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CCU announces first Beach Music Hall of Fame inductees, songs

Coastal Carolina University will host the first-ever Beach Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Eight legendary beach music artists and 10 songs will be inducted at the ceremony, scheduled for 6 p.m., Sunday, May 15, in CCU’s Wheelwright Auditorium. 

Dino Thompson, chairman of the Beach Music Hall of Fame advisory board, announced the names of the first lineup of artists and songs to be honored by the new institution. The artists are Hank Ballard and The Midnighters, Ruth Brown, The Clovers, Fats Domino, The Drifters, Louie Jordan, Amos Milburn, and Big Joe Turner.

Songs to be honored include “Sixty Minute Man,” recorded by The Dominoes; “Shake, Rattle and Roll,” recorded by Big Joe Turner; “Ain’t That a Shame,” recorded by Fats Domino; “The Great Pretender,” recorded by The Platters; “Green Eyes,” recorded by the Ravens; “Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean,” recorded by Ruth Brown; “Nip Sip,” recorded by The Clovers; “One Mint Julep,” recorded by the Clovers; “White Christmas,” recorded by The Drifters; and “Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee,” recorded by Sticks McGee.

This first induction will focus on the pioneers of beach music who released songs prior to 1955. Special recognition will also be given to the late General Norman Johnson, lead vocalist of Chairman of the Board, and the late Solomon Burke, considered the founding father of soul music. CCU faculty member Dan O’Reilly and Pop 101 musicians will also perform a medley of beach music songs originally made famous by Hall of Fame inductees.

Tickets to the Beach Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony are $20, available through the Wheelwright Box Office from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, at 843-349-2502. For more information, contact Martha Hunn at 843-349-2962. 

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