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Dance Music Hall of Fame - 2005 Nominees Announced

By DJ Ron Slomowicz, About.com

Dance Music Hall of Fame

The Dance Music Hall of Fame will present their second annual Induction Ceremony on Monday, September 19th at Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom. Last year's debut celebration featured disco superstars, incredible performances, and a star studded red carpet - look for this year's Induction Ceremony to add a silent auction and a phenomenal dance party.

An international voting committee of more than a thousand dance music experts help decide the inductees from the following nominees:

Performing Artist (3 will be selected):
Chaka Khan
Chic
First Choice
Gloria Gaynor
KC & The Sunshine Band
Loleatta Holloway
Salsoul Orchestra
Sylvester
The Trammps
Village People

Records (5 will be selected):
Andrea True Connection - “More, More, More”
Bee Gees - “Stayin’ Alive”
Cheryl Lynn - “Got To Be Real”
Chic - “Dance, Dance, Dance”
Chic - “Good Times”
Dan Hartman - “Relight My Fire”
Diana Ross - “Love Hangover”
Donna Summer - “Love To Love You Baby”
Gloria Gaynor - “I Will Survive”
Michael Jackson - “Don’t’ Stop Til You Get Enough”
Silver Convention - “Fly Robin Fly”
Sister Sledge - “We Are Family”
The Trammps - “Disco Inferno”
Van McCoy - “The Hustle”
Vickie Sue Robinson - “Turn The Beat Around”

Producers (3 will be selected):
Alec R. Costandinos
Barry White
Cerrone
Jacques Morali & Henri Belolo
KC & Richard Finch
Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards
Patrick Adams
Quincy Jones
Vince Montana Jr.

Remixers (1 will be selected):
Francois Kevorkian
John “TC” Luongo
Walter Gibbons

DJ's (3 will be selected):
Bobby “DJ” Guttadaro
David Todd
Francois Kevorkian
Frankie Knuckles
Jim Burgess
John “Jellybean” Benitez
John “TC" Luongo
Nicky Siano
Richie Kaczor
Walter Gibbons

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