INDUCTEES &
INDUCTION
COMMITTEE
MEMBERS
will recieve your
2007 ballots
and Induction information in the
mail with
in the next two weeks.
10th Anniversary
INDUCTIONS
Summer 2008
Celebrating
the Class
of
2005,
2006 &
2007
Induction Events:
Ceremony Honoring
The
Class of
2005, 2006 & 2007
Three Historic
Evening
Concerts
Activities will be
Hosted
by Class
of
1998 - 2004 Inductees
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Click Here for
2004 Induction
Slide Show
Vocal Group
Hall of Fame
Promo of Current
Public Television
Special
Begins
Syndication
August 1, 2007
Public Television Promo
The Columbia Theatre
Photo Gallery!
[Photo Gallery]
We've compiled numerous
images of past and present.
Take a trip into the history of
The Columbia Theatre.
The Vocal Group Hall of Fame
New Musuem, Restaurant,
Banquet Center, and Piano Bar
will be closed while under construction until SUMMER 2008.
Offices are now located inside
The Columbia Theatre 82 West
State St. Sharon, Pa. The new musuem
is located at 100 West
State St. Sharon, PA.
Speciel Events will take place
at
the Museum & Theatre
with speciel permits.
(See Special Events Page)
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www.musicFIRSTcoalition.org
People who love music understand that creativity, talent and hard work are required to bring it to life.
The goal of musicFIRST is to
ensure that struggling performers, local musicians and well-known
artists are compensated for their music when it is played both
today and in the future.
Of all the ways we listen to music, corporate radio is the only one
that receives special treatment.
For more than 80 years,
big radio has had a free pass
to play music – refusing to pay
even a fraction of a penny to the performers that brought it to life.
music FIRST is committed to
making sure everyone, from
up-and-coming artists to our
favorites from years-ago,
is guaranteed
Fair Pay for Air Play.
You can help by writing your member of Congress and telling them that you support musicFIRST’s effort to make a performance right a reality for all artists and musicians.
www.musicFIRSTcoalition.org
All Inducted Vocal Groups are Encouraged to Join the Coalition
(Click Link Above)
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Radio’s promotional value is on
the decline. New music distribution platforms – such as satellite, cable and internet radio – provide additional ways for consumers to enjoy music. With the exception of AM and FM radio, each platform pays for the recordings they use regardless of any promotion that might occur as a result, including broadcasters who simulcast their programming on the Internet. However, the bottom line is that
this is about simple fairness: the artists who bring the music to life, who attract listeners to a station, and who make it possible for
radio to make money by
selling advertising deserve to
be compensated when
a radio
station uses their music
to compensate itself.
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April 28, 1958
The Drifters recorded their terrific, "Drip Drop," It was
the last charter (#58 Pop)
for the original group. Dion & The Del-Satins would later do
a hit "Power Doo Wop"
version in 1963 (#6).
Top Single
"Soldier Boy"
The Shirelles
1962 #4
Birthday
Emma Peought
(Bobbettes) 1942
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April 29, 1957
The Dubs now legendary, "Don't Ask Me To Be Lonely" (Gone #72) was released to less then enthusiastic reviewser response which
in part started: "a slow, dirge like ballad that is definitely on the dull side... a grand hodge podge of sound, is weak."
Top Single
"The Happening"
The Supremes
1967 #8
Birthday
Carl Gardner
(Coasters) 1928,
Bob Miranda
(Happenings) 1942,
Carnie Wilson
(Wilson-Phillips) 1968
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April 30, 1954
The McGuire Sisters
"Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight" was released
and became their first
top 10 hit (#7).
Top Single
"Monday, Monday"
(
The Mama's & The Papa's) 1966 #3
Birthday
Merrill Osmond
(Osmonds)
1953
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May 1, 1998
The Vocal Group
Hall of Fame opened in
Sharon, Pennsylvania.
The hall was the brainchild
of Tony Butala, lead singer
of The Lettermen. Many of
the greatest vocal acts in history would, in coming
years be inducted into the
hall in lashish and
nostalgic ceremonies.
Top Single
"Never Can Say Goodbye" Jackson Five
1971 #1 R&B
Birthday
Reather Dixon
(Bobbettes)
1944
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May 2, 1956
The Joytones, one of
Rock & Roll's first girl groups recorded their single,
"Gee, What A Boy."
The 79 cent single is a $75 collectable today.
