Congratulations to the six illustrious acts voted into the Central Pennsylvania Music Hall of Fame! The following acts will be inducted LIVE at the Whitaker Center on Thursday, March 25th, 2021.
Bret Michaels' acceptance speech
Congratulations to the first SIX members of the Central Pennsylvania Music Hall of Fame!
Rikki Rockett (drummer of Poison) expresses his thanks on behalf of Poison!
Priscilla Ahn*
Barry Atticks
August Burns Red*
The Badlees
Jim Beanz
Breaking Benjamin
Les Brown*
The Buoys*
Class Act featuring Rita*
Charlie Clouser*
Crobot
Vince DiCola*
Jimmy Dorsey*
Tommy Dorsey*
The Emperors*
Chloe Flower
From Ashes to New*
Fuel
Jeffrey Gaines
Galactic Empire*
Ben Gallaher
Rhonda Lee George*
Halestorm*
Hybrid Ice*
Anita Humes (The Essex)*
The Innocence Mission
DJ Chris Kilmore*
Kingsfoil*
The Legends*
LIVE
Martie Maguire*
Del McCoury*
The Menzingers*
Motionless in White*
*first year on ballot
The Ocean Blue
Pentagon
Jared Piccone/Black Caviar*
The Pixies Three*
Positive Force
Rudi Protrudi
The Quin-Tones*
Steve Rudolph*
Roland Seitz*
Suddenly, Tammy!*
Taylor Swift
Third Stream
Christopher Thorn*
Tim Warfield*
Fred Waring*
Curtis Wright
A. A(n) musician/band/entity (born in, from, or lived in [for a significant amount of time] Central Pennsylvania) that has “made it” on a national scale.
B. A(n) musician/band/entity must have dominated the local music scene in their respective genre for approximately ten (10) years or more.
C. A(n) musician/band/entity must have made a lasting impact on the local music scene.
“Entity” can be defined as any venue owner/manager, music photographer, blogger, teacher, instrument shop owner, disc jockey, booking agent, recording studio owner, sound tech/engineer, producer, or anyone else who supports local music and is deemed “eligible” by the Board.
A. Two (2) members of the Board of Directors will simultaneously serve as “A Screening Committee.” The duty of the Screening Committee shall be to prepare a ballot listing in alphabetical order of eligible candidates and to ensure that the integrity of the voting process is fair and maintained.
B. An elector will vote for any number of candidates (maximum of 6 [six]) that he/she deems worthy of election. Write-in votes are not permitted. Write-ins must be submitted formally in advance as nominations.
C. Nominations may be formally submitted by anyone (Board Member, fan, musician, layperson, etc.) in advance of the formal voting process. The Screening Committee will include a maximum of fifty (50) nominations – that meet the eligibility criteria set forth – on the official ballot.
D. Any candidate receiving votes on seventy-five percent (75%) of the ballots cast shall be elected to membership in the Central Pennsylvania Music Hall of Fame.