Music Hall of Fame induction event at Don Gibson Theatre set for Saturday

The Cleveland County Music Hall of Fame, in partnership with the Don Gibson Theatre, will host the inaugural induction ceremony Saturday.

Here’s what you need to know if you want to go:

Honorees

Earl Scruggs and Don Gibson, both natives of Shelby, highlight the first class. Joining them are legendary disc jockey Hugh Dover, who worked at local stations WOHS in Shelby and WKMT in Kings Mountain, Bobby Rogers, owner of Bobby’s Music Shop and Rogers Theatre, Kings Mountain native and renowned record producer Ron Feemster, and JB and Kathleen Lewis as well as Herman and Jean Dawson, owners of J&K Records.

Songs

Along with the performers getting inducted into the Hall, two songs performed by former Cleveland County residents Alicia Bridges and Patty Loveless will be inducted.

Released in 1978, Disco classic “I Love the Nightlife,” co-written and performed by Lawndale native Alicia Bridges, went to number two on the US Billboard National Disco Action Top 30 chart for two weeks. It became a crossover hit, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, and found worldwide success, reaching the top 10 in Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands and South Africa. A re-release in 1994 allowed the song to reach number four in New Zealand and number five in Iceland.

Released in May 1989 as a single from former Kings Mountain resident Patty Loveless’ third studio album Honky Tonk Angel, "Timber, I'm Falling in Love" was Loveless' first No. 1 record on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart. The song charted for 18 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart, reaching the top of the chart during the week of Aug. 12, 1989.

Performers

Performing both songs to be inducted will be one of Cleveland County’s most popular bands, Crimson Rose.

Additional performers include The Jacktown Ramblers, Carolina-The Band, Dale Brittain with Randy Saxon and Randy Escobedo.

The Dancing Fleas, Chris Ferree and the Medicine Crow and Bobby Hicks will join the performers on stage with a full stage jam session at the end of the program.

Details

Dinner will begin at 6 p.m. followed by the ceremony at 7:30 p.m. at the Don Gibson Theatre, 318 S. Washington St., Shelby.

Tickets range from $27.50 to $52.50 including fees.

For more information go to ccmusichalloffame.org or call 704-692-5246.

This article originally appeared on The Shelby Star: Music Hall of Fame induction event set for Saturday in Shelby