Connections: Rochester Music Hall of Fame

WXXI News | By Evan Dawson

Published April 3, 2015 at 4:02 PM EDT

On this Arts Friday, the Rochester Music Hall of Fame is welcoming a new class of inductees. We preview the show and discuss this year’s inductees with our guests:

Karl LaPorta, founder and and chairman of he board
Bruce Pilato, board member and ceremony show producer
Tracy Kroft, board member
Thomas Warfield, nephew of inductee William Warfield
Elvio Fernandes from Daughtry (who will be performing with Chis Daughtry as part of the Gibson All-Star Band

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