City June 28, 2012 12:45 AM

Buffalo Music Hall of Fame announces Class of 2012

Buffalo Music Hall of Fame announces Class of 2012
The Buffalo Music Hall of Fame will have its 30th Induction this October 4 at the Tralf Music Hall in downtown Buffalo. Sixteen inductees were announced at "The House that Robby Takac Built" - the world-class GCR Audio Studios, right here in the architecturally significant Allentown area of Buffalo. Rick Mathews, president of the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame, told me that he was proud that this year's class was so exceptional, not only in the talent of the new inductees but also in the tremendous diversity in music genres it represents.
 
Here are the inductees, along with some of their accomplishments:
 
           Performers Category:
 
Bob Falk - guitar with the Shadows, Hot Guitars From Buffalo, and Lee Ron Zydeco
 
Al Hury - drummer that won numerous Buffalo Music Awards in multiple musical genres 
 
Bernie Kugel - was considered the Godfather of the Buffalo punk music scene in the 1970s and 1980s
 
Shawn McQuiller - lead singer for Kool and the Gang
 
Marylouise Nanna - founder, conductor and musical director of ARS Nova Musicians Chamber Orchestra and Viva Vivaldi Music Festival, current assistant concert master of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
 
Stephen Sadoff - first call bass player for live and recorded music for over 40 years
 
Tadj Szymczak - guitarist with grammy nominated polka band Jerry Darlak and the Touch
 
Patrick Wilson - drummer and founder of Weezer
 
          Non-Performers Category:
 
Marc Hunt - bass guitar, producer, engineerer, over 100 local recording sessions including the Goo Goo Dolls
 
Armand John Petri - producer, engineer, musician, composer with the Goo Goo Dolls, Talas, 10,000 Maniacs, Sixpence None the Richer, John and Mary
 
          Legacy Award Category
 
Cameron Baird - Co-founded Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, founded University of Buffalo's Music Department, UB's Baird Hall named after his father
 
Arlester "Dyke" Christian - leader of funk band Dyke and the Blazers, wrote "Funky Broadway" a song about Buffalo's Broadway
 
Tom Lorenz -  music educator
 
Ralph Parker - guitarist with Billy McEwen and The Road
 
Tune Rockers - Green Mosquito song was big hit in 1958, appeared on Dick Clark's American Bandstand
 
          President's Award Category:
 
Frankie and Boyd Lee Dunlop - Frankie was a jazz drummer that played with Lionel Hampton, Thelonius Monk, Duke Ellington, Maynard Ferguson, Sonny Rollins and Charles Mingus. Brother Boyd Lee was a piano player that had played in Buffalo including the Colored Musicians Club, and was rediscovered at the age of 85 at a Buffalo nursing home, sold out Hallwalls in 2011, and his new album went to number one on Itunes Jazz Albums.  
 
          How do I get into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame?
 
Practice practice practice! But seriously, to be considered, you must be born in the Western New York area, and make major contributions to your musical career while in the area. Past inductees include the Goo Goo Dolls, Ani DiFranco, Talas, Willie Nile, Bobby Militello, Rick James, Grover Washington Jr., moe., and the Scintas.
 
          How do I get tickets to the Induction Ceremony?
 
Tickets will be available at the Tralf Music Hall. The event is always a special treat every year, because you get to hear a lot of the inductees perform together on stage. Plus you get to see a lot of musicians that you wouldn't ordinarily see because they are usually so busy playing out.
 
          Who would you like to see make it into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame, and why?

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Ralph Parker was an absolute animal on the guitar. The Soul Invaders were badass. One of the first live bar acts I ever saw and I'll never forget it. Billy McEwen wailing out "110 in the Shade" with Ralph hanging on the notes. Magic.

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What ever happend to the actual 'museum'? Used to be in the Market Arcade Building and since it moved, it seems more of an online musuem since.

