Gaspare “Gap” Mangione is a jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader, who was born and raised in Rochester. He has recorded ten solo albums appeared on 6 of Chucks and… Continue readingGaspare “Gap” Mangione
Class of 2015
Members of the Rochester Music Hall of Fame that were inducted in 2015
Henry Juszkiewicz
Class of 2015Henry Juszkiewicz (b. 1953) is chairman and CEO of The Gibson Guitar Corporation, which he acquired in 1986 with his business partners. He has taken the iconic American instrument company,… Continue readingHenry Juszkiewicz
Ronald Levin “Ron” Carter
Charter InducteesClass of 2015Born in Ferndale Michigan, Cellist and Double bassist Ron Carter is one of the most recorded bassists in history being heard on over 2,000 albums, numerous times on cello as… Continue readingRonald Levin “Ron” Carter
William Caesar Warfield
Charter InducteesClass of 2015This bass baritone singer and actor born in West Helena, Arkansas was raised in Rochester, NY. He majored in voice at the Eastman School of Music where he cut short… Continue readingWilliam Caesar Warfield
Wilmer & The Dukes
Class of 2015R&B band Wilmer & The Dukes (active 1957 to 1974) hit the national “Billboard Hot 100” in 1968 with the band’s first single “Give Me One More Chance,” an original… Continue readingWilmer & The Dukes