HISTORY OF SYRACUSE MUSIC "OFFICIAL SITE" CHAPTER 68 - SYRACUSE AREA MUSIC AWARDS (SAMMYS) HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES, MUSIC EDUCATORS & LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS (Updated 1993- present)

Class 1 - May  5, 1993

Jimmy Cavallo
Stan Colella
Benny Mardones
Tony Trischka
Spiegle Wilcox

"Dandy" Dan Leonard - Lifetime Achievement Award
Dick Clark - Lifetime Achievement Award


Class 2 - April  22, 1994

Jack Belle
Felix Cavaliere
Dave Frisina
Bob McIntyre
Ron Wray

Sam and the Twisters - (Band)

Jim Deline Orchestra w/ Bigtree Sisters -Lifetime Achievement Award


Class 3 - April 1996

Libba Cotton
Mark Doyle
"Big Mike" Fiss
Todd Hobin
Frank Malfitano
Bea Soloman
Joe Whiting

The Monterays  (Band)

Larry Arlotta - Lifetime Achievement Award
Rose & Murray Bernthal - Lifetime Achievement Award

Class 4 - November 21, 1997

Calvin Custer
Jim O'Brien
Dave Pasternack
Joe Rest
Jim Sims

Father Charles Borgognoni - Lifetime Achievement Award

Class 5 - April 23, 1999

Butch Charles
Rick Chisholm
Mark Gummer
Walt Maddox
David Rezak

C.R.A.C. - (Band)

Sal Nistico - Lifetime Achievement Award

Class 6 -  February 1, 2002

Hal Casey Sr.
Chuck Chao
Phil Klein

Bill Davern - Lifetime Achievement Award

WIXT TV-9 (now WSYR TV-9) Founders Award

Class 7  - June 4, 2004

Joe Carfagno
Ronnie Leigh
Tom Mosher
Syracuse New Times

Mario DeSantis - Lifetime Achievement Award


Class 8  - June 3, 2005

Maria DeSantis
Bobby Green
Dave Hanlon
Greg Spencer

Pat & Joe Lotito - Lifetime Achievement Award

Class 9 - June 2, 2006

Cua Family (Buzz, Rick, Nick Crab)
Gary Frenay
Nancy Kelly
Bill Knowlton
Arty Lenin

The Kingsnakes (Band)

Phil Market - Lifetime Achievement Award

Class 10 - June 1, 2007

Michael C. Davis
Isreal Hagan
Bob Halligan Jr.
Ed Hamell
Joanne Shenandoah

Dick Ford - Music Educator Award

NYS Senator - John DeFrancisco - Lifetime Achievement Award

Class 11 - June 6, 2008

Sandy Bigtree
Roosevelt Dean
Mark Hoffmann
Larry Luttinger
Dave Novak

Gary Santy - Music Educator Award

Armand Magnarelli - Lifetime Achievement Award

Class 12 - June 5, 2009

Donna Colton
Dean Brothers Band
Mike Greenstein
Otis Smith

Carol Pardee - Music Educator Award

Leo Rayhill - Lifetime Achievement Award

Class 13 - October 8, 2010

Fritz Polka Band
Galaxy Communications
Greg Italiano
Jeff Tortora

Steve Frank- Music Educator Award

Duane Hitchings - Lifetime Achievement Award

Class 14 - Nov 10, 2011

David "Rock" Feinstein
Rick Gary
Marsha Hagan
805 / Dave Porter - (Band)

Joe Riposo - Music Educator

Syracuse Symphony Orchestra- Lifetime Achievement Award

Class 15 - March 7, 2013

John Dancks
Willie "Tatters" Mavins
Skip Murphy / Out of the Blue
The Seven  (Band)
Scott Sterling

James Spadafore - Music Educator

Jimmy Van Heusen - Lifetime Achievement Award