2006 Gala
LIMHoF’s 1st Induction Awards Gala was presented on October 15, 2006 at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts. Presenters and special guests included Paul Schaffer, Jimmy Webb, Alec Baldwin, Joe Bonamassa and Ruth Brown. Performances by Leslie West and Mountain, Johnny Maestro and the Brooklyn Bridge, with guest pianist Jimmy Webb, classical pianist Jeffrey Biegel, Little Anthony and the Imperials and Jen Chapin with Stephan Crump.
The 2006 inductee class included: Mose Allison, Sam Ash, Tony Bennett, Gary U.S. Bonds, Harry Chapin, George M. Cohan, John Coltrane, Perry Como, James (Jimmy) D’Aquisto, George Gershwin, Richie Havens, Joan Jett, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Long Island Philharmonic, Edward “Little Buster” Forehand, Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge, Marian McPartland, George “Shadow” Morton, Run-DMC, Neil Sedaka, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss, Stray Cats, Stony Brook University, Sam “Bluzman” Taylor, Twisted Sister, Vanilla Fudge, and Leslie West
2006 Class of Inductees
