The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame

The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame was incorporated in July 2005 under the New York State Board of Regents, as a nonprofit organization and holds a provisional charter to operate as a museum in the state of New York. It recognizes musicians, music executives, and other music and entertainment professionals who have contributed to the musical and entertainment heritage of Long Island through Induction Ceremonies held every 2 years since 2006. Inductees are selected by a committee that determines their eligibility through their contributions and time spent living and performing within the geographic area of Long Island, which includes Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

One of the organization’s primary missions is to support local education. It has distributed tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships to Long Island high school Seniors, gives annual Educator of Note Awards to deserving educators, and hosts concerts where high school bands and orchestras perform with LIMEHOF inductees.

The organization opened the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame and Museum in November, 2022 in Stony Brook, NY.^[1] The ribbon cutting ceremony was performed by Ernie Canadeo, Chairman, and the board of directors of the organization, local government officials, and the board of the Ward Melville Heritage Organization, the landlord of the property.^[2] The 8800 square foot building includes a museum of Long Island music history celebrating its over 120 Inductees, memorabilia, photographs and videos, a rotating exhibit the first of which is “Long Island’s Legendary Club Scene – 1960’s-80’s, a surround sound theater, and 2 stages for musical performances and speaker presentations.

Its presenting sponsor is Catholic Health, a prominent Long Island health care system, and a program entitled Health and Harmony will be launched in 2023, exploring and cultivating the relationship between music and health and wellness.

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The second induction ceremony was held at The Garden City Hotel in Garden City, New York, on October 30, 2008.^[4]

The third induction ceremony was held at Oheka Castle in West Hills on November 16, 2010.^[6]

Dream Theater
Rakim
Lou Reed
Eric B
Eddie Palmieri
Donnie McClurkin
My Father's Place
Denis McNamara
Teddy Charles
Morton Gould
Roy Haynes
Al Kooper
Steve Martin - agent
The Shangri-Las
Bob Gruen^[7]
Oscar Brand^[8]
The Magic Garden's Carole Demas & Paula Janis
John Zorn

The fourth induction ceremony was held at The Paramount in Huntington on October 18, 2012.^[9]

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Ellie Greenwich
Suffocation
The Lovin' Spoonful
Randy Weston
Ervin Drake
Leo Kraft
Zebra
Stanley Drucker
Barnaby Bye^[11]
Connie Stevens
CSS Security Services
Jones Beach Theater
Salt-N-Pepa
Taylor Dayne
The Thunderbird Sisters and the Shinnecock Indian Nation
Walk 97.5
Whodini

The fifth induction ceremony took place at the Paramount in Huntington on October 23, 2014.^[12]

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The 2016 Induction ceremony took place on Thursday, November 3 at The Space at Westbury.^[14]^[15]

Big Daddy Kane^[16]
Charles Koppelman^{[citation needed]}
Carter Burwell
Garland Jeffreys^[17]
Sandy Pearlman
Santo & Johnny
Jim Steinman
Steve Vai^[18]
Vince Giordano
Westbury Music Fair
Steven Van Zandt was presented the 2016 Harry Chapin Award for his dedication to music education on Long Island and across the nation.

Wayne Robins

Pat DeRosa

List of music museums

Official Site

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"2018 Gala". Long Island Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 10, 2020.

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Yusko, Stephen (November 27, 2022). "Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) Opens Doors to Visitors". NYS Music.

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"Interested in memorabilia from music royalty? Take a sneak peak[sic] of the LI Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame". News 12 Long Island. November 22, 2022.

[3] [3]
"2006 Gala". Long Island Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 10, 2020.

[4] [4]
"Past Ceremonies Archive".

[5] [5]
"On this Day in 2008: PE inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame". Public Enemy News. October 30, 2016. Archived from the original on December 1, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.

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Gamboa, Glenn (November 16, 2010). "LI Music Hall of Fame inducts new members". Newsday. Archived from the original on November 19, 2010.

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"Bob Gruen". Long Island Music Hall of Fame.

[8] [8]
"2010 Gala". Long Island Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 10, 2020.

[9] [9]
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"Long Island Music Hall of Fame 4th Induction Awards Gala". paramountny.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014.

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"2012 Gala". Long Island Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 10, 2020.

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"Long Island Music Hall of Fame induction 2014". Newsday. October 24, 2014. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014.

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Gamboa, Glenn (October 17, 2014). "Long Island Music Hall of Fame inductee Debbie Gibson: LI 'an amazing breeding ground for talent'". Newsday. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.

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Gamboa, Glenn (September 13, 2016). "LI Music Hall of Fame announces inductees". Newsday. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016.

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"Long Island Music Hall of Fame induction 2016". Newsday. November 4, 2016. Archived from the original on December 1, 2016.

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Fitzgerald, Trent (November 2, 2016). "Big Daddy Kane to be Inducted into Long Island Music Hall of Fame". The Boombox.

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"Inducted into Long Island Music Hall of Fame". garlandjeffreys.com. July 3, 2016. Archived from the original on October 21, 2016.

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"STEVE VAI to be Inducted into LONG ISLAND MUSIC HALL OF FAME". blabbermouth.net. September 27, 2016.

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"2018 Gala". Long Island Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 10, 2020.

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