The 2011 induction ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, February 13,
2010 at the Terre Haute V.F.W. Post 972. Food service will start
at noon and the festivities will last until at least 6:00 p.m. If
we still have an adequate audience and there are musicians wanting to
play, we will go longer. Please remember that the jam session is
for the inductees first. However, supporting musicians will be
needed, and once all inductees have been given a chance to perform, the
stage will be opened to all musicians.
As always, there will be food, live music, raffles, door prizes, 50/50
drawings and items for sale.
Tickets are $10 per person (which includes your meal), and can be
purchased from HOF Board members or at The Music Shoppe, Rick Waggoner's
State Farm Insurance and The Conservatory of Music. If you are
unable to locate tickets, call or email us for assistance. Tickets
are limited, so be sure to get yours early. Don't miss out on one
of the best parties of the year!
We're looking for questionnaires! The Board is beginning the
process of selecting inductees for the Class of 2011. If you wish
to be considered and have not already turned in a questionnaire, please
be sure to do so as soon as possible. If you know of a musician
who should be considered, you can turn in a questionnaire on their
behalf.
The minimum requirements for induction are: (1) the musician must be at
least 50 years old, (2) the musician must have performed for at least 25
years, and (3) the musician must have spent a portion of their career
performing in the area covered by the Hall of Fame. The Board also
considers the candidate's career and accomplishments. This is why
it is important to include as much information as possible on the
questionnaire.
See the HOF Induction page for information on questionnaires.
Announcing the first annual Musicians Community Swap Meet! We
have received comments and questions about assisting local musicians
with buying, selling and trading used musical equipment, and we are
responding.
The event will be held on Saturday, September 18, 2010, starting at 9:00
a.m. in the parking lot behind the Music Shoppe and Zamberletti's at
25th & Washington streets in Terre Haute, IN. The length of the
event will depend upon how many vendors and customer participate.
If you have guitars, drums, keyboards, string instruments, horns,
amplifiers, DJ systems, speakers, stage & Lighting equipment, recording
equipment, microphones, videos, CD's, music memorabilia or other
music-related items you would like to sell or swap, plan to join us.
There is only a small $10.00 space setup fee for participating.
Are you looking for good used musical equipment? This will be a
great opportunity to see what's available. Be sure to come out and
have a look.
For more information, call the Music Shoppe at 812-232-4095. We
hope to see you there!
The third annual Wabash Valley Musicians Hall of Fame Picnic and Jam
is in the books! Attendance was up, in spite of the hot weather,
the car show was more spectacular than last year, and the music was
incredible! We had an additional food vendor, offering shaved ice,
smoothies and more. As usual, the V.F.W. did a great job of
quenching people's thirst. We mixed jam bands with regular bands,
and the result was some of the best music we've ever had! We thank
all of the musicians who donated their time and talent. If you
missed this year, be sure to make plans to join us next year.
Go to the Photo Galleries page and click the 2010 Picnic link to see the
photos that have been posted so far. More pictures will be posted
as they become available.
Announcing "Keep Music In Our Wabash Valley Schools"! While the
Hall is proud of its role of recognizing local musicians and promoting
live music in the community, we also recognize the need to give back to
the community. We are starting a fund to support music programs in
Wabash Valley schools. As school budgets are cut, music programs
are among the first to suffer, so we want to find ways to help these
programs survive. Our goal is to build this fund to the point
where we can make donations once or twice a year, tailored to the needs
of each school we help.
Please join us in this new venture by contributing to the fund. We
will be setting up donation containers at our events, starting with our
summer Picnic and Jam in August. Of course, donations are not
limited to these events. You may make a donation any time by
contacting us for instructions. Please visit the Contact Us page
on this web site to learn how to do this. There are no
administrative costs, so 100% of your donation goes to help school
programs.
The third annual Wabash Valley Musicians Hall of Fame Picnic and Jam
is coming! It will be held on August 15, 2010 from 12:00 p.m. to
6:00 p.m. at the VFW Post 972 Recreation Area, located on state road 159
just south of Riley, IN. This is the same location as prior years.
Admission is free. Food and beverages will be available for
purchase. There will be car shows, games and lots of music, so
plan to join us for a great afternoon of family fun and music.
Attention musicians! This is a great opportunity to come out and
jam with fellow musicians that you may not otherwise have a chance to
perform with. We will have full bands performing, with jam time
between bands. Be sure to come out and show the Wabash Valley your
talent!
For more information, call the Music Shoppe at 812-232-4095.
The Hall of Fame is now on Facebook. As with our web site, this
page has lots of pictures, and it also has something the web site
doesn't have - video clips from our events and of local bands.
While you're there, be sure to become a fan of the page. We've had many
requests from people wanting to be notified about Hall events without
having to continually visit the web site, and Facebook is a great way to
do that. When we post something on our Facebook page, it is
automatically shared with our fans, so be sure to sign up right away.
You can go to Facebook and search for Wabash Valley Musicians Hall of
Fame, or click
here to visit the page.
The Hall of Fame welcomes the Class of 2010. Fifteen new
members entered the Hall of Fame this year, and Party Marty was awarded
the Akers/Grindle award for his outstanding service to the Hall.
This year was perhaps one of the most fun parties in recent years.
There were more great raffle prizes than ever before, the food was
fantastic and service was smooth and quick, and the jam session was
fabulous! This is our only fund raising event of the year, and the
support from the Wabash Valley was simply incredible. The Board
extends their gratitude to all who participated in this year's event.
The Hall of Fame gratefully acknowledges our sponsors, whose gracious
donations support our efforts:
The Music Shoppe
The Conservatory of Music
Community Theater of Terre Haute
HI-99 Radio
The Crock Radio
Zamberletti's
ISU Athletic Department
Dicky James and the Blue Flames
The 2010 induction ceremony is scheduled for January 31, 2009 at the
Terre Haute V.F.W. Post 972. Food service will start at noon and
the festivities will last until at least 6:00 p.m. Last year, we
were required to end at 6:00 p.m., but we have worked out an arrangement
with the Post this year to ensure that we can go later if there are
still musicians who would like to play.
As always, there will be food, live music, raffles, door prizes, 50/50
drawings and items for sale.
Tickets are $10 per person and can be purchased from HOF Board members
or at The Music Shoppe, Rick Waggoner's State Farm Insurance and The
Conservatory of Music starting in early December, 2009. If you are
unable to locate tickets, call or email us for assistance. Tickets
are limited, so be sure to get yours early. Don't miss out on one
of the best parties of the year!
We are making a number of small changes to the ceremony, in an attempt
to help things move along faster and allow time for more musicians to
perform. We are also asking musicians who would like to perform to
please use the instruments provided. A lot of time was lost last year
due to people taking time to set up and tune their own instruments,
pedals, etc., and as a result some inductees did not get a chance to
perform.