Vocal Group Hall of Fame

The Vocal Group Hall of Fame (VGHF) was organized to honor outstanding vocal groups throughout the world by Tony Butala, also the founder (and now only surviving original member) of The Lettermen. Headquartered in Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States, it includes a theater and a museum.

The VGHF typically inducts sixteen artists annually. Unlike the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, artists are inducted within categories. Each category has at least one representative. The categories are 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and duos. Only groups are eligible; solo artists may be inducted if they have a legitimate backing band with backing singers (for example, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers). The Vocal Group Hall of Fame releases a public ballot; allowing everyone to vote for both the nominees and the inductees.

It was originally organized in 1998. The original administration closed it in October 2001 and a new nonprofit organization took over, reopening it in April 2002.

In November 2005, the museum moved out of its rented three-story facility and is currently in the process of relocating to the ca. 1920-built Columbia Theatre, also in Sharon, which it is renovating to serve both as its central office and as the location for its annual induction ceremony and benefit concerts. The museum is being moved to a three-story restaurant building adjacent to the theater (the restaurant portion will become a vocal group-themed bar and grill). The operating organization plans to open two museum annexes, one in Las Vegas and the other in Wildwood, New Jersey.

They are currently advertising the Truth In Music Bill, announcing whenever it passes in specific states. The Truth In Music Bill was created to protect the artists from identity theft,^[1] or ensuring at least one of the people performing in a group using the name actually performed on one of the albums.

Address

Vocal Group Hall of Fame and Museum, 82 West State Street, Sharon, PA 16146

• Chairman/Founder: Tony Butala
• CEO: Bob Crosby

Vocal Group Hall of Fame Inductees

1998-2002

1998 The Ames Brothers The Andrews Sisters The Beach Boys The Boswell Sisters The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi Crosby, Stills & Nash The Golden Gate Quartet The Original Drifters The Mills Brothers The Manhattan Transfer The Platters The Ravens Sonny Til & The Orioles The Supremes

1999 The Coasters The Delta Rhythm Boys The Four Seasons The Four Tops Hank Ballard & The Midnighters Ink Spots The Jackson Five Little Anthony & The Imperials The Modernaires The Moonglows Peter, Paul & Mary The Revelers The Spinners The Temptations

2000 The Bangles Dion & The Belmonts Dixie Hummingbirds The Drifters The Flamingos Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers The Kingston Trio The Mamas & The Papas The Skylarks The Soul Stirrers Three Dog Night

2001 Bee Gees The Chordettes Eagles The Four Aces The Four Freshmen Gladys Knight & The Pips The Lennon Sisters The Lettermen The McGuire Sisters The Oak Ridge Boys The Pied Pipers Smokey Robinson & The Miracles The Vogues The Weavers

2002 ABBA The Chantels The Clovers The Fifth Dimension The Five Keys The Four Knights The Harptones Jay & The Americans The Marcels The Shirelles The Skyliners The Swan Silvertones

2003-2007

2003 The Association The Charioteers The Commodores Earth Wind & Fire The Five Satins The Four Lads The Impressions Isley Brothers Danny & The Juniors The Merry Macs Peerless Quartet Martha & The Vandellas The Whispers

2004 Alabama American Quartet The Beatles The Cadillacs The Crests The Dells The Diamonds The Doobie Brothers The Everly Brothers The Four Tunes The Jordanaires The Marvelettes The O'Jays The Penguins The Ronettes The Stylistics The Tokens

2005 The Angels Brooklyn Bridge The Chiffons The Chi-Lites The Crystals The Del-Vikings Fleetwood Mac The Hilltoppers The Mel-Tones The Neville Brothers The Pointer Sisters The Rascals The Righteous Brothers Sons of the Pioneers The Spaniels The Tymes

2006 America Bread The Byrds Deep River Boys Billy Ward & The Dominoes The Duprees The Fleetwoods Hayden Quartet The Hi-Lo's The Hollies Journey The Lovin' Spoonful The Moody Blues Queen The Shangri-las Simon & Garfunkel

2007 The Five Red Caps The Chords The Four Preps Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs; The Gladiolas The Capris The Dixie Cups The Jive Five The Monkees Ruby & The Romantics Sly & The Family Stone Tony Orlando and Dawn Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes Kool & The Gang The Traveling Wilburys Sam & Dave The Hoboken Four

References

1. Truth In Music Bill - Vocal Group Hall of Fame Foundation

External links

• Vocal Group Hall of Fame home page