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day before yesterday, Yubei Mr Liu scored Times hotline 66,099,999:

I do building materials business, little business, but find many business, telephone, These days mobile phones would forcibly stop machine downtime is even more dumbfounding, this has more than 2000 yuan telephone charges, and Office in September 2010, this number, three months before it was inexplicably stopped several machine , said that this number is former users owed charges. Now, operators treated these fee stronger count on my head, the arrears name the name of my name, those numbers are not mine, I have not used those number. Illustrates this situation before a few times to be shut down after the telephone customer service, then quickly boot, this was stopped for three days ...

in the end is not calls mistaken, so the owner to bear arrears charges

the afternoon before, first saw Mr Liu, to accompany him to the operator at the inquisitive.

more than 200 numbers arrears

machine name of the Lord are written on Mr Liu's name

Mr Liu was holding a thick stack of phone bill, a total list 10 pages, only three of his number, 7, counted more than 30 per page numbers, the numbers vary, a total of more than 200, owner's name is his. These numbers are ten, eight to owe fees, arrears are classified under the name of Mr Liu.

this stack of phone bill.

He said he was a phone card purchased in August 2010, the real-name system for the small store, to the operators of the office take the number and good charge 50 yuan bills. But the month or be shut down, that did not make a few calls, answer the phone, playing a customer service inquiries, the caller said to be switched on to say it, a little other problems. As for what they did not say.

the following months, have encountered a similar situation, Mr. Liao was busy doing business, that is called free customer service phone had opened, can be used normally, but also did not say Han.

operators admitted that more than 2000 yuan arrears do not have to pay to set up a new account

to Mr Liu re-

this, Mr Liu phone was shut down days, he must find operators to discuss a statement.

to take the marketing department of the number of operators, office wall reads: A sick job (palm back fluids and cotton balls and tape close to the mouth and cough) staff from time to time received him.

The staff pinching the mouse, enter the number, Mr Liu's contract number, carefully check the right hand to the back of the cotton ball slightly bleeding, shaking his head and said: certainly not you, should you pay for.

staff to query more than 10 minutes to give the answer - buy a phone card, the owner must re-establish, in August last year to buy the card, to the owner in October, led to the original The information has not been eliminated, the original customer information accumulated arrears, plus more than 2000 yuan old scores in the head of the new owner.

to update Mr Liu's new account, and then got up and removed more than one office communication, a child, Mr Liu's phone opened.

new account to set up the old account temporarily consumer can not

Mr Liu was nominally still delinquent more than 2000 yuan

another department head has been a call to the agent, asking The card had to do, so why did not promptly remove old information. The other hesitated, have been reluctant to explain the positive.

Mr Liu phone has just opened, and have the client call me looking for building materials.

affect their business on the one hand, and back to a cell phone it wants, the key is the name of the head of more than 2000 arrears, can afford to pay, but paid that he owed,wholesale basketball jerseys, it is injustice ah!

operators scratching his head and thought, gentle tone of Mr Liu said that, like in September and October, may have their own consumption over 100 yuan, the errors of the agents, you do not mention they will pay the bill. You can see it?

Mr Liu shook his head and said, must pay arrears of more than 2000 yuan account or not his own consumption?

operators is very frank and say, for the time being or his name, after payment or stop, they reported a new account, not to mention something of the old account.

housing policy the more stressed the more severe the

I am worried that the old account of the impact of mobile phones bad credit mortgage

Mr Liu was a delinquent or his name, immediately ask, since it is not my debt, so why did not immediately eliminate?

It appears that operators are also very difficult, bitter face, someone must pay to more than 2000 yuan, or elimination of no evidence, did not thoroughly check out the bad eliminate, the specific elimination of the time. certainly will be promptly notified.

Mr Liu said, his credit is very important, the customer called me to order to hear your phone arrears down, people will think? Business taboo owe.

the night (January 14), the central bank decided to RMB deposit reserve ratio by 0.5 percentage points from January 20, 2011, raising the deposit-taking financial institutions.

Mr Liu said after hearing the news, he has been watching the house, these policies and market regulation from the tight signal, if the mobile payment bad credit, might also be incorporated into a bad credit, bank from the tight policy to refuse to grant mortgages.

maybe will be more serious, my phone arrears problem, we must solve.

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