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Darryl McDaniels of Run-D.M.C. to be a Presenter at The Long Island Music Hall of Fame Second Annual Induction Gala on October 21, 2007 at the Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College

Multi-platinum-selling hip-hop recording pioneer D.M.C. will be a star presenter at The Long Island Music Hall of Fame’s (www.limusichalloffame.org) second annual Induction Gala on October 21st at the Colden Auditorium of the Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College, the organization announced today.

D.M.C. is among the big names who will be appearing at the 2007 Long Island Music Hall of Fame Induction Gala, in an event that is sure to rival last year’s festivities. (See the list of inductees below). This year’s Queens induction venue is especially significant, given the connections that many of the 2007 nominees and presenters have to the borough. More about this at www.limusichalloffame.org.

D.M.C. (Darryl McDaniels) is a founder of the seminal rap group Run-D.M.C, which brought new fashion, dances and language to popular culture. Their self-titled first album — the first rap record to go gold — was the first of a string of gold, platinum and multi-platinum releases. More than any other hip-hop group, Run-D.M.C. is responsible for the sound and style of the music. This trio from Hollis, Queens consisted of Joseph Simmons (Run), D.M.C., and the late Jason Mizell (Jam Master Jay). The group broke down the barrier of rap versus rock with the release of Raising Hell, which featured “Walk this Way”, recorded with Aerosmith. D.M.C. is a member of the Long Island Music Hall of Fame’s Education Advisory Board. Visit him online at http://www.me-dmc.com/.

D.M.C. will be inducting his friends and fellow rap music pioneers Public Enemy into the Hall at this year’s event.

LIMHOF Chairman Richard L’ Hommedieu said: “We’re very excited that D.M.C., one of the great shapers of hip-hop music and style, has agreed to join Public Enemy, Grandmaster Flash, LL Cool J and so many others to help us celebrate Long Island’s rich musical heritage. We look forward to a great evening in October.”

About LIMHOF – The Long Island Music Hall of Fame is a 501(c)(3) membership organization dedicated to the idea that Long Island’s musical heritage is an important resource to be celebrated and preserved for future generations. The organization, which defines Long Island geographically rather than politically, as Kings, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties, was created as a place to inspire in each person the desire to explore and celebrate music in all its forms and to be a place where the music community will find the support, resources and leadership necessary to aid them in that exploration. The Long Island Music Hall of Fame sponsors the Long Island Sound Award, traveling educational exhibits and is working to create a permanent home for the story of the Island’s musical heritage.

They will present their Second Annual Long Island Music Hall of Fame Induction Gala on October 21, 2007 at the Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College CUNY, in Flushing, Queens. For more information about the Gala and Long Island Music Hall of Fame, please visit their website at www.limusichalloffame.org/.

The 2007 induction class will include 24 individual musicians, groups and organizations:

Count Basie
Louis Armstrong
Aaron Copland
The Good Rats
The Ramones
Simon and Garfunkel
Blue Oyster Cult
Jean Ritchie
Carole King
Arlo Guthrie
Public Enemy
Kenny Vance
The Tokens
Guy Lombardo
Mariah Carey
Neil Diamond
Bob Buchmann
LL Cool J
Eddie Money
Beverly Sills
Walter Becker
Pat Benatar
Barbra Streisand
Marvin Hamlisch

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