The Roots and more to be honored at Philadelphia’s Music Walk of Fame
On May 28, Philadelphia Music Alliance announced this year’s honorees of the Philadelphia’s Music Walk of Fame.
On May 28, Philadelphia Music Alliance announced this year’s honorees of the Philadelphia’s Music Walk of Fame.
The honorees are: Billie Holiday, The Roots, Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel, Cinderella, The Trammps, Andrea McArdle, and WOGL air personality Harvey Holiday.
Together, this year’s honorees have won a total of 16 Grammy Awards.
"This year we are able to illustrate, through our musically diverse honorees, why Philadelphia has been and continues to be the number one city for extraordinary and award winning talent," PMA Board Chairman Alan Rubens said in a statement. "Our inductees, this year, span the musical gamut - from Jazz, Country, Disco, Hip Hop/Neo Soul, Rock, Broadway and radio."
Previous honorees include Marian Anderson, Jerry Blavat, Boyz II Men, Hall and Oates, Dizzy Gillespie, Patti LaBelle, and many more.
The new honorees will be formally inducted together on October 26 at a ceremony in the afternoon on the Avenue of the Arts and attend a gala in the evening.
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