Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame - Music education, history, concerts, artists

The Hall of Fame is located at 999 Main Street, Pawtucket. It is open 7 days a week between 8am and 10pm. The visit is free of charge. Interpretive guides for the Museum can be arranged for a fee and by appointment.

Congratulations to our 2013 Inductees.

Bios | Press Release

George M. Cohan	The Cowsills	Jimmie Crane
Bill Flanagan	Paul Geremia	Bobby Hackett
Sissieretta Jones	Steve Smith & the Nakeds	Eddie Zack & the Hayloft Jamboree

The Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to celebrating, honoring, and preserving the legacy of Rhode Island musicians, educators and industry professional who have made significant contributions to the national and Rhode Island music scene. The Hall will carry out its mission through the annual election of inductees, creation of a museum of artist and music-related exhibits honoring inductees and commemorating the state's musical legacy, and an online music archive of information about and audio recordings by those involved in Rhode Island's past and present music scene.

In addition, the Hall is committed to continuing that legacy by developing programs and services aimed at promoting and strengthening Rhode island's current and future music scene and ensuring that music continues to play an important role in the lives of all Rhode Islanders.

As we enhance our website, be sure to read more about the Rhode Island Hall of Fame, our bylaws and organizational information, and ways you can volunteer. While we are building a more robust music archive in terms of content and functionality, there is plenty there now of interest, including information about the earlier efforts that have merged into this initiative, so be sure to visit the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame Archive and a list of inductees from that earlier effort who were officially inducted into the current Hall with our first class in 2012.

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Eventually there will be more than 100 permanent Hall of Fame displays in Pawtucket's Hope Artiste Village. RIMHOF continues to seek donations and corporate support to produce the permanent displays and to eventually add audio and interactive elements to enhance the visitor experience. Special thank yous goes out to Hope Artiste Village for donating the museum space and to graphic designer Kelly Convery for creating the RIMHOF logo.

Thanks to everyone who made our second induction ceremony a great success. Great crowd in the afternoon, sellout at night, magnificent performances. A great time was had by the inductees and everyone who attended.

NEW: Singing the Praises of Rhode Island Legends - Providence Journal More

NEW: Photos of the 2013 Induction from the Providence Phoenix More

NEW: RI Music Hall of Fame Inducts Geremia, Cowsills, The Nakeds - Go Local April 28, 2013 More

NEW: Cowsills and other induction photos from Mojo Photography (Facebook) More

NEW: Other Induction Ceremony Stories or Mentions: Westport News | 680 News | Boston.com | San Antonio Express

NEW: Tune In & Tune Up Musicians Health Awareness Initiative Announced

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NEW: Woodstock Road Trip Rescheduled for September 28-29.

Special thanks to Roomful of Blues and the Ocean Mist Beach Bar for their great concerts over the weekend and help with raising money for our new healthcare fund. The event exceeded our expectations thanks to them. Good luck to Roomful with the new live album.

Thank you to our donors! We are seeking additional donors to fund our future exhibits.

If you would like to contribute towards our ongoing exhibits and help to celebrate Rhode Island's great musical heritage while receiving exposure on this website, please click the button below:

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Cowsills, Cohan, Eddie Zack among 9 named to R.I. Music Hall of Fame -Providence Journal | Evening Times |Valley Breeze
GoLocal Prov | Press Release

Legendary Cowsills to Come Home to Be Recognized By Their Own - Herb Weiss Blog More

Warwick writer is first non-musician in Music Hall of Fame (Bill Flanagan) - Cranston Herald Jan. 24 More

Paul Geremia joins the Rhode island Music Hall of Fame - Providence Phoenix Jan. 23 More

Bob Billington Op Ed More

Welcome Messages from the Nation's Music Halls of Fame More

Rick Bellaire audio interview on WRNI - RI Music Hall of Fame inducts its first class More

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