
Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards
Remixers (3 Nominees):
Jim Burgess
Tom Moulton
Walter Gibbons
Record/Song (15 Nominees):
Cheryl Lynn – Got To Be Real
Diana Ross – Love Hangover
Donna Summer – I Feel Love
Double Exposure – Ten Percent
Eddie Kendricks – Girl You Need A Change of Mind
Evelyn “Champagne” King – Shame
George McCrae – Rock Your Baby
Gloria Gaynor – Honeybee/ Never Can Say Goodbye/ Reach out I'll Be There Medley
Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes – Bad Luck
Love Unlimited Orchestra – Love’s Theme
Manu Dibango – Soul Makossa
MFSB – Love is the Message
Silver Convention – Fly Robin Fly
Sylvester – You Make Me Feel Mighty Real
Thelma Houston – Don’t Leave Me This Way
DJ’s (10 Nominees):
Bobby “DJ” Guttadaro
David Mancuso
David Todd
Francis Grasso
John “TC” Luongo
Larry Levan
Nicky Siano
Pete “DJ” Jones
Tee Scott
Walter Gibbons
"The formation of the Dance Music Hall of Fame was announced last week in New York.
The organization will hold annual events to "recognize the contributions of those who have had a significant impact on the evolution and development of dance music and will celebrate the history and significance of dance music." Artists and industry will be inductable 25 years after their initial release or contribution based on the criteria of influence and significance of their work.
Nominees each year in the following categories - Performer, Producer, Record, Remixer, and DJ will be selected each year by the nominating committee and Board of Advisors and then sent to the 1,000 plus international voting committee of dance music experts.
The first inductees which will include three performers, three records, one producer, one remixer and one DJ will take place at a formal dinner in New York City in the Spring of 2004."
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and here are the nominees for 2004 - definetely some classic artists and tracks among those included :) Even though these are mostly 70's artists, they still layed the foundation for the way dance music evolved in the 80s:
Artists (10 Nominees):
Barry White
Bee Gees
Chic
Donna Summer
Gloria Gaynor
James Brown
KC & The Sunshine Band
Kraftwerk
MFSB
The Trammps
Producers (3 Nominees):
Gamble & Huff
Giorgio Moroder & Pete Bellotte
Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards
Remixers (3 Nominees):
Jim Burgess
Tom Moulton
Walter Gibbons
Record/Song (15 Nominees):
Cheryl Lynn – Got To Be Real
Diana Ross – Love Hangover
Donna Summer – I Feel Love
Double Exposure – Ten Percent
Eddie Kendricks – Girl You Need A Change of Mind
Evelyn “Champagne” King – Shame
George McCrae – Rock Your Baby
Gloria Gaynor – Honeybee/ Never Can Say Goodbye/ Reach out I'll Be There Medley
Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes – Bad Luck
Love Unlimited Orchestra – Love’s Theme
Manu Dibango – Soul Makossa
MFSB – Love is the Message
Silver Convention – Fly Robin Fly
Sylvester – You Make Me Feel Mighty Real
Thelma Houston – Don’t Leave Me This Way
DJ’s (10 Nominees):
Bobby “DJ” Guttadaro
David Mancuso
David Todd
Francis Grasso
John “TC” Luongo
Larry Levan
Nicky Siano
Pete “DJ” Jones
Tee Scott
Walter Gibbons