Posted on Nov 11, 2008 - 08:11 PM
Little Anthony & the Imperials Headline Beach Music Hall of Fame Inductions
The Alabama Theatre in Myrtle Beach played host last weekend to the Beach Music Hall of Fame ceremonies, headlined by the induction of Little Anthony & the Imperials in the legendary group's 50th Anniversary year.
The renowned doo-wop/rhythm and blues group was honored along with:
- Drink Small (Pioneer Award)
- David Hicks, Keith Houston (Lifetime Achievement Award)
- Dan E. Lockemy, John McElrath, Charles Pope, Ron Moody & The Centaurs, and Jimmy Ricks & The Ravens (Hall of Fame)
Little Anthony & the Imperials are famous for such hits as "Tears On My Pillow" and "Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop" beginning in the late 1950s. They have also been nominated as part of the 2009 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Beach music is a distinctive brand of rhythm and blues associated with shag dancing and summers along the Carolina coast.
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