The Dance Music Hall of Fame was created in 2004 by music industry veteran Daniel Glass to honor the creators and innovators of dance music. It recognizes the contributions of those who have had a significant impact on the evolution and development of dance music and celebrates the history and significance of the genre. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Daniel Glass (born in Brooklyn, New York) is a music industry producer. ... Dance music is music composed or played specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. ...

Artists, Producers, Record, Remixer and DJs that helped to shape the dance music industry become eligible for induction 25 years after their first contribution or record release. Criteria include the influence and significance of the nominee's contributions to dance music.

The Dance Music Hall Of Fame Board of Advisors is composed of dance music professionals, historians and journalists. When the nominees are selected the ballots are sent to an international voting committee of over 1,000 dance music experts. An awards ceremony announcing the inductees in the Dance Music Hall Of Fame takes place annually at a formal dinner event.

Inductees

Artist Inductees

• Bee Gees (2004)
• Chic (2005)
• Gloria Gaynor (2005)
• Donna Summer (2004)
• Sylvester (2005)
• Barry White (2004)

The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb — that became one of the most successful musical acts of all time. ... For other uses, see Chic. ... Gloria Gaynor (born Gloria Fowles September 7, 1949) is an American singer, best-known for the disco era hits I Will Survive (Hot 100 #1, 1979), Never Can Say Goodbye (Hot 100 #9, 1974), and I Am What I Am (Hot 100 #82, 1983). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Sylvester James (September 6, 1944 in Los Angeles, California – December 16, 1988 in San Francisco, California) was an American disco and soul musician, and a gay drag performer. ... Barry Eugene White (born Barrence Eugene Carter, September 21, 1944) – July 4, 2003) was a Grammy Award winning American record producer, songwriter and singer responsible for the creation of numerous hit soul and disco songs. ...

Record Inductees

• Disco Inferno - The Trammps (2005)
• Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston (2004)
• Good Times - Chic (2005)
• Got To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn (2005)
• I Feel Love - Donna Summer (2004)
• I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor (2005)
• Love Is The Message - MFSB (2004)
• Shame - Evelyn "Champagne" King (2004)
• Staying Alive - Bee Gees (2005)
• (You Make Me Feel) Mighty Real - Sylvester (2004)

Disco Inferno is an album released by the disco and funk group The Trammps in 1976. ... The Trammps, based in Philadelphia, were one of the first disco bands. ... Dont Leave Me This Way is a song made popular by Thelma Houston and later The Communards. ... Thelma Houston, born May 7, 1946) is an African-American R&B singer. ... Good Times is a song by the band CHIC, recorded for their 1979 album Risqué. In August of that year, it became the bands second #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100. ... For other uses, see Chic. ... Got To Be Real is a song by Cheryl Lynn from her self-title album. ... Cheryl Lynn (born March 11, 1957) was an African-American disco, R&B and soul singer who scored fame in the late-1970s and throughout the 1980s. ... I Feel Love is a song by Donna Summer, taken from her 1977 album I Remember Yesterday. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... I Will Survive is a song first performed by Gloria Gaynor, released in 1978. ... Gloria Gaynor (born Gloria Fowles September 7, 1949) is an American singer, best-known for the disco era hits I Will Survive (Hot 100 #1, 1979), Never Can Say Goodbye (Hot 100 #9, 1974), and I Am What I Am (Hot 100 #82, 1983). ... MFSB (short for, officially, Mother, Father, Sister, Brother, although some claimed that it actually stood for Mother Fuckin SonovaBitch, according to the book Last Night A DJ Saved My Life [Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton, Grove Press, 2000, ISBN 0-8021-3688-5]) were a loose conglomeration of studio musicians... It has been suggested that the section Shame campaign from the article Smear campaign be merged into this article or section. ... Evelyn King (also known as Evelyn Champagne King) was born on June 29, 1960 in Bronx New York and raised in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. ... Staying Alive is a 1983 film sequel to Saturday Night Fever, starring John Travolta as the same character, Cynthia Rhodes, Finola Hughes, Steve Inwood, Julie Bovasso, and dancers Viktor Manoel, Kate Ann Wright, Kevyn Morrow and Nanette Tarpey. ... The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb — that became one of the most successful musical acts of all time. ... Sylvester James (September 6, 1944 in Los Angeles, California – December 16, 1988 in San Francisco, California) was an American disco and soul musician, and a gay drag performer. ...

Producer Inductees

• Pete Bellotte (2004)
• Bernard Edwards (2005)
• Kenny Gamble (2005)
• Leon Huff (2005)
• Quincy Jones (2005)
• Giorgio Moroder (2004)
• Nile Rodgers (2005)

Pete Bellotte is a British songwriter and producer most famous for his work alongside Giorgio Moroder. ... Bernard Edwards (1953-1996), born in Greenville, North Carolina, was a bass player and record producer, both as a member of Chic and on his own. ... Kenneth Gamble (born on August 11, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and Leon Huff (born in 1942 in Camden, New Jersey) are an American songwriting and record production team. ... Kenneth Gamble (born on August 11, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and Leon Huff (born in 1942 in Camden, New Jersey) are an American songwriting and record production team. ... Quincy Jones on the cover of Back on the Block (1989). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Nile Gregory Rodgers (born September 19, 1952, in New York) is a prolific and influential musician, composer, arranger, guitarist and music producer, and co-founding member of the seminal multi-platinum hit R&B band CHIC, with influential bassist Bernard Edwards. ...

DJ Inductees

• John "Jellybean" Benitez (2005)
• Francois Kevorkian (2005)
• Frankie Knuckles (2005)
• Larry Levan (2004)
• David Mancuso (2004)
• Tee Scott (2004)

John Benitez a. ... François Kevorkian, alias François K, (born January 10, 1954) is a French-born US DJ, remixer, producer and record label owner. ... Frankie Knuckles (born January 18, 1955, in New York City) is a DJ, producer and remix artist. ... Larry Levan (born Lawrence Philpot, July 20, 1954 – died November 8, 1992, of AIDS) stands at the crossroads of disco, house music and garage music. ... David Mancuso is the creator of the infamous by invitation only parties in New York City which have come to be known as The Loft. ... Toraino Scott, better known as Tee Scott was an American DJ and remixer in the disco era working in New York city. ...

Remixer Inductees

• Francois Kevorkian (2005)
• Tom Moulton (2004)

François Kevorkian, alias François K, (born January 10, 1954) is a French-born US DJ, remixer, producer and record label owner. ... Tom Moulton (1940) is an American record producer and originator of the remix and the 12-inch single vinyl format. ...

The Board of Directors Award for Lifetime Achievement (Non-Performer)

• Mel Cheren (2005)
• Henry Stone (2004)