Top Single
"Ronnie"
Four Seasons
1964 #10
Birthday
Randy Cain III
(Delfonics)
1945
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May 5, 1958
"The Coasters
"Yakety Yak" (Atco)
was issued,
eventually
reaching #1.
Top Single
"Ivory Tower"
Ottis Williams & The Charms 1956 #5 R&B
Birthday
Johnny Taylor
(Hightway QC &
Five Echoes) 1938
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May 6, 1957
"The
"Little Billy Boy" (Dot)
and
The Vibes "Darling"
(ABC-Paramount)
were released.
Top Single
"Come Go With Me"
The Del-Vickiings
1957 #6
Birthday
Herb Cox
(Cleftones) 1939
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May 7, 1954
Drifters lead Clyde
McPhatter was drafted
but was lucky to be stationed
in Buffalo, N.Y. where he
bused in for weekend gigs
with the group.
Top Single
"Angel In Your Arms"
Hot 1977 #21
Birthday
Johnny Maestro
(Crest) 1939
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May 8, 1961
One of the few vocal groups
to come out of Texas (Odesa), The Velvets "Tonight"
(Monument #26) charted.
It was their second of
nine singles.
Top Single
"Tonight I Fell In Love"
The Tokens
1961 #15
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The Vocal Group Hall of Fame Foundation needs your
financial support.
Memberships
Grants, Sponsorships
& Donations
are difficult
to acquire &
slow to come.
Funding is required
for operations,
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purchase
a membership.
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  MSNBC.com 
Jon (BOWZER) Bauman
Vocal Group
Hall of Fame
TRUTH IN MUSIC
Committee Chairman
Thank You
20/20 for
broadcasting
The Vocal Group
Hall of Fame
"Truth In Music"
Segment 11/30/07
Must see
  
Click above to view the
Truth In Music segment
at ABC News.com
Doo Wop Singers to Imposters: & 'Enough!'
Doo Wop Controversy
Some good news going into the weekend: Governor Pawlenty
of Minnesota signed
Truth in Music
into law today, bringing our total
to
four new states completed in '08.
They are Indiana, Mississippi, Colorado and Minnesota.
Our Maryland bill is on
Governor O'Malley's desk
and we are trying to arrange
a bill signing ceremony shortly. Vermont has now passed both the House and the Senate.
They have to reconcile a
minor amendment and then
we will be on the Gov's desk
for signature. We expect Ohio and Rhode Island to continue moving along normally.
If they pass this session we
will be law in 26 states
over
half the country!!!
"Truth In Music" Has Arrived! The Truth In Music Bill
was created to protect the
artists
from Identity theft
and to protect the Consumer from being mis-lead to believe
they are seeing
the legendary
artists that
made the
hits
songs
famous,
when in
fact
they are not.
The Truth in Music Law
is designed to stop unscrupulous concert promoters from deceiving the public with “impostor groups” which
have no connection, legal
or otherwise, to the
authentic groups.
Fundamentally, this is a consumer protection bill,
as the public pays hard-earned money to see a show and has no idea what it’s even getting. The bill makes it mandatory for a live performance to include at least one recording member of the group who still has the right to use the group name. Otherwise, the act must be billed as a “tribute” or a “salute” so that the public knows what it’s paying for.
An ancillary effect of this
bill
is to help the authentic artists themselves, who have been struggling for many years to try to stop impostors to no avail. The impostor groups take their jobs, their money, their legacy and their applause.
The bill is necessary because existing law has completely failed to work and impostor groups have multiplied.
There may be as many as
50 groups of “Coasters”
and “Platters” performed nationwide, often
at the same time in different venues. The bill shifts the burden to those groups to prove that they actually have rights to the group names. The specific guidelines the bill provides
give clarity to venues as
to whom to book, and to
the state attorney general’s office as to what constitutes
a violation. This is much more efficient and cost-effective than any other way of dealing with this very specialized area.
Because of the above, we have passed 22 states so far, including NY, CA, FL, NV, TN, TX, MO, PA, NJ, MI, MA, CT, IL, IN, WI, VA, ME, CO, MS, MN,
SC, and ND.
Thanks Dell-Vickingsagain for all
your help!
Jon "Bowzer" Bauman
Chair, Truth in Music Committee
Vocal Group Hall of Fame
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Truth In Music Bill
This bill makes it a violation
of the consumer fraud act
for
any person to advertise
a live musical performance
or
production through
the use
of an affiliation, connection or association between the
performing
group and
the
recording group...
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