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Radio Legend, Bob Buchmann, Contributes Personal Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame Spotify Playlist

March 2, 2018

In the early 1970s, Bob Buchmann founded Half Hollow Hills’ community radio station and also built an AM station in his basement. After a knock on his parents’ door from the Federal Communications Commission, Buchmann went legit, converting the pirate AM station into America’s first mass-distributed cable only radio station, based in Commack. When he […]

Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame launches website

February 8, 2018

Article by: Nick Musumeci – Long Island Business News Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame has launched a brand new website; one that it hopes will grow their organization. The site features artist biographies, with links to custom-made Spotify playlists for each artist inducted since 2006. Additionally, the website includes a comprehensive event calendar that the […]

The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame Releases Valentine’s Day Spotify Playlist

January 22, 2018

Celebrate Valentine’s Day by following the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame’s new Spotify Playlist. This expansive collection of love songs by LIMHOF inductees features all of your favorite romantic hits like Billy Joel’s “Just the Way You Are,” Barbra Streisand’s “Evergreen,” and LL Cool J’s “I Need Love,” as well as lesser-known […]

Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame Announces Abby Behr as Winner of the 2017 Music Educator of Note Award

December 20, 2017

The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMHoF) has announced Abby Behr as this year’s recipient of its Music Educator of Note Award. The award will be presented at LIMHoF’s November 2018 Gala at The Space in Westbury. “I am so honored and humbled by this prestigious honor and recognition,” said Behr. “I […]

The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame is Now Accepting School Recognition Program Applications

December 20, 2017

The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame’s is proud to announce that it is accepting applications for the 2017-2018 School Recognition Program. The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame High School Recognition Program is designed to identity Long Island High School music programs that are creating valuable music experiences for their […]

2018 Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame Scholarship Application Now Available for Graduating Seniors

December 20, 2017

November 16, 2018 (MELVILLE, NY) – Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMHoF) is proud to announce that it is officially accepting applications for its 2018 LIMHoF Scholarship Program. Each year, LIMHoF grants thousands of dollars in music scholarships to students who are graduating from high school in Long Island, Brooklyn and/or Queens, […]

Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame Co-Sponsors Screening of Sidemen: Long Road to Glory on October 30 at Long Island Museum in Stony Brook

October 25, 2017

The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame will co-sponsor a Scott Sharrard concert, a screening of Sidemen: Long Road to Glory, and a Q & A on Monday, October 30 at The Long Island Museum. Stony Brook, NY – October 21, 2017 – The Port Jefferson Documentary Series’ presentation of Sidemen: Long Road to […]

Long Island Music Hall Of Fame Family Holiday Concert

October 13, 2017

Celebrating the Music of Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau & Suffolk A Benefit for Music Education Programs Long Island’s finest high school bands and orchestras including Great Neck Orchestra & Chorus, Oyster Bay Wind Ensemble, Herricks Jazz Ensemble and Uniondale Show Choir will be performing with Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame inductees including Richie […]

Nominations Sought for Long Island Music Hall Of Fame Music Educator of Note 2017

August 31, 2017

The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame Music Educator of Note Award nomination period for 2017 is now open. Created in 2007 and sponsored by the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame, the Music Educator of Note Award is open to any music educator (public or private) who demonstrates an exceptional […]

Long Island Music Legends, Elliott Murphy and Garland Jeffreys, on Tom Needham’s The Sounds of Film

July 6, 2017

Elliott Murphy, who is featured in the Stony Brook Film Festival’s documentary, The Second Act of Elliott Murphy, will be Tom Needham’s special guest this Thursday at 6 P.M. on WUSB’s The Sounds of Film. Also on the program, is Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame inductee, Garland Jeffreys.

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