Memphis Music Hall of Fame announces 2016 inductees: commercialappeal

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Memphis Music Hall of Fame announces 2016 inductees: commercialappeal

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Memphis Music Hall of Fame announces 2016 inductees

Memphis Hall of Fame 2016 class inductees (Top row left to right) Sam " The Sham" Samudio, Marguerite Piazza, John Lee Hooker (bottom row left to right) Charles Lloyd, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges, William BellBy Bob Mehr of The Commercial AppealStax Records star William Bell, garage rock legend Domingo "Sam the Sham" Samudio, iconic R&B house band the Hi Rhythm Section, and jazz saxophone great Charles Lloyd are among the latest inductees to the Memphis Music Hall of Fame.Opera star Marguerite Piazza and Delta-born bluesman John Lee Hooker round out the 2016 class, which was announced during an event Thursday afternoon at Overton Square's Lafayette's Music Room.The 2016 inductees will be enshrined officially during ceremonies to be held Nov. 3 at The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts.

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Hooker, Samudio inducted into Memphis Music Hall of Fame

Hooker, Samudio inducted into Memphis Music Hall of Fameby Associated PressMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Bluesman John Lee Hooker, rock 'n' roll frontman Sam "The Sham" Samudio and opera singer Marguerite Piazza are being inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame.Jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd, soul singer-composer William Bell and the Hi Records Rhythm Section also were announced Thursday as the hall's newest members.They will be honored at a Nov. 1 ceremony.
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Memphis Music Hall of Fame class of 2016 announced

Some of the biggest names in music history are enshrined at the Memphis Music Hall of Fame.This year, six new names will be inducted.John Lee Hooker , a blues superstar who had hits spanning from the 1940s to the 1990s.
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