The following events are scheduled at the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame at 97 Main St. in Stony Brook,
TeachRock Workshop
Teachers from Long Island, NYC and the surrounding areas are invited to join TeachRock Ambassador Stephanie Arnell for a free evening workshop featuring TeachRock’s MLK and Black History Month Lessons on Thursday, Jan. 11 starting at 6pm at the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame.
This TeachRock PD, presented in partnership with LIMEHOF, will cover TeachRock’s outstanding teaching resources for the upcoming MLK Holiday and Black History Month. Participants can expect to have their hearts filled with great music and their minds filled with wonderful lessons to share with their students!
Stevie Van Zandt’s TeachRock’s free, open-source lessons utilize popular music of all eras and genres to access academic content. All TeachRock lessons include outstanding video content and primary source documents that bring academic content and state standards to life! Visit www.teachrock.org to learn more!
Teachers and Administrators can reserve a seat at: https://teachrock.org/limehof/
Joe Piket and the Storm
Joe Piket and the Storm will be performing LIVE music at the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame in Stony Brook Village (97 Main Street, Stony Brook, NY) on Jan. 14 from 3-4 pm. The event is free with general admission ticket purchases.
JOE PIKET has been described as “a more edgy Billy Joel” and “the Bruce Springsteen of Long Island” by local reviewers.
Audiences on Long Island and all around the tri-state area have been blown away by Joe’s energy, musical integrity, and lyrical originality. Joe has appeared with such diverse artists as Chuck Berry, Leon Russell, Jason Bonham, Dee Snider, Johnny Maestro, Renaissance, Alive and Kicking, Randy Jackson, Damon Johnson, and even TV personality/performer “Uncle” Floyd Vivino.
Rave reviews for Joe’s albums have appeared in Newsday, Good Times, and other print publications, as well as many online publications. Some of those reviews can be found on this site. You can also see and hear Joe perform his music on YouTube.
Kenny Vance Film “Heart & Soul”
Saturday, Jan, 20 at 7 pm LIMEHOF will host an exclusive movie screening of Heart and Soul with music legend Kenny Vance. This is a ticketed event. Tickets available at: https://www.limusichalloffame.org/tickets-and-gift-cards/
“Heart & Soul: a Love Story” takes us on an intimate journey of the artists and the impact of Doo-Wop, the vocal harmony masterpieces of teenage artists from the 1950s and 60s, fast fading from history, that formed the bridge to today’s popular music and youth culture.
Much of the footage is verité, shot on the scene over the decades, by multi-platinum singer/musician and debut director, Kenny Vance.
His film shows how these young, diverse street artists—his friends and fellow performers broke new ground, creating harmony by singing as one, and ultimately changing the course of music and culture.
As a teenage co-founder of the iconic Sixties pop group, Jay & the Americans, Vance shared the stories and lives of the community of artists in this film. Viewers will hear the story of the music and the makers in their own words.
About Kenny Vance
Kenny Vance is an American singer, songwriter, and music producer who was an original founding member of Jay and the Americans. His career spans from the 1950s to today, including music supervision of films, solo album projects, and TV and live performances with his group, Kenny Vance & The Planotones.
Vance grew up hanging around the famous Brill Building, New York’s creative and business center for songwriting and recording, and started his first vocal group, the Harbor Lites, with two friends at 15. He then co-founded another group and auditioned for Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who signed them to United Artists Records, naming the group Jay and the Americans.
Jay and the Americans released fifteen albums, with many singles hitting the Top 10. Their first hit, “She Cried,” was released in 1962. The group was the opening act for not only The Beatles’ first US performance, but also for The Rolling Stones’ first US performance, at Carnegie Hall. They also appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
In the 1970s and 80s, Vance’s career expanded to include session work, producing, and writing music for movies. He was the music supervisor for movies including Animal House, Eddie and the Cruisers, and American Hot Wax. The Animal House soundtrack sold over 1 million copies and the Eddie and the Cruisers Soundtrack Album sold triple Platinum. Vance contributed music for many other films and became the musical director of Saturday Night Live for the 1980-1981 season.
In 1992, Vance re-formed the group Kenny Vance and The Planotones from American Hot Wax.
In 1999, Vance created the soundtrack for the film “Looking For an Echo,” whose title song has since become known as “the anthem of Doo-Wop.”
Kenny Vance & The Planotones continue to perform to audiences nationwide, including headlining the 2018 PBS special, Doo-Wop Generations.
In 2002, Jay & the Americans were inducted into the Vocal Hall of Fame, and in 2007, Kenny Vance was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame.
Simple Days
Simple Days will be performing LIVE music at the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame in Stony Brook Village (97 Main Street, Stony Brook, NY) on January 21st from 3-4 pm. The event is free with general admission ticket purchase.
About Simple Days
Simple Days is a suburban Long Island music duo featuring Dusty Bowl and LoriAnn Lennon. Performances showcase Dusty’s unique lyrical perspective as heard in his original songwriting, which will hopefully tickle your ear and allow you to ponder.
Dusty and LoriAnn mix it up by switching lead and harmony vocals, and guitar and bass playing. You may stumble upon Simple Days as they frequent restaurants, bars, open mics, farmers markets, churches, basements, flea markets, and backyard gatherings! More information at simpledaysinfo.com
Film Screening: “Joke Man”
Saturday, Jan. 27 at 7 pm, Screening of Jackie Martling’s Joke Man with Q&A with Jackie Martling. Tickets for adults are $35 for the screening and the Q&A, which also includes admission to our entire Hall of Fame/Museum.
About Joke Man
Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling may just be America’s last great joke teller. His savant-like ability to remember every joke he’s heard since he was eight years old, combined with his lightning-fast wit and infectious laugh, helped establish him as a comedy icon.
Famous for being the head writer of the Howard Stern show for 15 years and infamous for leaving that position, Jackie’s story is fascinating, funny, and heartwarming. In an age of political correctness, Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling helps us belly-laugh at ourselves with kindness and sincerity that defuses his unfiltered punch lines.
In this feature documentary, we learn Jackie’s improbable story, from the fledgling days of comedy on Long Island, through his time as one of the “Beatles of Radio”, to his success as an author and actor.
Willie Nelson, Penn Jillette, Billy West, Artie Lang, Marc Cuban, Sean Young and a bunch of former Stern show staffers give us their take on what makes him truly unique. Joke Man is a universal story of self-discovery and the how humor is one of the keys to happiness.